Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-09
THE PUGILISTS.
Articles of Agreement Between
 Jack O'Brien and FitZ.

JACK " bP16u anu CltAs
 The Match Will Take Place Tn July
 or August -McGovern Expected to
 Arrive To-Night in San Francisco
 Savannah Wants the Corbett and
 Jeffries Go-Gus Ruhlin Fights To-
 Night.
 Pittsburg, March 9.--Articles of agreement were drawn up last night for a fight between Bob Fitzsimmons and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien for the middleweight championship of the world. Fitzsimmons arrived here yes terday afternoon and met O'Brien at Newell's hotel. Fitz drew up the arti- cles and gave them to O'Brien, who Is expected to sign them. The agreement is for a fight for $5 5000 side, and 1t Is to take place in California in July or August probably the week of the Jeffries-C Corbett fight. 1t will be of twenty rounds before the club offering the largest purse. Al Smith is to be stakeholder. Fitz said last night if he were successful he would defend the title, which he has not claimed for a number of years against all corners. O'Brien is matched to fight Jim Jef- lords to-nght. Burgess Ernest Orth refused to grant a permit, and last night the promoters of the fight say they will hold 1t anyway, on the ground that a boxing match does not need q permit. The burgess has appealed to the district attorney, but was informed that, as permit is required, he can prevent the fight himself. The bur gess says he will station armed officials in the hall and that he will stop the fight at all hazards. Tn the event of coming together, Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack will not want in the way of good purses The first club to come forward with an offer is the National A. c. of Philadelphia. Jack McGui- gan, the clubs matchmaker, announces that he will give the men purse of $4,000 for six-round go. The club Is ready to hold the mill within two weeks time. It is doubtful whether 1t will be accepted, for several other clubs in Philadelphia would be willing to bid higher for the mill. If the men meet on a percentage basis they could easily, it is thought, draw a $20,000 house.
 San Francisco. March 9.--Terry Me- Govern and his party are expected to- night, though his train is behind time. The fighter will stop in San Francisco over night and then take his immediate departure for Lark Spur, where he will make his quarters.
 4aI@ TTy.N % New York to Jack Welch, reveals op- timistfc views of the boxing situation in that state. O'Rourke wired to ask that Eddie Hanlon be secured for Il bout with McGovern for q day In May and stated that all laws against box ing would be absolved by that time. If McGovern beats Corbett here and the ban is removed from the fighting in New York, Hanlon and Terrible Terry" will probably be the first pair of boxers to come together there.
 Corbett is working hard on the roads about Golden Gate park. and has given up the gymnasium to Abe At tell. In a few days Corbett will begin boxing again.
 VANCOUVER, B. O., March 9.-,rne Vancouver Baseball club has offered a purse of $25,000 for a twenty round contest between J. J. Corbett and J. J. Jeffries. The clubs manager declares he has assurances of the civil officials that twenty round contest will be permitted in this city.
 Negotiations are under way to pre- pare q match between Jack Johnson of San Francicso and Kid Carter of Brooklyn. Garter has challenged the noted negro heavyweight and Johnson has accepted. All that remains for the pair to come together is for some club to come to the fore with a purse.
 Charley Mitchell announces his in- tention of returning to America again Mitchell, who has been reported as be- ing seroiusly i'll, says that he never felt better in his career than he does at present Mitchell expects to bring with him two English pugilists and will try and secure matches for them hcre
 Danny Dougherty, the former ban tamweight champion of America has not lost the power to punch. Dough- erty met Johnny White, colored, a former newsboy. in six-round bout DeLOfe tue ArieI A, C,, IHllaueIpnla on Friday night. Tn the second round Dougherty landed q hard right-hander on Whites jaw and knocked him out
 Gus Ruhlin, the "Akron Giant" was matched yesterday to meet Mexican" Peter Everett at Philadelphia to-mor- row night In place of Peter Maher. The Irish pugilist somehow has been un- able to get into condition and so Ruhlin was substituted. They are to box six rounds. Billy Madden, Ruhlin's mana ger, is elated over the arrangement of the battle. He says that he had been