Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-24
THE PUGILISTS.
Flashes From the Homes of the
 Busy Boxers.

q Baltimore Club-Eddie Hanion
 Trapped into a Bad Bet.
 These must be parlous times with Young Corbett if all the yarns about his taking off weight are straightly spun.
 One flesh reducing stunt was the passine. over his four sides of roller that looked like the barrel of an organ. This was supposed to take up the flesh and stow it away inside the barrel. Perhaps he could put it back after the fight. but on this point the story was silent.
 Another had q stove as the medium of exchange -the exchange of avoir- dupoig for condition. Corbett held a mouthful of water and sat on the stove until the water boiled As the fluid evaporated Corhett's covering went with it. This looked good for a time until the little champion followed one of the beatitudes, which sayeth;
 Blessed is he who sitteth on a hot stove, for he shall arise again.
 A grindstone was suggested by Har- ry Tuthill, but Corbett baked at this means of rubbing him down, as it was not on the square.
 If Corbett were east and became q member of the Colonel Mincer cadets he would have no trouble in keeping thin. But the ever present colonels ramifications are limited to New York.
 The Knickerbocker Athletic club of Baltimore is having an ordinance drawn to regulate boxing matches, containing some restrictions, which will be submitted to the city council by Captain William H. Jubb at it's next session, January 6, 1904 The or dinance will contain the following measures:
 | The city to have 5, special repre- sentative present at each contest. with power to stop an encounter at any time. l
 ?. Pairs of boxers to be of tlie same race; colored men to box with colored men, and white men with white men. 3. All battles to be of ten rounds or less.
 1. No decisions to be given by the referee: spectators to make their own decisions.
 $. Gambling on the result of set to to be prohibited.
 6. Every contestant to be exam ined by a physician at the ringside.
 q. Permits for exhibitions to be ob- tained from the police board and the mayor, as at present,
 If Eddie Hanlon is hotheaded enough to be led into a fool bet, how will he size up against that trapped bunch of calculations. Young Corbett, when they cross gloves? Here's a story from the Native Sons training camp that does not speak well for his calnness under the sting of a remark which surely ought not to arouse anger as quickly as an eyew atering smash on the nose. Among the visitors to l the camp was q rather well known man about town, whose synnpathies run in l Corbett's direction. Hanion was box 1 ing with one of his sparring partners and had just landed terrific body \ blow that put bis man temporarily out ' of commission. Great work, wasn't t it?'' exclaimed asbystander. "Yes, but it'll be another story when Hanlon tackles Corbett, [ replied the man about town. He won't get a chance to land any of those Oh the champion. Cor { bett will make him look like dub this ' time' Dddie overheard the last re- 1 mark, and 1t made his blood boil. So l you think Corbett will show mo up q l dub, do you?n he said, walking up to l the man. well If you are. so dead l sure of that I'll bet you $50 right now l that I win within ten rounds, Come on if you've got any gameness in you Il ! Hanlon's anger had, thrown a good ] thing in his way, as the odds on the proposition Of Eddie winning within l ten rounds would be at least 4 to in any sporting resort and he lost no time In covering the $50.
 Sam Langford, the colored youth l who defeated Joe Cans, the dghtweight champion, several weeks ago, received a severe drubbing from Jack Black burn. also colored, of Philadelphia, at lthe Central A. O., Boston, last night. l Had the pair not made an agreement for & draw in case both were on their l feet at the close of the bout, the Phila' delphia boxer would have received the I decision Blackburn pummelled his opponent severely, and at the end of I the tenth Langford was all in, He managed to last out the two other rounds by stalling.
 l Billy E. Van. who coached Robert Fitzsimmons for his present trying DO sition in the Peck and His Mother-in Law company. received from his pupil yesterday pair of handsome dia nond studded cuff buttons, accompan jed by this note: Diamonds even aren't good enough for anyone who could teach me to sing. Some of the public say that you didn't really sue ceed in doing this, but I give you the benefit of the doubt FitZ."
 President PardOnE RieEer.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The presi
 dent has granted pardon tosDavid V,
 Rieger, who was convicted in Kansas
 City in 18ea of misapplying certain