Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-16
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Things are Stirring Nicely in
 the Pugilistic World.

Jim Corbett Posts Another Forfeit
 Danny Duane Wins Over Billy
 Gardiner-National Guard Prevent Fight in Illinois-Kid Mccoy
 Still Hot After Munroe-The Latter \ Tells One Story and Jeffries An
 other About Their Battle.
 Boston, Jan 16.-Danny Duane of New York and Billy Gardiner of Bos- ton gave clever exhibition of boxing Ill their eight-round bout at the Essex A. c. last evening the New York boy getting the decision. It was Duane's first appearance in this city and al- though it was expected that he would make Gardiner travel at a fast pace, nothing better than a draw was looked for.
 Gardiner forced the fight in every round, but Duane was so fast on his feet that in every rush he evadeds most of his opponents leads, blocking with his right to face and sending in q straight left to the body with almost every exchange. The men were both @A~ @AA-G SAA0PS ehAAA GAALhou3A was the aggressor, Duane's cleverness gained him the decision. A large crowd witnessed the bouts.
 Springfield, III, Jan 16.-A company of the Illinois National guard stopped a prize fight in this city last night. The managers had defed the mayors positive order that the fight should nnf +Q Irn r,10 hos Soy,n I.IN or Yates warning that troops.would en- force the mayors order if necessary. Three hundred men, including a num- Der of the members of the legislature, had paid their money to see the contest and were present when the soldiers marched in with fixed bayonets.
 The fight was advertised to take place between Ole Oeson of Chicago and Kid Williams of Philadelphia be- fore the Olympic A. O. An appeal was made to Governor Yates yesterday morning to permit the contest to pro- ceed under the guise of sparring match, but the governor announced that any attempt to pull off the affair would be resisted by state forces.
 In spite of the executive warning it was whispered around that the fight WOuA0 L0AG R1dCS dI1O ONGL pGESQIS assembled in the lodge hall. Company o, Fifth infantry, In the meantime had received oders to assemble at it's armory a block away. Just before the contestants were ready to step into the ring the soldiers appeared and the whole thing, was off.
 Buffalo, Jan 16.-Kid Mccoy is hot rrx1 MH-. clamoring for a fight with the Mon- tana miner. Yesterday the Hoosier boxer sent to Jack Herman, manager of the International Athletic club of Fort Erie, telegram, from his train ing quarters at White Plains which read:
 Match me with Jack Munroe See him before he gets out of Buffalo and do everything possible to bring about meeting. Tell him I'll box at Fort Erie for anything you offer and at any time that is agreeable to him. Tell Munroe to name terms and date and ] will accept. Do this for me Jack. KID MCCOY.
 Herman immediately started out to find NMunroe Tn this he was unsuc cessfuE Munroe had left for New
 
 fused to say whether or not he would bid for the fight between Mccoy and Munroe. Al Smith received check for $2, ,50C yesterday from Jim Corbett as for felt to arrange contest with Jim Jeffries. The money came from To ! ronto, where the ex-champion is ap bearing this week. This is the second forfeit which Corbett has put up this week, and up to date he has posted $5,O0O to arrange a combat with the boilermaker. Corbett expects to be in town in few weeks to arrange de tails of the proposed scrap.
 Hot Springs, Ark, Jan 16.-Youne 1 Corbett won $2,OOO at faro bank yes terday, and last evening left for New York, accompanied by Tuthill. Parsor l Davies was on the same train bound