Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-23

to the National Sporting club and con-
trolley by Jolly Jumbo, well known
English promoter of boxing. The club
is anxious to hold the combat on Derby
night. The National Sporting club is
negotiating match between Terry Nc
Govern and Ben Jordan for that same
night, and as Curley is popular in Eng
land the indications are that if Bern
stein meets him there will be big
crowd at the ringside. Curley is the
holder of the 126-pound championship
OF England and very clever. He met
George Dixon in this country at the
Broadway A. g., but suffered defeat In
twenty rounds. If Bernstein and Cur
ley have it out the scrap will be at l26
pounds, weigh in at O'Clock, for
$1,000 purse and side bet of $1,000.
Bernstein has never been abroad and
is anxious to undertake the trip.
Boston. Feb 23.-By defeating John
ny Sheehan at the Lenox A. G. Satur-
day night. Jimmy Walsh practically
won the 105-pound championship Of the
east. Both boys were fit and at no
time in the eight rounds was there any
let-up Walsh had more talent than
did his rival and in only one round, the
fifth, did Sheehan have the better or IT,
The decision in favor Of Walsh was I'M
questioned by any of the spectators.
Dave Mcneil was beaten by Kid Good
man in the main bout OF the meeting
at the Chelsea A. G. These boxers nave
been matched several times, but never
got together until Saturday night, and
then Goodman easily showed his SUI
periority. During the second round
Mcneil said that he was hit below the
belt and the round was cut short. In
the third round Goodman landed cou-
pie Of more solid blows in the pit Of
his opponents stomach and Mcneil
quit.
Tommy Ryan is going abroad again.
But he will not leave for the other side
until next fall. The other day Ryan
received letter from Matchmaker Bet
tinson of the National Sporting club,
London, asking Ryan If he would fight
Jem Palmer, who is conceded to be the
best middlewight in England. Bettin-
son further, stated that If Ryan under
took the trip he would give him a
purse of $4,000, provided Ryan would
wager $1,000 on the side. Bettinson
also asked Ryan to inform him If he
would agree to meet Jack O'Brien of
Philadelphia in England before the
club, provided their proposed match
was not decided in the interim. Ryan
has replied to Bettinson to the effect
that he might leave for the old country
during the summer, and that after TAX
ing in the principal cities he would
begin training at once for the match.
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If Terry McGovern wants to go to Eng
land to box Ben Jordan for the purse
offered by the National Sporting club
of London on Derby night he will have
to comply with the rules of the club.
These rules call for fifteen-round bouts
with six-ounce gloves, and they are too
imperative to be broken. When Nc
Govern received the papers from the
foreign club for his signature to bind
his match with Jordan he refused to
sign because it was stipulated that six
ounce gloves would be used. The arti-
cles are still unsigned and McGovern
apparently has no intention of giving
in The National Sporting club is an
organization which does not tolerate
dictation and it would not surprise the
sports to hear that the club had de-
cided to cancel the match for good as
far as McGovern is concerned. There
are plenty of other lads willing to make
the trip. It is understood that Young
Corbett is ready to take McGovern's
place, provided the purse is increased
another 81, 600. McGovern and Jordan
We're to receive $4,000.
A date and battle-ground were chosen
last night for the contest arranged a
week ago between Terry McGovern
and Benny Yanger, the .Tipton Slash
er." The pair are to box twenty
rounds before the International A. c.,
Fort Erie, on March 16. Jack Herman,
matchmaker of the club, has offered a
purse of $4,000, or 55 per cent of the
gate receipts. The mill is at 100
pounds, weigh in at the ringside. When
the boys signed articles they agreed to
1 let the affair go to the highest bidder,
and Friday was the day set to, receive
bids. But those interested could not
get together until yesterday. A side
bet of $1,000 is to hinge on the out
come. In the papers Jim Corbett and
Bob Fitzsimmons are named to fer
cree. The Office will in all prela1ag.1ty
| fall to Fit-simmons, who expects to be
in Buffalo about that time. Three
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