Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-23
FIGHTS and Fighters.
The Jeffpies And Fitzsimmons
Troupe Has Quit.

They are Talking of Going into Vaude-
ville-Tommy Ryan Has an Offer to
Go Acknowledgement and Benny
Yanger are Matched-Kid Lavigne to
Box in England Good Boxing
News.
Kid Lavigne is to fight in England
after ALL According to the London
Mirror of Life negotiations are under
way for a match between the ex-light-
weight champion and Jack Roberts, the
former English featherweight cham
pion. Lavigne was to have met Ben
Jordan on Derby night at the National
Sporting club, London, but they could
not agree on weights.
Terre Haute, Ind, Feb 23.-The JEFF
fries itzsimmons tour ended here Sat
urday night, and yesterday the pugilists
started east FitZsimmons to his Long
island home. Jeffries is to stop in Co
lumbus and Manager Flgan is in Phila-
delph1a to arrange for a weeks barn
storming trip in Pennsylvania. 1t is
possible the fighters will go into vaude-
Vile. Both were angry over the news
paper stories as to their personal con-
duct recently, and Jeffries was mad all
through over what he terms a scheme
on the part of Carbett to make theatrical
capital for himself by the story of a
purse at Carson City. After the show
Saturday night Jeffries went to cafe,
where he drank a good deal while talk
Ing to his admirers about his affairs.
He controlled himself but he took
Many drinks.
A fierce prize fight took place about
O'Clock yesterday morning in a little
barn at Bulls Ferry road, Guttenburg.
Inc principals were Bob Oliver Of Har-
lem and Jack Carroll of Guttenburg,
and the stake was $500 side and a
percentage of the gate receipts. Both
men weighed 40 pounds and were in
rare lighting trim. 1t was agreed that
the mill should be twenty rounds and
tWo-ounce gloves We're used. An ex-
knight of the ring named Kid Taylor
was referee. At the call of time the
fighters sailed into each other and It
was slap, biff, bang, with blood flying
In every direction. When they had
been banging each other for two min
utes and seven seconds, Oliver landed
a terrific swing on Carroll's jaw and
the Guttenburg warrior went down and
out. carroll was unconscious for TWEEN
" minutes afterwards, but he regained
MS senses and was afterward able to
go home
Milwaukee. Feb 23.--Mike Irsch and
Charley Mack fought for the city cham
pionship here on Friday night. Irsch
won on foul. Last night he was in
the Emergency hospital at the point
OF death because of the foul blow
which gave him the victory over his
opponent. When the police issued
rules to govern local prize fights they
ruled that the fighters should shake
hands before the beginning Of the sixth
and last round. The moment the gong
sounded Mack dashed at his rival.
landed terrific right-hand swing on
lrsehss jaw and Irsch, taken by sur
prise, tumbled~ from his chair to the
noor, and lay unconscious for six min
utes. lrsch had not had an opportuni-
~ rise from his corner before the blow
was struck. After recovering CON.
seriousness he went home, but later he.
came sick, and when examined at the
hospital it was found that a small ar.
terry in his forehead had been ruptured
by the blow. The incident is likely to
prove the death of the boxing game in
Milwaukee if Irsch does not recover.
George Dixon will figure in another
contest in London tonight The ex
featherweight champion is matched te
box George Proctor before the Nation
al Sporting club. Proctor Is looked
upon as conner and his friends are
backing him to defeat Dixon. The
fight is to be at 124 pounds. weigh il
at 2 o'clock. The contest is for fifteer
rounds and a purse Of $1,000 with 9
$500 side bet.
Joe Bernstein, the pride OF the
Ghetto" is to go to England and show
the Englishmen how we'll he can box
Bernstein yesterday received an Offer
to box Curley before the National A
c., London which is said to be riva