Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-18
THE PUGILISTS.
Fitzsimmons May Take to Him.
 self Another Wife

Bertha Darrell, an Actress. Said to Be
 the Party--Andy Watson and sam
 Langford Have a Draw-Young Gardner Whips Tommy Deyine.
 Chicago, June 19.-Those who be- Meve in signs, although not supersti- tious, say Bob Edtzsimmons will wed again, and that Bertha Darrell, an ac- tress, appearing here in a musical comedy, will be the bride.
 The big Cornishman will neither af- firm nor deny the rumor. Neither wiM Miss Darrell. It is remarked, however, that Fdtzsimmons frequently waits at the stage door evenings for the actress, and sends her bouquets each day.
 The fighters friends have been dis ctssing the attentions paid by him to Miss Darrell ever since he came here, about ten days ago. Bob had intend ed to start for San Francisco to put Champion Jeffries through his train ing paces, but there was some greater attraction that anchored him here.
 Jeffries is said to be annoyed at his trainers delay.
 Should the veteran pugilfst again become a benedict, it will be for the third time. However, nothing is known regarding Miss Darrel's views on the subject.
 Alb Gloucester Tuesday evening Andy Watson of Boston and Sam Langford of Cambridge fought a 12-rolnd draw Up to the ninth round Langford had the better of the contest, doing most of the leading. Instf1e Last three rounds Andy carried the fight to Sam. Tn the preltmtnaries Jimmy Hanlon of Boston got the decision over Tommy Devine of Jamaica Plain in g -four round contest. Jhn1Iny Phelan of Gloucester was knocked out by Johnny Sullivan of Magnolia in the first round. Jimmy Gardiner of Lowell got the decision over Tommy Devine in the main bout at Boston Tuesday night. There was good deal of dissatisfac- ton among ta1ose present over the way the affair was conducted.
 According to Gardner, the under standing was that he should go 10 rounds to a decision, but Devine took the ring and explained that when he was matched he agreed to box eight rounds, and if both men were onAtheir feet, it should be draw.
 After much hagg1ing the men finally agreed to box, but referee other than President Fay was insisted upon. Dan Donnelly was substituted to the satis- faction of all concerned. Gardner did little more than block during the first two rounds, but in the. third he cut loose and soon had Deyfne going. Referee Donnelly stopped the bout In the fourth round, as Devine was prac- ticalIy gone, and awarded the decision to the Lowell man.
 Memphis, Tenn, June 1s.-The first glove contest at Memphis for two years was held last night in an enormous barge floating in mid stream on the Mississippi river. The fight was un- der the auspices of the Memphis Ath- lectic club. The inaugural fight in the floating coliseum was witnessed by large crowd and resulted in a twenty round contest to q draw between Johnny Began of St Louis and Johnny Kelly of Chicago, bantam weights. The fight was fast and clean and hotly con- tested with Kelly having shade the best of it throughout in the opening fighting and Began easily superior in the exchange of blows in the clinches. Since the city placed boxing under the ban; almost two years ago, there has not been a contest here. It is only made possible at present by the en- ploynent of the barge which has been fitted up by the Memphis Athletic club.