Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-19
THE PUGaL.ISTS. :.
American Box rst sIn England
 Are Doing Well.

All of Them With Oner Exception
 Have Been Very okuunate-rerry
 McGovern Says He WblI Put Briggs
 out-other Fighting Ne WIS of Inter
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 Terry NIeGeyern, sams Harris and their entourage leave. today for Bos- ton where the little terroS is to fight Jimmy Briggs. The battA @ is to be before the Criterion Athlet ic club to- morrow night, and the dist4 nee sched- uledis ten-rounds. This will be Terry's first real fight since he came back-into the ring after his illness. The six round affairs in Philadeln hia were merely training exercises. l1cGovern hurt his left hand, but it has been mended and will do the usN al thing when Briggs is in conjunction. Tn Briggs Terry will find a boy who can fight, stand the racket and mas a punch witha1. He went ten rounds with the champion, Young Oorbett, ;.nd while Corbett won on poinhs, the Boston youth gave good facco1m or himself. "I'll beat Briggsv said the little fellow. "I'lI knock him out.
 The boxing season in England has begun, and all of the pugilisFs are do- fng well-tflats is, financially lhe various clubs have increased the slze of the purse money, while Hast yeaaI the National Sporting club started a cut, which was quickly folR,wed by the other organizations. The increase in the offers is probably due tca the ar- rival of Jack O'Brien of America. OBrien ds popular abroad, anG in or der to secure his services the rnlatch- makers outbid one another This nat urally tends to boom the sport and help scrappers of the smaller lfiry.
 Pat Daly, an American who has re- mained long enough in Ergland to~v1n the championship of that country, has decided to visit America again. His decision is the outcome of necent challenge issued to 11iTl by a boxer of some repute r1arned Charley Knock The Iafter agreed to meet Da1y at the office of the London Sporting Life. but failed to put in an appearance. Daily was so disgusted that he declared that all the Hghtweig1sts in England were afraid of hirn and ethattihe would have to come here to secure a bout. Daly expects to sail about December or January next
 Bobby Dobbs of St Paul, since he returned to England, has been ex- trennefy lucky in securing fights. His latest engagement is twenty-round contest with Jim Courtney of Barry Dock. They are to meetf in few weeks for d purse and sideibet.
 A hoodoo seems to pursue Charley Haghey of Boston Although he has figured in number of fights he has not been able to win any.of them His last 1niu was with Bill Heveron of London, before the National Sporting club. oh October 5. The contest was for ten rounds, and went the limit. Haghey had his opponent down for the count of eighti seconds in the fifth. But the Engdishrran who was very game, bobbed up serenely and gave Haghey severe thtAnping Tn the eighth he had the Bostonian going, and only the latber's genera1ship and defence saved him from being knocked out, e
 The London Sporting Life of October contains the following paragraph: Harry Jacobs of Wonderland offers e100 purse (G6O winner, $40 loser) for contest between Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia. and either Charley Will
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