Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-22
THE PUGlLISTS.
Fort Erie Club Is After Some
 Good Matches.

Good Matches.
 Bob Fitzsimmons and the Winner of
 the Gardner and Root Match Is One
 Frank Erne Will Instruct at Colum-
 bia-Tommy Ryan to Have Another
 Battle.
 Jack Herman of the International A. O. of Font Erie is negotiating for two big fights, and in all probability will secure them. Herman says that he already has one battle clinched, the on between Bob Etftzsfmmons and the winner of the Jack Root-George Gard ner contest, which is to be decided on July 4. For this prospective mill Herman is prepared to donate purse of $1O,O0O. This is considered a big sum and will give Fitz a chance to prove his oft-repeated assertion that he can reduce to the niddleweight Him. it and be strong. The other bout which Herman has an mind is one be tween Joe Cans and Jimmy Britt for the lightweight championship of the world Of late there has been much comp petftfom on the part of the Califor- mia clubs to secure this fight. The San Francisco A. G., through Aleck Greggains, its representative Is will ing to give the men a purse of $12, 2,500 for the scrap. This is an exceedingly &1rge incentive for iightwefghts, but it is said that Herman intends to go the w'estern organization one better and give SIS, 900 for the men to fight for. Tn the opinion of many. a fight in which f1lese pugilists will figure should be great drawing card, They are practically the best in their class now before the pT1bMc, and there are plenty of sports who would travel many miles to witness such an encounter BuffaIonians would turn out in large numbers to see Britt because of the latter's victory over Frank Erne, their fallen pugiMstic idol. From a betting standpoint the rniI1 will be the best in years.
 Buffalo, N, T.. June 22.- -F'lattering inducements were made to, Frank Trne Saturday by Frank 3s. ONeil 8of the athletic council of Columbia univ versffy, IVY YuCW tOe OUDdlIGl1fS GlleS ESCINIECs of the former lightweight champion as boxing instructor at Columbia. Erne gave O'Nen reason to believe that a favorable, answer will be received by the athletic council within few days. If Erne decides to become boxing in structor at Columbia he will take up his duties. early in the fall. At the time of King Edwards coron ation Erne went to England and fought be fore the National Sporting club. He was, engaged as boxing instructor by the faculty at Oxfond Tn two months he became homesdclz and returned Tc America.
 s'T have about decided to give up the prize ring for good said Erne yester. day. seI think will fight Britt one more battle and wipe out that defeat and then go to Columbia in the fall :
 At present Erne is, boxing instructor at the fashionable Buffalo club.
 Tommy Ryan, middleweight cham. pdon, fhas again arisen. He has beer on the hospital list for some time, bu now he is matched to fight John Will lie of Chicago. They are slated fol 20 rounds before the Broadway .Athlet ic club of Butte. Montana, on July Billy Gibson, the manager of Willie was notified that Ryan's forfeit wa up. and he immediately sent on vii lies appearance money. Willie ha |@def eated Young Peter Jackson ant made creditable showing against Kit Carter, besides defeating Al Weinil and several other well known fighters Gibson feels confident that Willie vii give Ryan hard fight, and he is & sure of winning that he has agreed t split the purse, 75 per cent to the win ner and 25 to the loser.
 George Gardner and Jack Root ar l fully alive to the importance of r1ei | battle in Fort Erie on July 4, and ar | training faithfully Gardner oJitrank Root inasmuch as he knocked tha boxer out in a terrific 17-round affai in Salt Lake City. But fighting UT der the regulations which obtain i Canada, Roots methods will the bette suit him. He is long range scrap per- with an invoice of damaging jabs while Gardner rather likes the mixin :, layout. In the Fort Erie club the will not be permitted to strike whil l holding. and this gives Root the bette play. Both have long string of vic fories over good men packed away I their scrapbooks. Root has beate
 such fstic lights as Kid Mccoy. Maj l vin Hart. Kid Carter. Jack Moffa I Tommy West and George Gardner, tn
 latter on a foul Gardner has wo I from Moffat. Kid Garter 6 timesl. To
 Walcott, Marvin Hart. Peter Mahe
 Timmy Handler, George Byers. Bill
 Stiff and Root. Bn lost to WaIcot
 and Jack Johnson. The men will seal
 at 165 pounds ringside and the affai
 will be a matinee