Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-27

mons, Mccoy or any one of half dozen very clever boxers who could be named. But fight, that's another mat ter. Munroe showed all the ear marks of fighter, and so impressed the great crowd that turned out to see him last light. lie took all sorts of chances, but Cleary made no attempt to take advantage of them. After the, show Munroe made this statement: II have never said Sharkey was easy, because I don't think he is. To my mind Shar- key is one of the hardest propositions I could tackle. and in selecting him as my first opponent I am trying to show the world I am sincere and on the level. The public knows Sharkey is a fighter, pure and simple, and it will be feather in my cap if 4 can lick him. l am not saying that I can win, but will do my best, and have confidence in my own ability"
 Chicago, Jan 27.-Harry Forbes, ban tamweight champion of the world, ana Andy Tokell, champion of England i'll the same class, were matched here yes terday to meet before the West End Athletic club of St Louis on February 26 in a twenty-round battle for the championship of the world. They are to weigh in at 115 pounds at a. m. on the day of the fight. George Siler was agreed upon as referee.
 St Louis.s Jan 27.-Austin Rice Of Connecticut received the decision over Eddie Toy of San Francisco at the St Louis Olympic Athletic club last night in the seventeenth round. Toy claimed a foul and quit.
 London, Jan 27.-Eddie Connolly, the American pugilist, who was defeated last September by Tom Woodley, an English fighter, retrieved his laurels last night by defeating Woodley on points at the National Sporting club. The match was fifteen rounds for $50 side and a purse of G100. Connolly was the favorite in the betting at odds of 6 to 4.
 Rochester, IN. r., Jan 27.-Despairing of getting on a match with Champion Jim Jeffries by any other means, Gen. tleman Jim Corbett is now out with the following announcement: T will give $2,500 in cash to any person who will induce Jeffries to sign articles and post forfeit for fight with me, the fight to take place either at Fort Erie or in San Francisco for one of the purses already offered for the match. ' This offer is understood to be open to Billy Delaney, Jeffries's manager, and to Bob Fitzsimmons the cha1npion's s sparring partner. Corbett says he will back himself to the limit if the match can be made.
 Bob Fitzsimmons is apparently much wrought up over the reflections cast by Tommy Ryan and other pugilists as to his ability, and has issued sweeping challenge. The Cornishman, who is in Denver, Col, issued his def yesterday, and in it he says he will tackle either Ryan, Gus Ruhlin, Kid Mccoy, Phila- delphia Jack O'Brien or anyone among the fighters near or at his weight who cares to face him. Fitz adds that he will agree to put. everyone of them to sleep inside of four rounds or forfeit to each man $25o. Fitz thinks that all those who have professed desire to meet him are merely bluffing He Is especially caustic in his remarks re- garding Ryan, of whom he has this to say: You can rest assured that Tom my Ryan is not. in earnest when he states he wants to fight me. You could not drag him into thetring with me if the contest were for a decision ana all of the purse If Ryan is So sure that he can beat me. why, here is chance for him to pick up $250 by only staying four rounds Not only that, by remaining the limit he could show the public that he is entitled to some consideration as boxer who pre- tends to be the middleweight cham pion. Now, if Ryan is sincere, I will make this proposition to him: eff he will appear at our show. at any time I will agree to knock him out in four rounds or forfeit. $25O. All he will have to do is to be on his feet at the end of the limit. which will be no more than twelve minutes of fighting. He will probably make it sprintine match but will fix him good and plenty before that time. I also chal-
 lenge Gus Rnhlin. Kid Mccoy and hiladelph'a Jack O'Brien. They can have $25O if I fail to trim them inside of four rounds.'
 Young Corbett decided yesterday to 1 SO " HSAu IduCISCU. The I6dT06r- ! weight champion was induced to dc this through dispatch which he has l received from the matchmaker of the San Francisco A. C., who has offered
 a purse of $5,0O0 for him to meet the I winner of the Abe-Attell- Eddie Hanlon
 encounter. The ''goo takes place next Thursday night at San Francisco Cor bett is now waiting to hear of further l details, and if he is assured that the
 affair is a legitimate one and that the club will post a forfeit he will leave
 New York before the week is out. Ii | the tilt is ratified the mill will proba
 bly, be held some time in March. Cor
 bett is training daily at a New York
 gymnasium.
 1 Chicago. Jan 27.-The condition o1
 Frank Mcconnell. the boxer injured ir
 a recent bout with Spider Welch, an6
 whose skull is thought to be fractured
 is so critical he may die at any hour says dispatch to the Tribune from
 San Francisco. He appears to be ir
 a stupor and scarcely answers to his
 name. At St Mary's hospital las, I sl~