Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
THE PUGILISTS.
Discussing the Chances of Cor
 bett and McGovern.1

bett and MeGoVern.I
 Terry May Go Into the Ring Favor
 ite-odds Now Favor the Former
 Champion-H Forbes Has an
 Easy Time With Kelly Some Other
 Pugilistic Bits. 9<
 Pittsburg, March 25.-The ten- round fight scheduled for last night be- tween George Gardner and Peter Ma her was not pulled off. The fighters refused to go on because Of the small house.
 Springfield, III, March 25.-six- round boxing contests are authorized by Representative Dady's bill. which was reported yesterday afternoon by the house judiciary committee, with recommendation that it pass. The committees action was unanimous. h. corporated clubs are specified in the bill as being authorized to give such sparring exhibitions. The rounds can be no longer than three minutes each. Contestants must be more than IS years of age and have been declared in good health by a physician who has made examination before the fighters enter the ring. The mayor or president of village board of trustees, however, is empowered to refuse a permit for a boxing match or stop such contest.
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 St Louis. Mo, March 25.-Pugilist Johnny Reagan is in chancery. Rather he is in hook to Malachy Doyle, pugi- Iistic promoter, who pays Reagan a stipend of $25 a week in the interval between fights. The unfortunate part of the whole thing is that Doyle can not set Reagan to fighting locally, be- cause one Jack McKenna, another pugi- listic promoter, threatens to attach any thing that may be coming to Johnny Reagan from the later's rights.
 McKenna was once Reagan's mana ger Johnny jumped McKenna and left for the east McKenna claims he broke his contract with him, and will try to recover on this should Reagan fight.
 Doyle says he will give McKenna a chance to prove his right to damages by putting Reagan on in the near flu ture. l
 New York, March 25.-Local sporting men have settled down to earnest dis cussion of the approaching contest be- tween Terry McGovern and Young Corbett at San Francisco next Tues day night. To careful and shrewd Judges of boxing the fightsis an even proposition. Some believe that if should be n toss-up and take your pick. However, the way the western sports are already backing the men indicates that McGovern will enter the, ring the fayorite at possibly 10 to 8.
 Why McGovern should have the call is not explained, save that his last two fights, the ones with Billy Maynard and Joe Bernstein, may have convinced ex. perts that he has not entirely lost his old-time form. It is rather unusual for champion to go into fight with the odds against him, but his fights with Maynard and Eddie Hanlon were away below par. Corbett admits that he was in no condition for these fights Against McGovern whom he regards as a worthy foeman, he will be in first class shape
 Corbett has no greater admirers in the city than Jimmy Wakely, Max Hirsch and George Considine. They believe 1t is all over except the shout. ing. Wakely is taking all the McGoy. ern money he can get, but he has only been fortunate enough to secure odds of S15 to 10. Considine has not placed much money on the fight as vet George has sent big commission f. San Francisco.
 McGovern's friends still remain le zion. Those who thought he was in vincible before they knew that sucb . fighter as Young Corbett existed sin cerely believe Terry will again wea, the crown that he lost at Hartford al most two years ago. They will al have their money on him, too. Proh ably Terry's best supporter in town i. Dayy Johnson. Davy. with his "wa,I , has been conspicuous figure at the ex elusive hotels of late He is waitinf for the latest quotations. Johnson thinks it is absurd to be compelled tl give odds. He says that evens ouqh, to rule.
 McGovern, according to a dispatcf from San Francisco, has already man ped out his plan of action. He is no going tq take any chances and tha- leads everyone to believe that 1t vii be a long-drawn-out battle, instead ot short one. As the men are to figh straight Marquis of Queensbury rule. they must protect themselves at al times. Terry has been practicing thi, It is wise course, his friends assert as he is likely to lose his head if he re ceiyes a blow and commit foul. Me Govern is reported as being already be low the prescribed scale of 127 pounds This, if true, is not reassuring new and indicates that McGovern, reduce, ns~u.MN~