Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-06
THE PUGILISTS.
McGoyern and Harris Will Still
 Stay Together.

McGovern May Fight Benny Yanger
 Next-Billy Madden Issues Novel
 Challenge ill Behalf of Ruhlin-Jim
 Jeffries Is Going the Pace Ia Sulli-
 van--Eddie Graney to Referee theI
 Big Battle.
 Since Terry McGoyerns defeat by Young Corbett in San Francisco on last Tuesday night, q report has been in circulation that Sam Harris and Terry are to part company and that the former will let McGovern shift for himself in the future. The report has been found to be incorrect. Harris, who is now on his way home with Me- Govern in answer to a dispatch sent to him by friends denies that he has in- tention of forsaking McGoyern. He says he will stick to the ex- featherweight champion as long as the later cares to have him as manager. McGovern and Harris are partners in horseracing and theatrical ventures. McGovern has been thrifty ever since he took up the fistic profession, and is said to be worth close to $50,000. Me Govern and Harris are expected to ar rive in New York tomorrow after noon. It is understood that after a brief rest McGovern will resume train ing and fight Benny Yanger at Fort Erie. Jack Herman, the International clubs matchmaker, says he VIII give the men good percentage of the gate receipts if they will box twenty rounds on Memorial day.
 Billy Madden is out with a novel challenge on behalf of Gus Ruhlin. In a letter Madden says: ITO show that I am not blufing and that am more than anxious to do business, l will make the following offer: Ruhlin will sign articles at once to fightsthe winner of the Corbett Jeffries fight. If this is accepted Ruhlin will agree to let the winner take all, and if he does not more than hold his own I will agree to bet S10,000 outside the purse on second engagement with the stipulation that the entire winners end of the purse and side bet to go to some charity. Or will make another proposition. If neither Corbett nor Jeffries will give Ruhlin an engagement, he will fight Bob Fitzsimmons at either Fort Erie or San Francisco the same week as the Corbett-y yeffries battle. will let Fitz- simmons split the purse any way he likes. Jack Herman of the Interna- tional A. C., Fort Erie, is ready to give 8 purse Of $10,000 for Ruhlin and Fitz- simmons or 65 per cent of the gross for twenty-round tilt or 60 per cent for contest between Kid Mccoy and Ruhlin. If FitZ or Mccoy does not ac- cepf. Ruhlin will take on Tom Sharkey or Jack Munroe under the same cendi- tions. ~ M g $
 It was learned on good authority last night that Eddie Graney of San Fran cisco will be chosen to referee the com ing championship bout between Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett When the men signed articles of agreement they consented to name the official a week before the mill. But Graney. it is said, has already been approached on the subject, and has declared, it is report cd. that he will accept the position. This decision on the part of the men will set aside lot of arguing which would otherwise arise when the time tor the final selection arrived. Graney also has been chosen to referee the mill between Jimmy Britt and Willie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, which takes place April 24 before the San Francis co A. c. Unlike Jeffries Jim Corbett training hard for the scrap. During his engagement at one of the theaters in New York last week Corbett devoted three hours every day in gymnasium. He is looking exceptionally we'll and his strict attention to training and diet has already had its effect His usual program is to work after breakfast, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning and winding up at o'clock in the af- ternoon. After that he takes long walk and retires at no later than il o'clock each might.
 Scranton, April 6.--The entire city is talking about the escapades of Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimmons about Scranton the greater part of last week. The two fighters were appearing in the smaller towns in this section of the state. and coming back here every night. Cabmen and the attaches of fheaters tell queer tales of their go- ings-on and sporting men, though say ing little, are shaking their heads.
 The Scrantonian, local Sunday pa per, in its issue of yesterday, devotes over column to Jeffries and his dissi- patton. It heads the story: "Jeffries's pace here was of the real swift order, the big. husky fellow gave public tes- tinony of the truth of Tommy Ryan's statement;'' and then goes on to say: John l.. Sullivan in the hey day of his fistic might never moved at faster clip than Jeffries did here. 1t is truly the pace that kills, and if he maintains that elsewhere his finish is already in girhf Jnffrias is hf++inn IA I,o++Io