Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-14

of the West Stray Bits of Boxing News Culled From the Sporting Edl-
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 Los Angeles, Gal, Feb 14.-Jack La yallo the Montana pugilist, and ms .,nanacer Toe Lucas have returned iron, Oxnard, where Lavelle was beat en nv sam McVey In telling his ex- perience in the lively beet sugar town I.avelle said
 ssI have been up against some pretty fourh propositions in Montana and lda- bo hui the deal handed out to me at Oxnard was a .corker.' Those fellows had it all framed up against me from the start. The first handout we got was on the referee. Frank Fields had trained McVey and had fought one or the preliminaries, and then Roach ln- sisted on him judging our go.
 ssRoach. McVey's manager, had IL so fixed that there was no possibility or him losing. Even the timekeepers were against us, and the referee had me counted out in five second
 q had the worst of it in the gloves, too, They gave me pair of new pill lows while McVey wore an old pair of gloves which had no padding in them, and the canvas on the ring was so loosely drawn that we caught our toes in its''
 Why said Manager Lucas. swhen I went around to the door I found every other ticket was a comp, and in the hands of policemen, as they were inscribed Cop Comp the others were professionals.
 I@n& +%n 1a put up where we could get our hands on our share after the fight was over.''
 Gardner Outfouwht weinig.
 BOSTON, Feb. 14.-George Gardner of Lowell was far too good a lighter for Al Weinig of Buffalo in the ring of the Maverick Athletic club last night, winning the decision in the sew enth round. The referee stopped the bout after minute in that round to save Weinig, who had been knocked Hown and came up very groggy, all though anxious to continue.
 Peter Maher is figuring on taking trip to Ireland this summer to see his old home. Maher has noe been across the water for years.
 Johnny Mack, who is looking after the interests of Danny Duane, says that he will arrange match between Duane and Jack Downey of Brooklyn, provided some club will offer a purse.
 Austin Rice of New London and Jack Hamilton of Troy, N. Y, will face each other iS fifteen-round bout at Bellows Falls, Vt, on February 19. The weight is to be 126 pounds.
 Jack Jeffries is after a match with Jack Johnson. Before the latter de- feated Denver Ed'' Martin Jeffries posted a forfeit to meet the winner and thinks that he is entitled to a match
 Matty Matthews has decided on go- ing to England if he is successful in beating Tom Couhig in Pittsburg. Tom Wooley, who is represented to be about the best welterweight in Great Brit ain. is the man Matthews is after. When Charles Haughton of the West End club of St Louis was asked if he intended to make a bid for the Nc Govern Yanger bout, he replied: "I will have nothing to do with the af- fair. Furthermore, hardly think it will take place"
 The date of Young Corbett's contest with Eddie Hanlon of San Francisco has been set for February 25. The match is at 126 pounds at 3 o'clock or l2I pounds at 4 o'clock. The mill will be held before the San Francisco A. o., San Francisco
 Harry Forbes, who meets Andrew Tokell of England for the bantam title of the world at Detroit on Febru- ary 27, is in great trim for the mill. Forbes is training at Chicago and is confident of success. He says that if he fails to whip the Englishman he will quit the ring for good.
 ssS0me people do not think that am in earnest about meeting Bob Fitzsim- nlons.'' said Marvin Hart recently. "But I am and if he will give me the chance I will go against him for four or six rounds. I am keeping in active trim all the time so that he will not catch me mapping in case there is some thing doing"
 Toronto sporting men are very much interested in a youngster named Jack Donohogue Donohogue met Joe Cans, who was meeting all corners in that city recently, and stood the light weight champion off for four rounds. Donohogue put up great fight, and now there IS Ldlk OI udVilIS IIIll u1eel Cans at Fort Erie for twenty rounds.
 Tommy Ryan says that he will be ready to arrange a match with Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia as soon as the later is able to stand training again. O'Brien broke one of his hands some lime ago and the injury has kept him put of the ring ever since. O'Brien however. thinks that he will be able to fight again in march.
 Joe Choyinski said the other day that he had made up his mind to quit the fighting game. "Tdis time I mean what I saw" added the popular Cali fornian. "I have been at it for nearly nineteen years and I think it time to stop. Remember I do not quit because of any physical deformity. I am in as good form as I ever was. But the wear and tear of pugilism is too much for any man. expect to do lot of gruelling, however, before retire" "
 The Southerners are coming.
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