Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-09
THE PUGILlSTS.
Three Scraps Took Place on
 Wednesday Night

Austin Rice Rested Billy Ryan, Joe
 Bernstein Whipped Murretto, and
 Tommy sullivan-Pu Away Clarence
 Forbes-Geerge Gardner Preparing
 for His Battle With FTtzsim mons
 Joe Cans and Joe Grim to Meet.
 Joe Cans, the lightweight champion, will be seen in the ring in Philadelphia on October 19. He hassbeen matched with Joe Grim, the Italian middle weight, by the Washington Sporting club. Grim is to put Cans out inside of six rounds or forfeit the entire purse. As Grim has stayed the route with Peter Maher, Jack O'Brien and Kid Carter, it is figured that Cans will have to be right to stay.
 West Baden Springs, Oct 9.-George Gardiner, light heavyweight champion, who is to meet Bob Fitzsimmons on the Pacific coast November 25 for the, light heavyweight title is here, where he will put in few licks of training. Gardner will have the assistance of Australian Jimmy Ryan in his work, and intends to do most of his training at the Springs. He says that he re- gards Fitzsimmons as a good man, but would never entertain such match if he did not believe he could win.
 Boston, Oct 9.-Judge Sherman, in the superior court, has ordered a jury verdict of guilty in the Tammany club ,f preme court on exceptions. The court will be asked to pass upon the question of whether the sparring exhi- bitions conducted by the club, to which persons were admitted upon be- coming members, was public exhi- bition.'
 Judge Shernan's ruling on this point, if susta ined will close up dozens of boxing clubs throughout the state, "membership" tickets to which are sold to anyone who is willing to pay for them. This decision would completely wipe out boxing and sparring matches here
 Judge Sherman ruled that the bouts given by the Tammany club were public exhibitions under the law, be- cause they were open to the public and any one could become club member who cared to attend the bouts. Exc cution of the fines imposed is stayed pending the appeal;
 Pugilists had a busy night of it on "Wednesday, three stirring bouts being decided. The most interesting was the one between Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn and Clarence Forbes, brother of Harry Forbes, the ex-bantana cham pion. They met at Omaha and were to have it out for ten rounds. The end came in the fifth. Up to that time it looked like anybody's fight, but se- were blow in the pit of the stomach drove Forbes to the ropes. He was helped to his feet by one of the specta- tors and just as he was about to get set Sullivan landed heavily on the jaw, Knocking Forbes out. Forbes hand Ter insisted that their man was fouled, but the referee said that the blow was "a fair one.
 Joe Bernstein met Jack Murretto in dred sports attended the combat and they saw very fast battle. The mill was decided near Mount Vernon. For ILC Ill SL uOuI IOul1tS uIT0EUO uIdSlG d very good showing, but after that he was not in it. Bernstein then hustled along and punished Murretto severely. Although somewhat tired, Bernstein caught Murretto hard on the point of the chin in the eleventh and knocked his rival out.
 Austin Rice. the ''Tron Man." who has been fighting many years, won slashing contest against Billy Ryan be- fore the Westfeld Athletic association. Wetsfeld, Mass. The battle was for twenty rounds and went the limit. 1t was a gruelling affair throughout, Rice doing the bulk of the leading. When the contest was decided in Rice's favor the crowd missed the decision.
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