Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-01
THE pUGILISTS.
Gus Gardner Battles a Hard
 One With Duffy.

Although Outweighed He Fought to a
 Draw-Spike Sullivan and Gardner
 Battle Postponed-Jim Jeffries and
 Munroe May Meet-Sandy Ferguson
 and Tom Carey to Battle.
 Saginaw, Mich, Sept Martin Duff fy of Chicago and Gus Gardner of Philadelphia fought ten rounds to draw, here last night. Gardner was outwetghed by Duffy nearly fifteen pounds, and consid ering the discrep- ancy in weight, fought like a demon. Duffy tried hard to put him out, but could not hit hard enough.
 Owing to ,the fact that he desired a little more time in, which to train, Spike Sullivan's fight with Jimmy Gardner of Lowell, which was to have been decided last night. has been post poned. The mill has been transferred from Boston to Fall River and will be held tomorrow night before the Fall River A. c. It is for fifteen rounds at 13S pounds. As this will be Sulli- vans first fight since he returned from England, where he has been for over year, much speculation has been indulged in by his friends as to the outcome.
 If Jack Munroe and Jim Jeffries fi- nally come together there will be no trouble in finding place to hold the bout. Already several California clubs are hustling to secure the battle, which, in all probability, will be ar ranged in the near future Jeffries, T1f e fn I1au scrap settled before next spring and if Munroe agrees to terms. the two may meet some time during November or December. The club foremost in line for the mill is the Century A. c. of Los Angeles. This organization, ac- cording to dispatch from Los An geles, is ready to bid as high as any | club in the country to secure the en- l counter. Jeffries is In Los Angeles and says he is waiting for Munroe to | post forfeit.
 | Sandy Ferguson, the Chelsea heavy l weight, who knocked out big Bob ] Armstrong in jig time the other night, has arranged another fight He has signed articles to meet Tom Carey, the Terrible Irishman,'/ before the Tammany Social and Athletic club of Boston next Tuesday night in 12- round bout. Although Carey was de- 1 feated in decisive fashion by Joe Wal colt recently he is looked upon as a dangerous man and is expected to l give Ferguson a hard fight. Ferguson l wants to fight Jim Jeffries and if he l whips Carey and few other big men 1 he may be in a position to command recognition from the champion. John- ny Mack, matchmaker of the club { says that he will match the winner to fight Con Coughlin, Sam Fitzpatrick's l giant.
 Even champions have their troubles Just now Champion Jeffries is both cred. He has gone to his home in I Los Angeles for few weeks to think the matter over. It relates to the en- I gagement of Corbett as a show part her. That Jeffries should throw Fitz over for Corbett is something the champion has never done before. Cor bett has made a fine proposition. Jeff likes it, the only hitch being what was to become of Fitz. That the combin- ation would be great money-making affair is conceded. Corbett, always a good drawing card. and Jeffries, now more popular than ever, is a combina- tion stronger than anything that has ever been presented to the public in the pugilistic line. They would pack any hall in which they showed. espe- clally so if Jeffries would agree to meet all corners Some folks say JeHrles got angry with Fitz when he married so soon after the death of his second wife. In speaking of the matter he said: Bob could at least nave waited year before marrying again" These few words meant much coming from a fellow like Jeff. who does not have much to say.