Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-13
THE PUGILISTS.
seorge Gardner May Have {
 Chance With Fitzsimmons

Chance With FitZsimmons
 ro Tire the old Man Out Will Be His
 Gane-Gus Gardner Has His Man
 Whipped But Loses on a Foul o'Brien Wins and Dixon Loses in
 England-Tommy Ryan Will Battle
 Once More.
 To take the Gardner end of the com pg controversy between him and Fitz: He is young, he is quick, he Is strong, le is game, he possesses great endur- Iuee, a rugged constitution, and he can Itrike a real blow with either fist. He Eeeps we'll covered at times when lighting, so that he is not easily cached. He has some of Bobs awk- ward ways, and, like Fitz, he swings soEne; but on the whole he uses good ing judgment. His best chance will ba in keeping Fitz off him for half a lozen rounds, until the "old man" loses lis speed. Fitz has always beaten his nen quickly. He goes like a hurricane when he starts. No man near his weight has been able to stand before linn. and he has rocked to sleep many dants of the ring. But now age has Ionnewhat stiffened up his joints and [ the boy Gardner, in the full flush of touth, can stall of the mighty -Fitz lor, say ten rounds, he may catch the wonder bit tired and find him for he convincing wallop. Gardner has brt away some sturdy gladiators in handsome style, among them Marvin Hart. Kid Garter, Peter Maher, Jack Root and others. The general opinion s that Fitz will have an easy time with he light heavyweight champion. A How man. no matter what his bulk, is hiding money for FitZ. Gardner is last. He is shifty and elusive. Tn a gttn around Fitz would be in the 40 lass. He must have his man coming Io him. Gardner knows all this. If le keeps away long enough for Fitz b waste his shift" on the unimping- ng air, he has a good chance to come Ia and catch the ancient with the pikAs out of his shoes. This is all boking at it through the Gardner end if the spyglass. It will not surprise lnvone if Robert finds Gardner's mid If and turns his toes to the rafters lor the toll of ten.
 Saginaw. Mich, Oct 13.--Gas Gard ner of Philadelphia lost to Harry Lemons, the eolored pugilist of New Fork, on a foul in the fifth round Of what was to have been fifteen-round bout here last night. NGardner had E1e better of Lemons, knocking him town repeatedly in the third, fourth md fifth rounds, but persisted in Ttrfking in the clinches after being re- peatedly warned not to do so.
 London, Oct 13.---s'Digger'' Stanley f London last night defeated George Dixon on points in a 6-round match It the National Sporting club. Jack D'Brien beat Mullen, an Englishnaan, r ten rounds It Newcastle.
 Tommy Ryan will seon he seen in battle again Ryan had a quarrel rc- gently with the officials of the Mis- souri 4. c. of St Louis of which he nss the boxing instructor and resign ed. Ryan says that as he is free again to fight when and where he pIeases he has decided to get ready to arrange match with "Philadel- phia Jacks O'Brien.
 All details for the battle between lack Johnson and Sam McVey, the solored heavyweights, for the title Of sol6red heavyweight champion of the world, have been completed The managers of the men signed articles pf agreement calling for the men to meet in a twenty y-round bout before Inc Century A. C. of Los Angeles, Gal, rn October 27.
 The London Sporting Life. is author ty for the statement that Young Cor bett contemplates a trip to London Boon. This paper says the coming of he champion will be only in the nature pf & pleasure trip and that he will not 10 any lighting.
 Jack O'Brien went to England for he purpose of engaging in fight with lack Palmer, the English middleweight champion. . The battle was to have been held at the National Sporting g club, London. Twice it was postponed md then abandoned for good, no req ron being advanced But there is still ls prospect of the two coming together f this letter from Palmer to the Lon Ion Sproting Life means anything Seeing that Mir Loves offers a e250 purse for myself and O'Brien to box lit catchweights. will box O'Brien at III stone 4 pounds (158 pounds), the niddleweight limit. weigh in at 2 o'clock on the day of the fight. for e2oo a side and the best purse avail Able. As regards meeting O'Brien at eatchweights, why should I give away sven stone to O'Brien? If weight makes no difference why does he not EhaIIenge Jim Jeffrfes?''