Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-04
THE PUGILlSTs.
Jim Jeffries May Fight a Negro
 After All

Sa mMcVey Said to Be the NIan-rhe
 Champion Matched at Last to Meet
 Jack Munroe-Spike Sullivan Puts
 Up a Good Battle Fitzsimmons and
 Gardner May Be Matched.
 St Louis, Sept 4.-Abe Attell of San francisco last night received the de. cls1on over Johnny Began of Brooklyn at the end of the twentieth round.
 Boston, Sept 4.-Tommy Daly of Brooklyn got the decision over Kid Goodman of Boston in fifteen rounds ln the main bout at the Criterion club Wednesday night. DaIy forced the hghting from the start and had Good man almost out, in the third round from an upper cut and a left hook to the jaw, The Kid came back gradual ly and from the tenth round held his own, but Daly won because of his az gressive tactics.
 Boston, Sept 4.-Four hundred and fifty dollars was the sum total of fines
 
 in the RoXbury court Wednesday on the nine defendants charged with pro- noting a boxing match and sparring exhibition at the Tammany Social and Athletic club, August 20. Sandy Fer guson and Robert Armstrong, colored boxers; George Byers, Harry Sanborn, John B. Thompson, John F. Doyle, John Mack, Daniel Donnelly and David Leahy were fined $25 each on one count and $25 on another. They ap- pealed and furnished $2O0 bail each for tehir appearance before the grand jury.
 Los Angeles, Gal, Sept 4.---Champion J. J. Jeffries has signed articles to fight Jack Monro of Butte 20 rounds for decision in this city October 16, the Century Athletic club to take 35 per cent of the gross receipts and the contestants to divide the remaining 65 per cent on a percentage to be deter mined by them.
 Manager Mccarthy of the Century club last night wired Jeffriess sigma ture and the terms of the contract to Jack Monro at New York. Monro's reply is expected to-day.
 Joe Bernstein and Aurelia Herrera, the Mexican, will not fight at Portland, Ore, this month, as scheduled Ac- cording to a dispatch from that city. Herrera has side-stepped the New York man and the contest has been called off. The news was disappoint- ment to Bernstein, who had started in to train. Bernstein is now negotiating to fight Young Corbett or Terry Me Govern in Philadelphia in six-round bout, and the chances are that the lat ter will be selected as his opponent. Bernstein is also figuring on going to England In December to fight Jabez White if the latter fails to come to this country and meet Joe Cans. If White declines, Bernstein says he will take on Will -Curley. Tn the event of get ting on with White, Bernstein says he will give several pounds to the Eng 1ishman.
 Jack Herman, matchmaker of the International A. C. of Fort Erie, who is in Chicago, says that before the present month has expired he will have arranged a twenty-round contest be- tween Bob Eitzsimmons and George Gardner; also that the mill will take place at Fort Erie probably the latter part of October Herman yesterday had long talk with Andy Craig. Gardner's manager. who authorized him to go ahead and arrange the mill, Craig. a few weeks ago. posted $2,O0O as forfeit. but to date the money has not been covered. Gardner says will fight Fitz at 165 pounds. This F a ewight which many of the Cornish mans friends believe he cannot make, unless he amputates leg or an arm. When Lanky Bob returned from the Pacific coast recently he weighed him. self, and the scales registered 200 pounds. This is more than the ex- champion ever weighed in his career. Fsitz. however, says that he can re- duce to 165 pounds, and to -5S pounds if necessary. Herman is prepared to give a purse of $t5,000 for the encoun- ter.
 Although Jim Jeffries has said that he will never fight a negro, he may be induced to change his mind. Accord ing to a dispatch from San Francisco, Manager Coffroth Of the Yosemite A, c. intends to arrange bout for Jef- fries with Sam McVey, the young ,ol- ored giant Of California, and expects that the fight will be decided at San Francisco within the next twelve months. At the present time McVey has not done very much to command attention. He is built on similar lines to Jeffries and can punch hard enough to knock a man out with either hand, He is only 19 years old and tips the beam in condition at 220 pounds. In oredr to bring about match with the chamnion McVey Is to be matched with several of the big men in his class. His first fight will be with Denver Ed Martin, whom he tackles next month at Los Angeles, After that, if he wins, he will have Jack Johnson as an opponent. Johnson al- ready has a decision over McNey, which the later wants to wipe out. The San Francisco sports are much en- unused over McVey and believe that if any man can whip the champion it is the negro. They figure that no clever man ca nbeat Jeffries without the aid of an effective blow, but chap almost 1o,o.o hipasnIf and with Strnnpfh