Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
VAurtltn4 shoT Fcr Theft of s1.sD.


 QAuGilist Shot For Theft of S1.sB.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26. = Mul- doom McDonaId, we'll known colored heavyweight puginst, has been shot and killed here by w. Fl. Atkins, an. other colored man. The shooting was the result of an attempt upon the part of Mcdonald, his slayer declared, to steal the sum of $1.85 from a card ta- ble at hotel. Atkins admits the kill ing and says he was moved to the deed by the refusal of Mcdonald to sur. render the money he had taken.
 Dave Sullivan of Boston got the de- cision last night in fifteen-round fight with Austin Rice of New London. It was fast and even bout from start to finish.
 The sheriff yesterday prevented the sparring bout at the Spa Athletic club Washington, between Kid Sullivan and Sammy Myers, the Baltimore featherweight.
 sharkey has engaged ''Jabber'' Carey as his sparring partner. This isn't 8 bad move. The "Jabber'' was Nun roe's understudy, and knows the ways of the mineras well as Carey can know anything.
 Jack O'Brien had the better of the six-round bout with Jim Jehords Thursday night at the Broadway Atl- letfc club, Philadelphia In the tAird round Jeffords had O'Brien q little groggy, but he soon recovered and held the advantage to the end of the fight
 Jack NdeClelland aud Jimmy Reeder fought six rounds at Keaggy's theater, Greensburg, Thursday night. The men fought furiouSly from the start NrcClelland, in trying to knock Reeder out in the first round, had a bone broken in his right hand. After that he fought cautiously, but could not make any impression on Reeder. The fight was a draw.
 Terry McGovarl's brother, Hughey. knocked out Johnny Allen in the third round of slashing fight yesterday af- l ternoon. The knockout blow was a right to the stomach. and up to that :. time Allen had a little the better of the fierce battling. The pair slugged I each other viciousIy from the start. l Aliens garneness saved him in the sec l ond round. Chick Turner and Billy ! Willis engaged in a six-round enconn- ter iu which Willis showed to the bet l ter advantage.
 l Boston Jig Stone boxed a fifteen round bout with Tommy Daily of Brooklyn at the TamLnany A. O., Bos- ] ton, yesterday afternoon, the referee calling 1t a draw. There is great rival ry between the pair and they made 1t a fast and interesting go- Last night l Cyclone Robinson, big colored boxer from Providence, was scheduled to box fifteen rounds with Dick OBrien { of Lewiston. The affair did not go through the second round, for after the colored man had been foored seven times by left hand wallops the referee stopped the bout.
 Joe Tipnan Of Baltimore and Kid Williams Of Philadelphia fought fifteen { rounds to q draw at the Eureka Ath- I lectic club, Baltimore, yesterday after. noon. It was one of the best bouts seen this season. Tn the first ten rounds the youngsters hammered each other in lively style Tipman landed oftener than Williams, and in the sixth round had the latter going After the tenth round, however, the blows of the l local fighter lacked steam, and though I there was considerable infighting neither could land knockout blow.
 The contest for the middleweight l fighting championship between Tommy l Ryan and Jack O'Brien of Fhiladel- phia, which was arranged few weeks I ago, will in all likelihood be decided in San Francisco, The bids for the fight will be opened between January and 6. Already offers have been received l from the Metropolitan A. o. of Detroit and two California clubs. The Nation l al Sporting club of London also has I made an offer, STOOD for the contest O'Brien and Ryan will meet the firsi week in February next. Ryan is train ing in The west. He says that, win oi lose. this will be his last tiGht.
 Explanation of the, remarkable care | devoted by Young Corbett to trainina for his fight with Hanlon was found I today In the fact that the champion ] is to have another battle in January Britt will be his opponent. Corbeti said yesterday: 'sYou can put youl money on me, and you had better gel on now. The price is 10 to s, but il will he 10 to or 2 to i when we entel the ring. I never was so near right 1T my life. I am going to win this fight Cnrioett. 1t Is learned, needs money | The battle with Hritt While uoI ar ranged. is considered sure to takt place. It is also hinted that the wed l ding of the chamnion is likely to follow q victory over Britt.
 "Jin's fighter. but he never get mad" said EvanGelist A. O c. Jeffries father of the champion heavvweigh pueilist. in his sermon last nirht at tht
 Homeward Bound mission. Baltimore "For the hardest licks that he ever go he burst out into q great laugh. There are men as scientific as Jim. buy thes I lose their tempers. and then they IT N off He has learned that man mus lmver get mad if he wants to win ! h9ht.'' This discrssfon of tha possi hiisties of "f4ettfnS Mad and Winnia' I a Fipl1tn was a diuression in ffvhl' dieressiva sermon that the chamnfen': :: fafller delivered to a crowd If a5ou twenty-five tnen. II way Christina al