Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
THE PUGlLISTS.
Black FitZsimmons Does Up a
 Bridgeport Boxer.

It Was the Old Style Barn Fight, With
 Small Gloves-Yanger and Broad
 Contest Will Not Be stopped-Bel-
 field Walcott Meets a Tartar-Jim
 Jeffries Wins a Battle.
 Bridgeport, May Fully 15O sports from this city and vicinity congregated in a barn outside the Jurisdiction of the Fairfield county authorities We'd nesday night to witness what was tip- ped off to be finish fight with small gloves between Black Fitzsimmons, now of this city, and one Blackey, a white man said to be a railroad man. The tip had been uqietly passed around and those who were let in on the ground floor were cautioned to keep a close mouth As a result the authorities of the place where the battle took place knew aught of it. The gathering in cluded many well known local lovers of fighting The crowd was most orderly.
 The men entered the ring shortly after 9. The negro was in the pink of shape while his adversary appeared to be overburdened with superhuous av- ordupois. Fitzsimmons was the fla vorite with the bettors as he has a fairly good record, while little was known of the prowess of the railroad man. whose fistic achievements rested solely upon the number of rough and tumble encounters in which he had shown an appetite for punishment and demonstrated an ability to administer the gaff.
 Blackey was however, plainly out of shape and it was the belief of the eagle eyed veterans of the ringside that the entertainment would be of brief dura- ton.
 Fitzsimmons rushed into the center of the ring, which was pitched on a barn floor, at the call of time. Blackey did not rise so promptly and the result was that he was sent backwards with crushing blow on the jaw The white man, however, did not appear to mind that. for he sprang forward and in rattling mixup which ensued, he gave fairly good account of himself.
 The first round was corncracker Both men hammered away as if they desired to end hostilities without fur there ado. The colored fighter tried for the head and jaw while the white man contented himself with playing for the body.
 It appeared as if some one of the two would surely be knocked out before 1 the bell changed the close of the initial inning. But they were each afoot and hard at it when time was called and they were sent to their corners Sc well did Blackey show up that many thought he had an even break. It was observed, however, as he sat in his cor ner that he beloved like a porpoise bad sign at such an early stage o1 the battle. ...
 When the second round opened Fitz 1 simmons was more cautious than wher he first faced his rival. Blackey, how ever, was out to win or lose in shor order. He waded into the colored mar in a sort of clumsy fashion. Fftz simmons punished him severely ant after one minute and a half of fighting in the second round the white mar went down and staid there for tht limit. The blow which finished Black ey was right to the jaw.
 Fitzsimmons was declared the win ner and received the purse, $125 Blackey said he would train for an other go with the colored man and h, was assured that he would be accom- modated as he, proved rather sof thing.
 The crowd paid at the rate of $1 ; head to see the mill and they wer hardly satisfied with the result.
 Louisville, May 1.-Mayor Grainge yesterday announced after considering communication from the Citizens league that he would interfere in tn Yanger-Broad contest scheduled fo Saturday night only in the event .tha the fight should become brutal. Tn
 men are to go twenty rounds. Dav Sullivan has telegraphed Manager Ora of the Southern Athletic club a cha
 lenge to the winner of the bout. George Considine said yesterday tha
 his brother Billy had decided to aban -