Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-11
TIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Looks Now as Though Corbett and Jeffpies will Not Meet.

Manager of Fort Erie Club Disguised
 With Both of Them-Terry McGoy- ern Is Out For Many Batues-Kid Carter Defeats John Willie, the Chi cago Heavyweight.
 Buffalo, Feb 11.-Manager Jack Herman of the International A. c. of Fort Erie, said yesterday that he IS thoroughly disgusted with the actions of both Jeffries and Corbett, and un- less the two heavyweights get together at once and sign articles the Fort Erie clubs offer of $25,ooo for twenty round go between the two men will be withdrawn and no further attentlon paid them.
 Last night Herman received the fol- lowing telegram from Corbett:
 Take the articles I signed and go to S+ Louis. See Jeffries and try to get him to sign. Do this before he has chance to slip to England. If he re- fuses everything is off. Wire me what you do in the matter
 JIM CORBETT.
 "I will do nothing further said Herman after reading Corbett's mes sage "The Fort Erie club wants no unnecessary notoriety, and if they do not sign articles within week I will withdraw my offer.
 Kid Garter of Brooklyn defeated John Willie, the Chicago heavyweight, before the Reliance A. O., Oakland, Gal, on Monday night, in a slashlng 15- round bout. The mill went the limit and Garter got the verdict on points. The bout was a slugging affair from the start. That it did not terminate in knockout was surprising in view of the fact that both men are heavy punchers. Several times during the combat Willie was staggering all over the ring and we'll aimed smash would have finished him. Carter, though, was too eager and he rained blow after blow to every spot but the right one. In the early part of the mill Carter cut Willies cheek with a heavy right swing, and in the fourth Willie f1oored. the Brooklyn man by placing the right on the point of sthe chin. Garter was quickly up and by hugging managed to stay out the round.
 Terry McGovern. if he carries out the program he arranged yesterday, will be a busy man during the next six months. In addition to his international match with Ben Jordan on Derby night be- fore the National Sporting club, Lon don, the ex-featherweight champion has agreed to meet Benny Yanger, Abe Attel and Tim Callahan of Philadel- phia. McGovern and Yanger are to fight twenty rounds before the club offering the best purse on March 15. Bids for the mill will be left open un- til February 20. The weight is 13O pounds at the ringside, and each man has agreed to bet $1,0OO on the side. All the details of the match were trans- acted by the long-distance wire as Yanger's manager. John Hertz, is at present in Chicago. The only hitch at first was over the weight question Mo- Govern helding out for 126 pounds at o'clock. .McGovern and Yanger are looked upon as two of the best lads at their weight in the business and the contest between them ought to prove interesting. In all probability the tilt will be held in San Francisco. Terry's
 
 International A. c. of Fort Erie on March 2, according to a statement made by Manager Herman yesterday. McGovern's mill with Callahan is in allowance, but the chances of it beinc held are good A club in Philadel, phia has offered McGovern purse to have 1t come off a week from tonight Up to date the articles of agreement for Terry's tilt with Jordan have not been signed. The papers are expected daily and ought to be here before the end of the current week. The expense money will not arrive until after the articles have ben signed McGoyern is to receive $1,000, which is just as much as Tom Sharkey and Gus Ruh. lin got when they went abroad to fight before the club last summer.