Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-14
THE PUGILISTS.
Young Corbett Refuses to Shake
 Hands With McGovern.

e Latter Is Angry and Wants Trouble Right Away-Fi -Fitzsimmons Wants & Go With Bare Knuckles- -Tokell and Dougherty in Good Bout--Four Other Battling Contests.
 Greenwich, March 14.The break ing of ground yesterday at East Port Chester for a large building on the site which Tom O'Rourke is said to have obtained an option on what is said to be the first step in the erection of q clubhouse in which boxing contests are to be held. Two years ago O'Rourke prepared plans for such a building there and stated that he had arranged with the Consolidated road to run special trains to Port Chester and side track them close to theN clubhouse doors. All that O'Rourke lacked was the permission of the Connecticut legis- lature. He applied for charter for the Royal Golf and Athletic club, but did not succeed, so gave up the idea then. The Judiciary committee at
 
 eration, which is generally understood to be the same as the Royal Golf club. It was presented by Senator McNeill of bouts with eight-ounce gloves under the supervision of state commissioner to be appointed. The bill generously takes the state into partnership in the prize fighting business and guarantees to provide revenue from each con test It is asserted by the advocates of the bill that 1t Is favored by most of the mayors. prosecuting attorneys and prominent people of the state, be- cause it will do away with brutal fights. J. Frank Mclaughlin, mana ger of the East Port Chester ball club, and an all-around sporting man ad- mits he Is secretary of the new club, but refuses to say anything. Prosecut- ing Attorney James Walsh says the club will never get foothold here.
 
 Four rattling boxing bouts were de- cided in different cities on Thursday night and all of them were largely attended The best battle proved to be the one between Abe Attell and Eddie Toy, before the San Francisco A. O., San Francisco. Toy agreed to knock Attell out in twenty rounds, but the lat ter turned the tables on his opponent by staying the limit and winning. Att tell was the aggressor throughout. Part of the receipts went to the family of Frank Mcconnell. who was recent Iy injured in a contest.
 Jimmy Handler of Newark made his re-entrance into the ring against George Cole. colored, after an absence of several months. The battle was decided before the Broadway A. O., Philadelphia, and was limited to six rounds. Handler. as soon as the mill began, showed that he has deteriorated for lie was slow and cumbersome and lacked strength Cole, on the contrary was speedy, and in the second round defeated Handler who was knocked down three times before the referee rame to Jimmy's rescue and stopped further hostilities.
 Before the Troy Athletic club, Fall River. Martin Canole of Fall River and Toe Handler came together for ten rounds. However, the mill went only four rounds, with Canole the victor. Handler, who is brother of Jimmy was in poor form and fioundered all over the ring. Only in the first round did he make any kind of showing. Tn the fourth Canole pummelled Handler sn all sides, and before a Knockout 2 could be administered the referee as- Ierted his authority by calling a halt md giving the verdict to Gamble.
 Little Tommy Feltz of Brooklyn had close call fn his twelve-round battle with Johnny Briggs of Chelsea, Mass. Briggs outpointed Feltz all the way, put luckily for the local man no decis- on was rendered. Briggs tried for a knockout toward the finish. but was Oo tired to get home deciding blow.
 Boston. March 14.-Joe Walcott, the Nelterweight champion has issued challenge to Jack Munroe, the Butte miner The challenge says that Wal Dtt is willing to box Munroe before my club and allow Munroe the entire purse to go into the ring with him.
 Boston. March 14.-Hugh Murphy of Kew York got the decision over Billy Ryan of South Boston in a ten-round bout at the Lenox A. c. last night. It was Murphy's first appearance here, md although he has been winning over come of the best featherweights in lie country, it was hardly expected hat he would make such show of the pcal boxer as he did.
 Philadelphia, March 14.-Andrew rokell, the former bantam champion if England. who was recently defeat