Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02

It will be a surprise to many people
 hwo were present last night to know that there were several ministers pres
 ent at the boxing bouts. They were
 there to observe and possibly to report
 their observations. Among the minis ters were Rev Dr Anderson and Rev MT Lewis of this city and several m1n- itsers from Hartford. It is said that the Hartford ministers also attended | the bouts held in New Britain in the | afternoon and came over here to see
 those in the evening. They certainly saw nothing in the bouts held in this
 city which would make them feel that | boxing should be prohibited. They
 saw one man knocked out, but as they are all college graduates undoubtedly | they would not count that very seri- l ously if they will stop to think of the | football games they witnessed and per- | haps took part in. According to all re | ports, too, the bouts in New Britain | were not out of the tame class. How
 ever, no report has yet been made and
 perhaps it never will, be. -s,s
 Fort Erie, Ont, Jan 2.-Clever "Phil-
 adelphia" Jack O'Brien administered
 wicked beating to Al Wein1g in twelve
 rounds of whirlwind fighting in the
 ring of the International Athletic club
 here yesterday afternoon. After cut
 ting the Buffalo boxers face to ribbons
 and pounding him unmercifully about
 the body. throughout the entire fight, l O'Brien completely knocked Weinig 1 out with we'll directed right hand up l percut to the jaw after two minutes of
 the twelfth round had been fought l The battle from beginning to end was
 a one sided affair. O'Brien did all the | fighting and had he hit trifie harder l with either hand he could easily have l stopped Weinig at any stage of the fight As 1t was, he practically had 1 Weinig out at the end of each round,
 but, he was evidently playing with him
 all the time. To Weinig must go the credit of being past master at the art | of taking punishment without being
 able to give any in return. He Is a powerful man in build. Against OBrien he fought as he has against ! every other fighter he has met. He
 stood up straight with his left hand I out in front of him, and jabbed blindly l at space. Occasionally he rushed at O'Brien, who smilingly sent in a'volley
 of short arm swings and uppercuts
 which would invariably send Weinig
 fying against the ropes. Then O'Brien
 would slip away, threatening to let up
 in his fighting. An instant later he
 would rush in with bewildering feints
 and jabs and hammer Weinig with
 lightning like hooks and jolts, which
 Weinig would take without a sign of
 wincing. From the first round 1t was
 a case of how long it would take Jack
 to land on the vital spot. He brought
 into play every known tactic. First
 he would rush in for free for all mix.
 up, then he would back away and
 dance and jab Weinig with telling ef,
 feet. Still, the latter fought gamely
 on to the end. When he left the ring
 Weinig's face and body looked as
 though they had passed through foot
 ball scrimmage. He was cheered wild ly by the 5000 or more men about the } ringside for his display of gameness
 In the first round O'Brien smothereG } Weinig. After boxing about one min
 ute he landed a heavy left swing or the jaw. Down went Weinig. He took , the count of nine and got to his fee ' and fought back hard. O'Brien the1
 began to toy with Al. He simply ja:bbed and jabbed him until heabega1 to grow tired of his play. Weinig wa! : in bad way at the end of the round
 The second was another slaughter, st 7 far as Weinig was concerned. Hi! eyes began to close and O'Brfel a times would deliberately stand oiIs anC take full swings at his jaw. Hewoult land, but Weinig only laughed and Dor, Isinto more of the punishment O'Briel , was so speedily handing out. Tn tn, , third, fourth and fifth rounds O'Brie1 gave a splendid exhibition of his clever ness, combined with good footwork 7 He used both hands like piston rods l And so it was in each round followin, until the finish,
 New Britain, Jan 2.-Before a holi $ day audience of 1,500 sports gathered 3 from all parts of the state, Gus Gard l ner of Philadelphia yesterday made 5 weak and intellectual attempt to wres the lightweight championship from Jo 5 Clans. Gardner played to stay tel
 rounds, and on this possibility ther l was heavy betting. He succeeded il . doing so. In the eleventh he graspe, !, Cans tightly about the waist and threv s him heavily upon his back. As he ha, ? been cautioned repeatedly against hold Ing, Referee John Willis promptly end |, ed the bout and awarded the honors t 6 Cans. Cans could not get Gardner il S | - E~TNS ANAS5N NAAOuS3A dl1OW ulH U I strike blow until the fourth round . Gardner avoiding his leads by cleve t foot work and puerile clinching. Cans S left went to the jaw repeatedly in tn I rounds that followed and several time @ Gardner took the count. The bel t saved him from being finished in tn P eighth round. Warm preliminarie I saved the card from being dull. In e hot go at 128 pounds between Jerr V Maher of Hartford and Kid Gleason O r this city, Maher saved himself fron I being put out in the fourth round by Q foul.
 r shamokin, Pa, Jan 2.-George, Col h of Trenton, N. J.. defeated lame @ Watts of Louisville, Ky in four round l. of what was to have been a fifteen h round contest at the Twentieth Ger I tury club house in Coal township. yes e terday afternoon, for q purse of 20
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