Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
THE PUGILISTS.
Jim Jeffpies Anxious About His
 f Check

Check
 His Share of Fifteen Thousand Dol lars Given By Wrong Check-Dan- ny Duane Whipped in Punch
 The Sweeney Brothers, Patsy and
 Peter, Do Some Stunts.
 A dispatch from San Francisco states that Jim Jeffries passed a few anxious moments after the big fight. When he settled up with the Yosemite club he was given large bunch of money and check tor $l5,0OO. Some of his friends told him he was foolish to accept such a large check, for it was not dead certain that the club had this amount of money ill the bank, They said he should nave insisted on cash, and nothing else; but Jenres, wno does not lose any sleep over business matters, deciareu that the packers or the Yosemite club were honorable lnen and he would take their check for a great deal more money. The matter was dropped uptn Jenrles repaired the next day to the Western bank to draw his money. The cashier examined the check carefully and then looked at some books. All this time the cham pion was getting uneasy, but you can imagine his feelings when the cashier returned and broke the news that the Yosemite club had no money on sde- posit. Jeff insisted that it had, but the cashier thought he ought to know bet ter, as he had access to the accounts. Finally Jeff left, feeling that the warn ings of his friends had come true and that the club had deeced him out of. half of his earnings. As soon as his legs could carry him he hunted up Jimmy Coffroth and demanded what he meant by passing him such phony check. Why, that check is good, said Coffroth, asking to see it. We'll, go and cash it if you think it is," re-i piled Jeff. handing it back. II won't try to get any money on it. continued Coffroth, after running his eye over the document. Ut is a wonder you were not arrested, but it was all my fault. I don't know how came to have that blank Western bank check in my pocket The truth of the mat ter is all our money is in the Cfocker- Woolworth.' And Coffroth sat down aud wrote check for $150Oo on this ble whatever cashing.
 The Gladiator Athletic club of Fall River Monday night was packed to the doors. It is estimated that fully 1,5OO people paid admission to see what started out to be the best event of the season in the fistie line, but ended rath= CT abruptly, for Martin Canole sue ceeded in putting Danny Duane, the New Yorker, to the mat for the count in the opening round by terrific upper cut to the stomach. The round started out by an exchange of rights and lefts. Several clinches followed, and in one of these Canole managed to drive T terrific left upper cut to Duane's stom- ach, causing the New York to drop to the mat writhing in pain. . His man ager claimed that he had been fouled, and asked that a physician be sum- moned at once. Two appeared and after a short examination declared that blood had been found on place below the belt, but would not state that it had been caused by Canole's glove. Referee Staunton Abbott said that he did not see a foul blow struck and therefore awarded the decision to Canole. At the close of the boxing event Match maker Howie Hodgkins of the Saun- derstown Social and Athletic associa- tion, offered a purse of $500 for another meeting of Duane and Canole, the same to constitute the main number r 7aV oafi o% loo& ra1T1 Johnny Mack accepted on behalf of Duane. and made the proposition that the managers agree to the taking of the whole or nothing of the purse in case a match is brought about.
 Manchester, N. H., Sept 2.-Monday night was a great night for the SWee- ney brothers, Patsey and Peter. the former whipping Andy Watson in fifteen-round glove fight and the latter winning from Ed Brown. the foundry man, in six rounds of what was to have been an eight-round bout. The matches took place under the auspices of the Queen City Athletic club at the Massabesic coliseum. The feature bout was the meeting between Patsey Sweeney and Andy Watson, and, as clever as Watson is known to be, he was outfought in nearly every round. only coming out anywhere near on even terms in the first and second rounds. Sweeney was in fine physical condition, and put up one of the fastest and most heavy exhibitions of his en- tire ring career. As usual ne forced inc fighting and administered terrific punishment to the black man, especial ly by his body blows. Watson never before underwent such punishment and remained on his feet. Owen Ken ney was the referee. and there were no r7issenters from his decisions. Patsey Sweeney and Jimmy Gardner of Low ell have been matched for twenty round bout to decision, the encounter to take place in this city within three weeks.
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