Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-24
THE PUGILISTS.
Jeffries and Corbett May Meet
 In Cuba.

Jeffries and Corbett May Meet
 In Cuba.
 Clubs in the West Will Not Offer Big
 Purse-Joe Cans Put Out Jack Ben
 nett-McGovern Will ace Yanger.
 Bridgeport, March 24.-Nine hundred people were present at Turn hall last night to see U. s. Cannon of Hartford, known as the Black Fitzsimmons," try conclusions with Peter Jackson, an- other colored boxer, from New York. The match was to be ten rounds at catch weights, but "Fitzsimnons" was awarded the decision in the fourth round. The fourth was short. There Eas a rapid exchange of blows and a clinch. Jackson led, but Fitz lodged and returned with a blow on the neck. Another clinch followed and in the break away there was another lively mixup. Fitz sent Jackson to the floor and he remained there several seconds. He rose to his feet only to go down again. This time he grabbed Fitzsim- mons and tried to wrestle and the ref cree stepped m and awarded the match to Fitzsimmons. The preliminary be- tween Harris and O'Brien was fast The men statred at lively work, and Harris kept the pace that he cut out. O'Brien was no match for his oppo- nent and showed signs of fatigue at the end of the first round. Harris did most of the leading, easily breaking down O'Brien's guard and finding him at will The decision was given to Har- ris in the second round.
 Pittsburg, March 24-Joe Cans, champion lightweight pugilist, knocked out Jack Bennett of McKeesport, Pa, in the fifth round last night. Cans, up to the beginning of the fifth round, let Bennett do the fighting. Then the negro started in and knocked his man down three times, the last time for the knockout.
 The first big bet on the result of the twenty round fight between Young Corbett and Terry McGovern for the featherweight championship of the world which will be decided at San Francisco on the last day of this month, was offered yesterday by Fred Brooks, Wall street broker, who wanted to lay $1,00o even on McGov- ern.
 There is talk now of having the bat tie between Jim Jeffries and Jim Cor bett held in Cuba. It is understood that when Paddy Carroll of Chicago made his offer of $30,OoO for the scrap on Saturday, he had Havana in mind and that if he secures the mill he will have it decided there It is further said that Carroll has received assur- ances from the authorities of Cuba that there will be no interference The idea of having contests of importance held in Cuba is not new. Several pro motors tried the scheme, but at the last moment they were forced to aban- don 1t because the government would not stand for it.
 An agreement has been entered into between Sam Harris for Terry McGoy- ern and John Hertz, acting for Benny Yanger, the "Tipton Slasher,'' where by McGovern is to meet Yanger in a twenty round bout whether Terry loses or wins from Young Corbett. While en route for San Francisco, Harris stopped over in Chicago and ar ranged terms with Hertz. The battle will in all probability take place in the east, possibly before the International A. 0. of Fort Erie. A mill between the two was to have been decided before the club on March 15, but when Me- Govern secured his present Ego" with Young Corbett, Yanger good naturedly allowed McGovern to cancel the bout. Yanger's next fight will be with Hughy McPadden of Brooklyn. They are to box twenty rounds at Milwaukee on March 27.
 Tim Callahan has called off his match with Kid Broad, which was to have taken place at Hot Springs next Thursday night. Callahan met with an accident in his contest with Young Tipman of Baltimore at Philadelphia on Saturday night. In the third round of the fight Callahan landed a stingina right on Tipman's head, and when he returned to his corner after the round he found that he had severely injured his right hand, Callahan in spite of , this had the better of the mill through out and would have received the decis- ion had one been rendered This is the second time Callahan has been forced to postpone his battle with Broad. The club may try to secure some other man to take Callahan S place and defer the encounter a couple i. of weeks.
 San Francisco, March 24-Within a few days the officers of the different local athletic clubs will send in their bids for the Jeffries-Corbett fight. Al hands are on edge as to the amount of the purse to offer, and the chances. are that no bid in excess of $2O,OOO will be made. The club men do not know how the affair will be received by the pub RinMnInc Qnd !