Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-20
THE PUGILISTS.
New Britain Suffers From an
 Injunction Process.

This Affects Only the Lovers of Box
 ing, However-Eddie Lenny Whips
 Joe Fairburn-Terry McGovern and
 Young Corbett Outdistanced by Jim
 my Britt as an Orator.
 pittsburg, March 2O-Billy Delaney, manager of Champion Jeffries, left here last night for San Francisco, where he will open the bids on April i for the Jeffries-Corbett fight. Ihe champion will train for the mill at Los Angeles.
 The sponge played prominent part in the twenty-round contest between Eddie Lenny and Joe Fairburn or Philadelphia before the Savannah A. O., Savannah, Ga, on Wednesday night. The mill, which was spirited and full of ginger ended in the sixteenth round with Fairburn the loser. In this round one of Fairburn's seconds tossed the sponge into the ring as an admission of defeat Fairburn rebel led against this, saying that he was strong and wished to continue. But the Philadelphian was weak and tot terinv and would have been complete ly knocked out in another round. The result was a surprise to the large crowd, who thought that Fairburn would win. He appeared to be much stronger in the earlier rounds, and in the sixth round he split Lenny's lip with a heavy swing. But after that he tired and Lenny had no trouble in getting the big end of the purse.
 New Britain, March 20-Prizefght- ing in New Britain has been stopped by injunction. At present the in- junction is temporary one restraining City Clerk Thompson from issuing li- censes for fights. The injunction was granted by Judge John J. Coats on the affidavit of ex-Mayor M. o. Webster and is in the form of a civil action of the city against the clerk. Tn the in- function it is pointed out that licenses for the fights have been issued and that these fights are crimes and misde- meanors at common law and that there Is nothing in, the city charter or ordi- nances that authorizes the licensing of such fights and therefore the licenses that have been issued were unlawful and unauthoriZSS.
 The fact that such an injunction had been issued became public to-day when Michael McCabe applied for license for the Pastime Athletic club for fight for next week. The power to is- sue licenses has been delegated to City Clerk Thompson as clerk of the license committee and under the instructions of the license committee of the council he has always issued licenses when the cash was Forthcoming. When he refused Manager McCabe there was considerable surprise, as those inter- ested in fights believed that all opposi- ton to them had petered out.
 Not the least interesting event was the introduction of Young Corbett and Terry McGovern in San Francisco. re- gently, at an athletic tournament. The former said he proposed to win and would be in condition Master Me Govern promised to regain what he termed his 'laurials.' McGovern locke plnched of features and Corbett rather fat. Neither one will ever receive any gold medals for oratorical achievement. Their receptions were e/scrupulously i'm partial. But the wirilwind of aIjplause broke loose when the local idol. Jim- my Britt, paid his compliments to the Portland referee, who decided against him on foul the other night. MT Britt is q natty youth, we'll educated, a bookkeeper for his father, wealthy plumber, and talks as well as he fights. He has McGovern beaten block when it comes to pronouncing jawbreakers, like laurels.' His burning ambition just now Is to be an actor, and he has already been given a chance by Fred Belasco in melodrama at the Central Hackett and Faversham want to watch out for him. James is a dangerous candidate for the matinee idol cham. pionship."