Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-14
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Sharkeyi Will be Given First
 Chance at Munpoe.

Sharkey Has Posted Forfeit to Meet
 the,s Miner-Young Corbett Has a
 Rich Backer at Hot Springs-Jef- .s fries Saves Mexican Pete' From j Going to Jail -Dannys Duane Makes
 a Good Showing With Fitzgerald.
 Hot Springs. Ark. Jan 14.-Bily Eng strom of Butte has been admiring Young Corbett's ability to use his fists for some time past, and so good has been the impression made on,the Mon tana man that he has decided to,back the agile fighter ito the limit" as he says. Corbett's new packer is. man of wealth, young and very much inter- ested, in the pugilist. He will make 2 side bet of $10000 on the result of a fight between his favorite and Jimmy Britt if such q match can be arranged. Engstrom Is a partner of "Swede Sam," the man who bucks the tiger so persistentlya at the Springs.
 Chicago. Jan 14.--Jack Munroe, the. Butte, Mont, miner pugllist, accompanied by his manager, Clark Bali, Bob Fitz- simmons's brother-in-law. arrived ill Chicago shortly before noon yesterday. After registering at the Palmer house they met Tom Sharkey and talked over the prospects of q match. No article of agreementlof any kind as signed as Manager Ball, on account, of the en- agreements dn view for Munroe, de- clined to attach his signature to any document. 1t was, however, agreed that Sharkey will be the first to get on a match With tn Butte, champion. "Den- ver' Ed Smith and Billy Madden, his manager, who are ensroute to the Pa CHG coast, called on AMunroe and Ball to try4to arrange match, but failed to get any promise. The Butte man and Ball left for Buffalo last night, where they will remain only few hours. leaving for New York tonight. Tom Sharkey's manager, Barney Reich, yes terday posted a forfeit of $2,5OO for Munroe to cover when he reaches New York. Reich will try toinduce Ball to post aiforfeit for Munroe the fight. to be for any number of rounds Munroe may want to go and for the biggest purse offered by a responsible club Bali claims that 8 purse of $20,0O0 will pc hung up for the fig -. by party of r1cn mining men of Butte, the meeting to take place in that city,
 SalttLake City. Utah. Jan 14.-Cham- pion Jim Jeffries did a favor for Mex ican Pete" Everett yesterday that should put the so-called prize fighter under everlasting obligations to the big boilermaker. Notwithstandinp +he assertion of the Mexican that he could put both Jeff and Fitz out of business. ana that he would proceed to put this into execution the instant he saw them. Jeffries saved him from serving a thirty day term in prison. Pete had Deen sentenced for vagrancy. Jeffries heard of Pete's predicament and sent Billy Armstrong to the police station w1th instructions to pay his fine. When Pere was released he said to Jeffries:
 You are all right, Jeff, and take it all back. You can lick me with both hands tied around your back. But.n continued Pete, turning to Fitzsim mons, who was in the crowd, 'tthis does not apply to you" "Oh, I'll let you bor- row $2 from me, and then I'll be all right, too, Pete,' replied Fitzsimmons in genial way.
 Danny Duane gave one of the best exhibitions of his fighting career against Willie Fitzgerald, the clever south Brooklyn boy, at the Washing ton Sporting club. Philadelphia, on Monday night. Fitzgerald had height and weight in,his favor. but at the end of the sixth and last round the New Yorker showed equal honors with his opponent. In one of the preliminary bouts George Cole demonstrated the art of delivering solar plexus blow on Sailor" Green in the first round The latter was not knocked out, but he hadn't enough wind to continue