Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-04
THE PUGILISTS.
Fort Erie Club Offers Purse For
 Copbett And Jeffries

Corbett And Jeffries
 Willing to Give Twenty five Thousand
 Dollars-Will Put Up Ten Thousand
 as a uarantee-Tommy Ryan Has
 Some Peculiar Notions About Fitz-
 simmons Match.
 Jack Herman, the matchmaker of sne International A. 0. at Fort Erie, Ont, has renewed his offer of 2o,OQ0 purse for a battle between Jeffries and Uorbett. He also agrees to hang up purse of $10O0o for 8 'go' between Fitzsimmons and Ryan, and in the event of Young Corbett and McGovern not being able to carry out their con- tract in San Francisco, Manager Her man says he may be considered a bid- der for meeting between the great featherweights. T cannot under stand" said Manager Herman, just as be was leaving town for Buffalo last night. 'twhy Jeffries and Corbett did not accept our purse of. $25,000 offered some time ago. We were willing to do anything that was reasonable, and If they had given our proposition any consideration we would have assured them that the battle would have been fought Now, we will give them an other chance. Our offer is a purse of E25.0OO, and if they are satisfied to ac- cept, we will place half the amount in cash in any bank Jeffries and Corbett may name. If we fail to live up to our agreement they can make $6,250 each, which we think is enough to compen- sate them for their trouble. We would not do this if 1t was thought there was chance of the authorities stopping the contest. As for Fitzsimmons and Ryan, we are ready to give them a purse of $10,00O Fitzsimmons has been notified. and judging from the Cornishman's anxiety to get at Ryan, It is believed that he will accept. We will be ready to hold that fight in May or June. but they can meet earlier if they desire. A later date, however, would please us better" Tom Shar- keys opinion of the proposed battle be- tween Jeffrfes and Corbett is that if the champion goes for Corbett from the first sound of the gong the fight will not last six rounds. Five tackled them both," said Sharkey yesterday, and know what I am talking about Jabbers are all right for fancy exhibi- tions, but they lon't win. Tn the bat tie between Jeff and Corbett at the old Coney Island A. C. some five years ago. the only round in which the cham pion went at Corbett he put him out. The latter hasn't got knockout punch in him. So far as condition goes, Jeff only needs to take weight off. Corbett may have built up, but he would have to be as tall as twenty-story sky- scraper to do anything. Corbett's best blow is a left hand hook. but he can't, hurt. He needs niore chest and mus eies. The champion has this to say regarding his talked of bout with Cor pett: T really don't. think that Cor Rett will fight me. The fact that he demands a purse of $25. .OOO makes me think he won't fight. He knows no club will hang up such a purse Cor bett's talk that he is entitled to fight with me is all bosh Sharkey. by right. IS more entitled to a fight with me than Gofbett. because he is the only man I dld not knock out. If do fight with Gorbett it won't be repetition of the Ganey Island fight. Then just boxed Rlm carefully and gently and did not try to rough it. Tn our next fight I will sail right into him from the mo- ment the bell rings. don't think the light will last long. I will demand that we fight under the Marquis of Queens berry rules, which will allow me to punch away in clinches as long as one of my hands is free.''
 New York, March 4.-Upon the de seription he had read of the meeting of Corbett and Jeffries in a Broadway sa- loon last Saturday, to talk about con ditions for fight. Alderman Mccall wrote long resolution. which he pre- sented to the board yesterday, calling 1pon the police commissioner to en. force the excise law as strictly on the west side of the city as on the east side In the preamble he said that some z quarters of the city were more favored than others, that all the laws were not impartially enforced, and that the Cor. bett-I eTries meeting to promote a prize fight was clear violation of the law.
 "Why should thug from southern California exclaimed Mir Mccall, s'be allowed to come here and grind his feeth and threaten to kill a citizen oj New York. and arra1fge a prize fight ir a Broadway saloon when people on the east side were arrested for selling 6 drink? I know that nolice inspector and two captains were standing on the corner of the street. near the saloon where this prize fight was arranged'
 The resolution was made a special order for next Tuesday.
 Terry McGoverr's cold will not keer him from beoinning his trip to Sar Francisco to-day. where he has con -fractad to meet ,Yorng Corhatt or Tuesday. March 21. The former cham pion. accompanied by Joe Humphries -"--------- -- DsmxunEnn mnm