The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-21
Kid Critic and Andy Watson Go Twelve
Rounds to Draw at Boston.
Brown Loses to Holy Cross in Furious
Basketball Game.

his honeymoon, rot into the ring az the
Central club again last evening and after
e rounds OF boxing with Andy Watson
Referee Ksevin announced a draw. This
pair met some time ago. when the for1nor
got the dscision, hut since then Watson
has been anxious for another match with
the BROOKLYN boy The accommodation To
him resulted I'm rather poor contest for
almost 10 rounds, for all the pair did WAS
rish and eltnch IL wss absolutely Inn
possible 20 break thenl, and uey refusea
To rapsrste after once becoming locked
I'm each others arms
Each was AFRAID OF the other sneaking
a punch, and the result was that for 10
rounds huxging honors were about even.
After that they mixed II a httie and heos
neither seemed To get any advanthse
Watson sent I'm many hard rights and
lefts 70 the head and body. which did no
other ds mage than 20 draw the blood
from Grinos upal The latter hooked to
the body st every opportunity and jabbed
his Jeff HAND into Wstson's face. snd
aside from making die colored boxer
bit careful there was no result
The only startling feature OF the even
ing wae that there was no police raid.
Many went TO the club looking for this.
but the secretary was a trihe cautious as
10 who got by him. and the result was
that no policemen got into the building
and the events ran their scheduled
courses.
In the preliminaries Young Sammy's
eecoud threw UP the sponge in tho fourth
Joe Reed and AL Dixon boxed a elk
round draw.
BIDS TO BE OPENED.
New York. Jan. H.-Whether there is
70 be a fight between Tom Sharkey and
Jack Niunroe win be definitely known to
day. when bids. II any are received. will
be opened The men decided 90 choose
q battle-ground last Friday. but the lack
OF proposals compelled them TO postpone
the decision. Sharkey is hopeful that
some club will come forward with an
offer, and TO this end mas done some pre-
paratory training. The chances OF the
fight taking place in public does not seem
as bright as the men expected owing TO
the fact that each bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check calling for
$500 And there Is another drawback.
and that Is that San Francisco cannot
hid for the encounter, because Sharke;
refuses 10 fight there. Sharkey says that
n no Nght N he'd Il will not be because
he is at fault az ne Is satisfied 10 take
Munroe on In private 10 a finish. II there
81 no other way OF deciding the mill.
Rut An doing this. ne insists on n side bet
Of from 5000 10 5000
RIrHI,IN VS.. FERGUSON
New York. Jan 2i-Gus Rubin - TO
have another chance TO wipe out the poor
showing no made recently against Sandy
Ferguson OF Boston. The pair have been
matched 20 meet for 15 rounds before the
Criterion Athletic club Boston, on Jan.
&C.
The last time Rubin and Ferguson
fought the outcome was a draw. In that
mill however. Rubin had the time OF MS
carer. He explained afterward that he
held Ferguson too cheaply and that he
bad not trained az he should. IL Fergu-
son wins he will try TO arrange n match
with Fitzsimmons He has already posted
q forfeit 20 this effect.
FORBES vs.. ATTBLI.
New York. Jan. PA match for the
featherweight championship of America
hss been arranged between Abe Attell OF
California ana Harry Forbes OF Chicago.
They are to have Il out at 100 pounds.
weigh in at the ring side before the club
donating the best purse No date has yet
been selected, but in ell probability the
two will meet before one OF the San,
Francisco clubs in March. Both boys met
a. few weeks ago I'm Indianapolis in a 10
round bout which resulted in n draw, but
the weight OF that mill was 122 pounds at
= o'clock. In the event OF winning II is
Forbes intention or going 10 England 10
meet George Dixon. Forbes was formerly
the bantam champion Of America.