Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-06
Fisz Talks of O'Brien.

days trip out of the city, He was
 shown the report of how he was want ed by Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien to battle for the middleweight title and a side bet of $1oooo.
 A long pause followed the perusal of she article by the ancient one, while he ruminated.
 Well, you sea, I don't like to get mixed up in this word painting affair.""
 said Fitz. T will say, however. that I lost about $7OO one night just be-
 cause I thought I might get O'Brien into a match.
 "f was to show in Pittsburg, but O'Brien came around with proposi-
 tion to fight me and bet $s,0 GOO on the
 side. I threw over the engagement
 and wired him that my money was
 posted at a newspaper office and I
 would come on at once as soon as he
 let me know that he had done likewise at Philadelphia paper.
 T waited for reply all that even
 ing when I might have been earning
 money. The reply never came
 Now he wants to fight me for $10,-
 900 instead of $5,O0O. All I have to
 say is that this Is probably twice as
 big bluff as his former one"
 Yomng Coxbett and yalltvaa Matched.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. -- The twenty round bout between Young
 Corbett and Dave Sullivan for the featherwe2gh: championship of the world has been definitely arranged.
 They win box at Mechanics pavilion
 in San Francisco on Feb 2a under the auspices of the Yosemite Athletic club, of which Jim Conroth is the match
 maker According to the articles of agreement. they will clash at 130
 pounds, weigh in at 6 p. m. on the l night of the fight
 Jackson Deseated Mike Donovan. BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.--Young Peter Jackson, colored welterweight boxer of this city, got the decision over Mike
 Donovan of Rochester, N. Y, in their fifteen round contest before the Eureka
 Athletic and Social club. The cosored
 boy clearly had the better of the argu-
 ment and was the stronger at the fin fish. The decision of the referee was l not at all objectionable to the white
 man
 Johnny Reagan, of Brooklyn, chal- lenged Abe Attell at the ringside Mon day night after Attell had knocked out Harry Forbes, and they will be match ed to fight next month.
 Willie Fitzgerald. of Brooklyn, and Buddy Ryan, the Chicago light 4aI, 4~ a1-l,% ! next month before the Silver Bow fight at 135 pounds.
 One thing to be considered at the meeting of the boxing promoters to be held in Detroit next Sunday is the suppression of the newcomers to the boxing who call themselves 'Kfd''
 this or Young that.
 One of the Philadelphia boxing clubs is bidding for a match between 1 Bob Fitzsimmons and Marvin Hart 1 If a twenty-round bout will be allow
 ed in Louisville the men will fight
 there as both prefer the longer dis, tance.
 Matty Mathews, the e1-welter-
 weight champion, and Sam Langford
 the colored lightweight, of Boston who has a decision over Joe Cans to
 his credit, will box ten rounds tonight
 at l3S pounds before the Warren A
 c, of New Bedford, Mass. George Gardiner. the light heavy
 weight, having disposed of his racing
 stable, has gone to Chicago to fight He has offers to fight Diamond
 Dick and John Willie. Gardiner says
 he will take on both of them and then
 look for another fight with Marvin
 Hart.
 Andy Walsh, of Brooklyn, whc
 fought Jommy Flynn, of Pueblo, q I fierce twenty-round draw last week l has been matched to fight Flynn again
 in months time. The Pueblo fighter ! is larger and stronger that Walsh, but
 this is offset by the Brooklynites
 cleverness. | Tommy White, of Chicago, at one i time considered one of the cleverest
 feather-weigh ghts in the country, is in l training again and looking for match I es. White has met such good ones as l Terry McGovern, Ben Jordan, George
 Dixon and Eddie Santry. He wants 1 to fight Young Griffo or Abe At 1 tell and is willing to make 126 pounds
 ringside for Attel.
 l Referee Bert 'Crowhurst has given his reasons for ignoring the sponge that was thrown into the ring from | O'Brien's corner last Wednesday night after O'Brien had been tioored 1 by Ryan. He says it was evident that O'Brien would be able to get to his feet before the count of ten and that there might have been job afoot. ':It is a referees business ''
 says Crowhurst "to protect the pub l lie from jobs. I did what I thought
 was right and would not hesitate to follow the same course under similar
 conditions Tn Fse\ymlN C0m0h