Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-15
THE PUGILISTS PLENTY OF
 FIGHT TALK Some Battles in New York Last Night = Old Peter Again
 Takes the Count.

was put out in the 2nd round of his bout with Harry Ferns before the Long Acre Athletic club last night. It was the second time these lads have met recently and they were scheduled to go six rounds. In their last meeting Ferns put the sailor away in two. and his duplicating that performance should about settle the question of just who is who.
 It was q rattling good session down at the club and the real star feature of fast program was the meeting between Bert Reyes and Lew Sheppard. They were not idle minute, and though Reyes had q shade in the matter of science. Shep- pard was always willing and he was just as eager in the sixth as he was in the first round.
 Jack Dorman, the clever boxer, who is q protege of Billy Elmer, went on with Todo Maher and he demon- strated that he is back in form by stopping Todo in the second round. It only took Tommy Shea two rounds to stop Kid Palmer, and the other bouts were of the draw variety.
 While there is law prohibiting glove fights in this state except be- fore regularly incorporated athletic clubs, which do not charge an admis- sion fee, q club in Rochester is try ing to arrange six round contest between Tommy Ryan and Hugo Kel- ly for February 20. Ryan says the club can get the mill if 70 per cent of the gross receipts are set aside for himself and Kelly. As the club seems to be anxious to put on this attrac- ton, it looks as if Ryan's demands would be cancelled. But will the men who may later on meet in finish contest in Nevada for the middle weight championship, do their best in this short affair.
 While there has been much dis cussion of late as to the richest prize fighter in the world and the names of Jeffries, Tommy Ryan, Britt, Jack O'Brien Charley Mitchell. Jim Cor bett, Tom Sharkey and others have been mentioned. it is now set forth that Reddy Gallagher of Denver has them all beaten in this respect. Gal lagher was in his prime as pugilist in California in the days of Peter Jackson, Ike Weir. George Dixon and Young Mitchell. He later became a boxing promoter and invested nearly all his profits in real estate. The oth- CT day Gallagher sold the Coliseum building in Denver for $150,OOO and is still the owner of valuable property in that city.
 Benny Yanger of Chicago got the decision over Johnny Morrison of Benton Harbor, Mich, in the seventh round of what was to have been twenty-round fight in Hot Springs, last night. Morrison was badly pun ished. Technically it was knock out.
 Remarkable how the heavyweights come back every time there is chance that Jeff will enter the ring again. The losers end with Jeff should be better than the winners end with most any one else-there's reason. Even if 1t is not quite as much in dollars and cents, just look at the reputation.
 No sooner had 1t been said that Jeff would come to terms for moderate purse than James J. Corbett is out with the announcement that he is gO- ing to the manager. Mike Schreck. He has also announced that in his opin- ion big Mike is just about the real one in the top weight class.
 Ralph Rose would become fight CT. This big athlete dropped out of sight after having been heralded as the real lad to trim Jeffries some time ago. He has had rather a rough time of it and on one occasion was picked up in the west for beating his way on a freight. He is going to try boxing. though. and has already been to fight Bob Ward. an ama- teur heavyweight of California.
 Bill Squires is the one Jeff is after. but if any of these local fellows can attract a bid from McCarey it is a sure thing that Jeff will not side step through any fear of having the