Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-20
THE PUGlLISTS GOOD CONTEST
 FOR THIS CITY
Matty Baldwin and Bert Reyes Will Meet Next Month-Lots
 of Boxing News.

A ''big' fight between little fellows will take place here December 6 when Matty Baldwin, who claims a decision over Tommy Murphy, will meet Bert Reyes in a twenty-round bout. The boys have met before in six round affair which was more Of an e2nlDl- tion than a bout for blood.
 Although Baldwin insists he can fight at 122 pounds and be strong, he has agreed to meet Reyes at 133 pounds ringside. Manager Moe Har- ris, of the National A. c. of this city believes Baldwin and Reyes will at tract at least a $7000 house and the purse therefore will be d liberal one, with substantial guarantee and a sliding scale arrangement which Will make it worth while for both to tram hard for the contest.
 Baldwin, who has been appearing in limited bouts recently, has gone to Plattsburg, N. J., where he Wilt train under the direction of Pat Rooney, Tom Sharkey's old trainer, Bert Reyes will train at Captain Bonds place at Stratford, where he trained for his contests with Tommy Murphy and Summers.
 With Baldwin and Reyes in prime condition a splendid contest may be expected. Both are fashy boxers and their business like methods in the ring must appeal to all that like plenty of action for their money.
 In the principal event at Browns s gymnasium, New York, last night, Guy Ashley of Fall River and Jack Nelson fought six round draw Nelson was clever, but the rugged New Englander came back strongly after each attack by the local fighter and used his weight to advantage II the clinches.
 In the preliminaries Young Mack and Young Sullivan fought a foul round draw; Tommy Nelson was out ] pointed by Al Schumaker in foul rounds; George Kitson and Phil Nc Govern boxed four round draw and Willie Schumaker had a chade on Irish Paddy ir six rounds. At Baltimore Kid Seager of that city decisively defeated Battling Kel ly of Philadelphia before the Non pareil A. C., although the bout wal called a draw. Seager was the az gressor throughout, had the better ot 10 of the 15 rounds and had his op ponent all but out in the 18th ant 10th rounds. The referees decision was a great surprise to all present.
 At Wilkesbarre. Penn, Kid Feltmal of Reading and Jimmy Bonner O. Summit hill boxed six rounds befor' the Peerless A. c. The Reading bo! did not appear to have much fight il him, but he was a good stayer, ant worried Bonner until time was calle' in the sixth round.
 At Haverhill, Young Kloby of Law renee was given the decision ove Harry Scroggs, the Baltimore light weight in 12 round bout tough before 800 members of the Haverhil B. and A. C. Scroggs waited in vail to land a knockout and let Kloby d. all the fighting, taking lots of punish ment, but never appearing any tn worse for it. The Lawrence boy wa the favorite from the start.
 Alec Greggains announced tha Owen Moran and Frankie Neil, wh are to fight at his club, San Francis co. on Friday night, will have t weigh in at 132 pounds in the pres ence of the referee, Billy Roche Greggains declared that if either c the men is overweight his weigh money will be forfeited to the clul and the fact will be announced b the referee from the ring.
 Neil is already practically a weight. but Moran is having 6 littl difficulty in training down to IF pounds. Notwithstanding this tn little Englishman is the favorite, fo his reputation as a knocker-out ha preceded him to the coast, and h has shown in his training bouts 8 San Rafael that he has a terrifi punch. Last week he knocked ou Powers, the clever lightweight.
 Neil has been galloping horses g the Oakland track every day al dt cIares that he is in excellent cond tion for the fray Fight fans a~e ( the opinion that the Pacific cOa! bantam has gone back" and the expect to see Moran win. The iittl Britisher is anxious to get a nate with Abe Attell TOT the worlds chan pionship and vii, therefore be iu th best of condition for his bout wit Neil.
 John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrai who are now touring the country | gether as boxing partners. delight talk of their fights when in the con