Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-10
THE PUGlLISTS PLENTY OF
 FIGHT NEWS Interesting Bits About Coming Bat ties and Their Chances to
 Win or Lose.

lduu ulOuleWelSuC DOXef, IS SD illX- ious to get a crack at Tommy Ryan, the present holder of the middle weight title, that he has wired to the effect that he will give Ryan $500 out of his own pocket the moment he signs the articles of the Pacific X. c. of Los Angeles, for fight for twenty rounds at 15S pounds, weigh in at the ringside. Tom McCarey, the clubs matchmaker, promises to put Ryan and Sullivan on the latter part of this month if Ryan will only accept his terms for the match. Sullivan is so confident that he can defeat Ryan that he is offering him this inducement to get the fight.
 Mike (Twim Sullivan and Honey Melody. both of New England, have agreed to weigh in at 145 pounds at the ringside for their battle on April g, at the Pacific A. C., of Los Ange- les. The fight, therefore, will not be for the welterweight championship. as first announced by the club.
 Willie Hosey, the lightweight cham pion of Albany, and Amby McGarry, of New York city, will clash for six rounds on Friday night, at the Polo A. C., of Harlem. Hosey won over McGarry in four rounds in their last meeting and is confident he can do the trick again. Both are ill shape for tue mill. .... .....
 Jimmy Loves, the English sporting man, who came over to this country and managed Jack Palmer, the Eng fish heavyweight. who was defeated by Jack (Twin) Sullivan, at Los Ange- les. Cal, week ago, sailed for Eng land last Saturday. Loves admitted that Sullivan was too fast fighter for Palmer, but he is confident that Palmer can make a better showing than in his first contest. Palmer has changed his mind about going home, and will stay here and try and induce some of the big fellows to meet him at Philadelphia for six rounds.
 Jack Dorman, the hard hitting Har- lem lightweight, and Lew Myers, are due to meet in the star bout at the Sharkey A. c. tonight. Dorman has been doing some good work of late, and If he is successful in defeating Myers. he will go after some of the topnotchers. Tom McGarry. of Brooklyn, and Dutch Zimmer will clash 'in the seini-final for the Same rouse. McGarry is anxious to meet Sailor Burke.
 The New Haven A. C., of that city, has carded two good fights for their next show. April F, in which Jimmy Briggs, the Chelsea lightweight, and Arthur Cote of Maine. will clash for ten rounds at eatchweights and Dave Holly. the colored lightweight. of Philadelphia, and Jerry Gaines, of Boston. will clash in the other for the same route. p@s ai4 ED S7FfE e Another live one has turned up in pugilism in Freddy Weeks, the hard hitting Cripple Creek. Col, feather weight. Weeks met Harry Baker of California, on Saturday night for six rounds at the National A. (. of Phila- delphia, and when the hooks, jabs and swings stopped flying Baker was in muddled condition.
 Tommy Pendergast, the hard-hitting lightweight of Michigan. and Young Erne, the clever Philadelphia boxer. have been matched to clash for ten rounds at catchweights on Monday night, April 15. at the Light Guard Armory, in Detroit, Mich Erne re- gently bested Spike Robson of Eng land in six rounds and ought to out point the western lightweight without any trouble. inside of ten rounds. Erne will train in Philadelphia until Saturday next.
 Jack Smith of Brooklyn and Jim- my Kelly of Portchester fought ten rounds before the Danbury Athletic club last night. After the fourth round Smith had things all his own way. The fastest bout of the even ing, however, was between Young Shea of Waterbury and Al Wilson of Brooklyn. The bout was scheduled for eight rounds. but was stopped in the seventh. The match was Will sons.