Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
THE PUGlLISTS
JIMMY BARRY WHIPS BLACKBURN
There Was No Knockout But the
 Points Went to Barry-Other .,- Fight News.

| 'eSPoie V ScpL. O.--JlulIQy Barry
 or Montana, whom 1t is said John L.
 Sullivan has picked as the next
 heavyweight champion of the world out fought Jack Blackburn of Phila- delphla In six round bout before the Savoy Athletic club in Eagles hall
 last evening. Fighting Jimmy
 Carroll of Brooklyn was the referee
 or the match and he fully made good
 the title last evening for he was
 obliged to do as much fighting as the
 principals themselves in order to keep
 them apart and prevent the bout
 from turning into hugging match. Neither man apparently had a
 knockout punch in his make up last
 evening and at the finish of the bout
 they were scarcely marked at all.
 Blackburn had cut on his chin and
 Barry slight cut over his left eye
 put beyond these they had no marks
 to show for their encounter.
 Barry did the leading all the way through, although once or twice Blackburn unlimbered and sent out a punch or two that jared the former somewhat.
 When the men were first called to- gether in the center of the ring, by Referee Carroll there was some dis pute about the rules under which the bout would take place. Referee Car 'foll told the men to settle 1t among themselves and they seemed to be unable to arrive at any decision and Barry was about to have his gloves taken off when Blackburn said:
 Hold on, don't take off your glov- es; I'll fight you anyway"
 This remark made a hit with the crowd and in spite of the fact that he had much the worst of it all the way through, it made Blackburn a favor ite. Barry drew first blood in the second round, cutting Blackburn's S mouth with a vicious right swing that the colored boy could not duck. All through the six rounds Barry kept the colored boy on the jump, but the latter displayed wonderful clever ness in eluding him and he duckeu out of some very tight places and un- der some vicious swings
 The bout was for $200 a side, but it is said that Blackburn by a little deal which he made last evening se- cured an advance over this and also the big end of the purse There was little betting at the ring side and most of 1t was even money. ''
 Gans-Britt, on Monday, at San Francisco Murphy-Hyland, at Phila- delphia, on Wednesday; Sailor Burke-Jack Johnson, at Bridgeport, This is the program of the stellar events in pugilism the week and ought to provide action enough to keep fistic experts busy. Advices from San Francisco are to the effect that Cans is not go- ing to take much rest from now on.
 With the fight still three days dis tant Cans is almost down to weight, being trifie less. than four pounds above the required 133 pounds. Unless 1t is all tissue the ebon-hued swatfest artist should experience no difficulty in taking off this surplus poundage.
 In discussing the champions weight his manager, Selig. said: Joe has to keep his exact weight secret for many years. He was forced | to do this in order to get fights as everybody was sidestepping him. They | thought that he couldn't train below | l3S pounds, so they began to chal- | enge him. 1t was purely q business | on JOe's part. for if he | hadn't done this he would have been obliged to clash with men much | heavier than himself"
 Its up 10 me to save the day for he first choices" said Cans at CrOll's l yesterday. The shOrtenders have Ieen taking everything before them. Dut I think I'll stem the tide when l | meet Britt at the ball grounds next Monday"
 Jimmy Britt is not allowing any yrasS to grow under his feet at San lafael. Nobody realizes the import nee of the Admission day fight Diore han the native son. He knows it is he crucial point in his career. A 'ictOry over Cans means not only the lndisamted possession of the light weight championship of the world, ut the stepping stone to a fortune s well.
 Here is what he had to say about is chances last night:
 Figuring that my only chance to yer become the lightweight champ 1n meant the licking of Joe Cans. I egan two years ago to get ready for Ionday's fight. The licking of NaI- m was only incidental Inn, tI,a x--,,,