Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
THE PUGILlSTS ONE OF THE
 TWINS LOST Mike Sullivan Lost the Decision Last Night Jeffries Willing
 to Do Battle.

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 Jack Johnson, the colored heavy weight, who failed to get match with Jeffries, O'Brien or Burns before he left this country for Australia. has made name for himself in the Anti podes. In fight at Sydney, N. s. w., on Tuesday, Johnson knocked out Peter Felix, also colored pugilist, in two minutes of the first round. Felix, who has beaten some good men, but who was knocked out some time ago in two rounds by Bill Squires, was a punching bag for Johnson. The latter rushed him to the ropes without delay and quickly knocked him to the floor with a storm of heavy blows on the head and body. A left hand smash on the jaw put Felix away to keeps.
 i When Johnson arrived in Mel bourne he tried in vain to get a match with Squires, who sidestepped him and sailed for this country to meet any of the heavies that will take him on. It is probable now that Johnson will hurry back to America for the purpose of cornering Squires or forcing some of the other big fel- lows to meet him. Squires is slated to get off the steamer at France on March 12. It is said that he will re- ceive offers to fight from Jeffries, Burns, OBrien. Flynn. Sullivan and others who regard him as easy. But the fact that Squires has lodged Johnson will probably lower him in the estimation of many ring follow CTS.
 Billy Nolan, the manager of Bat tling Nelson, in letter to Cincin- natl sporting editor says: 'I always understood that the referees in Eng land judged from the outside of the ropes. But in some parts of England the referee is inside the ring, just as in America. There is plenty of box ing going on all over Great Britain. In London alone there are clubs giving fights every night. The Battler has put on an awful lot of flesh; in fact, he is really hog fat. He tips the scales at 157 pounds with his clothes on. But we will be back in March, and then Nelson will be ready to talk business with Cans or anybody else. " Joe Thomas has posted $500 to bind match with Honey Melody for the welterweight championship at either 142 or 145 pounds. He says that if Melody does not accept the challenge he will go after Tommy Ryan. the middleweight champion. Meanwhile Melody is asked to fight Jack Blackburn, the Philadelphia pugilist, who is now under the man agement of Tom O'Rourke, who says that his man will tackle the welter- weight champion at any terms the latter may dictate. winner take all. Blackburn has a remarkable ring record. He fights generally at lSS pounds. but he has stopped heavyweights, mfddleweights and welterweights in his career. He is colored man. powerfully put to- gether. who can hit with either hand at the same time possessing much science. Blackburn says plaih.y that Melody is afraid of him and predicts that Honey will back away from q match.
 Denver. Feb 22.-Harry Lewis oi Philadelphia got the decision over Mike tTwin) Sullivan of Boston in q ten round bout in this city last night Lewis had much the better of the early rounds. Sullivan came back strong later. not sufficiently, however to gain draw.
 | Harry Ferns and George Hoey fur. nished the windup of the boxing star or the New York Long Acre Athletic club last night and it was hummer IL was originally announced that the final would be between Ferns and Bert Reyes, but Bert was still under the weather from his fast go with Jack Dorman at the Sharkey clut "wednesday night, and Hoey was sub. stituted. He proved a worthy substi tute and it was a fast, clever figh, from the first bell to the last. In the fourth round Hoey landed hard lief, hook on Ferns's eye that brought the blood and he split it open again fir the fifth round. Ferns fought back gamely and at the finish he appeared the stronger. though a draw was the best he could have hoped for if q decision was permissible.
 Willie Mango put Alex Dunseatt away in the third round of their bou, with right to the jaw. Kid Demp. sey. who is credited with knockine out Kid Stinger. met a tartar when he went on for a four round bon, with Tommy Nelson. Though Nelson Is only a comparatively green boxer he made matters so lively for Demp- sey that Referee Pollock stopped the go in the third round to prevent a knockout. Joe Sheridan had it all over Dick Miller in his bout, and the other lads who appeared did not do much to interest the members.
 James ]. Jeffries Is quoted as say ing that If Bill Squires. the Austra- liam heavyweight, who is on his way here. can prove that he is not a lemon, he will take him on in a cham. D