Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-11
THE, PUGILISTS
GOSSIP OF THE MITT ARTISTS 
 Hevron Betting He Will Beat Jack
 O'Brien-How Burns and Palmer Will Fight.

Bill Heveron, formerly of England, is in fit condition for his battle with Jack O'Brien, which takes place at Philadelphia Friday evening, and is SO confident of beating the Quaker ite that he has wagered all his coin that he will be returned the winner.
 The former Englishman met o. Brien in a six-round bout in England when mere novice and gave him a stiff battle. Since that time he has improved wonderfully, and during his time in this country he has been re- turned the winner in twelve of the thirteen battles, having defeated some fairly good men. He is big fellow, weighing 1S2 pounds, is clever, shifty, and has a knockout punch in either hand. He has many admirers who think he will beat O'Brien sure.
 Sporting men who follow pugilism were busy yesterday ridiculing the match just made between Tommy Burns and Jack Palmer which may take place in England on or before February z, if a club offers $7,5OO purse. As Burns and Moir battled for a $4,500 purse it seems unrea- sonable to expect that any sane fight promoter in England will hang up s7,50O for such a one-sided mill. Palmer came to America year ago and said that he was real English champion heavyweight. He got a match with Jack CTwin) Sullivan out in California and was knocked out inside of twenty rounds.
 Palmer declared after that go that the climate did not agree with him, but when he tried to secure other matches with third and fourth raters in Philadelphia he was promptly turned down and was compelled to go home generally discredited. It is said that Charley Mitchell is in- terested in Palmer's welfare now and that it was Mitchell who induced Burns to take Palmer on. But as mo- body believes that a s7,50O purse will be forthcoming it is probable that Burns will back out of this ab- surd affair at the proper time. If Burns wants to. win the confidence of the American sporting public, say the critics, he will cut out matches in England with "dubs" and will come home to mix it up with Jack Johnson for a $25,000 purse, which Promoter Coffroth of Colma, Cal, stands ready to offer for the mill.
 Austin Gibbons, who brought the English lightweight championship of England back to America when he defeated Stanton Abbott, died Sunday in St Joseph's hospital at Paterson, N. J., of consumption.
 His memorable battle with Jack McAuliffe at Hoboken, when the lat ter was lightweight champion of the world, during which the lights were turned out in the fifth round, was the talk of the sporting world for months He also had a forty-fiye round vic tory over Andy Bowen to his credit After the McAuliffe fight GibbonsI gradually dropped out of pugilism and finally joined the United Statesl army, serving for five years in the Philippines with the Tenth cavalry. On his return he secured a position in the Paterson fire department. but heI resigned after serving about twol months.
 Abe AttelI, the American feather weight champion. and Owen Moran of England, who recently stopped Frankie Neil, have been matched toi Y ght for the title at Colna, Cal, for ngrse of s6, 900. s5 per cent to the
 and 35 percent to the loser l
 tle will Dc a z5 round affair
 be decided On New Tear1si