Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-12
THE PUGILIST
GOOD FIGHTS
 LAST NIGHT Battle in Albany That Attracted Much Attention Flights in
 New Haven.

England saw Arthur Cote of Maine and Jimmy Briggs of Boston fight fifteen rounds to draw before the Greenleaf Athletic club in the New Haven theater last evening. Briggs was the aggressor in the opening rounds, but later Cote evened mat ters. Terry McGovern had been in vited to be at the ring side, but he did not take the trip from Stamford.
 In the preliminary bouts Jerry Gaines of Cambridge, Mass, and Dave Holly of Philadelphia were sched- uled to box eight rounds. In the second round Holly knocked his op- ponent to the floor with an inside uppercut and he repeated the act Tn the third round, when Crowley, the referee, called the bout off. Kid Bracelon and Kid Murphy. both of New Haven, met for six round bout, but Murphy didn't have show, he being knocked out in the first round.
 Albany. April 12.-The twenty round fight between Willie Fitzgerald, the hard hitting lightweight rom Philadelphia, and Kid Coffey or Brooklyn, which took place at re- sort near this city Wednesday night, was not finished until o'clock inthe morning and resulted in decision for Fitzgerald at the end of the twen- tieth round. They met at Catch weights, Coffey being at least nine pounds heavier than his opponent. Both were in the pink of condition and being equally aggressive they put LID the most vicious and desperately fought battle seen here in years, be- ing fast and bloody enough to satisfy of the most ardent lover of the game. At the finish of at least four rounds COeffy was in horrible shape and on the verge of taking the count. It ap- peared that he must collapse. but he repeatedly revived and continued his rushing tactics which he followed to the last.
 Fitzgerald at all stages displayed his superior skill and hammered and jabbed necessarily, but seemingly un- able to land the punch that would fini ish his game opponent, who was bad ly cut and bleeding freely from a much-damaged face. Fitzgerald's | footwork was wonderful, thereby avoiding many terrible blows of his antagonist.
 Coffey displayed but little skill and | relied principally upon his brute | strength and powerful endurance to carry him through, having received sufficient punishment to put away any two men. He certainly is a second Joe Grim.
 About 900 sports witnessed the con test. which will long be remembered by the local fans. Peter Murray was the referee.
 Harry Harris. the clever feather i weight, and Joe Bernstein. both of this city tfiSy 6 SHRDLETAOI
 New York city, have been matched to meet for six rounds at catchweights before one of the legitimate boxing clubs of this city on April 19. Bern I stein has been boxing in fair form In Baltimore and other cities, and If in shape will make Harris extend him. self to win the verdict. Both men have started training, and both are confident of out-pOlnting the other. | Cyclone Johnny Thompson and George Memsic. of Chicago. will face each other tonight for twenty rounds at 135 pounds, weigh in at 6 p. m..
 before the Pacific A. c.. of Los An geles. Cal. Both Thompson and Mem- sic are noted for having the punch and it is safe betting the fight will end with knockout. Both men are in shape with Memsic the favorite in the betting. as his recent win over l Charley Weary in two rounds stamps him as being the best puncher.
 Mike Riley. Tonopah, Nev. fight pro- moter. who pulled of the champion ship fight between Joe Cans and Kid | Herman. has been forced to retire from the game by offering fabulous purses for fighters and then not n,ak- ing good. Riley had Mike Schreck. | of Cincinnati. and John Willie, of | Chicago hitched up to meet on April
 h. and after getting the fighters out west could not get the necessary
 backing to pull of the fight. The
 fight will come off just the same. as
 Riley has turned the club over to W.
 s. Johnson and Abe Brown. of Tono pah, who will see the fight through.
 Jim Croffroth. the premier fight pro- moter of San Francisco. has wired
 Spike Robson. the English feather | weight. an offer to meet Abe Attell,
 the American featherweight champion.
 for twenty rounds in Frisco the lat ter part of this month. As CoffrOih
 only offered the boys a per cent of the gross Robson turned 1t down. say ing that he would take it If the club
 would make It a per cent; Coffrcth i will likely raise the hid as Robson and Attell would be great attraction on the Pacific coast In a twenty-round contest. In the event of the match
 being made Attell will make the Eng fish champion do some kind of weight.
 A Carnival ef LonG shots.
 SAN FRANCISCO. April 12-There
 was a carnival of long shots at Oak
 land Anona. at 9 to I. won the sec
 5nd race. while Governor Davis. at n
 to !. took the fifth from Daniel C.. a
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