Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-20
THE PUGiLlSTS-
MIKE THE TWIN
 IS READY
Great Battle When Sullivan Faces Honey Melody - Plenty of
 Fight News.

twenty round fight before the Pacific A. C., of Los Angeles, on next Tues day night. Both men have put in two weeks hard work, and the loser will have little excuse to offer regard ing his condition after the mill is ov- CT. Melody has the utmost respect for Sulliyan's ability, and the same holds good for Melody, and neither man is predicting that the affair will be one-sided Melody is the favorite in the betting at odds of 100 to 50.
 Joe Thomas, the California weiter- weight, who has been boxing so sue cessfully here in the east, has been matched to meet Willie Lewis, the New York east side welterweight, for fifteen rounds at 145 pounds, weigh ill at p. m., on the day of the contest before the Eureka A. C.. of Balti- more. While no date has been set for the match. Al Herford, the clubs matchmaker will try and hold it dur ing the Prmlico race meet so that many of the prominent racemen can see the exhibition. Both Thomas and Lewis are training for the bout and both are confident of whipping. Lewis is big favorite at Baltimore, he hav- ing defeated two of the best men of that city year ago.
 Spike Robson. the clever English featherweight who more than made good in the fstic light over in Phlla- delphia, where he appeared with such good boys as Tommy Murphy. Kid Stinger, Young Nitchie and Abe At tell, will sail for dear old England to- | day wiser and wealtbier fighter than | when he stepped off the steamer. Rob- son will stay in england until the fall, when he will return here in hope of getting on q twenty-round contest with Abe Attell for the featherweight championship.
 Tom McCarey, the matchmaker of the Pacific A. C.. of Los Angeles, Cal. is figuring on matching Jack "Twiu Sullivan and Hugo Kelly. of Chicago. for the middleweight championship, the battle to come off on May 10, Fies- ta Week, two nights after the Burns OBrien heavyweight battle. Both Sullivan and Kelly have accepted the clubs terms for the match. and Me Carey will go through with the de- tails of the match on Monday.
 | Kid Carter, the well-known Brook. lyn middleweight and once the terror of the ring among the men of his weight, is preparing himself over in Philadelphia for his reappearance against any of the men now fighting at his weight. Carter has the assur, ance from several club matchmakers that they will give him another chance to come back. provided ht can show them that he is in the prop CT condition. With this in view Car ter has been taking the best of care of himself and may be seen back in the ring in a week or two.
 | An effort is being made by the fight promoters of Davenport and Mllwau kee to secure a match between Matty Baldwin of New England, and Packey Mcfarland, of Chicago. for ten round. during the last week of this month The only hitch is the weight question Baldwin wanting 130 pounds. while Mcfarland is holding our for 13: pounds. It is likely that either one will waive the point. as tho purse of fered by the club is satisfactory tc both parties.
 Jack Blackburn met his match q, the Philadelphia Broadway X. C.. Thursday night in George Gunthcr the Australian fighter. With the ex ception of the second round GuntheI had the better of Blackburn. and when the fight ended the latter was ir considerable distress.
 Freddy Weeks, the Colorado feath erweight who defeated Harry Bake, of California two weeks ago in Phila delphia. will face Grover Hayes ol Chicago tonight for six rounds a- catch weights in the star event befor, the National A. C.. of Philadelphia Both are natural born fighters. az gressive and good punchers, and pei ther care 10 break ground at an, stage of the milling. Hayes has b,sei boxing a little over a year in in, I Olfakpr fitv and bas sl,.,., .t. ,