Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-28
THE PUGlLISTS
BITS ABOUT
 THE BOXERS
Scraps That Took Place and Several That Are in the Works For
 This Week.

dle weight of Brooklyn, and who is the only boxer who ever knocked out Joe Grim, the supposed iron man of Philadelphia, will exchange wallops again tonight for six rounds at catchweights before the Broadway A. c. of Philadelphia.
 Grim stood off such men as Cans, Walcott, Fitzsmmons and O'Brien without getting a sleep producer, but when he faced Burke the hard-hitting ex-sailor did the trick in three rounds in Brooklyn.
 Both fighters are in shape, and while Burke will surely win Grim will try and stave off another knock out.
 Matchmaker Tom O'Rourke of the National Sporting club of New York has made big hit with the general sporting public by matching Joe Jeannette, the clever colored light heavyweight champion, and Sam McVey of Los Angeles, Cal, for the star bout at his show on April 15.
 Both of these two men have been trailing on the corns of Jack John son, the present colored champion, and both have fought him to a stand lstill. Jeannette is a fast, clever box CT, and has a good punch with either hand. as his recent fifteen round draw with Johnson shows.
 Abe Attell. the featherweight i.h a m hn ir ;,, cago training for his six-round fight with Spike Robson of England, which takes place in Philadelphia on April 3, intends to keep busy. Attell has wired John J. Reisler, the well known sporting man, that he is will ing to fight Harry Harris for any number of rounds providing the weight is fixed at 126 pounds. Harris can name the distance and the location of the fight as long as he will do the required weight Reis- Ter will cover Harris forfeit of $2,OOO in few days. which makes the match look almost like certainty.
 Tommy Murphy, the pride of Har- lem, and who is rated one of the best boys in the fighting game at his weight to-day, is scheduled to clash for fifteen rounds with Kid Sullivan, of Washington, tonight at Ford's Opera house, Baltimore. under the auspices of the Eureka Athletic club.
 Both fighters have trained to the minute for this contest, which means much to the winner. Both have boxed the best boys in the game at their weight, so that neither lack the experience. which, coupled with hitting ability, makes an even fight.
 Billy Honey" Melody, the well ter-weight champion, who is match ed to meet Mike (TwinD Sullivan, of Cambridge, Mass. for twenty rounds before the Pacific A. C. of Los Ange- les, Cal. on April 23. will leave for the west on Sunday afternoon with his manager. Johnny Mooney.
 Melody has been putting in some good work at Diamond Hill, R. l., and is in fairly good shape.
 Charley Sieger. the Hoboken light weight. who is known as the iron man among the boys of his weight. has been matched to meet Jimmy Briggs of New England for fifteen rounds at catch weights before the Standard: A. C. of Lymansville, R. l., on April 3.
 Sieger will have to be in the best possible shape to stand of the ever rushing New England lightweight.
 Mike Shreck of Cincinnati and Ben Tremble of Duluth fought at Hib- ping, Minn. and the Duluth man was knocked out in the twelfth round after a hurricane battle.
 At Davenport, Ia, Billy Rhodes l took a fierce drubbing for fifteen rounds by Billy Papke, the coal ! miner, and the referee gave him a draw. Papke had him battered and | bleeding in every round after the l third. and came out without a l scratch. by which token the crowd i loudly disapproved the decision.