Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-03
THE PUCILISTS
Strenuous Work For Young Cor. belt Who Will Have to Work
 as a Stoker.

iOuHB OOIUtLt, IOTucIly CHhupiOu pugilist and conqucror of Terrible Terry" McGovern, made his debut as stoker aboard the steamship Cre- ole yesterday, when he sailed on that vessel for New Orleans, where he is to fight a twelve round battle with Phil Brock on December 12. Cor bett's entrance into the stoking busi- ness is merely to serve an end. He does not intend to go after the stok- ing championship, but will keep him self in condition by heaving coal dur ing the six day trip to New Orleans.
 The fighter and his manager, Al Lippe, agreed before they sailed that some means of training should be secured for Corbett who of late years has shown a tendency to take on weight, without the accompanying strength. >E y What l want is good, hard work and plenty of it," announced Corbett. I am certain that can come back, and want to be in the pink of condi- tion when l meet Brock, so that ] will be able to show the public that I am still something of fighter And Lippe agreed with him. Con- sequently, just before the pair board lledy the ship, the manager bought a lcoal shovel and suit of overalls.
 "These are for you Billy" he an, | nounced. q realize that you are moi proficient in the art of passing coa into the gaping maw of a hungry steamer but you always were quick at learning. and you'll have six whole days In which to become an ex pert Just think, won't it be love ] ly?''' -~ I But Terry McGovern's conquerol didn't appear quite pleased when h' heard the proposition. He explained | that when he asked for "hard work he expected that Lippe would fit uI a condensed gymnasium for him or ship board and would arrange to tak' him along a cargo of dumbbells ant other athletic paraphernalia. There fore he felt somewhat shocked wher Lippe gave him the shovel and thu q overalls, accompanied with the infor
 nation that Al had made arrange ments with the captain of the boa
 to allow Corbett to do shift" il the coal room. However, Corbett wa
 always noted for his gameness, ant
 he accepted the decree of the mana ger.
 | Bill Squires, who has been knock
 ed out three times by Tommy Burns
 says he will challenge the winne of the Burns-Johnson mill. He dc Il clares that Burns will win and tha
 he can beat him in another bout.
 Burns is victorious, it is dollars t
 pennies that, following his usua
 policy, he will give the preferenc
 to Squires rather than to Kaufma
 or Ketchell. Burns knows that h
 can pick up bunch of sure none
 in Australia by stopping Squire
 again, while battle with either C
 the Californians would not be a sur
 thing. s.
 Young Corbett is laboring unde
 the delusion that he can still fight
 bit and is going to New Orleans
 tackle a young fellow named Ph
 Brock on December 12, The bou
 is scheduled to go ten rounds an
 if Young Corbett does not win it wi
 be up to him to get out of the bol
 ing game.
 never meet man again who weigh more than 126 pounds. He does nc care to go out of the featherweigf class in future. This means that h should be willing to make a mate with the winner of the coming Dri
 coll-Grifflth mill in Boston, as bot are after Attell's scalp. O.. For the first time in twelve veal Jack McAuliffe, former lightweight champion of the world, has decide
 to indulge in public boxing exhib
 tions. He is on the road with
 sparring partner and got an ovatio in the Hub the other day
 . Old Joe Choynski has caused muc
 merriment among sporting men |
 expressing a desire to meet Stanle }Ketchell Those who have see Ketchell put up his hands say tn; . Choyniski in his prime could nc have beaten him.
 Battling Nelson says that when | decides to fight again he will take c Freddie Welch, the English hgh weight, instead of Packey McFarlan Welch wants to meet Nelson in forty-five round bout and says h l will bet $5,000 on the side. Welc , has declined to meet Mcfarland. - Three important mills will be d. , cided on the coast this montl , Papke will meet Hugo Kelly ft , twenty-five rounds at Los Angelo l on December 15; Sam Langford wi ) tackle Jim Flynn in a twenty rour f affair at San Francisco on Decembt !, IT, and Al Kaufman will take. pa 5 in a forty-five round fight with Ji Barry of Chicago at Los Angeles C |