Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-05
THE PUCILISTS
Frankie Madden Whips Harry Ferns = Other Battles and
 More Fight Dope.

New IOrk, Dec 0.--The Natl0ndl Athletic club of America made good its promise and pulled off ten round boxing exhibition last night.
 The principal set-to of the evening between Frankie Madden and Harry Ferns, was corker from start to finish and proved great card for the members.
 Ferns gained decided lead in the second round and looked winner all over in that and the two succeed ing rounds. Madden woke up then and turned the tide and won by a decided margin.
 Madden, after the fourth round, put up a pretty exhibition, keeping after Ferns with rush and forcing matters continually. He oc- cassionally ran into some hard jolts from Ferns right, especially wick. ed uppercut, but the east side boy appeared not to mind them. He be- gain in the sixth round to wear Ferns down with body blows and by the eighth had him in such condi- tion that he did not fear his blows any more---he was too weak.
 Tn the ninth and tenth rounds Madden tried hard to bring the bout to and end before the bell, but the best he could do was to drive his auburn-haired opponent around and around the ring. He couldn't put him away. s.., -.. Sam Berger. former heavyweight ptnr Billy Papke, displacing Tom Jones of Illinois, with whom Papke quar- reled over the receipts of the Thanksgiving day fight with Ketchel. There was much interest in the re- ! opening of the National A. c. in East {, Twenty-fourth street last night be- cause of the recent attitude of the police department toward local box i ing bouts, The Nationals manage ment arranged ten round bat i tie between the lightweight, Harry Ferns and Frankie Madden, also several six round preliminaries. The club will be conducted in future under an entirely new policy. Only members who have paid their fees and dues will be ! entitled to tickets of admission and I the former free list will be abolished | The club is the biggest boxing or ganization in the city, has a mem, bership of 3,400, and has placed a | large gymnasium directed by Harry i Tuthill at the disposal of members. As no tickets will be sold at the doors and no strangers can get in it | is maintained by the directors that l no law will be violated and that there can be no interruptions.
 It is possible that Jem Driscoll and Owen Moran, both Englishmen, will meet in twenty round battle in the near future before the National Sporting club of London which, it is reported, has agreed to offer a $7,' 500 purse for the mill Both men claim the featherweight champion. ship of England. They have never met in the ring. however, and art touring American cities under the management of Charley Harvey. Ir | England Driscoll is recognized as the champion of his class, but Moran because of two drawn battles with l Abe Attell in California, has as. sumed the right to dispute Driscoll's 1 title.
 Negotiations are still under way for fight between Freddie Welch and Packey Mcfarland in Frisco or 1 New Years day. Welch wants tc weigh 133 pounds ringside, and de mands 30 per cent of the gross re- ceipts with $4,000 guarantee. Me Farland is anxious to scale at the lightweight limit at 9 o'clock in ,he morning, about six hours before en- tering the ring. Promoter Coffrotf thinks he can arrange compromise
 LASTED TWO ROUNDS.
 Los Angeles, Cal. Dec 5.-Ad | woluast of Milwaukee, knocked out