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TI1E SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAXD. JANUARY 7, 1912. FLYHFJ IS MATCHED TO FIGHT JOHNSON Championship Battle to Be in Nevada in July, Prob ably on 22d. CITY TO BE CHOSEN LATER Black' Share- to lie $3 1,000 and One-Third or Picture Bight. .Neither Allowed lo Enrage in fonlnt After Mar CHICAGO. Jan. . Jack Jo!iion and Jim Flynn were matched here lata to day (or a finish fight to be held In Nevada next July. The provlalonal dat selected la July :2. Tha city In which tha fight will ba ha.d wl.l ba selected later. Johnson waa guaranteed 111.009 and one-third tha moving-picture receipts for Ma shara. Both man agreed not to be engaged la ot.-.ar conteata between May 1 and tha data of thle fight Tnla mrim Johnson a f:rht with fm MeVey will be pcstpone-1. It VAX TKI.I.S OK .-MITII rit.UT " l yteriou One lausea on f-'oul De spite Repealed Warnings. Bt Tommy FMan. Rrtired Miadlswalght I'namp.oa of the Wnrld. i'np right, lull, br A. H. E- BaekstO My Stan-ling with the fans of Cen tral and wtri New York wad now fully aasured and daily I had offera of bouts. I KJt the promoters around my horn, fur I waa then making; my headquarters again In Syracuse, tha preference In all my battle. Tha Lmplrt Athletic Club of Mas path. L. 1., which had staged my mem orable bat.le with "KiU" McCoy, road ma auch a good offer to meet "Mya t!uu" Hilly Smith attain that I could not refuse. The article called for a ;-round bout for a puree of 12300. of which IJou- was to go to the winner anil to tha loser. I established my training quarter on the olJ I'lank iload near Syracuse, and aoon had a hi staff of trainers and sparring partners. Among the boya who showed up at the camp to work with me waa a featherweight known aa Itlliy Moore And he cer tainly waa a dandy. Maere'a ltaala( Remarkable. Mooru waa the first young boxer I took hold of. taught the game and brought Into prominence. I believe that he waa the tlneat scrapper of his weight that was ever turned out of Central New- York, and that la Say ins a (treat deal. He looked ko good that I matched hlm In a preliminary at Ituffalo In f "ember. 1-oiS. and he disposed of a yimnK fellow named Kerr In and won popular. ty with the Ituffalo fans. Moore remained with me and fourtht the eeml-nnnl to my btttle with fmlth at Msre-.h on the nlirht of Nnrembrr lavs, and again l.e won. Hyaa la t'assrlfe. I waa In ft ran. I physical condition myself. The leeaun taUKht me In tha McCoy fight went home apd the fans, know In a; this, made me a alight fa vorite over Smith. Billy Smith was one of the foulest fighters I ever met. He waa an adopt at using the elbows, hlttlnir on the breakaway and continually kept up a urine; of abate of his opponent. To reinstate myself with the New York fans I determined to atop him quickly aa possible. Tha agree ment railed for clean break In the cllnchea. but Smith would work a right uppercut around that official etery time he went between us. lie was warned frequently, but It seemed to have no effect upon him. I aoon had smith In trouble and ha waa continually clinching. About the hardest wurkxl man In that ring waa t ie referee. He finally t;red of Smith's -linchmg and foul tactics and finally earned htm that a repetition would mean a dis-iualiiiration. Kletht teeldee b Keel. !-ee!t this, the mferee kve Smith another warning Iti the fourth and when he refused to take any notice tne referee stopped the light and gave me the decision. I walked over to Smith's corner to shake han-la and show that there was no III feeling, but was held back by hte seconds, lie then made an attack on the referee. .leni Mace, the noted Knxllah boxer, end one of the finest boxer ever turned out of the lli'.le inland, was at the ringside. ni-.ide his acquain tance after the bout and we became arret friends. We took In the Dtxon Krce bout In New York tv.o nlgnt later and Mace then accompanied me bark to Syracuse aa my guest. A few Tears later, when I was In Kn'land. I returned his wl-.it and the l.'nglishman save me one of the finest times I ever 1 a-l In my life. While In Syracuse Mace boxed me In a four-round exMhitlnn and greatly --iste.l me In my training for other touts, McCarthy Match Imaged. fh Km pi re A. C. of Buffalo, which ha.l eat.vbMshe.I new quarters on rTnst I'liea street nbmit half a block from -Main street. In Ittson City, next made me an offer to meet itlliy M.Carthy. at one lime the intd-Kcneii-ht champion of Vu-traha. The bout took place nn December -I. I si a. nnd there wns a hie attend ant e. The ring wis located In the -'enter of a b:c rlnar and tiers of seats rose to the celling on all sides. A bit of over-conh.'ence came near to rosrlng me my tight a 1th McCar thv. He failed to "show m-:ch" In the opening round and ! fltured that I waa going to have a very easy victory. Wanting to iive the fans a run for their money, 1 grew a bit careless In tile second round and McCarthy wur.f a wild right that landed on the point of my chin. I dropped in a daxe. 1 was able ej Kt on my feet at t'..e -ount of nt&. but It took all my rlne; generalship to enable me ta nnlsh out tite round and ajet the much needed r.t In the Intermission. Kvery flphter has a ti.irrdw recar-e from a kno.-kout In a firht which he eventually wtna and the McCarthy bout 1-T ve.i to be my Instance. I was very careful In the third round, fought more carefully on the defense than offense, as I wanted Try senses to clear. In the fourth I had fully recov ered and went after McCarthy again. I put htm out In the seventh round. The Olympic Club of San Francisco then wired me an offer to tight Oeorge Ireen. known to the nht fans aa "Yo-ji.g Cnrhett." for a purse of $;;.oo. I accepted, b-jt othr matters Inter vened to prevent tha bout. A Syraeuse elnb men arranged for me to meet Billy Paine and I had no difficulty In stopping him in four rounds. This bout took place early in January, 1S97. Paine was a welter weight, but had no bualness meeting the top notchers. 1 devoted considerable time to train ing billy Moore and a number or other young fellows that I had taken up and seconded them In many small bouts in Central and Western New York. While I waa In Chicago a faw years previous I had taught a young fellow named Billy ftlft a few points of tha game. Ha had kept on learning and turned out to ba a pretty fair middle weight. I had lost track of him for a year or so, when I was surprised one day to get a telegram asking If I would meet him before a Chicago club. I accepted tha offer and found that Htlft was no longer an easy mark for me. He gave ma a stiff battle for four rounds, but after that I wore him down and a roupla of rounds mora ended tha bout. In tha next article Mr. Ryan de scribes Incidents of bis bouts with Tommy Tracy. Paddy Gorman and Pater Pdy. WOLCAST'S M4.XAt.fcK PIXCHfcn Tom Jones Figure in Auto Wreck In Wlnicr. One la Badly Hart, IX8 ANGELES. Cat. Jan. . On man was seriously hurt early today la an automobile wreck, which resulted In the arrest of "Tom" Jones, manager of Ad Wolgaat. on a charge of reckless urlvlng. The Injured man Is Oeorge Uauer. aged 60. who waa hit by the speeding car when It ran Into his house-moving outfit. Tha automobile turned turtle and on of Jones' com panions waa pinned under It, but not seriously hurt. A fourth member of the party, who eacaped In tha darkneaa. was reported te have beon Ad Wolgast hlmeelf, but this was denied. It being stated that the fighter had not been out of the house since he eacsped a threatened at tack of pneumonia a few days ago. SAI.KM II Kilt FIVE DKKKATKD Albauy Itusketball Quint Makes Short Work of Capital Team. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. . (Special.) In the flrat, interscholastlc basketball game of the season here. Albany High School won handily from Salem High School before a big crowd In the Ar mory last evening by a score of 28 to I Tha game waa hard fougbt from the start, and. due to splendid guarding, neither team scored for five minutes. Then Albany began to score and the visitors never caught tip with them. The score at the end of tha first half was II to 4. The lineup was as follows: Albany. Post ion, Salan. B...n F Utter an.I-r.nn F K!"-r Archibald. Abraham. C Chenowlth Kyala O Srr.llh Uiiite O Kirk CRIME "COLLEGE" PLANNED Pari Newspaper Ridicules Proponed Government Mudy. PARIS. Dec 2S. (Special.) The ap pointment of a committee of Senators. Deputies, magistrates, doctors, police officials, philanthropists and academi cians for the study of criminology was announced only a few days ago, and was received with soma merriment. One of the morning papers, the Matin, pokes fun at the Idea. The members of tha famous committee, it says, are very worthy men. Apart from those already mentioned, the list contains one cabinet minister, a professor at the Medical Faculty, noted lawyers, and mut hematic la ns. "The members met at the Ministry of Justice. In a room hung with green paper, roun.i a table covered with green cloth." says the Matin. "A clock that did not go hung on the wall. Could there be a presage In that clock? The committee, we ahall probably lrnrn. decided that there would be an offl-a for research Into the disease of crime, the office to have Its green car pets. Its green tables, and Its liveried ushers, clerks, and plenty ot atationery for plenty of writing. There may b Jars for the preservation of the mi crobes of swindlers, of murder, and fraudulent bankruptcy, as well aa for those of burglary and theft. The laboratory of the rommlttee w IM be specially fitted for studying the j criminals' souls to obtain reliable data. I The members will question the crlm- I inals as to their early education, their I slate of mind, whether they can drink and sleep well, whether their parents, brothers and sisters were In good health, what was thrlr favorite sport or amusement, and whether they like Kolng to the theater. When the mem bers know all tliat thoy will writ It on hits of paper, and the papers will be kept for reference and the study of j criminology. It is to be hoped." adds j tne newspaper. mat criminals win kindly consent to ba arrested to fur ther the Interests of science. Many criminals will be needed, and If there Is a dearth of them the committee might advertise, perhaps In this way: 'Criminals wanted for psychological re search and criminological Investiga tion. " SPORTSMEN WILL MEET Stale llali and Game Commission to filve Ranqnef. Arrangements are being made by the State Klsh end Game Commission for a l-ar.quet to be held In Portland Monday. January 1. at whlrh members of tha Oregon Fish and name Association and fishermen and hunters will be present. Addresses will be delivered by C. K. j t ranstnn. of fenaieton: c r. eione. Klnmath Falls: cieorge P. Putnam, of Medford: Henry O'Mailey. Oregon City, and members of the State Fish and ilame Commission. The purpose of tha gathering Is to acquaint tha sportsmen of t'.is district with the work of the Commission and to secure their support In the effort lo protect the wild game. Governor West has signified bts Inten tion of being present. Members of the Commission accom panied by Governor West will spend Sun-lay. January IS. in an Inspection of the state ha'.rhery at Bonneville. Many Improvements have been made In the last few months which will be com pleted In the near future. A consign ment of l.ooii.ooo trout eggs, bought a few weeks ago In Rhode Island, haa ar. rlvcd at ilonneville and will be planted Immediately. Progressing Backward. The Christian Herald. Commander Peary relates that on one of his trips he left the ship on a certain day. and with dogs and sledges started to traverse a great icefield. . T'av after day they traveled. Every- I I. ling seemed propitious and he hoped . to attain a hlghr latitude than ever before. After some days he took an observation and found to his dismay that his party was farther south than w hen thev had left the ship. The un failing and steadfast stars he knew I had told htm the truth, and he left ', the icefield as soon as possible, for It was plain to see that it had been drift ing southward as fast aa he had been trying to travel northward. In the ktTehena of tha Vnlied Slates Mitl- nr A.-au-mv at West Pelet practically all . tha work la drat by alactrtclty. f FORMER HES0ES OF , . '- y ; - - . f ' ' !: y - aamsaaaaaBsj, saaasjm- t ji -.... . ..." , . i. " i i -v, v , i . j -1 , --- , ;;; ! ---r . ' I' : .1 . '"-.' - V - V ai ; . . i i f 3 :v ; : - . . - v -i . t r- - - A . t i i V ' f I j '" ) J rF;-e-' if'-- J - W WRESTLING CODE CHANGES WANTED Edgar Frank Recommends to Eliminate 105-Pound Class Event. 5-ROUND BOUT FAVORED In Report to Secretary Sullivan, ol Amateur Athletic Cnlon, It Is Pointed Out Where Game Needs to Be Remedied. BY HOSCOK FAWCETT. Radical changes in the Amateur Ath letlo Union boxing and wrestling code are recommended In a report sent In to Secretary James K. Sullivan, by Ed gar Frank, of Portland, a member of a National committee of five appoint ed by Everett C. Brown, ex-presldent of the union. William ,Inglis. of Beat tie. Is chairman of the committee. In a nutshell. Mr. Frank's proposals are: Elimination of the 10S-pound class bovine and wrestling. Establishment of a 125-pound class boxing and wrestling. Subdivision of heavyweight divisions Into light and heavy, under and over I7. pounds, boxing and wrestling. Shortening of rounds from three to two minutes. Increase in number of rounds from three to five. Provision for two ringside Judges In wrestling. The report of the committee will likely be handed over to the rules com mittee and knocked Into shape so as to be ready for the next annual meet ing of the Athlet e t'nlon next Decem ber. Mr. Frank's recommendations are among the most acnslble that have come across the horlxon for the bet terment of amateur athletics In many moons. In the first place the 10-i-pound class should not be tolerated. Kllher the entries are unmatured boys or are matured freaks, and when tha two classifications meet the undevel oped youngster generally comes to lasting Injury and grief. The 125-pound class has always been recognised, but strange to say does not appear In the official list of events. The colleges have set the pace In de claring for a discrimination between heavy heavies and light heavies. If the other four members of the committee are a unit- the revised classes will he: US. IS'.. H5. lf.S. ITS and heavy weight. explaining, his recommendations for LA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM PASSES THROUGH a t r - . v ..W- e' . , ' ! -a. ''l.'4 -Ja.iwaAa ' Readiaa- From Left I Flsrbt, Back Row Cay lor, Ceaeht Geddea, Sab-end) Boltoa, llalfi I.ettes fCapialo), Kwll; Rejaolda. (taarten Halstoa, Half; Coach, End; Huff, Sob-Half. a-ToBt Raw Crawley, Sub-Eads voider, Taeklei Corpe, toward BohneakamB, Ceater; M'ataon, sab-Gaan!) Casey, TrtcaJei Garrlry, Ent IV GRAXDK. Or.. Jan. . (Special.) An entire season without a defeat, and tied one game, is the record of the 1911 football team in this city's high school. The squad defeated all the teams in Union and Wallowa counties and tied with Baker on a poor field, much to the handicap of the light youngsters. Five of the men were entirely green to football, some having never seen a game prior to the pat season. PUGILISM WHO MAKE THEIR HOMES ON OREGON SOU. Ayv , 4 , . "f i' V "--y - V Mmm Ml . V ? I: ' r a shortening ot boxing rounds Mr. Frank says: "In boxing, my observation has been that the boys are more usually injured in the last minute of milling. They are not in perfect physical trim, never are, and tlr themselves out in the first two minutes, after which they are practically helpless and show nothing for the edification of the fans except ability te take punishment "Shortening tha rounds from three to two minutes and increasing the number of rounds from three to five will give the public Just as much box ing and a better grade." added tha dean of tha Multnomah boxing and wrestling contingent, Mr. Frank believes that ringside Judges are even more essential in wrestling than in boxing, for the rea son that decisions generally go to the lad on top the longest time during a bout, and the referee In the excitement often loses track of this feature. "I would also suggest a provision In the rules covering these special Inter club matches." said Mr. Frank. "Th present rules technically cover only tournament matches. My suggestion Is for a time limit of not to exceed SO minutes, clubs to agree If shorter matches are desired " a The Spokane Amsteur Athletic Club Is In the throes of the annual election, which is scheduled for January 9. As was the case last Winter, the question of Installing a dining-room and buffet la the bug in the coffee. General Al lan Smith, the president. Is against tha buffet Idea. Th "progressives" are concentrating their strength upon a raising of the age requirement to 21 yesrs. With the Juveniles barred from the club they figure the buffet only a simple step. The Narragansett Machine Company experts will begin the work of Install ing apparatus in the new Multnomah Club gymnasium Monday morning. The work will be rushed by the Providence. R. I., visitors who pronounce the local auditorium one of the finest In the land. The floor space is 60 by 90. Fishing methods are being revolutionised In the aeaa around the lalunda of Japan by tha Introduction of Eng-liah ateam trawl ers. The vesaele on trial bave resulted In the dlacovary of new and valuable fishing banks which could not have baas nabed by the native crac . 1 a. afe j w....a?-vo.l..3 4VAeo3 yj I a JU aa- "v.... a. v , V V eSoTy-ViJe esy JL EX-PUGILISTS ARE PARTIAL TO WEST "Mysterious Billy" Smith Dominant Figure in Pert land Colony. CARDIFF IS LONGSHOREMAN Man John Ii. Sullivan Declared Was Toughest He Ever Encountered Is Engaged on Iocal Wharf. Tom Tracy Here, Too. BT RO3C0E FAWCETT. Sandy Ferguson, the Boston fighter, tired of the ring game in Paris aecehtly and told Willie Lewis that be had it on the other boxers and was going to quit. "Tou see, I can do something else," explained Sandy. "When I get back home I can get a Job driving a truck at $2 a day." Ferguson's rather amusing boast brings up the interesting question of what becomes of the stars of the fistic arena after, they have passed their prime. A look about us in Portland and the Pacific Northwest tells the tid ings, for this section of the universe gives sustenance to numerous once great pugilists. v "Mysterious Billy" Smith, the great welterweight, who recently figured In the role of a target In a sensational street shooting scrape, is one of the old guard who makes Portland his home. Billy Is engaged In the liquor traffic. Tommy Tracey, the Australian wonder, is boxing instructor at the Multnomah Club. Tommy conducted a cigar store for years. Cardiff la Lonsrakoremaej. Patsy Cardiff, who fought John L. Sullivan years ago and whom Sullivan labels the toughest man he ever en countered, remembering a broken arm received in his Cardiff battle. Is em ployed as a longshoreman In Portland. Martin Denney, the great lightweight, owns a paying cafe. .Joe Acton, the wonderful wrestler. Is employed by a local boat firm. Oscar Gardner, erst while bantam, who might now do a turn in the "white hope" business. Is located as a landowner at Hood River. Dave Campbell, former famous boxer, died at his post of duty as chief of the Portland fire department within the past year. . Jack Oempsey also occupies a lot in the local cemetery. "Denver Ed" Martin, whom Tommy Tracey halls as the cleverest heavy weight in the world today. Is still hob bling around at Tacoma doing a turn now and then at boxing and wrestling. SEASON "WITHOUT DEFEAT aa aetffc-sass , ' a- .' --- . A-eB" . - . . r" V ,f. vi ?i' 4- - '." . 1 J- r.' V ' Frank Slavin. the big Australian. Is working as a bollermaker at Vancouver or Victoria. Duncan McDonald, who was defeated by Pete McCoy In 1882, is said to be a millionaire now. He Is at either Seattle or Butte, Mont. When Tommy Ryan resigned his post with the Multnomah Club and returned to New York State with accounts ot the numerous veterans anchored In apple land. Jack Skelly, the Tonkers reminiscence king, himself a has-been of renown, took up the trusty quill to call attention to several old pugilists who have reached high positions In Ufa after retiring from the ring. John Gully, one of the number, be came a member of the English Parlia ment, won the Derby and waa a worthy cltlsen after quitting the squared arena. John Morrlssey. America's one-time bare-knuckle champion, became a mem ber of Congress. Even old John L. Sullivan is among tha higher-ups, with a 76-acre farm at North Ablngton, Mass.. as his base of operations. John attends church regularly and has not been bn speaking terms with John Bar leycorn for eight years, MrAnllfTe la I ndefeated. Jack McAuliffe, one of the undefeated "Three Jacks," has made a roll of money In vaudeville and spent It like a lord. Australian Billy Smith has a roadhouse near Stockton, Cal., accord ing to Tom Traoey, his countryman. Tommy also says that Billy Woods Is warden of a Jail at Honolulu and that Tom Williams, another countryman, is boss of a physical culture school at West Lick Springs, Ind. Skeliys list shows Gus Ruhlln as a wealthy cafe owner In Brooklyn, where Gus, as big as a house, and his wife, spend most of their time booming wo man's suffrage. Steve O'Donnell is box ing Instructor at Harvard. Jltn Dwyer Is a policeman at Elizabetn, N. J. Joe Choynskl Is teaching boxing at Pitts burg and preparing for a "come-baok" stunt- George Green is In a roadhouss near San Francisco, while other Frisco residents Include Frank McConnelL a detective, and Spider Kelly, owner of Kelly's cafe and dance hall. Jimmy Anothay is laying bricks in the up building of San Francisco, where Young Mitchell Is also doing a little politics. Alec Gregglns runs a cafe in the Golden Gate city. Fela la tax Sacramento. Tommy Fels Is said to be at Sacramento. George Dawson, ac cording to Jack King, Is boxing instructor at the Chicago Athletic Club. Billy Myer, who fought Jack McAuliffe twice, is a wealthy busi ness man in Chicago. Old BUI Clark, the Belfast chicken, has a swimming plant In St. Louis. Jack Madden and Jem Hall, the clever Australian, are In the Chicago neighborhood; while Dan ny Need ham, who gave Tommy Ryan the fight of his life wl-h skin gloves years ago. Is in Minneapolis. Kid Lavigne is conducting a prosper ous cafe at Detroit. Frank Erne Is teaching the manly art to Pennsylva nlans. Jim Corbett Is writing syndi cate boxing stories from New York and doing an acting turn during the theat rical season. Bob Fltzslmmons is an other thespian, or rather vaudevlllian. Tom Sharkey operates a pure rye cha teau In Gotham. Solly Smith Is in the hack business at Los Angeles, where Jeffries owns a saloon. Herbert Slade, who fought Sullivan, is said to be on a ranch near Ogden, Utah. Terry Mc Govern is refereeing fights in New York City. The history of pugilism Illustrates with telling effect the distinction be tween glory, past an present In tense. When a star boxer is on top he is showered with gifts and flattery and all sorts of homage, more so perhaps than in any other walk of life. But when Mr. K. O. Punch or Father Time pays his visit, the former hero gener ally finds hlmselfsalone and forsaken. The world turns its back with disdain. How to Play Soccer FootbaD 4. The Center Half Back. THE center half has the most re sponsible position on the field, for he is the man to start all the offensive movements of his own side, and in ad dition must nig in the bud any open ings originated by the opposing center forward. Some of the great English players seem to have almost an uncanny idea of what their opponents are going to do, though the real secret of the mat ter lies in their forcing the center for ward to do what they wish rather than what he desires. Just In the same way as a conjuror forces his audience to pick the card he requires. For the Bake of an Illustration, sup pose the half in question knows the opposing right wing to be the more dangerons. Thav being so, he win force the center forward away from that wing, keeping on that side of him and making him pass when in the -most awkward position. Many a time one reads In the papers that the center starved one particular wing, when the real reason lay in the halCs knowledge of the danger from that wing, and his subsequent efforts to prevent it becoming active. The center half should make it his business to know where the main at tack Is to be developed, to know the individual pecularities of the players and to act accordingly. The first golden rule, of course, is "Never lOEe sight of your center for ward." Lie close by him, so that you can Intercept any pass, learn to see what Is coming, and then, after having stopped the opposing movement, set up an attack of your own. only see to it that no time is lost in doing so. The quicker the forwards are under way, the more the other halves are kept on the run. while the more their defense Is rushed, so much, so the more likely Is it to give way under the pres sure! Then, again, remember to vary your attack. Do not always pass to the star man or to the center forward, but try to draw the defense to imagine the attack is. for Instance, to be on the right, and then swing the ball to the left, only do It quickly and not in the air, but either body high or along. the ground. . At present too much high kicking is In evidence. After setting the rorwards going, follow up behind them on the lookout for a back pass, which is a most val uable asset In attack. Suppose the cen ter forward has the ball, but finds his men are too well marked for a pass. and that he cannot go through himself; then, knowing his half is behind him, he taps the ball back, and runs on ahead. The half draws the man before passing the ball. leat ns five forwsrds against four defenders. Remember, however, to recover yt $ r position rap idly, and never go up too far. In defense, having the advantage over the center forward In facing the ball, head it whenever possible, only aim at getting direction in your head ing; use the fullbacks when hard pressed, that Is. pass the ball back to them if absolutely necessary, only be sure they are on the lookout. Finally, remember never to give up worrying the center forward. Make him feel that he cannot shake you off and his play will- deteriorate, giving you- more opportunities of setting up an attack, the surest form of defense. Gibbons to Meet Denning. ST. PAUL. Jan. . Mike Gibbons, St. Paul welterweight fighter, will meet Jack Denning, of New York, in a ten round bout before the Fairmount Ath letic Club, of this city, January 23 in stead of young Erne, as had been an nounced. Eddy Reddy. manager for Gibbons, today accepted the terms offered. FLYHN'S CHANCES DEEMED REMOTE San Francisco Writer Asserts Fireman Far From Equal of Arthur Johnson. CURLEY IS URGING MATCH Manager - of Pueblo Fiphter Says Railway W ill Build Arena and Salt Lake Hotels Pay. Li cense Metropolis Bids. BT HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO. CaL, Jan. . (Special.) It looks very much as if the dear American publlo likes to be fooled sufficiently well to fall for a Johnson -Flynn championship bout. Of course to what extent the fight fans will permit themselves to be dropped remains to be seen, but If there should be the proper amount of newspaper space, I dare say there are bugs who would go any distance Just to be In at the death. When the Idea of a Johnson-Flyrm bout was first proposed, it seemed al together too preposterous to be con sidered seriously. We laughed at It In San Francisco as a one-side match. Jim Coffroth added some tone when he de clared that he would be quite willing to bid for the bout and recently, it has taken of the tone of being well within the possibilities. The writer can't see for the life of him where Jim Flynn would have a ghost's chance to beat Johnson,' but that Isn't what always makes an attractive match. Curley Chief Promoter N(m. Jack Curley, manager of Flynn, Is the chap who Is doing all the boosting for a fight In Nevada, and according to a letter that Jim Coffroth received this week, Curley appears to be in earnest. He wrote Coffroth that he was sure he could get the railroad company to build the arena and that the Salt Lake hotels would gladly foot the cost of the $1000' license. Metropolis, the Nevada town that Is said to be a bidder for the match, is something like 100 miles from Salt Lake, Just across the state line. It 13 one of the newest of the Nevada mining towns and might be willing to pay something for the publicity that it would receive. Washington's birthday is the provis ional date that has been set for the performance and that Is the one trouble as February 1b rather Inclined to be a raw month In the Nevada mining towns and not one calculated to bring out the crowds. Curley added in his letter that Flynn was In earnest about his desire to meet the "smoke" and that he thought he could whip him. Also, the promoter manager said that if the fight did not attract as much attention as Jeffries and Johnson, that it would be a better performance. Which latter statement has some truth attached to it, for Jef fries and Johnson put up the worst bout that two heavyweights ever gave. As I have said, the bout looks to be a fistic impossibility, but there is no telling what will come of it. With. Jeffries there was the chance to won der whether he had gone back. But with Johnson, even though he has gone back 150 per cent, he could still lick all the Flynns In the world with one hand tied behind him. Kaufman's Chances Small. It begins to look as if there is a hoodoo tied to some of the San Fran cisco promoters. Wolgast was- to have fought here in January but was taken sick. Then Coffroth had Jim Flynn and Al Kaufman tied up to a contract for the latter part of the month and Kaufman killed off his chances when he was knocked out by Al Palxer, Kaufman Is a dead duck In the pugi listic game and might as well turn to some other pursuit. He has run the gamut and ought to be satisfied by this time that he Is not cut out to ba a successful fighter. Al Is well liked in San Franolsoo. but not from a pugilistic standpoint. Ha Is too slow in the head and otherwise has not the proper qualifications to make a champion. Flynn has now come out with the Information that after he had whipped Kaufman In Kansas City, he was held under surveillance for three days by the police, who feared that the California heavyweight might not live. When he saw that Kaufman wouldn't do. Coffroth tried to sign up Al Pal zer, but the Iowa white hope, flushed with victory, has some high ideas of his financial value that wouldn't do at all in San Francisco. Burns and Perkins Break. Frankie Burns, the Oakland light weight, and Jack Perkins, his manager, who recently returned from an Eastern trip, have had a split-up. Burns haa taken to the task of managing himself, while Perkins proposes to train Johnny Frayne with the Implied hope that he will be able to beat Frankie. Burns thought that Perkins was making too much money on their contract, while Perkins intimates that Burns has lost his heart. Frankie had one bout in the East, losing the decision to Grover Hayes. After that, he was taken to New York and on various pretexts refused matches with Knockout Brown, Pack er McFarland, Abe Attell and Willie Beecher, any one of which would have meant money In his pocket. Australian Charlie Griffin, who has Just come back after a trip to the An tipodes, is in Pan Francisco. He has been matched to box 1" rounds before the West Oakland Club next Friday night with Johnny Frayne. Griffith has a reputation for cleverness, and if he can show anything as a lightweight, he will have plenty of opportunity in the future for matches. Jt is still unsettled as to what pro moters will be handed the permits for the coming year. There is all sorts of gossip but until after next Monday when the new Board of Supervisors convenes, the matter will remain a mystery. The police committee doubt less will meet later in the week, about Thursday, and may then pick the lucky or unlucky winners. Jim Coffroth, Ed die Graney and Harry Foley are still considered the feasible candidates. Trainer and Helper to Wrestle. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Jan. . Jim Ash bell. Frank Gotch's trainer, and Adolph Ernst, who was one of George Hack enschmidt's trainers, when the Rus sian was getting in shape for his last match with Gotch. will meet In a fin ish catch-as-catch-can match here to night. The wrestlers are ranked among the best in the light heavyweight line. Ernst, an Ohio man. has defeated "Cy clone" Burns and Walter Willoughby. Ashbell is said to have been with the champion long enough to have mastered the toe hold and other winning tricks. A erecies of aloe In Africa furnishes tha natives with how strings, hammocks, robes and nahing lloea.
