The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-06
Yachting ':;! ?; ,!''s;'c; ;'' " OF TIE WORLD
GOSSIP OF THE BOXERS.

| VIVA VA AL UVAANNs
Representative James Butler ad a
beer glass were too much for Champion
James Jeffries in Kansas City several
days ago. The big fellow wet down b..
fore them and would have been out If
the barkeeper had couted, but istead
the bout was awarded to Jeffries on a
foul.
| The champio had been playig III
Kansas City. and betwee times he held
out at Frank Jones place on Walnut
| street. Any one who had business with
| him at o'clock i the morning could
/ have found him at that hour without
fail One morning. as usual. he was en-
tertaining a crowd of admirers. among
them Representative Butler, who owns
the Standard theater there.
! The champion was telling how fights
were won, and in some way gave offens>
to Butler. The representative reached
for beer glass. let it drive and caugh.
Jetfries just behind the ear Perhaps be-
cause the champion was standing O one
foot or possibly because he was "over-
! turned. he went. not to the ropes but
| the footrail at the base of the bar.
Mutual explanations. followed by a visit
i to a Turkish bath, restored peace.
The following morning Jeffries had
similar experience. He was explaining
! ring tactics to crowd at Jones place,
and declared that no man could hit him.
Frank Jones took him at his word and
tried it, BY accident, or perhaps be-
cause the champion was a bit unsteady,
the blow landed and Jeffries went down.
I ~ c%ll~
he looked as if he had just had a mil!
with Rubin.
I'm going to cut it out after Kansas
City he said.
A match between Champion Terry Me-
Govern and Aurelio Herrera, the Bakers
! field wonder, has been arranged. The men
/ are to meet sometime this month at 1876
| pounds. and Manager Harris bets Man
ager Garlic $4,000 to $500 that McGovern
| will win.
| This contest puts somewhat new
phase on McGovern's relation to the pu-
| giistic situation in San Francisco. 1t
| was expected that the champion was to
: meet Frank Erne- this month at 1873
pounds. This information has been given
out by the club managers, and while
| Manager Harris has refused to say def
nitely whether he would give Erne
chance, he has to a certain extent init
] mated that he would
But now that McGovern is matched
with Herrera for May. he is certainly not
going to fight Erne in that same month.
Manager Harris has probably concluded
| that from "A strict business point of view
it is unwise for Terry to go out of his
class again. The Herrera go is all very
| we'll from the standpoint of McGovern
| and Harris. They undoubtedly think
| they are picking up a little easy money
| and that view is he'd by nearly everybody
| else who has followed the careers of the
| two men,
Harris says he is not trying to evade
Erne, and promises that he will give the
| Buffalo pugilist ;ided answer. The
latter is willing to put up forfeit of ST.
/ HerTeraisno e Sb agp 1S30S ETAOI HIS
geo that he VIII be at the reqc.tei
| weight.
Herrera is no doubt a very capable
young man. He hits hard and is strong
| and agile. He performed once IN San
| Francisco with "Crocky' Boyle and Won.
but his victory did not impress sporting
men. His swings We're wild, his style
awkward aud clumsy. and his headwork
| poor. Since then he has won several
fights. But he cannot have gained sut-
ficient experience to make him formld-
able antagonist for such a man as Me-
Govern. OF course, if he wins he will
have jumped at once to the top, just as
Jeffries did, because McGovern like
Fitzsir1 mons With Jeff. holds him in too
low an estimate. If he loses his reputa-
ton VIII not have suffered
/, The death Of "mysterious'' Billy Smith
in London as the result of injuries re-
ceived in the prize ring emphasizes the
II superiolity of the American plan of haV-
ing the referee in the ring, where he can
tjudge as to the advisability of stopping
/ a bout and can also prevent foul tactics
by the contestants. In England the ref
cree sits outside the ring, remaining IN
one spot throughout the fight. A tricky
fighter could take advantage OF that fact
and get in foul blows.
Joseph Wa.cott. the negro boxer. Is
spoling for a fight with Thomas Sharkey
and his manager, Thos. ORourke. has
signifed his Willingness to offer purse
of $4,000 if Walcott's chalengs is ac-
cepted.
Wolccott, however, declares that the
true reason for Sharkeys failure to come
to terms is that the sailor is afraid he Will
!; meet defeat and to show that he is sim
|. cere Walcott has induced his manager tc
offer a handsome purse for the bout.