The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-29
RorH MEN WILL RECEIVE THEIR.
TUNING TODAY.
THOMPSON CONFIDENT HE
CAN GO THE DISTANCE.
CYCLE PCGILIsT HAS MADE MANY
FRIENDS WHO PIN THEIR
FAITH TO HIM.

Art white, Who Defeated MulhaIl,
Has been substituted to Meet the
winner of TO-niGht's Bout on the
Night of Nov. 4-MulhaII Sailed
s,om Philadelphia Yesterday-Gus
Gardner Also Wants to Meet the
Winner-Matty Matthews Will BE
Here Next Week-Many Good Mills
for the Near Future.
Herman Miller and Bobby Thompson
have finished their hard work and will
receive. their final "preps" to-day for
the twenty-round mill at the SaVan-
nah Athletic Club tonight.
Perhaps because he is better known
here. Miller has been installed favorite
IN to-night's contest, but there are
n,anv who have seen Thompson work
and have pinned their faith to him.
There were MANY who believed that
the Canadian could not go the dis
lance. as he has been accustomed to
short bouts of from four to eight
rounds. When asked if he can finish
strong at the end ofVtwenty rounds,
Thompson merely smiles and says
wait and see"
The fight tonight will perhaps be
the most hotly contested one seen here
for the past several months, for there
is more at stake for the men. The
winner will have an opportunity of be-
ing the contestant in bouts that will
be held during the fair where the larg-
est crowds that have ever attended
bout here will be present.
Who the Winner Will Have to Meet.
The list of men who have challenged
the winner of to-night's bout has been
increased to four. The matchmaker re-
ceived a letter from Gus Gardner yes
terday asking for date as early as
possible, and expressed a desire to meet
any one the club would get. tele-
gram was also received from Art
White, who disposed of Mulhall in two
rounds last week, saying that he would
like to take Mulhall's place here on
the 4th of November
He also states that he has met both
Farren and Thompson and that he has
beaten both men, and as this showing
entities him to look in, and the club
at once wired him ticket. If these
men all come on the club will be able
10 run series of bouts that will be
worth while going a few miles to see.
With men like Matty Matthews. the
-welterweight champion; Gus Gard
ner, the 1875 champion; Art White, and
Billy Farren all looking for a chance
a the winner, it looks as if he will
have a busy time.
Tonight Mill VIII Be Fast.
To-nights contest will be one of the
best ever held in Savannah. Both men
have trained faithfully, and are fight
ing at the weights which suits them
best, 145 at o'clock. They will
weigh in at 8 o'clock this afternoon at
Cad Bryan's, and the man who fails
to weigh las pounds will forfeit the
sum of $50 to his opponent.
The men will box straight Marquis
of Queensberry rules, fighting as long
as they have one arm free, and when
clinched will be broke by the referee,
but will have to protect themselves in
the breakaway. This is the style of
boxing that is popular, for 1t is pro-
ductive of a fast bout. Not only does
it allow the men to do fast work at
close range. but it enables a willing
man to fight all the time and does
away with the slow style of falling
into clinch and waiting for a referee
to step in between the men and break
them.
Both men are fast workers, and will
ing to fight at all times, and, though
thompson has done most of his box
ing in shot bouts he claims that he
will have no trouble in going the
twenty rounds, if it is necessary Mil
Ter has Travelled the distance so. often
in Savannah that there is no question
as to his ability to go the route.
The usual battle royal will precede
the main go, and will furnish the
amusing part of the programme before
the boys get to work