The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-14
PUGILISTS CHARTERED HERE
DEPART FOR VARIOUS CITIES.
Jake Chain and His String Go to Chi
caSo and Clarence Forbes Also
Leates-Block to Fight Soon.

,,. That St Louis is not a mecca for pusi-
ISIS JUST dt present was proven yesterday,
When there was a general scattering of the
profession quartered here to all parts of
i tne country even Clarence Forbes. who had
intended 10 remain here on the chance OF
getting a fight. deciding to depart. Forbes
, made up his mind that this city held no
pr nan prospects for him. and he started
JAKE Chaim. who handled string of
nghters here: was most disguised over the
outcome, and expressed his opinion of the
West End club to Charley Haughton. the
manager Chain claims that he was under
heaVy expenses here and that he had been
promised remuneration in the event Of the
bout not TAX ing place.
II came down with Hugo Kelly four
weeks ago he said. land we have been
or with promises each Thursday. If
Haughton had told us that the affair was to
De postponed. l would have been glad to
take Hugo back to Chicago. where he could
nave hVed at home and with comparatively
nttle expense, and would have waited I'M
IN the club was ready to so on with the
Instead, We have been told each Thurs
day that the fight would surely take place
the next week. No reason was given us for
the postponement, and kelly's sickness was
not sufficient cause for the constant delay
In the matter He was ready to go in the
ring at any time. except for Il period of two
or throe days when he was confined to his
room He mad sore throat, and the doe
tor ADVISED him not to go out in the rainy
weather.
There is no use staying here. as there
seems little chance of getting on another
bout We can't get HGughton to post for
ieits, although he will make plenty of prom
Uses. Kelly has spent a good deal of money
Gown mere; and. although the pastponement
was at Haughton's request, the club did
not make our expenses good
When ] told him / was going back to
chicago: he wanted me to sign 4 paper
s ssoai,s; was perfectly satisfied with the
NED. and | III that right II
asked was that his expenses here. due TO
delay at Haushton,s request, should be
paid. Hugo was willing enough to pay his
own expenses up TO the time scheduled for
the bout"
Chain departed yesterday evening for
Chicago. and Tommy Love departed for
Philadelphia.
Abe Attel's bout with Eddie Toy at San
Francisco. Thursday evening was unsat-
isfactory as followers of the game expected
and not a single lively moment occurred in
the entire fight Atteil got the decision of
course. but he put up SO slow a bout that
the crowd was in storm of misses Attell
insisted upon being given the long end of
the purse before the battle as Toy was a
couple of pounds overweight.
Stimulated by the attitude of the crowd.
Attell woke up long enough to knock Toy
down in the seventeenth round. This was
the only incident of importance in the whole
affair, which Will do Attelrs record no
good. AS Toy was a training and sparring
companion OF Abe's. the bout was clearly
entered into by the fighters merely TO get
the money, regardless of method
George Block, the South Side pugiist has
been matched to box Billy Rhodes of On
aha. at the Columbia Athletic Club Satur-
day, March 81 and two weeks later Will tie
up with Philadelphia Tommy Ryan before
the same institution. Rhodes is said to be
man of considerable ability and a good
bout is expected. The affair was to have
taken place Sunday. but was postponed on
account of the injury 70 Rhodes's hand.
Block is now under the management of
Otto Richter and is being engaged in var
ious contests. Richter believes that the
best way to advance Georges interests Is
20 send him against the best men he can
find, and he will proceed on this principle.
otto announces that Block will meet any
man in the weltsrweight division.