The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
HAUGHTON NOT DOWNCAST
BY P0LICE-BOARD RULE.
Wires for Hurry Forbes to Come On,
and States That He believes
the Fight Cnn Proceed.

Although Chief Kiely has laid down
stringent regulations concerning the fight
Ing game in st. Louis, following the in
structions of the Police Board, Charley
Haughton of the West End Club Still, in
sists he will attempt 10 pull off the Forbes
Attell battle Thursday evening.
Haushton asserts that both men are
members OF the club and that he will
limit the spectators to bona-fide members
of the organization. Although he wired
Harry Forbes to come on yesterday, the
former bantam champion had not showed
up last evening. Haughton states he ex-
Pow pee.s MN mere Inns evening or '0-m"r-
II had two tickets ready for him in
Chicago Saturday night" he said, land I
did not hear that he was still waiting for
them until o'clock this afternoon when
] received a telegram saying that he had
not yet been notified that Ills transporta-
back a wire notifying him where to find
the tickets. and he snoulG. be here either
Monday night or Tuesday morning.
Harry is anxious to come and Is not
run the club in strict conformity with the
laws and with the regulations OF the po-
lice; and ! believe ! can pull Off the fight
Attell is somewhat discouraged over the
outlook. but keeps up his work In a per-
tuHctory sort Of way. He states that he
Is diitduy III tHe DesI Oh shape anu tnat
he can afford to ease up. even II the bout
does come off as scheduled.
Haughton says he may break into the
amateur line Of boxing in case the affair
of Thursday meets with misfortune of one
sort another.
President Rossfeld and Matchmaker Zim-
norman of the Columbian Athletic Club
were first on the field with the amateur
boxing proposition and 1t is likely. they
say. that they will open up series of
for members Of the local turn
game would prove drawing card on the
South Side.
Had 1t not been for the ailment on
probably have sent that fighter against
ST. Louis Tommy Sullivan again next
Sunday. Huber claims to have been
IN poor shape when he fought Tommy
last and this statement is borne out by his
physician and his manager, Jack Crowley.
Sporting writer's Of the Pacific Coast
are unit to one thing. after witnessing
the alleged fight between johnson and
Ferguson three days ago. and that Is
that neither of them could last more than
thirty seconds with Jeffries unless they
broke al! sprinting records OF the ring.
Though johnson landed repeatedly. It
is said that his blows had absolutely no
effect; that his punches were mere taps, II
seems to require setting himself to deliver
a hard blow: ana that he Is so slow in so
setting himself that even clumsy FIGHTER
like Ferguson was able to evade the hard
er wallOps of the battle.
Abe Attell and Terry McGovern differ
as to the probable winner Of the Young
Corbett-Hanlon battle at San Francisco
December %. Attell believes that his fell
low-townsman. Haplon. will turn the
trick while McGovern thinks Corbett will
put his opponent away this time.
In San Francisco enthusiasm over Han
lon has reached high PITCH and It seems
likely that the pending battle will be one
where betting Is really lively.