Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-28
GREAT BATTLE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
"a, WaIcott and Joe Cans Will
Meet at San Francisco,
California.
A SQUARE" BOUT PROMISED.
Roth Men Arc Masters at the "Busl-
u,ss'.-What WalIy Young Says
About II,

No,t Friday night at San Francisco two
us,k aehters Joe Walcoti and Joe Cans
,el meet IN the roped arena and exchange
,..uons until one or the other Is In dream
,,od The fight is attracting a great deal
attention throughout all pugdom, and
,he oplnion prevails that the mill VIII be
absolutely on the square Here Is what
owalyo Young says about IT,
40 FAR as any man not vorscd IN Ethio'
,,on nsychology can determine, the battle
,,toson Joe Cans and Joe WalCott should
NJ A free from faint Of suspicion as any
,ontest ever wagcd on padded floor. The
,uo champions are scheduled TO step In
10 me same ring next Friday night and
unleu human nature under dark cover
,sr IS far more fral than l think II ls
Zach will wade in with all his skin and
,lrepgth 10 win. Recent events point so
strongly to absolute honesty In the match
mat none but the chronic variety Of
rknockers' should fail to be convinced.
For ak tense and hitter hours on Fri
day. Al Hcuord and Billy Pierce, mana
rors az The black men fought and quib.
hled and hurled threats at each other
ana al the San Francisco Athletic club,
which has already expended I'm the neigh
borh0Od OF 500 IN preparation for the mill.
And for whatg Because AL HEREFORD want
,d Pierce TO send Walcott through the
ropes al 40 pounds rlngside, Instead OF ne
pounds tho weight originally agreed up.
on The fact that no articles had been
signed and no forfelts posted led the Bal
llmorean TO believe that he had the club
and Pierce ION the hif,' Before the end
N the fierce battle, enlugh verbiago had
been laylshed on the air TO stock a stack
n dictionaries and TIL, match had been
called IN twice by the manager Of the
rmb, Alex Greggalns.
This neirco oontestliIg OF a point that
meant ultimately simply the Tclinquish-
ment VI pound by Walcott, has | think
rs significance Privately, Herford Is GER
lain that hs boy Cans will win without
much tr0uble;sin 'tete tete' conversa-
lion Billy Pierce has the same feeling
regarding the "Barbadoes Demon" Wal
tott Herford 10 ut all times close match
maker ready 70 pounce upon any point
that may gain him slight advantage;
Fierce ls also a good guardian Of his fight
fra interests, but willing 20 come half
way when a compromise Is necessary. IN
the scrap these two astute directors
had on nshday " not an indication that
both are out to win and will battle 10 a
bitter finish, then the signs have al gone
wrong and the land OF 'Topsy-Turvy'
|, a well.regulated community compared
10 this penlnsular battle ground.
None but those who we're present ~ the
matinee and at the evening performance
ran realize lust how bitter the argument
became and how intensely In earnest each
manager was over any point that might
ola his blffer when the date OF conflict
tryiyed
III you hold out In your demands and
lpOl this fight said Pierce to lierford,
ri one stage OF n "lll post you through
out the country as a gutter and as n man
Hho does not respect any contracts. The
sparkle on your finger and your roll with
he rubber band around IL don't impress
bic That's simply front. | have some
power think and before | am through !
tlll get your
That Is simply sample There were
other thlngs-many and many Of them
land they all pointed TO the belief that
anything sayOrlng Of collision between
these two men Is an impossiblity.
The question OF referee is one which lE
important both to the lighters and to the
public Pierce has repeatedly stated since
lis arrival I'm San Francisco that he Will
Insist on an honest man for referee and
that the referee will be instructed TO call
m the eight at any time that II looks to
be otherwise than 'on the square," Her
ford wants Jack WEIGH Pierce would pre-
Ter TO leave the choice TO the sporting edi-
tors Of the city papers II for nothing but
public confidence. Welch was the man
banned In the articles originally drawn for
lhe Cans. Gardner fight that failed 10 ma
leralle, and Herford fayors him largely
because he wants to adhere TO those arti-
Ties II Welch is the third man in tho
ting there should be cause for nothing
but a feeling Of safety on the part Of the
public His record Is clean and he knows
he game as well as any other referee.
10 II seems that either the selection OF
Welch or the solution Of the problem adj
,anced by Pierce ought 10 be satisfactory
% the public
The new weight for Walcott Is not go
lng TO trouble that cheerful brunette out
u any sleep, Those who have watched
him work on the flesh say that he could
make lS pounds N necessary and will be
y good fighting weight at lli pounds ring.
hlde' Cans at present is said to tip the
scales In the near nelghb0rhood OF iSs
POUNDS and Will enter the ring at about
that figure
Just what the betting will be no one az
present. Is able 10 state, but Il Is certain
mat no wagering will got far away from
tPens' Cans Will kelly be the favorlta
ewing 70 the fact that many close stu
penis OF the game figure that he can stay
twenty rounds and earn the decision