The Washington times., 1905-07-09
FINISH FIGHTS
FOR CALF ORN|A
COlma Athletic Club to Hold
NO-Limit Mills.
RENO MAKES $4,000 BID
Offers Big Money for Coming Bout
Between Nelson and
Britt
By w. w. NAUGHTON.

NA'~@Os
Nevada, it appears, will not be allowed
to enjoy the distinction of being the
only section OF the United States where
prizefghts may be conducted. The
match makers OF the Colma Athletic
club say that they are IN a position TO
talk business with pugilists who prefer
contests without restrictions as to the
number of rounds
The Coima promoters will not have
their articles read that the contestants
are to battle to the bitter end. Each
contract will set forth that the fighters
are to engage In a twenty-round bout
and that lf the referee sees fit he may
order additional rounds
The Colma club is doing this to Off
set the influences of the Reno organiKa-
tion, which it is said is trying to steal
the Britt-Nelson match away from
San Francisco. Battling Nelson says
that he has had assurances that Reno
will bid as high as SIS. 900 for his pros
pective contest with Britt, and the Col
ma club will undertake to show the rival
lightweights that 1t can place more
ailuring proposition before them.
The scheme, as it has been outlined
to the writer, is to build a special arena
to put Britt and Nelson in the ring on
the afternoon OF September s.
Would Draw Crowd.
The men behind the Colma proposal
are confident that with Britt and Nelson
matched to box under conditions which
would make the affair d fight to finish
sporting men could be drawn to San
francisco from all parts of the United
states. With an enlarged arena and
adequate railroad service to the ring
side, the promoters argue that Britt
and Nelson would fight before a crowd
that would be as large again as that
one that would assemble IL the bout
where put on In the sage brush country
: In few Gays from now matters should
reach the simmering point Nelson
seems inclined to give Nevada the pref
erence over California, and 1t may be
that the offer Of the $4,000 in a lump
Will also appeal to Britt The Colrna
Club In all probability will only offer
percentage of the gross, probably 55
per cent. and tbs viii mean that some
thing like $40.eW will have TO flow into
the Colma1sf.ox office before the bid
from thas. section will become eouiva-
lent toStne purse offered by Nevada.
Whfrs of the pipe and Inflated values
ssSoima Club will never sec $4,000 house
at least not on the occasion OF a Britt
Nelson match-and my recent exper-
fences at Reno have brought me to
thinking that the most attractive pugil-
1stic event that could be arranged
wouldn't attract a $4,000 gate in any
part Of Nevada.
JEFF a Loser?
While big Jim Jeffries was enjoying
little relaxation around Reno the day
eiter the fight report was circulated
tnaG ne had lost $500 shooting craps in
one OF the gambling resorts II the
story had been true this is about the
way Jim's balance sheet on the trip
would have looked:
Received for acting as referee, $1,000.
Expended In hotels. cafes. bars in
stalking impecunious strangers and In
being good fellow generally. s.. 800
Lost shooting craps. $500.
To the bad, $500.
But Jim spoils a picturesque story nv
telling that 30 cents would cover the
whole of his reverses while plying dice.
Ihis leaves him in a position to main
tain that there Is some profit in referee
Ing boxing matches after all.
In few days from now the fight
between Jimmy Britt and kid" Sulli
van will epgross the attention of sport
ing men The boxers are well along
with their training and there in every
reason for believing that the contest
will be warra one.
Roach Is Busy.
Bill Roach. the Gonna pugilistic i'm
{c a he
Roach Is dating fighters far ahead and
In ali cases is figuring on having two
strings to his bow so that If a scheduled
event falls through he will have some
thing to put on in it's place.
Roach outlines his program as fol,
lows:
July 1s-George Peterson and Buddy
Ryan.
July 2S-Frankie Mel and Harry
Tepny.
August 4-Jimmy Gardner and Rufe
Turner.
August n-Gus Rubin and Jim Mccor-
mick.
More Matches.
Mccormick is John L. suIIivan's
sparring partner and the rotund ex-
champion is constantly demanding re-
cognition for him. insisting thar IL given
q chance Mccormick will show that he
Is worId-beater.
Roach says that he will bring Mar
win Hart and the winner of the McCor-
mick-Runltn go together in the latter
part Of August
WHITE HAS CHOICE
OF TWO GOOD BOUTS