Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
M|TT ARTISTS
ARE GATHERING
GLADIAT0RS TURNING TO THE
COAST
Indications Favor Clearing Up of Fight
Titles This Winter If All the
scrappers Come Who ...
Are Booked

This week will be an important cy-
Gle in fistiana. 1t will probably wit
ness the gathering upon the coast of
the most distinguished body of pu-
gilists, good. bad and Indifferent, since
the days when boxing was in the
zenith of it's popularity i'm America.
Marvellous Hart and Tommy Ryan,
the former claiming to be heavyweight
champion of the world and the lat
ter being equally as verbose in his
statements regarding an adverse pos
session of the middlewelght champion
ship, are expected to be among the
arrivals from the east.
Bob F'itzsmmons is also said to be
hankering for the equable climate of
Southern California and rumor hath
stated that Bob's ticket has already
teen purchased.
These gladiators are expected to pro-
ceed direct to Frisco and arrange their
toilets before starting out upon one of
the most sweeping campaigns ever un-
dertaken in history
1t is alleged that Marvellous comes
all the way from the blue grass re-
gion to administer spankings to any
and all the long-distance fighters who
have emitted yells of defiance In his
direction.
incidentally. he is expected to relter-
ate his charges against Jeff. in which
event, should JEFF be within hearing
distance, there will be an impromptu
and unadvertised battle for the heavy
weight championship of the world, in
which but one blow is liable to be
struck-when Jeff lands on the nasal
promontory of the technical champ.
Tommy Ryan comes to the coast as
nd nh he h.
nical champ. Tommy is also seeking
engagements with any and all who
| have aspirations to wear the middle
weight toga. Tommy bears an excel
lent reputation back east, both as a
fighter and as an individual, and he
will be a notable addition to fight cir
cles, who will no doubt be accorded a
generous and sincere welcome.
Fitz Is Coming
Bob Fitzsimmons, the human batter
ing ram, comes to the coast in antici-
patton of stopping the meteoric career
OF Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Bob
says that despite the fact that his
bones may be so aged and given to oc-
casional rattles as they oscillate in the
ozone, he has another good fight in
him and he would welcome retirement
from the roped arena If it be accom-
panied by the pugilist-lawyer's scalp.
The winner of the O'Brien- FitZsim-
mons fight If it ever occurs will be
matched against Marvellous for the
heavyweight championship. unless
Marvellous ready and oft misunder-
stood wit regarding Big Jim j. causes
the blue grass wonder to lose his tech
nical title beforehand.
The presence of these fight stars is
calculated to start the mitt pot to boil
ing with great agitation. and unless
indications lead astray. the befuddled
conditions of several titles will be
cleared up
1t is probable that If Hart ever gets
to the coast, the heavyweight title VIII
he settled either by Big Jim taking 1t
away by physical force or by some
other hook or crook satisfactory to the
fight world.
With Jeff in the land of the animate,
no other will be recognized as heavy
weight champion until JEFF is de-
throned in the ring, chloroformed or
dies.
Tommy Ryan's coming will bring
forth a settlement of the middleweight
championship honors, as 1t is consid-
cred certain that he will be matched
against O'Brien or Jack (Twin) Sulli-
van as soon as he lands. couple OF
fights will settle this question, If
Ryan goes on with O'Brien and Jack
Twin, or O'Brien and the twin come to-
gether. and the winner is matched
against Ryan
Joe Cans, the dusky lightweight
champion, is at Frisco. but is not hav-
ing much success in getting on with
anyone. After the Gardner-Sullivan
flight it is probable that Cans will be
accommodated.
WhosoeVer defeats Cans will be en-
titled to fight Nelson. and 1t is not
improbable that the match Will be
made within a short time after the
dusky champion is counted out This
will settle the lightweight champion
ship.
The only battles of Importance sched-
uled for the week are the Hanlon-
Herrera scrap In Los Angeles Friday
night, and the -Landers go
at Frisco.