Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-22
THE FIGHT GAME
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Much TrouhI. Has Been Raised
Between the Various
Promoters,
BRITT-WHITE BOUT STOPPED.
Said Have Been Brought About BY
"Wally Young al, BlgIcrly--
Comments on It,
oaca more the light promoters Of San

Naco more the fight promoters Of San
T. rc7co are having trouble
This tim, {, ls oyor the proposed in
raalonal championship battle be-
wta. Jlmny Britt, a Native SON
and J16sa white, champion lightweight
Of Eagland, who has journeycd all the
way from London to give battle to
jan,a Edward.
From present indications the fight
with not take place as per schedule,
simply because the fight fans. and some
of the sporting writer's believe the af-
fr would prove TO be "a huge nasco.
The stopping Of the scrap was brought
about by "WalIy' Young, formerly Of
the News staff, 0rd now sporting od-
flor OF the san Francisco Chronicle.
ami u. l.. B3gger'v another Frisco
sporting writer These two writer's
have branded the match as bad one
from the start. and have insisted that
% should not come off, They ana
many others insist that Britt give Bat
ding Nelson, an old Salt Lake fayorite,
The next match
but it seems that In addition to an
lhIs, there Is a war between the pro-
mOtors Of fs.ic events as the follow
iug dispatch from San Francisco midi
Gates.
According to the statements Of Jim
my Coffroth the present hitch in the
granting Of q fight permit for the
month Of April is caused entirely by the
sahomlg OF Morris Levy In direct OPP
position 20 q compact made between
al' the local night promoters during the
time the Ralston bill was hanging fro
In Sacramento. When this bin was con-
siered dangerous and II began to look
as though the goose that was laying
the gOlden eggs was to be cooked to a
brown turn, thus deprlving one and all
Of the privilege Of picking up easy mon
ey at the expense of the pugnacIous
hrusers who pumme each other for
the edihcation Of the sporting public,
the managers Of the three local clubs
got together and agreed TO act in uni
SON. Al "A meeting called especially to
form a plan to successfully combat the
obnoxious legislative measure, Morris
Levy, Alex Greggains and Jimmy COT.
roth agreed 10 stand IN together with
the distinct understanding that things
IN the future should be run as in the
past Jimmy Coffroth has the follow
Ing to say regarding the actions OF
Levy;
Morris Levy Is not acting In good
faith with me-" said Coffroth, in try
ing to prevent my club from securing
the April permit as II was mutually
agreed between Morris LeyyAlec Greg
gains ana myself at a meeting called
for the express purpose OF lighting
the Ralston bill, that l was to have the
April and June permits. When mat
ters began TO look very black In Sacra-
mento a special meeting was arranged
os that the fight promoters could pre-
sent the strongest possible front to
combat the measure.
As ! had missed one permit prior to the
making of this compact, It was stipu-
lated that my club should have the
April and June permits, both Levy AMI
Greggains agreeing to step aside and
allow the supervisors to give these two
permits to the Yosemite club, However,
when everything had been satisfactorily
adjusted I'm Sacramento and the Raj
gton bill was given a solar pleNus blow,
Levy's attitude took a decided change,
and In direct violation Of his promise,
he began TO do everything In his power
tO Keep the Yosemite club from seCur-
ing the April permit 10 pull or the
Brtt-Whlte International contest. IN
fact he is now going around the city
making his boast that | viii never be
able 90 get the permit, as he claims to
have SUFFICIENT number Of votes TO
carry the measure through for his own
club or course | still expect to get
the permit, but | do not think II Is
justice to the public or myself for Levy
10 keep standing In my way when he
made a compact with both Greggains
and myself that the Hayes Valley san
Francisco and Yosemite clubs should
l.'l Hp tt, ,Vlaf Nuithnut a..
position on the part of the other man0-
gers. I'm other words, II was agreed
That the old state Of affairs was to con-
tWue with the exception that the June
permit was TO go 20 the Yosemite club,
u ig plain case Of trying TO freeze me
out entirely after having used me to
further their interests by assisting
them 10 knock out the Ralston anti
prize fight bin. But they reckon With-
out their host, as they viii find that
Jimmy Coffroth viii stand by his guns
To- the last ditch. All | want is a square
1enl, and expect to get IT,
WHAT MALACHY HOGAN SAYS,
Now come Malchy Hogan. a Chicago
authority on the Queensbury game, and
gives his idea Of the present tangle Oh
l1o coast lie says.
This time Morris Levy Is Coffroth's
rival for favor at the hands Of the
uo5d of supervisors Levy Is said TO
nave plenty of pull, and It wouldn't sur
Prise me a bit II Coffroth should lose
V1. In that case the -talked-of
Nhllo-Bfitt fight viii not take place in
rdN Francisco. Coffroth's friends claim
l.i he VIII pun of the bout In Colma,
nu' aS | have pointed out I'm this col
"'NN before, that town doesn't seem
popular with the fans 1t Is only u
snort distance from San Francisco and
easy TO get TO, but no mill there has
',' drawn decent house
. Meanwhile White, who journeyed an
VI, way from England to California IN
p.'hr To meet Britt I'm the ring, must
". occurring a very fine idea Of Ameri-
.h methods. Just why the San Fran
$50 men cannot get together and
cIne up a suitable schedule for tho
us'gIeht clubs Is one OF the mysteries
lRe game that none Of us can puz.
M uUl' Managers OF fight clubs are a
shade more Jealous of each Others gala
r,,g,pls than rival baseball or turf
uG1su''es' ana that is saying som'-
Probably In no other sport is Their,
I'm Inuch pickering and disputlng over
o.nP0ratlvely small things as In the
o"' game, The boxers themselves are
lapIe TO this fault than their man.
r' ana the promoters, but many a
rinu nshter has practically spoiled his
no y"teer by not playing square with
ness "eH Tor whom he was doing busl-