Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-25
BOTH FIGHTERS
SURE OF VICTORY
KAUFMAN AND 0'BRIEN ARE
CONFIDENT
Delaney Steadily Maintains He Has
Coming Wonder-PhiIadeIph
Lawyer Says He Has Solved
Harder Problems

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is due for
the scrap of his life Friday night, when
he meets AL Kaufman, unless Billy
Delaney, manufacturer of champions,
is wrong for once in his life in esti-
mating the ability of newcomer in
the pugilistic world.
Reports from the training quarters
of the battlers are of the same nature
both men are going at lively clip
and are now in form to fight for their
lives.
Hundreds of the Frisco fight fans
are on hand daily at each of the train
ing camps to witness the workouts, and
come away enthusiastic regarding the
abilities of the men.
Kaufman is said to be as a mad
dened bull in his bouts with big Joe
Kennedy and has to be chained to the
ropes to keep him from beating his
husky sparring partner half to death.
He (Mr. Kauffman) is said to have de-
veloped that awful right of his in
remarkable degree within the last few
weeks, and whenever it lands on Ken
nedy 1t is one, two, ten for him and
new sparring partner for AL until next
day
O'Brien is doing the same thing. He
is less easy of restraint than Kauff-
man. Jack wants any old body to get
into the ring and box with him, but
Spaulding's mouthpiece for the count
the other day it is a difficult matter
to get any one to put on the gloves
while Jack is around.
O'BrIen Sees Easy Money
O'Brien has filled in his training with
eight miles on the road every day, and
has developed such an excellent wind
that he is spouting through the press.
Jack has taken courage from reading
his past record, wherein he aScertains
the fact to be that he has met and
defeated bigger men than himself and
has secured draws with huskies like
Kid Mccoy, Bob Fitzsimmons and
Marvin Hart.
From this dope sheet Jack figures
he has no chance to lose without break
ing an arm or a leg He says he
hates" to put a crimp in the prospects
of such a promising youngster as AL,
but necessity knows no law, and as 1t
is necessary for All to be punched out
of his pathway to Marvin Hart he ac-
cepts the job with conscientious JUS
tification.
If AL ever lands that right on Jack
But Jack says mo" to this PROPOSE
tion and tells of the wonderful voyage
coming to AL when the pugilistic-
lawyer Jumps one of those famous
short-arm hooks to the kid wonders
jaw.
Kaufman Is Confident
The fight is attracting attention all
over the country. Not because Jack
O'Brien is going up against a heaviei
man nor because Jack has such an
awful reputation as scrapper OF
heavies, but because he is one of the
best mediums through which the un-
known quantity of AIS ability to fight
and take punishment is to be made
definitely known to the. public.
Delaney has Informed the fight fans
that he has another Jeffries in Kauff-
man and, while the public has learned
to respect Delaneys opine about any
scrapper, the remarkable record of this
kid wonder is so shy of anything thar
would ordinarily be tabulated in the
"class" records that some other line is
craved than Billy Delaney's word.
O'Brien will be AIS first high class
engagement and if he repeats the past
on him, the woods will take fire inn
mediately and it is doubtful if Marvin
Hart's coming to the coast will arouse
as much interest as it would should
O'Brien stow away AIS handy right
jab for a trip through dreamland.
Jack Welch has been selected as
referee and Kaufman says that he has
no objections to offer. He further says
that anybody would satisfy him in that
role as referee will be an unnecessary
presence in the ring, as he intends to
end the affair with his usual one-round
poke,