The Washington times., 1905-10-22

worlds 8 championship idol has been shat
tered and Jack O'Brien Is responsible
for the wreckage.
No-I am not chronicling the passing
of Al Kaufman The fate of the husky
young blacksmith viii not be decided
until next Friday night.
The young heavy whose star has sud
denly dipped is Sam Spaulding, Biddy
Bishops new find. Spaulding bios
somed out as a possible successor to
James j. Jeffries about the time the
praises of Boomer Weekes, the Spokane
fireman. were being sung for the first
time
Spaulding has something In common
with Weekes, inasmuch as he stands
over six feet and weighs mo-e than two
hundred pounds. IL now develops that
these are about the only championship
attributes he possesses. The latchstring
bangles on the outside where Jack
O'Brien is training. The urbane Phila-
delphian invites all who are heavily
laden with boxing gloves and aspira-
tions to enter his gymnasium and step
a measure around the Queensberry car
pet Some people are mean enough to
say that Jack keeps open house because
IL saves him the salary OF a sparring
partner, but this. no doubt, is a libel
Likes to Box Strangers.
II like to box with all kinds of fellows,
from feathers TO heavies,'' said Jack 'I
find much difference in style among my
visitors and am constantly on the alert
TO avoid complications tell you. there
is nothing sharpens mas up like meet
ing all comers.''
Spaulding spared with o'Brien last
coaching line. told Sam to wade in Sam
inaugurated a series of rushes and
O'Brien danced around and whispered
STEADY, Steady
Spaulding still kept hurting himself in |
the second round and O'Brien tired of
the footwork imposed upon him. He set |
himself and whipped the right across |
as Sam came In. Spaulding's fat knees |
bumped the floor and they caught HIM |
and dragged him 70 one OF the side |
benches.
How about Spaulding now?' asked /
some one or Bishop an hour later.
Guess he'll have to vote the union !
labor ticket was the reply.
O'Brien is in training at Sheehan's /
beach resort, and Kaufman is putting
in his ncks at Crolrs gardens, Alameda
1t looks now as though the men win not
set eyes on each other until they step
into the ring.
Kaufman a Worker.
Kaufman is being assisted by big
Joe Kennedy, Jim Jeffries' old standby
in the sparring line.
There isn't much standaway work in
the boxing that Kennedy and Kaufman
go in for. Joe keeps right on top of
he ro,-fca xrist,
sending IN stiff punches as they break
II is exercise calculated TO test Kauf-
nann'S temper and endurance, for Ken
nedy just 'tnags" him
Some people have found fault with
for sending his youngster
against O'Brien so early in his career.
but the veteran handler of champions
Is thoroughly satisfied with himself. He
that O'Brien will subject the
native son to thorough trying out, that
Kaufman will be stabbed and stung
and harried. and that IN consequence
there will be an opportunity of Judging
how Kaufman stands up under fire.
A chance like this is just what De-
Ianey has been looking for He freely
admits that he is still In the dark as
to Kaufmann's championship qualih-
cations. The affair with O'Brien, he
says. VIII place him In a position to
Judge as to whether the San Franciscan
is gated for high ring honors
when it's over we will be able to
tell who Kaufman can lick, or if he
can lick anybody at ALL is the way
Delaney puts it.
Delaney Philosophical.
Delaney thinks his boy will win. Hell
feels that O'Brien will score and score
rapidly in the early rounds and that
visage will show the effects
Of the Philadelphian's visitations He
doesn't think that O'Brien can hit hard
enough to stop Kaufman or tumble
him to the carpet. He feels that Kauf-
mann is no slouch of boxer and with
due respect to O'Brien's cleverness be-
lieves that there must come a time in
one of the rounds when there viii he a
fair exchange of lefts-or maybe rights.
When that moment arrives il will be
curtains for O'Brien." according to the
way Delaney has figured it out
Some surprise has been created by
the announcement that Morris Levy,
and matchmaker of the HAYES
Valley Athletic Club. has signed Joe
Cans and Mike Crwin) Sullivan for