Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-26

spider" f. conceded the coveted title
Of king Of seconds" ana no one de-
nies that he has earned al the honors
that have come to him IN the ring
strategy line. The fact that Kelly VIII
be IN Burns' corner Friday night win
undoubtedly influence betting, things
having come to the pass that many
fight fans lay their money on the man
Kelly is behind, regardless Of every
thing else.
Burns eased up IN his work at the
North Beach bath house at Santa
Monica yesterday. When he came from
the surf last evening he tipped the
beam at exactly 1854 pounds, and as
the weight Of the ringside is supposed
to be 100 pounds Trainer Lewis win
have his man cut out some OF the
harder tasks set for him. Warren zu-
brick, who will meet Dick Sullivan Of
San Francisco in the main preliminary.
has also been preparing for his scrap
as a member Of Burns camp. zubrick
has shown well in training and plans
to go after Sullivan from the first gong.
Both preliminaries will be ten-round
affairs, the other Introductory bout be-
ing between Terry Davis, young Salt
Lake scrapper, and Tommy Jacobs.
The new fight pavilion Of the Pacific
club will be ready in ample time for the
big scrap, but little work remaining to
make the new home Of the mftt game
ready for the reception Of the public.
These are piping times In San Fran
cisco fight circles. Friday night frankie
Neil and Harry Tenny, recruit from
the so-called amateur ranks, will
hook up for the American bantam
weight championship. The following
week at the Colma club the fruit uf
Billy Roche's planning fight win be
pulled off that looks even better than
the Neil-Tenny bout. 1t will be be-
tween Jimmy Gardner and Rufe Tur-
ner. Gardner has splendid reputation
in the east and Turner has always been
considered a fighter of the class who
might have been champion IL It had not
been for Joe Cans, and for the saga
cious prejudice white fighters have
against his color.
Then there Is the biggest battle OF
al1-in prospect. The regretab1e feature
about this is that 1t is only 'in PROS
pect." Sam Berger has the two men
signed for a mill In August, but Sam
hasn't been handed the coveted permit
yet, and even IL he did have the neces-
sary license 1t would make the match
by no means certain of conummation.
This is SO because the articles that bind
the men are very flimsy. and dis
agreement over the division of the
spoils would knock the bottom out of
them.
Coffroth's offer for fifty-round battle
in an al fresco arena at Colma, for
a purse of $4,000, with $4,000 added
for the moving picture privilege, looks
the most feasible means OF bringing
the two premiers together. Nelson Is
more than willing to accept this propo-
sition. Britt at present will not discuss
the proposal on the plea that he is
signed up with the Berger-Britt West
ern club. for August. Until that club
is actually turned down for the August
date he will be secure behind this
trench.
The Britt-Nelson match IS quite the
biggest thing on the pugilistic calendar
and the Britts evidently do not want
1t to get away from them. If they
can handle the clubs share Of the re-
ceipts as well as Britt's portion Of the
fighters share of the receipts, they in
tend to do SO. That is why. perforce.
Jimmy SHES at the Colma offer and
is waiting, waiting for permit-very
much like the young lady who waited
for the letter that never came.