The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-30
BOXING GOSSIP.

Philadelphia followers Of the ring will
conduct a big carnival Of boxing for the
benefit Of Terry MCGOveTn on January Is
II is the opinion Of many that Joe Cans
is pulling off the same trick on the weight
question as he did with Nelson. The ma
jority believe the colOred man will not be
at the required weight on New Years
Day for his bout with Herman, while
those that have the right information
say that the lightweight champion Will
be under weight when the bell sends them
away.
If Darky Haley, the English feather
weight fighter, can defeat Tommy
O'TooIe. the feather-weight champion OF
Pennsylvania, in their six-rOund bout be-
fore the National Athletic Club, Of Phil
adelphia. on January T. he viii be given
a chance 10 meet Abe AtteIl in a twenty
round bout before the Pacific Athletic
Club, of Los Angeles, Cal, for the feather
weight championship Of the world.
The next fight at Los Angeles, Cal, viii
be the twenty-rOund battle between Jack
C'"Twin'0 Sullivan, the New England
light heavyweight, and Jim Flynn, the
heavyweight Of Pueblo, Colo, who only
short time ago was knocked out by
Tommy Burns. Sullivan and Flynn viii
fight before the Pacific Athletic Club on
January !. and the winner viii be signed
UP to meet Hugo Kelly, OF Chicago, before
the same club in February.
Hook Keyes, the Australian fighter. who
made a rather Indifferent showing during
his recent visit to the East. won the
lightweight championship OF Australia
by defeating Bob Turner The battle took
place at the Gaiety Theater. Sydney.
Honors were fairly even throughout the
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on the point Of Turner'S jaw, staggering
him. Turner was helpless in the next
round. and the fight was stopped.
Tony Caponi. the Chicago middle weight
fighter. who defeated Larry Temple, the
colored pugilist. in a twelve-round bout at
New Castle, Pa, a few months ago, al
though no decision was rendered. will be
given another chance to make good in the
ring. He will meet Mike Donovan, the
Rochester middle-weight, in a twelve
round go before the Rochester Athletic
Club in two weeks. II CapOni can only
win over Donovan, he viii be signed 70
fight Hugo Kelly.
Tommy Ryan is nearly thirty-seven
years of age and has been fighting ever
since 1851 He has been the best and most
consistent of all mOney-carriers. and has
had only two defeats in all his long ca
retr- lie WdS Dedlen Dy Ma MCCOY
bigger man. and lost on a foul to George
Green the loss being probably where the
bigger money was. Tommy has trimmed
soft marks and easy pipes all over the
country, and has whipped more cinches
than any other fighter in the world.
When brought to bay and confronted with
real fighters he has invariably shown
wonderful skill and great speed in evad-
ing punches, wonderful judgment in land
ing his own blows. and marvellous endur-
ance.
Although Battling Nelson has decided
that he might engage in few fights
while he is in England, II is doubtful il
he will get the chance 10 show the Eng
fish sporting men how he fights. There
are two things which will stop him from
fighting over there. the first being that
the National Sporting Club Of London
would not offer him any more than q
$3.50 purse at the most TO box for, and
the second that the demands which his
manager Billy Nolan. would make for
his services would be so exorbitant that
Peggy Bettinson, manager OF the National
Sporting Club. would lost no time in
telling Nolan that the club could afford 10
do without the Danes services. Imagine
Nolan signing for a $500 bout