The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-22
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
TEN rICK iRD BtCkS DOWN WITH
MS S.D.OOO OFFER.
.Iohrson and Burns Not suitable Opponents
Tor Jcfrrics. VINO May Be Asked 10 Meet
soulrcs. the Australian t:ans Try ting
20 kccp Down weight by Light Eating.

T.. Tex H,karl u practical Joker? The
noldGedg zlt promoter. who made an alleged
toned .rt'rnrnt here the other day to the
.sA,t flaf Ur would oAcr a SO. 600 purse for a
s,hr hctooou James j. Jefries and Jack
fsbc.or d, lircl in Chicago Yesterday that
he had never made such a proposition; that
.Iohr.ou would not prove n drawing card and
,bat he would not hang up any Kind OF a purse
Tar J,Hr.e~ - meet the winner of the proposed
n,Rriru- Burn, fight. Probably the definite
.,a,emcuf from Ierries that he would under
90 cir.uu-tlurc make a match with Johnson
bss had something 70 do with Richards
hackdnuu Meanwhile another Nevada pro-
motor ha- come out with an alleged offer OF
,o Ooo for a battle between Jefrries and Bill
souir,~. The Australian heavyweight cham
MON who Is said 70 be on his way TO this
e,untry. lrtilr Is known OF Squires here
s,rcpt the fact that Philed elphia Jack O'Brien
on,e refused =, tackle him in spite of a so. OO0
guarantee. u'Brlen fully intended TO visit
Ius,raNs with the intention Of taking Suuires
m bur ai The lat moment he changed his
mind. possibly herausc he had lea rned some
thing relating u the pro"css OF the Anti
podesn.
The whole mivup has caused the belief
that Eitnard has been blutting. lie came
mere from Goldfeld to boost a private mining
scheme. SAID To be backed by one Graham
Rice. who operated the notorious Ma kim 4
tay tlpplns bureau several years ago. In
,carch of rotoriety Richard was ready to
stand for any kind OF Il yarn that would get
his nams in print. with the result that credu-
,ou, rerson, proved 10 be easy marks for him.
The more Eight fans discuss the matter the
more inclined they are TO ridicule battles in
which JpNries would meet either johnson or
R,rns Johnson has never beaten anybody
NJ note. The numbering Marvin Hart, who
stands ready 70 fight the colored man to a
snish. once defeated him on points in 4 twenty
round bout. after which Burns made Hart
look ike a novice. Those who saw Johnson
esht = big negro named Jeanette in Phila-
dslpha come time ago say that if the former
ever ran up against Jeffries no would be
whipped in a few we'll directed punches.
AZ far a. Burns Ia concerned, the consensus
~ opinion among local sporting men is that
he would be merely n punching bag for the
mig b~oilsrmaker and that anybody who Of
fsred $4,000 for such "A one sided farce would
hs guilty Of extreme foolhardiness.
RJeAries fights again it will be with Suuires.
who IL said 20 he a strong. husky, clever
%pugilist, capable Of giving and taking punish
menr. But in order to have a chance with
Jeff. providing the latter entered the ring
III, the Australian would have to weigh more
than 200 pounds. II has often been said by
expert students Of pugilism that a man 10
heat Jeiries would necessarily have TO equaI
MN III JUN dill Gug slNhl SNTCnHIus at NHc ydIIle
time possessing sufficient cleverness to Offset
the remarkable skill which enabled the boiler
maker to defeat such ring generals as Corbett
and FltzSlmmons, both OF whom were more
scientific than Jeffries but were beaten down
because OF the atter's tremendous strength
and endurance. In trying TO dig up a pugilist
70 take the crown away from Jeffries it should
rot be forgotten that tho bulky champion is
still IN the prime OF life. that his habits are
yoNd and fhaf he IA aNil TIA 0raafasf fuo
banded fighter that has ever been seen in an
American prize rins.
Burns and o'Brien are still waiting 10 hear
from the Rhyolite A. c. before signing articles.
Incidentally it is asserted that Burns IS In
naltnership with Manager McCarey of the
Pacific A. c. Of Los An geles and that the latter,
ifhe succeeds in forcing Rhyolite to boost the
amount Of the purse to s45. 900. will relinduish
The match 90 that he can get a slice of the
money which Burns expects TO pocket by
knocking O'Brien into q cooked hat. But il is
Just possible that o'Brien. who likes money.
TOO, may take a hand in the game by refusing
10 fight at Rhyolite unless Burns and McCarey
whack up with him. Abe Attell, who saw
Burns put il all over O'Brien at Los Angeles
recently, says that Burns cannot lose in a
fight 70 a finish and expresses the belief that
OBrien will put up enough obstacles when
y comes TO signing articles to make 1t easy for
lin 10 avoid another encounter with the
French Canadian.
As Abe Attell. who. by the way, is willing
- 20 out of his class and fight Jimmy Britt at
1873 pounds ringside. made Kid Herman look
cheap when last they met. sporting men can
not hgure how Herman has a chance TO beat
Joe Cans az Tonopah on New Years Day.
As the time for this mill draws near. the odds
on Cans, however. are growing shorter. so that
- is possible that wagers will be made at even
money lust before the lightweights enter the
flag' The latest reports from Tonopah say
mat Cans, in order not to take on too much
weight, is not eating heavily. He has limited
MS big meals to about two a week, living the
rest Of The time on the lightest food. Those
who have seen Cans at work say that he is in
apparently splendid condition and that the
bulk Of his training consists OF fast boxing in
bouts that last from ten to fifteen rounds each
Gay. Herman is boxing a great deal. too, but
ne does not make a practice OF going more
ihan six or eight rounds Of the reel. Making
lj pounds ringside may weaken Cans just
rs II did for his battle with Nelson. but he is
expected 70 outclass Herman in every respect
"hen the fight gets under way. In the event
OF deieaJ Herman will fare well. as the losers
end OF the purse is $1,000.
II the TrI-State League receives protection
from the National Commission many major
NeS PLd1 eTS WHO jumped tnelT contracts
10 play with the outlaws" Will be in a state
Of worriment AS to their futures. Among
mem are James Sebring. Harry Wolverton,
marry gleason, Tom D~elehanty, Jack Bressler. |
Lew Witse. Nike O'Neill. George Starnagle, |
hed owens, John Doescher and others who
iofsooh the big leagues for the more liberal
salaries offered by Tri-State clubs. Three
years OF high priced baseball In the outlaw"
circuit has caused the hackers OF the various
clos to suffer from cold feet. II they re-
ceiNe recognition, under the protecting wing
% organized baseball, they are sure to cut
noWn salaries TO a man. This means that IL
me Jumpers are allowed 10 remain with them
mere VIII be a reduction in pay. while in the
went OF toe rebels being returned to their
onslnal employers they will have to con-
enc with similar conditions. 1t has ever
uten mus with ball players who have jumped
contracts They have always received the
orsI OF it in the long run, because OF the
mssldble weakening OF the men who were
tanciently short sighted TO buck up against
mat Ban Johnson and Charley Comiskey
we warm friends once more is shown by the
announcement that Comiskey has invited
,s president Of the American League to ac-
.Onpany the Chicago White sox on their
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