The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-19
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Chicago, will fight at Oakland, Cal, the
afternoon of Sept. 10. Eddie Graney
says that Morris Levy will leave for
the east In day or two to complete
the necessary arrangements. While
details as to weight and division Of
receipts have not been agreed upon,
the men virtually have pledged them
selves to accept the HAYES Valley
clubs terms, and 1t only remains for
Levy to secure their signatures to the
necessary documents to bind the
match.
If Spike" Robinson, the English
lightweight, is willing to fight Terry
McGovern six-round bout in the
Quaker City and a suitable incentive
is offered by the matchmaker of the
National A. c. the bout will come of.
Joe Humphreys, manager of McGovern,
announced that he will let Terry box
the Englishman just as soon as he
receives an offer which he thinks will
make 1t worth McGovern's trouble to
get In condition for the battle.
Provided frankie Neil, the Frisco
fighter who was decisively beaten on
the afternoon of July by Abe Attell,
is willing to make the bantam-weight
limit of 116 pounds bout between
him and Jimmy Walsh seems likely to
materialize in the very near future.
Eddie Keevin, Walsh's manager, has
received an offer from Tom McCarey,
of the Pacific Coast A. C. at Los
Angeles, for Walsh to fight Neil In
that city on Aug. 3, but as frankie is
bit topheavy his weight stands in
the way of clinching the bout. Walsh
is anxious to meet Neil for try at
the bantam-weight Championships
fact. is full of confidence that he can
lay Neil away. Keevin has wired back
to the Coast that he will accept the
match at the proper weights, and it
would seem that 1t is up to Neil to
either make the weight or else retire
into the featherweight class.
1t Is announced that the proposed
matched between Tommy Burns and
Mike Schreck, billed for the Twin
City Athletic Club at Seattle, Wash,
for July rs, has been called of. Sheriff
Denholf, Of Pierce county, declaring
that no fights will be allowed while
he holds office. AS Burns Is very
anxious to fight out there, there is
chance that he and Schreck will be
matched to meet at Pleasant Beach.
Tommy's demands we're SO great that
Daily called things of when he was
negotiating with him before, but Burns
may be more reasonable now when he
finds that he will be lucky to get a
match at all.
After weeks of clubbing, wrangling
and knocking. "Kid" Herman and
Benny Yanger, were matched in a
surprisingly quiet and orderly manner.
The managers of the men, Nate Lewis
and Jack Curley, respectively met and
discussed an order of a new nature
from the club at Terre Haute. Almost
before they knew it all the points had
been agreed to. and the match was on.
The forfeits were arranged for also,
$500. by the club as guarantee to
decide the battle successfully and $3.50
each by the fighters to guarantee
weight and appearance at the ring
side.
The men will box ten rounds on
Aug 8, at 113 pounds, and Abe Pollock
will be referee. The reward for the
men will be a certain percentage of
the gate receipts. The Terre Haute
club will decide the contest in the
Casino there, this building having a
seating capacity of 5000.
This match is undoubtedly the best
contest that has been made there in
years. The men have hosts of fol-
lowers. Undoubtedly the struggle will
be the biggest betting contest that
has been staged in long while. They
met long time ago, and Yanger easily
earned the decision Since then Her.
man has come along with surprising
speed, and is regarded now as having
chance with any of them in his class.
Tommy Mowatt and Fighting Dick
Hyland are to clash on Friday. They
met and signed articles in Chicago to
meet before the Denver Athletic club
of Denver. The Elks' convention will
be in progress in that city then, and
large crowd will attend the fight. The
boys are to meet at 1873 pounds. ring
side. Tommy has been out of the game
for some time now, he having met
with tough luck in his recent fights.
He has, however, built himself up in
great shape. and today stands ready
to put up the battle of his life. In