The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-15
FIGHTING TALK
BY GEORGE SILER
GabfeSt Among Top Notchers
Is About All That's Doing,
Says Noted Referee.
BY GEORGE SILER.

VENUE OIL En-
Chicago, April 14.-It was all talk and
no fight in the world Of pugiIism last
week Battling Nelson and Aurelio
Herrera exchanged views regarding the
outcome Of their coming battle at Los
Angeles, but neither omitted to state
what they would do to each other when
they meet in the ring. Kid Herman,
VINO is matched to fight Jimmy Britt,
alSo at Los Angeles, left for the scene
of the fray on Thursday night. LIt be-
lore boarding the train informed his
most intimate friends he would beat
the pride of Frisco with a knockout
Abe Attell, who is booked to fight
frankie Neil, is on the ''rattlers'' hiking
Tor the battle-ground, which, 1 might
state, is also at Los Angeles. The oft
retired Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruth
I'm held gabfest regarding a match
before Tom O'Rourke's club for a purse
running well into five figures and Jack
. Br1en, who has been resting on his
oars OF late, notified the sporting world
that he still is on earth by agreeing TO
meet Sam Berger, the coast amateur
heavyweight, and by talking fight to
wrestler Frank GOtch. The limited ex-
heavyweight champion, Marvin Hart.
dropped his pillow long enough to in
form the public theer are any number
or good fights, not the kind he put I'D
at Los Angeles against Tommy Burns.
sim in him, and his conquerer. Mr..
Burns, proclaimed he would fight Mar
YIN on his own doorstep, just to prove
he would repeat the trick. Although
nearly a month has elapsed since Terry
McGOVern worried through six rounds
with Battling Nelson. his manager. Joe
humphreys. just became aware of the
Tact that his charge needed a rest At
least so he informed the public through
the columns of the press [ almost
d.
or rather no account fighters, We're not
idle during the week, as reports from
Ottawa, Ont, state that our miner
friend, Jack MunTOe, ran across a man
he could lick in one ALT Allen, whom
he Knocked out in the eighth round
and that the other big no-account Fred
russell, quit in the third round In his
contest with Jim Barry at La Sale, III.
Busy in Los Angeles.
The first important battle of the
month and one that involves a cham
pionship will be that between AttelI
and Neil which is slated to take place
on April 20. The outcome of that con-
test viii be awaited with interest in
this country and in England. as A be
is matched TO fight Jem Bowker. the
English feather-weight champion for
the worlds title in the twelve-pound
class. BOwker, it will be remem bered
beat Neil for the worlds bantam
NciSlt CHdIlptOISnip IN England a year
ago last October. since which they have
become too heavy to battle in that di-
vision. Abey and frankie have never
met in the ring, although they were
matched TO go through a Six-round
stunt several months before Neil dipped
his cOlOTs 10 the Engiishman. 1t is
piObleWaucal what the National Sport
ing club of London, under whose aus
pces Attell is to fight Bowker. will do
regarding the match should Abe meet
with defeat as it hardly would care to
pit Jem against a boy, regardless of
his scientific abilities, who had been
beaten by boy whom their pet had
defeated. Besides which the battle.
could not be an international champion
snip affair OF course il is not expected
Abe will lose, as his fistic accomplish
ments are such he should win on points.
Neil, however. is a tough proposition
for any of the little fellows to monkey
with and as he is a puncher from
punchersville. AtteU Will be compelled
to fight his prettiest 10 keep his an
atomy out Of range of his opponents
wallops.
They All Dodge "Mistah" Cans.
Light and Welter-weieht Champion
Joe Cans is like ship al sea without
a ruddeT. Champion of two divisions
and considered the best fighter at the
weights in the world. ne finds il diff
cult to secure matches. The light
weights. such as Nelson. Britt and Her
rerTa. and the welters DO not care for
his game, and Tommy Ryan. whom he
recently challenged to fight at 154
pounds. does not know he is on earth.
The objection to Cans, it seems. is his
color and his unsavory reputation but
il is an odds on betting proposition that
# he was easy picking his DIRECTORS
would become color blind and forget
his reputation as a faker. At the pres
cnt writing he has a match on with
RUFF Turner. the battle to take place
a Sacramento. Cal. some time next
month. and the assurance of a fight
with Jack O'keefe at san Francisco
also for the month Of May. Turner
looked like a conner several years ago,
and when at his best was defea ted by
Cans in fifteen rounds. Cans match
with O'Keefe. should it be c.nched, will
be an interesting affair as Jack is ex-
tremely clever and can punch a bit.
The local fighter has no fear OF the re-
suit, stating he has everything to gain
and not much to lose. and adds that he
VIII give "Mistah" Cans a much bet
ter argument than did Mike Sullivan.
The weight practically agreed upon is
135 pounds. weigh in at o'clock on
the evening Of the contest.
O'Keefe also has a twenty-round en-
gagement on hand with Maurice
Thompson of Butte, Mont. which is
scheduled to take place at Spokane,
Wash, on April q. OF course the out
come of that contest Will have some
bearing on his prospective match with
Cans.
I'D OFF I'M RIITTE