The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16
Rival Heavy Boxers May Meet
Next November in Outdoor Ring
Moving Pictures Appeal
to Their Business
Judgment.
BY r. A. Sn1ytI1.

offers Of Manager Jim Coffroth for a
match with Philadelphia Jack o'Brien
in the open air at Colnna on Thanks
giving day Berger has agreed to ac-
cept the SIS 2-3 per cent of the gate re-
ceipts offered the lighters With this
goes the same percentage of the NOV
ing pictures
When the matter was presented to
O'Brien he said he was willing TO ac-
said last night that he was glad TO
hear Berger had accepted. He said
he wanted time 10 think the matter
over. especially as he had an intimation
that an offer would be Forthcoming g
from another promoter
AS the fight will be held well into
the winter. the problem OF wet day
IS TO be considered. Manager Conroth
says neither the men nor the ring will
score The rain unless particularly
heavy. viii not prevent the taking Of
pictures If the apparatus IS properly
protected.
The Britt-Nelscn pictures were taken
on & day when the sun was obscured
BY fog and yet they are perfect speci-
mems Of the photographic art The
picture end OF q night between Berger
and O.Brien would pay the fighters bet
ter than the purse. as the light would
be full OF action and would undoubt-
edly end in a Knockout
The four-round boxing game is four
ishing again and the promoters in their
eagerness'to get all the money in sight
are throwing no safeguards about the
boxers While city ordinance pre-
scribes the conditions under which
these short round bouts must be pro-
NOTED its provisions are entirely dis
regarded.
only one professional night each
month is permissible under the law,
but no heed is paid 70 its provisions
and Friday night OF each week is given
over to these four-round bouts The
clubs promoting them are controlled
by men employed in the City Hall or
by men close TO the administration
These fights are more profitable than
the big affairs. as they cost but little
TO promote. The majority of the purses
are s25. only the boys who are good
drawing cards receiving more The
show held week ago last Friday night
drew SaSo0 at the gate. The receipts
are usually about the $4,000 mark
The club officials will undoubtedly
have a tragedy TO explain away some
night il they do not take more pre-
cautions in the matching of these mere
boys II invariably happens that some
one fails to appear and an unframed
boxer is substituted. At the speed at
which they fight LACK Of condition tells
quickly. and a boy is soon at the mercy
of a trained opponent
In all tournaments conducted by the
Olympic Club the referee has been
quick 10 note when pair OF boxers
were not equally matched and has sent
them from the ring In the other ex-
hibiTions the contrary is the case No
matter how badly punished a man may
be II is. the exception for the referee
10 stop proceedings Last Friday night
the spectators appealed 20 the referee
to stop one fight and also asked the
seconds of the weaker man to toss a
sponge into the ring. Neither of them
paid any heed to the requests and an
unframed boxer was subjected to un-
necessary punishment
There is no governing body control
ing these bouts now that the Pacific Ath-
Ietie Association has withdrawn from.
the field Under the law no bouts can
De given without the sanction OF the
association. This law has not been
changed
Joe Thomas. the California welter
weight. is rapidly reaching the top
of the heap in that class. He has been
successful in all his engagements in
the East and there seems 10 be no one
between lln1 ana the cham Df0uShir
He beat Honey Melody. one of the
cleverest men in his class, with ease
He also hooked up with Joe Grim
who has served as human punching
bag for a host OF boxers Thomas Is
said 10 have punished him more severe
~ than Fitzsimnnons or any other man
ever did
The matchmakers are trying TO sign
Thomas with Joe Walcott- The Calf
{ r,rr r1fo ~ n = mn mr. u-1 s~f-
before he meets the Barbados wonder.
II the match is made il will proba bIy
be decided at Colma- Thomas most
important engagement here was with
George Herbert at Colma. which he
won in fifteen rounds
Battling Nelson lost no time in ac-
cepting the offer made by Tex Rfckard
OF another $4,000 purse for a return
match with Cans. Manager Nola =
specifies that all conditions be the
same as on Labor day, with the ex-
ception that Siler must not referee
again it is expected that Cans will
want some say in the matter. He viii
undoubtedly want the weight TO be
133 pounds at o'clock or at O'clock
He will hardly agree to the three time
weighing in imposed by Manager Nolan
at Goldfeld.
There must also be a change in the
rules as those in vogue at the contest
held were unsatisfactory