The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-12
BY Mnlachy Hogan.

One OF the strange things about the
boxing game ut present is the fact
that hardly Il single man has come to
the front and offered to help James
J. Jeffries re-enter the ring. This Is
enc OF the oldest situations known
to the sport. OF course, there have
been challenges from mediocre men.
but not q real bona fide offer from any
one who can be cassed anywhere near
tbs top.
In the past whenever Il new cham
piOn in the heavyweight division has
come to the trent fighters have been
sleeping ON his doorsteps until q match
had been arranged. These days ii
seems to he the fashion to visit JET
fries. size him up. shake hands with
him and then assert that they are will
Ing Il; meet amy man in the world.
barring the boiler maker.
Jack O'Br;en, who has made Il few
claims during his fighting career.
modestly disclaims any desire OF want
ing to meet jeff. No. not for Jack.
The Philade. phian met the champion
the other day at Los Angeles. took 4
view OF Jeff's bulk and decided that
heavyweight honors are not for him.
if the farmer pugilist is to be taken
into account.
OF course. Jack Johnson. who has
had rough shedding these many moons,
is willing Jack would undoubtedly
lump at the chance to be slaughtered
by the big one. but his color makes an
effective bar against any chance of
getting whack ut the champion.
There are others more or less in the
iimelisht. but the boxing fans have
made up their minds that no one is
good enough TO meet the Californian
There is Tommy Burns, always willing
10 mix it: also Marvin Hart, and even
Mike Schreck and Jack Root, but it
would be waste of time to pit any one
OF these against Jeff. There are a
number of morning glories' OF various
hues. but none that would make a
mouthful for the champ
Talking about Jack O'Brien. it seems
as if the match with Sam Berger is
going to fall through after ALL Jack
insists on conditions which call for
clean breaks and this Berger is not
willing to concede. In the meantime
Jack is making matches on the coast
faster than jeff is making hay on his
alfalfa ranch. and l suppose is getting
some of the coin OF the realm
Also while Jack is busy bowling
| over third-raters Bill SQuires, who Is
supposed to be the best they have in
! Australia. is threatening to hunt up
! Jack in his own lair. He has sent
d, word that he is coming to this country
to keep step with O'Brien in the ring
| if the Philadelphia refuses to cross
| the sea. This should at least be an
| interesting match even if it didn':
figure much in Il championship sense
Squires is said to be shifty. almost as
| fast as O'Brien. but he will have to
step some to keep up with the eastern
scrapper.
Nevada refuses to be counted out OF
the fighting game and another place
T! suitable for ring has been discovered
Los Angeles fight promoters have
hopes OF striking pay dirt in Search
light. one of the boom towns in the
! desert state. 1t is proposed to bring
Jack O'Brien and Tommy Burns to-
gether there some time in December
or if this falls through Joe Cans and
Jimmy Britt. They are already talking
of purses of 100000 to $50. 900. and this
should make Goldield and Manhattan
sit up and take notice.
| While these night blooming matches
! are being arranged, Joe Cans and Bat
I Ting Nelson, who carried as much gold
as the best of them out of Nevada. are
still raking in the she&els withou,
hurting anyone's feelings. Nothing
has been accomplished looking toward
! return match between this pair and
the way things are moving it will prob.
ably be a long time before the two
| meet. There seems to be small chance
that the two can get together much
before spring. Money is coming in toe
big lunches at present to make either
anxious to exchange wallops The
! fierce debates between Cans and Mel.
son are also dying out and the other
| parties to the verbal scrimmage are
| subsidins.