Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-15
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! As a sequel to the announcement that
| AL Kaufman has decided to return to
school comes word that he received q
| telegram from one Marvin Hart of
| Kentucky challenging him to a fight.
| Memories of the Hart-Tommy Burns
mill make a go between Kaufman and
Hart a poor financial proposition on
the coast
There will be more satisfaction for
| the followers of the careers Of Willie
/ Fitzgerald and Harry Lewis when the
| two meet for their ten-round fight,
which is to be held in Milwaukee. Phil
adelphia no-decision affairs become
more and more irritating as their num-
ber Increases.
| 1t was stated at the Aqueduct race
course of New York a few days ago
that the stewards of the Jockey club,
| after full inquiry into the charges
made against Jockey Herman Radtke,
| In connection with his riding of the
! horse Tommy Waddell at the Jamaica
! track, had exonerated the boy so far
| as accusations of fraud are concerned.
! Though final action has not been taken
| in Radtke's case as yet. his friends de-
clared that he had been assured by
the racing authorities that the only
| fault they found with him related to
| his persistent misbehavior at the start
| ing post and his stubborn and willful
conduct In general
In the middle west where Billy No
Ian is bit more highly thought of
| than on the Pacific coast, some sport
Ing writer is inclined to give Billy
credit for not allowing Nelson to fight
Cans at the present.
The argument is as follows:
oil IsNtr
probably figures that 1t will be just as
well to wait and meet the winner. Mel
son Is making money on the road right
| now, and can easily afford to rest up
| for a few months before re-entering
the game. IT will give his ribs a
chance to heal, and he may be able in
the time intervening to forget Gold
! field. Besides, he might watch the
Cans Herman battle from a ringside
seat, and if Cans wins, which looks like
the logical result, may have learned
enough of the champions style to do a
better job next time"
1t is reported that Harvard is seri-
ously considering the acceptance of an
invitation from England to send a la
crosse team to the other side in order
to encourage the cordial relations be-
tween the college men of the United
States and England. The invitation
graduates, but owing to the fact that
the lacrosse season in England is in
the fall and lasts well into the winter.
the undergraduate team will be unable
to get away. Therefore Harvard will
probably send team of graduates over
composed of men who Eave played on
the Crimson teams in past years.
Jimmy Coffroth of San Francisco
again takes the pains to announce that
the day o. guaranteed purses in the
northern city Is past as far as he is |
concerned. Jimmy says the fighters
will have to take a chance on the re-
celpts, the same as he does.
AS result of the election in Denver
Colo, the fight fans of Colorado believe
that the lid will shortly be removed
from the fighting game. It is stated
that the first mill after the lid comes
off will be between Hyland and AttelI.
to whom good purse has already been
offered.
Following a realization of the fact
that their business has been hurt col
lections have been rendered poorer and |
their forces of employees have been
demoralized by the protracted racing
meets in Louisville this fall, the Retail |
Merchants association has started an
agitation to limit the length of future
+. L. Powers, who was recently |
reelected to the presidency of the
Eastern league, sold the controlling in
terest few days ago in the Providence
baseball club of the Eastern league. |
Mr.. Powers bought the major portioon
of the stock in the Providence club
last winter. and in all probability would
have retained his holding but for the
fact that he has again taken the helm
in the league, which he has piloted |
since its inception many years ago.
Johnny Summers and Spike Hobson, |
the best lightweights in England, have
been matched to box at London No
vember 26.
1t is quite likely that Harvard's final
policy as regards intercollegiate ath-
letics will be modelled after the plan
pursued at Yale last year, and that a |
thorough and exhaustive eXamina tion |
of the whole field of sports, followed by |
a thorough house cleaning will be in
order.
Billy Rodenbach, the New York
heavyweight, who Just now is receiving
his share of complimentary press no.
tices is making noise like that he
wants to fight Jack OBrien. His |
friends, however, think it would be |
better for him to first secure a tryout
with Kaufman first.
Kid Mccoy has denied the recent
pipe" that he was desirous of again |
entering the ring. 81 might consider
it," said he the other day, "provided
somebody is willing to put up million
dollar purse"
CORONADO DOES |