Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-17


leading welterweight," and it is un-
derstood that the leading welter-
weight will be Cans. Dougherty as
serts that he is the man to take the
scalp of the Baltimore boxer and there
by hopes to make a short cut to fame.
Fame will be his, all right, If he tries
to whip Cans inside a twenty-four-foot
ring, although there Is no law against
man jumping over the ropes In an
emergency. The numerous challenges
hurled at Cans recently gives promise
of better bill of fare than Joe has
been biting into of late and he will
probably close all matches as fast as
they show up None of those who have
thus far challenged him would have
any chance to beat him unless he throws
fit in the ring, and then the other fell
low would be scared to death. Jeffries
and Cans are in class by. themselves
in their respective divisions and the
fans sit up and hee-haw at the
ludicrous dip of death" desperation
shown by many of the battlers In hurl-
ing defiance at either of these champs.
Mike Twin Sullivan will go twenty
rounds with Rube Smith at Pueblo.
Colo, tomorrow night. Twin says that
If he cannot be welter champion, as he
believed himself to be until Joe Cans
disabused his mind, he can be light
welter champion. and he Is now claim
ing that title and the fight tomorrow
night will involve this imaginary title.
Eddie Kelly, a Buffalo newsboy who
formerly served as sparring partner for
Bat Nelson and claims the feather
weight championship in the newsboy
division, is out with challenge to the
winner of the Attell-Neil bout and says
that he will come to the coast and fight
1t out for the worlds title If his chal-
lenge is accepted. He is considered
some "punkins" down east.
Jack O'Brien says that the pugiist
who is fighting down east under the
name of Hagan and claiming to be his
brother is a faker pure and simple.
Jack says his only brother is not yet
II years old and will never get in the
ring to box, as one pugflist In the
family is the acme of perfection and
imperfection for the tribe of Hagans.
The Buffalo Evening Times refers to
the gathering Of pugilistic notables in
Los Angeles as a convention of prize
| fighters and throws a fit at the re-
markable gathering as the greatest in
the history of the ring. On behalf of
Joe Cans the Times respectfully urges
the colony of Eghtweights to bunch
and give the dusky champion another
trial.
| Jack O'Brien and Bob Fitzsimmons
have signed articles of agreement for
another scrap, which will be at twenty
rounds and will occur at O'Rourkes
new club near Philadelphia on Deco
ration day. FitZ asserts that because
the scrap occurs on Decoration day no
one has any right to insinuate that any
of the participants are dead ones. They
posted $1,000 each to guarantee appear
ance in the ring. This will be the first
twenty-round bout held in Pennsyl-
vania since the courts decided that box
ing exhibitions of this limit could be
held. If Bob defeats O'Brien the cham
pionship kettle will boil more fiercely
and become more complicated than
ever If possible.
| Jack Cordell and Barney Mullen will
box twenty rounds before the Sonoma
Valley club Friday night. They will
meet at 1873 pounds at 8 o'clock. Mark
Shaughnessy will be the referee on this
occasion and will leave Los Angeles to-
day to fill the engagement. He says
it will be a great fight, as both boys
are evenly matched and should go well.
Abe Attell has selected his seconds
and gave out the following named as
those who will be in his corner Fri
day night: Kid Herman, Prof. f. 5.
Lewis and Monte Attell. frankie Neil
will have his father, Jim Neil; Johnny
Frayne, his trainer; Spider Kelly and
Tim McGrath in his corner.
By the terms of the articles of agree
ment between Jimmy Britt and Kid
Herman, both these little battlers are
to be in Los Angeles on or before Fri
day. This means that Britt and MS
brother Willus will be in the Angel
citv within the next forty-eight hours.
FRANKIE Neil will leave Frisco tomor-
row night and arrive Thursday morn
ing. Thus within a few hours the en-
tire sextet of battlers who are on the
cards for the next thirty days VIII pe
in the city.
Attell opened yesterday as favorite
over Neil at the odds of 10 to ana IL
is probable that these odds Will be un-
changed until ringside time. Attell mas
shown such remarkable form and good
condition In training that the local
fans are unable to give Nell any more
than a 10 to chance. but odds 90 Hot
win victories, so tits said.