The Washington times., 1906-11-11
Frisco Fight lmpressarios Act
Like Spoiled Children and
Are Killing the Game.
DoUBLE-CRoSS ONE ANOTHER
Slip Into Dark Alleys and Sign Men
When Rivals Are Not Looking.
Los Angeles Decisions.
By W. W. NAUGHToN.

way of legitimate sporting news. Il has
been a theme for the humoFIsts OF
newspapers rather than the fight critics
Unless for the humorist. the trust has
always been a treacherous thing to
handle. What might be given out one
day by a trust member wouldn't be
worth the breath used 70 place It upon
record the following day. The opera
tions OF the trust have been likened 10
a tug-of-war. with Eddie Graney and
Jim Coffroth as rival anchormen, and
with Morris Levy and Willus Britt pull
ing. respectively. for Graney and Cof-
frOth. \ few nights ago Il looked as
though the rope had parted in the
center and spilled the rival factions In
the mud OF ridicule.
Hand it to One Another.
Last month the rumpus was over the
selection OF a pavilion for the Berger
Kaufman battle. Graney claimed 10
have paid a deposit Of $500 on Dream
land COnroth fearing that Graney in
tended 10 embarrass him IN some way.
made a dicker with Pavilion rink.
GTaney fumed. He said the men would
fight at Dreamland or there would be
no fight. Coffroth grinned and went
ahead with his arrangements. Mutual
friends talked Graney into spirit OF
foTbearance and Kaufman and Berger
boxed at Pavilion rink.
Score one for Cofroth.
The principal aim of the leaders OF
the opposing wings of the trust seem
10 be To thwart one another. This month
1t was Graney's turn 10 select a pugil-
istio card, just as last month II was COf-
fTOth's-
Stole MaTch-Stungl
ConrOth and his ally. WIllus Britt,
thought they saw a chance TO steal
march on Graney. They met Morris
Levy. by the merest accident. and sew
eraI quarts Of enervescent grape juice
We're sampled. Morris just bubbled with
good fellowship. and wanted to know
what was the use OF wTangling, any
how. Morris signed a paper agreeing 10
match Jimmy Britt and Kid Hermann
for Graneys month. Britt and CofroFth
did the same, Wlius Britt smiled as
he pOcketed the document, for had he
not written vote" of three members
OF the trust which left Graney a hope
less minority?
Next morning. with a return OF coffee
and mullins came reflection to Morris
Levy. How would ne explains 10
Graney? AS luck would have il Her
mann had signed with Joe Cans, 50
there was way out OF the confusion
for Levy. He told the whole story 10
Graney. ....-.
Now, Morris, you are simply acting
for me-" said Graney. "Go ahead and
match Joe Thomas and Mike CTwinD
Sullivan, and keep away from the camp
OF the enemy"
Bitter Bitten.
Levy did as he was told. When Cof-
froth and Britt heard the news they
We're so mad they could hardly speak.
They each claimed that Levy had agreed
TO match Jimmy Britt against Her
mann, or the next most available man.
Levy denied this. Cofroth and Britt
said Britt would fight In November or
there would be no fight.
And Graney chuCkled He felt that he
had had narrow escape from being
made 10 look cheap in his own month.
and he chortled glesfully. Something
went wrong with the Thomas Sullivan
match, however. One story was that
Mike Sullivan didn't like the weight con-
ditions and drew out Levy and Graney
declared that they had made up their
minds to deadlock the trust game.
Those other fellows won't agree to
anything" said Levy They saw we
cannot so ahead with anything because
We have not majority. Well neither
have they. Under the circumstances we
are going TO proclaim a lockout for the
OF the year The trust will then
90 out Of existence and next year. so
"A a ag iph ge
Will be a case Of the survival of the
httest."
Welcome Downfall of Trust.
If the situation remains as it is it
means that Willie Britt, who is match
maker for December, viii have to for
sake his pet scheme of bringing his
brother Jimmy and Battling Nelson to-
gether. But the fight trust is notorious
Tor kaleidoscope shifts. Even before this
appears in print some kind of truce may
be patched up-an insecure one I'll war
rant-and the opposing factions may de-
eide 10 pull together for the remainder
Of the year.
Meanwhile, there is great rejoicing
over the prospect of the passing OF the
trust. There will surely be no sadness
Of farewell when II gives up the ghost.
II has robbed picturesque sporting char
acters of their picturesqueness. Outsid-
ers who admired famous managers, ref
erees. and promoters have discovered
that their swans are geese. and the sill
lest OF cackling geese at that
Dark Hints About Los Angeles.
What will be the outcome Of the Jack
o 'Brien-Tornmy Burns contest at Los
Angeles on Thanksgiving Eve?
They say that Burns has particular
~ strong following at Los Angeles and
that It viii be "a big betting fight. "
Here In San Francisco the form stu
tents seem TO think the affair will go
lie full twenty rounds. and that O'Brien .
Uill earn the decision.
Yes, but will he get it?" said
Frankie Neil. who was present at one
of the talk tests.
Frankies remark drew from many Of |
his listeners the admission that there |
S frequently something weird about the |