The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31

attlxed his signature as an 1ndiv1C
the fighters and the club Riley placed
his name thereon as the representa-
contended that the picture contracts
were not binding, and insisted that the
club manager sign new contracts and
destroy the old ones. He was support
ed in his contention by Nate Lewis.
Herman's manager. Riley refused to
agree TO this demand, and long and
bitter wrangle followed. in which con-
siderable strong language was used
Finally Cans and Lewis presented new
contracts for Riley to sign, and the lat
ter promised to take the matter under
consideration.
Cans announced tonight that unless
Riley signed the new contracts he
(Gans) will commence injunction pro-
ceedings and prevent the taking of
pictures.
EATING PLACES ARE CLOSED
The task of seeing that the hundreds
Of visitors who are expected in Tono-
pah tomorrow night and Wednesday
morning are fed is worrying the fight
promoters. The cooks and walters in
the hotel and restaurants here have
been on strike for more than a week,
and the eating places were compelled
to close At present there is but one
restaurant open to the public, and 1T is
being conducted by the Casino Athletic
Club Manager Riley stated today that
it is his intention to convert the train
ing quarters of Cans and Herman into
temporary eating houses. He believes
by this move he will be cable to prevent
ora from c-ofno hungry The 0uar-
ters used by the fighters are large and
according to the management hundreds
can be fed in them at a single sitting.
Cans went through his usual course
Of training today and announced that
he will continue light work up to ring
time A short constitutional over the
country roads in the morning and gym
nastic exercises in the afternoon were
the sum total of his efforts. Late this
afternoon Cans sent for the newspaper
representatives and was weighed in
their presence. The beam was set at
the 133-pound mark and the colored
champion was unable to raise It,
CANS is VERY CONFIDENT
at have nothing to add to the state
ments already given to the press and
public said Cans, except that / am
at weight, as you have just seen, and
l will be at weight at l o'clock Tues
day afternoon. I will keep down to
weight with the greatest of ease. i am
anxious to remain there" he added,
"and for that reason will keep on with
light exercise until weighing-in time"
It was a quiet day at the Herman
camp. Herman went out on the road
for a short spin in the morning. but
did no work in the afternoon. What's
the use7 he said to the correspond
ents II can't improve my condition,
so 1 might as well rest while have
the chance. I am going to give Cans
the hardest tussle of his career. If 1
lose I don't want a cent of the money.
am the under dog in the betting,
but I'll be the best short-ender that
has been cut loose In many a day. I
have bet s2500 of my own money on
the result, and / have advised my
friends to bet all they can on me to
win
The arena proper is now practically
completed. All night long and through
out the day workmen were as busy
as bees putting on the finishing
touches The powerful moving pic
ture lights, the same that were used
with great success at the Burns
O'Rrien fight at Los Angeles, will be
installed tomorrow. Eight huge stoves
are snugly hidden under the seats at
widely separated parts Of the building
and fires have been kept going night
and Gay, SO IudI there Will Dc no lttCh
of heat on New Years afternoon. The
seats and angles are so arranged that
holders of the cheapest tickets will en-
JOY comparatively the same view of the
ring as the possessors of the higher
priced posteboards. The weather to-
night is very cold and disagreeable
and snow is predicted for tomorrow
SALE OF TICKETS LIGHT
Although the sale Of tickets for the
fight is going on steadily, the advance
sales have not come up to the ex-
pectations of the club officials. That
the fight will be a losing venture
after the expenses and the cost of the
arena are deducted from the receipts
is generally admitted.
At Goldfeld the sale of seats is re-
ported to be heavy. The promoters
say that the real rush will not begin
until late tomorrow night or on the
morning of the fight, owing to the
weather. which is keeping prospective
visitors at home until the eleventh
hour. Manager Riley said tonight that
the faultless seating arrangements Of
fna arena which has been mida1v od-