The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
NOW CONES 4 SJO,OOO OFFER FOR
JEFFRIES AND SQUIRES.
Australian PugiIist. Who Has Never Beaten
Anybody Of Note. Is q Feet % III Inches
Tail ~ Weighs Is2 Pounds Harry
Harris Again Challenges Abs Atteil.


Harris Again challenges Abs AtteIl
The Nevada fight promoters are stil a
II. FROM Los Angeles comes a report tina
F c, skinner Of Rhyolte. backed by an
alleged millionaire me owner. has Offered
n sSo.o0O purse for a finish fight in MAJ Of
June between James J. JefTrips and Bill
Squires, the Australian heavyweight pugilist
Skinner says that he has authority to act fol
Sduires and that as soon as the articles OF
agreement have been signed the Australian
will leave New Castle at once for this country.
The Nevada promoter declares that he has
practically secured the consent OF Jenries
and that the match will probably be clinched
to-day Suuires has never lcaten any body
Of note, from all accounts. Re ~ a miner by
profession and has gained some notorieiy as
an tmpromptu sCrapper. He ~ ) feet Ga
inches tail and weighs in condition i72 pounds.
In other words he would make a suitable
opponent for Tommy Burns or seine other
second rater. but to match MIN against Jefrries
seems 70 hc rather foolish. The boilermaker,
n they shonld meet in the ring. would be
nearly four inches taller and about fifty pounds
h"avi'r. Yet IN spite 81 these facts. the
Nevada night fans are said 10 be crazy to see
Jsfrtes in the ring again with almost any
bod. But the sporting element. il il be-
heved, would not show much interest in such
Q mill unless Squires first defeated Burns.
johnson or OBrien. To hang up $4,000 for
Q battle that, II on the level, would probably
last half a dozen rounds appears to be a
matter of poor business iudgment, but there
IL no telling what these Nevada promoters
will do, spurEed on by n > bitter rivalry that
prevails among them Al resent. BY and by
they may be Offering $4,000 for John l.. Sulli-
van and Charley Mitchell. or Jack McAulire
and Billy Myer.
II Abe Attell, the recognized featherweight
champion, wants another fight he can sign
articles without delay to meet Harry Harris.
the youngster who got a decision over Pedlar
Palmer in a twenty round bout in En- gland
several years ago. Harris has been after
Attell for some time past. but the latter for
some reason has seen III to avoid him. Harris
said yesterday that he was willing TO fight
Attell any number of rounds up 10 a finish.
the weight 10 be I22 pounds at : O'Clock in
the afternoon. provided the men enter the
ring AT Q O'Clock. Harris also said that he
would agree to fight before the club Offering
the best inducement and that he would make
q moderate bet on the side. Eight months
ago Harris aud Attell were practically
matched. but at the last moment the cham
pion made a kick over the weight. Harris
at first wanted to scale at 2 o'clock, but Attell
insisted upon getting on the scales at the
ringside. Then Harris offered to weigh at
q O'Clock, hut again the champion turned
him down. with the result that the match fell
through.
Harris is frank enough to admit that he
cannot make l22 pounds ringside, but de-
clares that Attell has no right to refuse to
weigh at an earlier hour or in fact to dictate
the weight, in view of past incidents Harris
points to the fact that Dixon when champion
lost his title to McCovern at ils pounds, while
McCovern in turn lost the championship
20 Young Corbett at 100. Attell is conceded
70 he the clevcTest feather weight in the
world, In fact some ring experts believe
that he il a greater boxer and ring general
than Dixon, who held the title for many years.
Harris Is also a scientific %pugilist. probably
the hest n the weight in this country, barring
Attell, When Attell defeated Jimmy Walsh
AZ Los Angeles recently by a knockout he
declared that he would take part in one OF
two more contests. after which he would re-
tire. That is why Harris has decided 10
make one more attempt to get him in the
ring. IT the boys can agree upon terms
some OF the Nevada clubs will probably GO
after the match in earnest. Harris until
recently was assistant treasurer Of the New
Amsterdam Theatre in this city. He is a
quiet, well read young man who does not
believe in hlufHng and buster. He will post
. forfeit the minute he hears from the feather-
weight champion.
In view Of Jack O'Brien'a pnt
chat he NAV go to England to fight Gunner
Moir. the British champion, il may be Of
interest to know that some time ago Match.
maker Bettinson of the National Sporting
Club NJ London offered the munifcent sum of
5000 for a meeting between them. This
should give a pretty fair line on the quality Of
the English %pugilist. O'Brien, by the wav
has always shown a preference for soft marks.
Burlew 4 O'Neill have ga ally excelled other
owners in the scramble for stakes and purse.
a. the New Orleans tracks. Not including
yesterdays races. the young partners have
won s4.23o, in additional to numerous sub
stantial wagers on their successful horses.
Ed Corrigan stands second with 81, s33, A. c. J
McCsferty Is third with 81, 42O and e. r. Ellison
is fourth with s3,O72. other turfmen who
have won 81 900 or more are r.. s. Gardner.
p. NJ Civil, 7. y. sullivan, Pat Dunno, Doc
Street,. r. f. Watkins, NJ. Goldblat It. Fred
Cook. Jack Phillips. James Arthur and Barney |
Schneider. Garner has a steady lead in the
race for riding honors. having piloted thirty
winners up u yesterday. James Hennessy is
second.
With the two New Orleans tracks at peace
another turf war has been stirred up by a +
lttlH outlaw track at Algiers, just across the
river from the Crescent City. Racing on
sundays, Saturdays and holidays will be con-
Quoted there in future, all horses, owners.
trs ners and jockeys who take part in these
affairs - he placed under the ban by the
american Turf Association and the Western
Jockey club. So far only the cheapest kind of
horses have been running nj the outlaw track.
while the jockeys have include ed stable boys
and riders that have been ruled OF the big
tracks. But bookmakers who operate at
CITY Park or the Fair Grounds during the
week have been taking chances with the
sunday crowds. It is believed that the row
over the little racecourse may cause a peck of
srouble for the big fellows before an amicable
can be made.
Jockey Nicol. who rode the lament ed
sysonby in all Of his triumphant races here,
inlS second to Miller in point OF winning
mount this year. But he has been behaving
badly az New Orleans lately. his habits having
rau led the turf officials to take notice. Nlcol
Is taking on weight rapidly and unless he
meuds his ways he will soon be too heavy to
ride ri oil,
Second Baseman Hitchcy. who was traded
- Boston by the PittsburG club, says he will
rot sign n contract unless he gets his own
Rltchcy u said TO be Interested in
ol wells and his income will enable him TO
remain out Of the game permanently. But,
IKE o'h'r players who kick over the traces
N Winter. he will probably capitulate when
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