The San Francisco call., 1906-11-21
Sports Long Shots Have an Inning at Emeryvie Track
SMITH Is CHOSEN
AS REFEREE OF
FIGHTS
BY r. A. Sr11yth

Eddie Smith of Oakland has been
selected to referee the fght in which
Joe Thomas will endeavor to stop Al
NeilI and Frank Mcconnell on the last
day of this month at Dreamland Pa
vilion. The selection of the Reliance
Club man was announced last night
by Morris Levy, who has charge of the
arrangements for the trust
The boxers are all in training,
Thomas being at his old quarters at
Billy Shannonss. while the others are
at Larkspur. Mcconnell is sure he
can last the allotted ten rounds, but
he will undoubtedly have merry time
nent- Neill does not figure TO do as
we'll as his associate, but he will make
as good stand as possible.
The preliminary to the main fights
will be between Kid McFadden, who
was favorite here some years ago.
and Tommy knight, recent arrival
from the East. knight has beaten
both of the Forbes brothers and has
met all the best of the men weighing
about 122 pounds. McFadden will join
the colony of boxers at Larkspur.
Ben Selig, who represents Joe Cans
here, received wire yesterday from
Tex Rickard, who is IN Cincinnati,
asking him to commence proceedings
against Billy Nolan for an account
ing of the money earned by the Gold
field fight pictures. Selig placed the
matter in the hands of his attorney.
The latter wired on TO Rickard asking
for further information before pro-
ceeding in the matter The trouble
is said to be over $3.50 which Rickard
held out from Nolan after the fight.
Rickard said this covered Nelson's
training expenses. and also $50 bor-
rowed from Ole Elliott. The amount
In dispute in the East Is about $4,000.
Ben Selig wired the Tonopah pro-
moters yesterday that he was ready
to start for the camp at a moments
notice. He has the balance of Cans
forfeit ready to post The Tonopah
people intend to build covered arena
and they may hold the fight between
Cans and Hermann at night. If they
finally decide upon the latter they
should make 1t a twenty-round fight.
tors there all night. A twenty-round
fight will AFFORD as much excitement
as an unlimited affair. 1t was the
opinion of the spectators at the Gold
field fight that IL would have been a
better contest had it been limited to a
given number of rounds. Cans is at
Baltimore this week
Billy Roche the CoIma magnate
must soon employ an expert to keep
track of his matches. The latest bull
letin is to the effect that Fred Ward
who was matched with Lew Powell,
wanted the weights raised and also
wanted TO name the referee for the
fight. Roche would not allow him TO
dictate and called OF the match He
then matched Cyclone Thompson, who
gave Dick Hyland a hard fight last
Friday night at Ogden. to meet Powell
Thanksgiving eve-
The Vallejo promoters are to have
an up-to-date pavilion in which to
hold fights. 1t will be three miles
out of town and will be on the line
of the electric road. 1t will seat
some three thousand spectators and
will be available for all kinds OF en-
tertainments. The plans have been
prepared and contracts let, and work
will be commenced shortly.
The Sunset Club announces six bouts
for its card on Friday night. The
boxers will be: George Finnigan vs.
Jimmy Carroll. Walter Stanton VS..
Frank Mayfield. Jack Rodney VS..
frankie Edwards, Charlie Reilly vs.
Loren Brown, Iron Man Dunn VS..
Harry League Tommy Mccarthy vs..
w. Bernstein. Joe Thomas will re-
feree all bouts.