The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11

Jack Dougherty of: Milwaukee earnedi
an enviable position in the boxing world
thru his defeat of: Buddy Ryan Of Chi
cago, at Milwaukee g week ago Friday
night, but majority Of his well-wish-
ers are fearful that he will be rushed
along too fast. During the last week
there has been talk of matching him
with Joe Cans and Jimmy Gardner, and
the Gardner match seemed at one time
to be a strong probability, altho it is
pretty certain that he will not meet
Cans.
No ona will deny that Dougherty is
good boxer, and many predict great
| things from him, but it seems to be the
general impression that it would be
great mistake to rush him into match
with such a man as Gardner, before he has
had some more experience with little
easier propositions. On paper, of course,
title him to a match with any weller
weight, but the facts are that it was
not the Ryan of year ago, or the one
who was defeated by Gardner that met
him. Altho he had trained faithfully
for the bout, Ryan s injured eye slowed
him up a great deal, and all of the
he lacked his old aggressiveness and
: chose to stand off and box, which is not
his best style, by any means.
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Dougherty proposed that he should
, meet Gardner at lao pounds at 3
clock, and Jimmy wanted to weigh
in at 6 O'Clock. This was apparently
all that stood in the way Of match
OF course, as good a boy as Jack has
shown himself to be would have to be
,, conceded a chance, even against Gard
ner, but most critics seem to think tina
it is only an outside chance, and tina
> the career of the Milwaukeean by adop
ton would likely be cut short. by sucl
. a match.
Gossip generally is to the effect tina
: Melody would prove a much more suit
able opponent for Dougherty thai
Gardner or Cans. Herberts, or som
], other California welter Of class, nigh
Il be matched with him, and the result
would be; an especially interesting bout
- which would bring Jack into create
s public favor without such great chanc
~ Of his being put out Of the running. T
Al me it seems that the wiser course woul
= = be for him to work up by degrees. I
y the critics who witnessed the Ryan
g | Dougherty bout are mistaken abou
a. Buddy's having goue back, howeve
n Jack may~well risk an encounter wit
IL the Lowell lad.
: The very latest championship talk
l. to the effect that Tommy Ryan . ha
T. n -.
n, who was appearing at Chicago the;
sr= ter last week. O'Brien has stated r.
peatedly that anyone who wants to tai
ID about match with him must first pos
l. a forfeit. If the report that Ryan, hs
ID his money up is true, there is a<sfrs
j. rate chance of the two fast fellows con
IL ing together. Tommy names the~weig]
a at 1853 pounds, which is acceptable |
sea Jack, but the latter wants the weig
1e ing-in time to be 3 o 'clock, and Rye
is thinks would be about the prop
&c moment. y ~ = -
er If both are anxious for a. scrap tn
or matter can be arranged very easily.
is one or both is weak kneed nothing W
" probably come of it, s-/ 49,.
" II can make 1873 pohnds, and W
: do it for Ryan, O 'Brien said la
d week, "but / want it to be at 3 o'cloc
The idea Of weighing in at this fgu
at 6 O'Clock does not impress me We
~ favorably and I doubt if I would agr
" to it. It might send me into the ri
30 30 rather too weak to meet dangero
to man, -
,rs 81
he f Undoubtedly O'Rrien would conse
re- to compromise if Ryan would agree
II O'Clock, or even half hour lat
I, !. and it is possible, Of course, that
lie would agree to 6 clock, but there "
ed be a lot of wrangling before this
heI agreed upon. jack says he wants
eet meet Ryan especially. and a bout J
tween these two chaps would undou1