Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
Give Championship Belt

to award the contract Monday or Tues
day for the belt to be presented by the
Pacific Athletic club to the winner of
the Attell-Neil bout April 20.
This belt will be worth it's weight
in gold, but will not be diamond-stud-
ded. 1t will be emblematlc of the
featherweight championship of the
world and from the designs already
submitted it is assured that, in addi-
tion to the sentiment attaching to its
possession, the belt will be a thing of
beauty and joy forever.
The idea held by McCarey in reviving
the old custom of giving a belt to the
winner of championships Is the out
cropping of bit of sentiment which
has taken possession of the local fight
impresario.
In the years Of effort at building UP
the sport in the southwest and putting
it on a basis of square dealings and
honest sport McCarey has travelled up
hill all the way and now that he Is COM
ing out into open competition with the
world he Is gratified at being able to
pull off championship contests for the
edification of the sportsmen who have
supported him in his efforts at elevating
the sport.
In modern days champions have worn
an imaginary crown, but when Attell
and Neil decide their argument before
the Maud junction club the winner will
not be forced to rest his laurels upon
imagination, but will be presented with
belt emblematic of the title and which
will be worn by the champion in all
future battles in defense of the honor.
While the belt will cost several hun
dred dollars, the intrinsic value will be
insignificant in comparison with the
sentimental value attached.
THOMPSON CHALLENGES
"Cyclone" Thompson of Chicago
knocked out Otto Sieloff at New Or
leans in the eighth round of their bat
tie Thursday night and has telegraphed
an open challenge to any lightweight
battler in training.
Thompson says that he will come to
the coast and battle with any light
weight in the business. barring none.
IF Young Corbett or Eddie Hanlon want
his game he says he will meet them
on a winner-take-all basis and agree
to forfeit his interest in the purse If
he fails to knock out either of them In
twenty rounds.
This is not Chicago talk and he will
not back up his statements with any
wooden money or Chadwick currency,
but real old filthy greenbacks He will
also post a side bet with any of the
lightweights who accept his challenge
and will come to Los Angeles at his
own expense and train at his own eX-
pense.
In other words, Thompson is in a
fighting humor and with a record of
thirteen knockouts he believes he is
the coming champion. He has taken
count but once, Charlie Neary hand
ing him the prize package. He has
boxed with Battling Nelson three times,
and although losing the decision, was
SO good that the Dane could not put
him out.
Thompson has met and defeated some
of the topnotchers in his division and
has been defeated by them, but his
battle with Sieloff lends some color to
his claim that he is an improving cuss.
McCarey's dates are well filled for
some time to come and he is unable to
give Thompson chance until after
Fiesta week, but il he can persuade
Hanlon or Young Corbett to sign
articles he may get date in June.
Great Seat Demand
The demand for seats for the three
big battles scheduled for decision
within the next five weeks is unpre-
cedented and while the Nelson-Her-
rera mill is the most attractive, judg-
| ing from the advance sale, all of the
| trio of pugilistic events are exciting
unexpected activity by the box office
| officials, who are receiving the ad-
vance applications and filing them
away in the order in which they are
received.
Manager McCarey sits for twelve
hours each day In the small chair in
| his office in the Wilson block and
does little else than wear a smile
yard long as he ruminates over the
continual flow of applications from the
fans for seats at all of his battles.
Did you ever see anything like it?"
he said yesterday. "Over 700 SIS seats
have been asked for by the boys and
still the applications pour in. The
scalpers have been active in filing re-
quests for seats in punches of 10, 20,
| so, 100 and over, but all these orders
are turned down.
1.-THE boys are Showing me that
they intend supporting the game, and
I will reciprocate by giving them ev-
cry opportunity of getting a seat. 1
hope all who expect to buy $5 seats
will get their applications in early,
| and thus for once at least prevent the
| scalping business that can only ruin
my business.
'If the demand continues for a few
| days longer and in the same propor-
| ton as during the past ten days, there
won't be a So seat left when the ad-
vance sale begins. The $40. $40 and
| pOU SedIS are SSliHiS SquoAy PiOPOi-
ton to the $5 seats, and I really be-
lieve I could sell 10000 tickets at these
prices If 1 could accommodate the
| crowd"
WiIlus Britt En- Route
Jimmy Britt's "big brud' Willus is
said to be on his way to Los Angeles
to assume charge of the business end
of Jimmy's interests in the battle with
| Kid Herman next month.
The Britt brothers are an original
pair. Jimmy is the fighting member
of the combination, while Willus is the
talking member, and Battling Nelson
Is the only one who has ever been
found who could make either take the
count in their respective classes.
WiIIus probably will remain in Los
Angeles until after the Brltt-Herman
argument and will direct Jimmy in
his training stunts. Willus is said to
know how winning battles should be
fought, but requires Jimmy to do the
performance.
The battle with Herman will be
Jinmy's first ring appearance since
| he was knocked out by Nelson last
| and If is no eXaQPeratiOn