Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-09-28

Society,". which corresponds TO the
Sisters of Charity. This is his first
year in professional base ball.
After all preliminaries had appar-
emily been successfully arranged for
a match on Thanksgiving day be-
tween Jack O'Brien and Sam Berger
a stumbling block was encountered
in the stipulation that there should Lt
no hitting in the clinches. Neither OF
the fighters were present at the meet
ing of their representatives in San
Francisco, and when the question
which is at doubt arose it was found
niece ssary TO wire both the principals.
Berger holds out strenOusly for per-
mission to hit in the cinches while
the Philadelphia as vigorously OF
jects. This is the only remaining oh
s,acle in the way of match. Under
the articles Of agreement, IS per cent
of he purse will go to the winner and
20 per cent to the loser, the profits
from the moving pictures to be di-
yided equally.
Tom Ecks statement to the effect
that a great bicycle boom is due in
America is going to make the maufact-
ulers sit up and take notice for to no
man more than Eek and to those who
pushed his schemes away back in the
early sos is due the investment Of
millions of dollars in bicycle plants.
Eek bases his prediction upon the
great revival in roller skating.
The San Francisco fight trust is 4
competitor Of the Goldtield crowd IN
trying to land Nelson and Cans or
4 Nelson and Britt as a cord. The trust
claims to have 100000, the regulation
purse.
Being champion. alleged champion
or near champion brings with it more
perguisites, since Billy Nolan bull.
doZed the negro, Joe Cans. who whip
ped his man for all that. Burns, who
is scheduled to fight with Jim Flynn,
October 2, in Los Angeles. has had in
corporated in the articles just signed
a proviso giving him bonus of per
cent il the receipts are more than So
600 and 10 per cent if they are under
that figure. This is what he gets for
being in one of the three degrees of
pugilistic limelight. Just what partic-
uar one is widely disputed, Burns,
himself, declares he is champion with
out any strings tied to the title. O'Brien
who also claims the title because ne
battered down poor old broken Bob
Fitzsimmons, calls Burns a near cham.
pion, while Flynn is willing TO con-
cele he is an alleged champion.
Boston, Sept. 26.-Aurelio Herrera.
the Mexican got the decision over Kid
Goodman, the Ghetto champion. at the
Lincoln Athletic club. Chelsea, last
night, after Is rounds of hard fighting
Maffitt Flaherty was referee. and his
award TO Herrera, in the opinion Of the
fight fans was decidedly wrong, as
Goodman had the better of at least
II of the Is rounds.
Herrera got himself very much dis
liked by his tactics and it is doubtful
if he is ever given another match by
this club He was supposed to weigh
1856 at o'clock. and posted a forfeit
to that effect, but at the stipulated
time did not put in an appearance
and he failed to show up at the club
until the time for the bout. 1t was
practically the same stunt he pulled
/ off at Los Angeles.
When he finally did show up he re
fused to go into the ring until Good
man waived all claim to the forfeit
Goodman, believing that he would re
turn an easy winner. and rather thar
disappOint the crowd, waived tn.
claim. and when he met Herrera fin
ally the Mexican had II pounds tt
the good over him, while Goodman
was pound under weight.