The San Francisco call., 1906-10-01
Sports Pages
BOXERS THOUGHTS
TURN TOWARD
THIS CITY.
By r. A. Sn1yth.

The sleep Of the fight trust msx-
mates IS disturbed these nights bv
visions OF shsdowy host Of boxers
cf all weights and colors which masses
n review before them. Almost with
out exception the thoughts or every
gIove-wieloer in the country cenrers
on the profitable houses which can be
drawn here.
The latest 10 get the California fever
are Jack Johnson and Al Kaufrnann
tne neaNy-T eight They agreed to go
SIX ROUNDS al Philadelphia, but the
stl9riag prospect Of big gate. receipts
~ THIS city caused them to change
their plans They want TO fight tvver5i, !,
rounds here next month. Mana ger
sam Comroth wired back that the re-
naming three dates this year arc NOT
available, as there are more attractive
. matches IN sight but that he will put
1aem on at Colma. II is expected they
. VIII accept the latter proposition.
Fighting Dick Hyland. who scored
p 50 decisive & victory over Eddie Han
aon-on Friday night. is after big game
5n the rlng. He wants TO meet Britt.
<Ae-son or AcGovern, his preferences
l1Fing as the boxers are named. Hv-
land is after the big money now ana
I le seorns the thousand dollar purses
-y1lch appeal 70 the boxer fighting his
way 10 the top OF the heap The club
managers recognize in him a good
lEa wing card and viii undoubtedly ind
q. suitable opponent for him.
some. shrewd judges OF boxing would
NOT, be surprised II the winner of to-
morrow nights fight al CoTma de-
.Xeloped the man. If Powell wins il is
pred icted he viii become a new idol
of x the fight fans. He has shown
marked. class in all his amateur fights
. and a decisive victory in the san Mateo
<GoQnty ring would send his stock
booming. he is believed to have a
shade on Woi1 in a limited round night,
Ut whether this viii hold good in
5siat. promises TO be z finish con-
: rest. can only be determined by the ac-
tuaT fight
=. The. prices at -Colma VIII be 81 and
- IT he management has taken pre-
Q5lTlIiOns 10 prevent the speculating in
tickets. which marked the recent fight
in this city
Hylsnd IN discussing his last fight
gives great credit TO Tommy West the
clever Welter-weight. The latter has
taken great interest in Hyland and
fars hin the kidney punch which
91se a. SO effectively. If I4yland can
not get on big match here be will
probably 90 TO Denver. where he is
oEered match with Yanger. Both
boys are popular IN Colorado and
would draw good house
The tweuty-round draw fought By
rJ0e WalcOtt and Billy Rhoades at
4-esvenworth. Kans-. yesterday makes
<eech Of these boxers available for a
meeting here with Joe Thomas. Wal
colt would be the best drawing card
but Thomas does. not want TO hook up
with him at present He wants 70 gain
the ring experience which will come
with. two or three more contests.
:. Joe Cans is an admirer Of Thomas
and he has advised him to take on
WslcOtt AT once. He figures that the
once great welter-sTeight has gone
hack but that the first man 20 defeat
him decisively VIII get lot Of credit
for. doing SO.
Willie Fitzgerald. the fighting harp
Of Brooklyn. IS about the only boxer
who has refused z match here. The
hard hitting lightweight is kept so
busy in the East that he cannot see his
way clear 70 come here He was Of
fered- Z match with Dick Cullen and
wired a 'declinstion yesterday
=. Tim AIcGratb has made hit in New
York as G mining promoter. Latest
word received by his friends here is
80 the effect that he is on his way 10
ireland 10 make bright the declining
days 81 his parents. He announces
that upon his return to this country
he win settle down at Goldheld.