The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-03
Prize Ring
FEW AFTER JEYYRJEs.
\" GOOD OGsrs for Champion 10 r..
Eater the King.


One ~ the strange things about the
'/,z!nE game: al present /. the fac, that
haIfl? ainy!e man has come IN the
front and offered tn help James J.
J"N':ss N rc-"ntsr the ring. This is
one ~ the Ofdex, situations known u,
the sport. OF course there have been
challenger from mediocre men, but
M, d real bona fide offer from anyone
wslD can H. classed anywhere near the
Wy.
in the past whenever new cham
pion IN the heavyweight diyision has
come VI the front fighters have been
zlesping on his doOrsteps until
match had been arranged. These days
II seems U I've the fashion To visit
Jenries. vie him w. shake hands with
him and then assert that they are
willing " meet any man In the world
barring the boilermaksr.
Jack O'Brien who has made q few
claims during his fighting career. nod
eAly dixclairDs any desire Of wanting
~ meet jeff. No. not for Jack. The
FhiIadslDhiaisn met the champion the
other day al I/ox Angeles. took q view
Df Jsffs bulk ana decided that heavy
weight hOnOrs are not for him. II the
farmer" pugilist ix H be taken into
nI.GDunt.
OF course. Jack .IOhns0n, who has
had rough shedding these many moons,
is willing. Jack would undoubtedly
Jump 1T the chance To be slaughtered
by the big one. hut his color makes an
effective bar against any chance Of
getting whack at the champion.
There are others more or lcSS In the
iim:light. but this boxing fans have
made up their minds that no one IN
good enough 10 meet tho Californian.
There iS Tommy Burns. always ready
to mix Il; MIsO Marvin Hart. and even
MIX: Hchreck and Jack Root. but II
would b. waste ut time IN pit any
ono Of these against Jeff. There are
Il number OF morning giOrieH" Of va
ri1mS huea. but none that would make
"a n0nihfuI for the champ.
Talking about Jack O'Brien. II
seems M " the match with Sam Der.
Eer IN going 10 fall through again.
Jack Insists on conditions which call
for clean breaks ana this Berger IL
not willing Ia clnccfe. In the mean
time jack Ii making matches on the
cDnst faster than .DeT iH making hay
some OF the coin Of tho realm.
AIm, while Jack i1 busy bowling
over third rnicrn. E:;.l HumircS. who is
supposed Ia be III. best they have In
Australia. tn threatening to hunt up
jnck In hts own lair. lie has sent
word thnt he In coming to this cOun-
try To keep step with O'i,ricn In tho
ring II III" I'hiIndcIp hinn refuses TO
cross the hen, This should ut least
bn IN Interesting match even u H.
didnt figure much In IL championship
snnna. BUmirCn in said To be- Ahifly.
almost M fast M O'I,rien. but he Will
hnvn To step som" to keep up with
'h" cn.lern ncrnppcr
uSy JnmcH J. COrbctt.)
HinCn tbs defeat Of Battling Nelson
IL story hnH reached my onr that iH
worth telling. Iint no debut Inns Ind
som" queer nxpcricncen since he on
tered tho ring several years ago and
not all Of them have been with first
class iHltarn. nv i:n TITO which fol-
laws viii prove:
About SIX ycnrn n-O. or maybe less.
| there WIN II mining town mp In tho
NorlhweHi. Hurley. TINT Ind the fight
| Ing fever Nearly every miner
Thought ho was u h;rnpunr. until TN
ally u little fellow from Wales up
pnnrad an tho scene nnd IN u sort Oi
rough 'mm'h tumble way whipped hho
tnr out Of everyone IN tho neighl,Ui
hood. including three dub lighters TINT
Ind haen Developed
The newcomer weighed In the
naiglilNrhOOd Ut TIC pounds. but h.
WAS the tOuHiIsHt nut for hin HiXH that
hnd aver been Hoen IN thnt region
lln knew nO,nethinp about handling