Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
Man With Shady Reputation Gre.
ateS Some Stir by Start
ing Over.
MADE MILWAUKEE FOOLISH.
In Mix With Doughcrty He Fought All
He Knew How and Hence He
Has Some Following


was Joe Walcotts recently into the
ring last week Walcott's reputation
IN the arena has always been more or
less shady. but there is no denying tho
fact that he Is a great hghter-when he
wants to be. A year or more ago Wall
colt got bullet through his hand, and
Il was believed at the time that hts
fighting days were over, but apparent
~ he Is now as good as ever In his
fight with Jack Dougherty OF Miiwau-
koe. who challenged him for the welier-
weight championship, he showed all his
old time cleyerness and hitting power,
and made the Milwaukee boxer look
foolish most Of the time.
However the showing OF Dougherly
was good but he was outclassed, and
that tells the story Of the fight Jack
fought all he knew how. taking punish
ment without finching, and time and
again rocked the colored fighter with
vicious body blows. Dougherty, IL
seems. played for the body. while wal
colt aimed mostly for the head, and
when IN the eighth round he landed
with a terrific swing under Dougherty.s
eye the latter sank to the floor and.
try as ne might was unable to rise at
the count,
The injury 70 Walcott did not seem
TO have slowed him up any, and Il may
be expected that he viii again be a fac
tor In the ring. There has been very
little dong In the welterweight division
of late. although some OF the advertised
lightweight goes have IN reality been
welterwelght contests. IL only remains
for Walcott 70 fight on the square. and
n he does he undoubtedly viii be a
good card FOR the light clubs
In this connection II might be point
"a out that the vicinity Of blue bloOded
Boston offers one OF the few spots for
fighters IN the country, Fifteen-round
bouts are pulled on regularly there,
and, although occasionally the authori-
ties take a hand. most Of the goes are
undisturbed For a time It looked as
II anyone who fought around Boston
was likely TO 20 90 the "pen, still they
are now scrappng regularly there to
their hearts content.
There now seems 10 be a chance for
the heayyweights 20 mix IN the near
future. Los Angeles. the home Of the
heavyweight champion. has come TO the
'front.' and proposed a heavyweight box
ing tournament about Aug. !, Jeffries
stu being good card, has been used
By the promoters % boom the enter
prise and It Is claimed that he has
promised 10 meet the winner OF the
tourney, provided he is good enough /
suppose II will remain FOR Jefties to
decide on the merits OF the contests.
The big one" Is quoted as saying
that he Is perfectly willing 10 again
enter the ring and that he considers
himself the champion despite his buno
talk about giving away the title az
Reno. The easy victory OF Tommy
Burns over Marvin Hart probably had
something 10 do With Jeffnes' decision.
as he probably hated 10 see the crown
on a fighter Of Harris stamp.
Without probably consulting the prin-
cipais the promoters have announced
mat among others who will take part In
the tourney viii Doe Jack O'BHen. Sam
Berger. Mcbride and Al Kaufman. and
possibly Tommy Burns. not very
shining bunch OF fighters IL is. how
ever. doubtful whether or not they viii
be able 20 pull II on. az some of those
mentioned have other bouts in pros
pect
one OF these Is the 60 between
O'Brien and Berger tomorrow night az
Philadelphia. Foxy Jack announces
that Il viii be for the worlds cham
plonship aud that he Is not going 20
take any chances ~ losing q. He GER
tAinly shouldn't have Go take many
chances IN outpointing the bulky cali
fornlau unless the latter has improved
greatly since last ne fought Berger,
u SIS said. weighs about 220 pounds
now. while Jack probably will be close
90 40 pounds on the night of the
fight
As the fight Is only scheduled FOR six
rounds. the 90 should prove a picnic
FOR the Philadelphia. Il Is not reason
able % expect Berger O. get started
in that length Of time unless he should
get one over which would be- different.
j is not a good bout. as the STYLES of
the fighters are radically different but
70 seems as 81 they win stand for most
anything in Quaker town.
BATTLING Nelson and MS manager ara
stlL sparring Tor press notices these
days. one day Nelson is certain 20
meet Joe Cans for the championship "
mo world and the next day 90 Is "Kid"
Herman or Jimmy Britt The latest
from the Frisco cud Of the line Is that
Nelson viii meet the dusky fighter
some time ln September 10 now re-
mains Tor Nelson 90 announce new
conditions Tor the frht as under the
rules laid down a fow days ago there
as not one chance in a hundred Of the
Dane clashiug with The Baltimore
black The talk So still for ls3 pounds
rIngsidc hui most fight fans know that
this b. "a Joke 80 one really believes
that Cans can make l33 pounds ring.
side without Juggling the scales. 50 an
other tack VIII probably be taken.
n looks 20 me an ~ q Us only pre-
liminary spauiuE Tor a return match
between Nelson and Britt. This would
probably suit the fans out on the coast
and the promoters probably would not
60 broke on the deal Il seems. how
ever. as n the picture privileges cut
more ~ a figure than the fight. Good
fight pictures have proved "a regular
mint FOR the promoters. and % seem.
now as n they were more anxious for
the films than for any particular glory
81 bout
KID" Herman and Benny Yanrer
were matched a little over "a week agr
10 meet 40 Tcrre Haute August 3. TER.
Haute Just now Is iu the throes ~ a
political upheaval and tht bout wa.
called on yesterday. Efforts are nov
being made 90 close the bout Tor In.
dianapolis. and Paddy Carroll Is ais,
ln the city trying 10 get the match foi
Grand Rapids. II the bout Is pulled IN
in Indianapolis II viii. ~ course. b. foI
10 rounds Instead % Is while II 4
should 20 20 the Michigan town 4
wolld be Tor the longer distance. IN,
conditions. which can Tor i85 pounds "a
o'clock. the afternoon ~ the 20
would, Of course, be the same