Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25
BY Jay Davidson


Manager Tom McCarey is losing
much sleep these. days in trying to fig
ure out and secure a boxing attrac.
tion of some merit for the intervening
days between now and fiesta week
when he will put on two of the big
gest boxing shows ever pulled off in
Southern California.
McCarey has two battles under con-
sideration and has been unable thus
far to make a decision as to which
but it is probable that he will have
decision ready by Monday and will
get the signatures of the fortunate
ones in short order and announce his
plans.
Joe Thomas, the clever welter OF
Frisco, who has won his last six bat
ties by way of the knockout route,
wants a date in Los Angeles and his
manager, Harry Foley, has burned up
lots of money the last week trying to
close match between Thomas and
Jack Twin Sullivan.
This match has been considered by
McCarey, but he is undecided regard
ing 1T until he has d definite answer
from Tommy Burns for Il battle with
either Jack Root or AL Kaufman.
McCarey has sought to match Burns
and Root with the promise of a match
for the winner with AL Kaufman at a
date following fiesta week Burns has
not given any definite answer to the
proposal as yet, but will probably be
beard from within the next forty-eight
hours, after which McCarey will know
just what to do.
According to McCarey's ideas. Burns
should meet Root first, and if the con-
queror of Hart defeats Root he will
get the match with AL Kaufman.
Should Burns also win this battle there
is nothing save actual cowardice on
the part of Jack O'Brien to prevent q
meeting between Burns and the law
yer-pugilist.
In this manner Burns would clear
his path of all aspiring heavyweights
who seem to have any chance with
him, and would be in n position to de-
mand that O'Brien meet him and fight
it out for the heavyweight champion
ship or back down and acknowledge
that Burns had no cloud upon his title
save the existence of big Jim in the
land of the living.
Burns Is Willing
Burns is believed to be willing to
meet anyody in the heavyweight di-
vision whom the public demands as
his next opponent, and since Root is
in Los Angeles and stirring UP an
awful lot of dust about being the best
heavy in the business it is possible
that McCarey will land the match this
week.
Tommy is in San Diego preparing
for his first public appearance since
he won the title from Hart, and will
undertake to put out two men in twen-
ty rounds before the National Athletic
club in that city Wednesday night.
There is slight financial profit or
glory to accrue to Burns from such
stunts, and as he is one of the most
willing battlers in the business, pre-
ferring to fight than to remain idle,
1t is deemed probable that the next
attraction at Maud junction will be
Tommy Burns and either Jack Root or
Al Kaufman.
Burns Is legitimate claimant upon
the heavyweight title, Jeffries having
reiterated last week that he is per-
manently out of the game and no
longer claiming the worlds champion
ship.
This being the case whosoever shall
claim the title must first defeat Burns,
and the one who defeats Tommy will
have a clear title to the relinquished
honors held by big Jim.
AL Kaufman is really the only one
whom the public considers in a serious
vein as the rightful claimant upon the
attentions of Burns, unless O'Brien
should also be included. At worst 1t
Is three-cornered argument for the