The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

While he would be able TO make a ring
side weight he will be better served
by the present arrangement. This
really holds good of Britt and of all
fighters. The strain of making the.
weight at ringside impairs their fight
moters should try to do away with
this system of weighing. A two hours
interval make a big difference to a
fighter, as he is able to regain his
normal condition before entering the
ring and will be able to do himself
justice.
Britt thinks he has at least one good
fight left in him and he has been
training for some time While the
Eastern experts criticise his showing
with McGovern, he does not measure
his ability by that engagement. His
friends told him McGovern did not have
chance, as be was already giving evil
dence OF a mental breakdown. Britt
did not train seriously, but when he
entered the ring he found hard oppo-
nent before him. McGovern had all his
old fighting strength unimpaired and
he gave Britt a hard argument.
The Californian will never be caught
mapping again in the matter of condi-
ton. especially in his next fight. for
which he win train with the greatest
boxing and Will pick his sparring part.
nersewith eye to getting the best
practice There is so much feeling be-
tween Cans and Britt over their last
meeting that the fight is sure. to show
IL. Cans is always cool and Britt will
have to be If he expects to bring home
the long end of the rich purse.
Manager Mike Riley. the Tonopah
fight promoter, apparently believes that
Kipling's For there's never a law of
God or man runs north of fifty-three"
applies equally as well to Nevada.
From present appearances he will defy
the conventions and will stage the
Britt-Gans fight on Sunday March II.
The attitude of the promoter is ex-
pected to stir up storm OF protest, as
lit is felt that the affair would draw
just as well il il was held on either
Saturday or Monday.
Riley undoubtedly figures that as
everything goes in his town there is
no one to call him to account. As the
fight will be reported throughout the
world wherever boxing has a foothold,
there will undoubtedly be much ad-
verse criticism as to the propriety of
holding such an affair on the Sabbath
when a matter of twenty-four hours
either way would nor work against the
success of the undertaking.
One OF the curiosities of the ring
is the way the earning power of the
men in the various classes huctuates
with the years. AT one time the weIter-
weights. such Walcott, Neill. Nc
ConneIl. Tommy West. Tommy Tracy,
Mysterious Billy Smith and Young Pc
ter Jackson, were getting the most re-
munerative matches. Then the light
weights had an inning. and George La
Flaherty, Dal Hawkins and George Nc
Fadden were in the public eye.
The heavy weights also had their
inning when the matchmakers were at
their wits end TO procure opponents
for Jeffries, who finally wound up by
fighting nearly every man in the class
twice. This held good of Sharkey.
Fitzsimmons, Corbett and Munroe.
The feather-weights were the vogue
for a time with Terry McGovern the
bright particular star of the class.
With him were Young Corbett, Her
rera, Dave Sullivan and Oscar Gardner
For the last two years the lightweights
have been reaping the golden harvest.
with Nelson. Cans and Britt the largest
winners.
Joe Thomas, who is generally con-
ceded to be the best OF the welter-
weight division, is unable to get
match either in his own class or in the
middle-weight division. He is offering
to fight any man in the world at I54
pounds ringside and is particularly
anxious to meet Tommy Ryan, who
has not defended his title during the
past two years.
Thomas is willing to bet Ryan $1,000
on the outcome of the battle If he can
get the foxy fighter into the ring
Thomas is also eager to again meet
Honey Melody. The latter claims the
welter-weight title owing to a victory
over Joe Walcott, although Thomas has
defeated Melody and scored a knock
out in their fight. IF the weather
would clear up Manager Billy Roche
would like to put on Thomas and Hugo
Kelly at Coima- Failing to get this
match, Thomas will probably go Fest