The San Francisco call., 1907-01-03
Wants to Pull Off Fight
Between Britt and Cans

The offer OF $4,000 made by M NJ
Riley of the Casino Athletic Club O,
Tonopsh for fight at that place on
March IL between Champion Joe Cans
and Jimmy Britt will not take the
battle away from San Francisco +,
Jimmy Cofrroth, the local promoter
succeeds in his purpose. AS soon 80
word was received OF the offer made
by the Nevadan Coffroth came out with
the announcement that he was ready
to offer the same amount OF money for
a contest between Cans and Britt to
take place here.
Should%the local promoter succee6
IN signing the two men he xo,l16 stag-e
the attraction some time between the
early part Of April and the latter part
Z OF May Just where he would pull of
the contest Coffroth could NOT state
last night. He would favor an after
noon affair
Britt is soJourning across the bav
and nothing could be learned from him
last night as to what he thought OF the
TOnopsh offer.
Cofroth is acting in a dual role at the
present time. He ia looking after Britt
interests as well as promoting fights
Tonopah last night asking him IL he
would accept the Inducements offered
by Riley for the Britt and Cans match
+ and in reply he sent the following tele-
gram:
Am communicating with Britt about
match Our plans call for European
trip about time mentioned. Hope to
straighten that out. II match is made
want 1913 pounds ringside, as ] would
prefer 10 see Britt win or lose at light
weight limit. VIII wire tomorrow.
JAMES COFFROTH"
II the Tonopah people succeed in
getting this attraction away from. me, .
said Coffroth last night, 4 Will insist
as a representative of Britt. that the
weight be 133 pounds at ringside. There
win be no joker in the articles like
that which Nolan put through in regard
10 weighing in with fighting togs. All
that we shall insist on will be the same
conditions that governed the previous
match between Britt and Cans in this
city"
Britt has always insisted that his
last encounter with Cans was on the
square, Notwithstanding the charges
made by the colored fighter that the
outcome was prearranged. The local
fighter has contended that he could de-
feat Cans under the same conditions
and Cohroth SAYS his man wants to
prove that the accusations made
against him are untrue.
It looks as though the local fight
promoters viii be somewhat up against
it during the coming year if they are
allowed to promote their sport. The
eXOrbirant purses offered by the
sporting men OF Nevada for high-class
fight attractions make it appear as
il the local promoters would have to
take a back seat,
Jim Conr0th. who has handled some
Of the biggest prizefght attractions
in the country, announced yesterday
that he was ready TO compete with the
Nevada promoters.
4 expect TO be in the field during
the coming year" said Conroth. and
] am firmly convinced that / VIII be
able to secure some OF the biggest
fight attractions for this city during
the coming year. ] am not afraid OF
the purses offered by the Nevada pro-
moters. When / see an attraction
which ] believe will appeal to the
boxing patrons OF this city / viii be
8 factor IN the Kidding for that con-
test
I am willing to take chances on
my judgment as TO the drawing pow
ers Of a contest. I know ii is some
what OF q gamble to offer two fighters
q purse. but / have been successful in
the past. and ] am willing to risk my
money on my judgment When the
right card presents itself, you can
figure that the Nevada promoters will
have to go high to beat me out. On
p card like Cans and Herman / could
not afford to bid as much money as
was given them. but when you get a
really strong attraction the people of
this State will literally support il,
but not a fight that looks one-sided."
Eddie Graney refuses to say what
HIS Intentions are for the coming year
relative to boxing. He is so busy with
several other business ventures that
DE is not interested In the fighting
game.
Willis Britt, the other member of