The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06
MATCH To TAKE PLACE
IN RING At MELBOURNE
Purse of $4,000 Guaranteed
by Promoter to the
Heavyweights
By r. a. Sn1ytF1

The followers of boxing in this coun-
try are in for q mild disappointment.
as, according to the latest advices
from the Antipodes, Bill Squires is to
meet Jack Johnson in Melbourne with
in the next six weeks. This will give
the followers OF boxing an excellent
line on his form. as the ability of john
son is well known in this country.
His easy defeat of two boxers since
he arrived in Australia has sent his
stock booming over there and the
match with Squires Is the result The
following dispatch from New York
tells of the matching of the two men:
Jack johnson, the negro heavy
weight, the only man In the world
fear, has been matched to fight Bill
Squfrcs, champion of Australia, for a
purse and side bet that will total
$4,000. The match will take place at
Melbourne within six weeks.
Word was received I'm this city this
afternoon to this effect and the veracity
of the report is borne out by the fact
that the Australian champion failed to
sail for this country last month.
Billy wrenn, the horseman and gam
bier, is to promote the match. He has
guaranteed $4,000 for the fighters
end of the money.
COFFROTH's PLANS UPSET
The report of the change in the
plans of Squires will be a keen disap-
pointment to Manager Jim Cofrroth.
He had set his heart on promoting
fight between Jeffries and Squires and
had been laying his wires with that
object in view. 1t is not likely he can
carry out his plans, as Squires will not
fight until about the middle of April.
and in the event of his winning he
ho nd nt sail for this
country before the early days of May.
This would not bring him here much
before the first of June, and Jeffries
plans to leave for Europe about that
time.
Coffroth has other matches In view,
however, and he promises some excit-
ing sport here within the next few
months. Joe Cans has written to Ben
Selig, his representative here, to Sc
cure a match for him. At the present
time there seems no chance Of the pro-
posed Corbett-Britt fight taking place,
as the necessary purse is not forth
coming. Should this match fall
through Coffroth will at once try to
match the men for this city next
month, when he expects to have a per-
NIT.
BERGER AND o'BRIEN
If this fails, his next choice is a
meeting between Sam Berger and Jack
OBrien. Both men are anxious for
return meeting and are deemed a good
drawing card. Berger would have
nearly six weeks In which to train.
and, he could get into good condition
in that slime. This Is a match OBrien
has been seeking for some time. and
he would require no urging to affix his
signature to a set of articles
N Some one has been joking with
Tommy Ryan. He has been told that
Mike Riley of Tonopah has offered
$50, 900 purse for a meeting between
himself and Joe Cans. Tommy believes
it and is preparing to go into training
for the match. 1t is too bad to spoil
his day dreams, but he will learn be-
fore long that he has been the victim
of a practical joke.
From reports received in this counz
try there is q growing impression that
Squires can defeat Johnson and all the
men In the second flight of the heavy
weight division now before the public
here. There is a great gulf between
Johnson, Burns and OBrien and
Jeffries, who is the acknowledged head
of the division. If Squires defeats
Johnson, as he is expected to do, he
will at once become a tremendous
drawing card in this country, and the
strongest efforts will be made to bring
about a meeting between himself and
Jeffries.