Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-02
ALL KINDS
OF MA TCHES
MANAGER McCAREY TRYING TO
ARRANGE CARD
Burns and Mcfarland Fall to Agree
on Weight and Fight Is OFF.
Gossip Of the
Ring

Tom McCarey was trying to buy up
the telegraph companies yesterday. He
spent enough money sending wires to
fighters In different parts of the country
to pay for big bunch of Western Union
preferred, and today he will probably
keep up the work long enough to gather
In block of Postal common.
But with all the expense there was
nothing definite done toward closing up
a match with which to keep the fight
fans busy at Maud Junction. All kinds
OF things were proposed but none OF
them went through, and even McCarey
is kept guessing as to what he will stage
for his next attraction
1t looks as though the proposed Nc
Farland-Memsic match could not be
closed up. Mcfarland was offered
match with Memsic and accepted with
| the proviso that he and Burns weigh in
at 1873 pounds ringside, the called for
| lightweight limit
Jimmy didn't fall for this, however,
and agreed to make the weights the
same as when he fought Gans-135
pounds. Mcfarland refuses to consider
this and at present the match is off.
In order to keep Burns busy McCarey
is endeavoring to get Abe Attell to meet
Jimmy here in about a month. Able has
fought all the good ones in the light
weight ranks and as he has managed to
stall every one of them off until the end
of the mill he is figured as a good draw
ing card when coupled with Burns.
May Be JaWn Twin
And Jawn Twin Sullivan may also be
seen here again. McCarey is trying to get
either Flynn or Young Peter Jackson for
the toupeed one, and in all probability
he .rTxUin will xxyith oil orit, II
never overlooks chance to pick up the
change, and a match with either of those
proposed for him ought to help Jawn
along the road to wealth by several dol
lars.
If Sullivan will not meet either of the
men offered him McCarey will try to get
Flynn to sign up with Jackson. Young
Peter is itching to mingle with the Colo
rado fireman, and If Flynn is willing the
match will be put on in the local fight
house in a few weeks.
| AS he cannot get his men together at
once, McCarey is desirous of staging an
other of the so-called try-out affairs
Eddie Chambers and Kyle Whitney, and
Jimmy Carroll and Young McGovern are
slated as the real drawing powers Of the
evening, and McCarey has written to
Harry Leap to- see If the northern fight
ers would come here for such show.
| Whitney Is a big hit In San Francisco,
and he and Chambers ought to make
neat CO. and the other pair mentioned
should be right behind them in providing
entertainment for the fans.
Tommy Burns leaves for San Francisco
tonight to see If he can induce Jimmy
Coffroth to loosen up about $4,000 and
stage go between Burns and Jack John
| son. This Is whole lot of money to
give for this pair, but under present con-
ditiops they would undoubtedly draw a
big house and at top prices, too.
| After his interview with the northern
promoter Burns will wander across to
Oakland, where he will spend n few
weeks. He has theater on the grave
lyard side of the bay, and after this is
attended to the almost champion will re-
turn to his local haunts.
| Young Peter Jackson has been matched
to meet Abdul the Abominable in San
Diego a week from today, Billy DeCour-
sey being the man who puts up the
money. The bout is slated for twenty
rounds, and 165 pounds has been stipu-
lated as the weight figure.
| Some wise guy must have been talking
to the Turk lately. for he was hard
man to sign when the San Diego pro-
moter approached him with contract.
Abdul held out for $3.50 for his share in
SITS, win, lose or anything else.
Just think of the Turk blossoming out
into the high priced brigade. He is out
for the rebate these days, and the next
time McCarey wants him for a prelim-
mary there will be something doing in
high finance.
Jack Twins defeat of Bill squires cost
Tommy Burns neat little bunch of
moneJ. Tommy was touring the country
with the pictures Of his half round farce
with the Australian citrus exhibit, and
when the Twin put Bill out of the rum
ming 1t hurt whatever financial value
the pictures possessed. Now Tommy will
have to pick up another feature to go
with his Theatrical" tour.
Manager McCarey is trying to get in
touch with Bat Nelson in order to give
him a match with Jimmy Burns. AL
though Bats fighting days-so far as be-
ling a world beater-are apparently over.
the little fellow is still a drawing card.
and he and Burns would fill Uncle Toms
cabin to the roof.