The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
Proposed Legislation Alarms the Fight Promoters
BOXING CONTESTS
MAY BE RELIC
OF. THE PAST
Bv a. Sn1ytE1

BY r. a. Sr11yth
The latest advices from Sacramento +
indicate that the proposed legislation
against boxing is in a fair way of
becoming q law which means the end
of the game bore for some years at
least. Senator Hartman. who has made
the antiboNing law his pet measure,
SAYS he has twenty-eiEht votes pledged
10 his measure. He needs but twenty
TWO. He has been trading Industrious
~ TO roll up this number.
Hartman makes no secret OF the fact
that ho is not urging the passage Of
the prohibitive measure on high moral
grounds. but TO punish some OF the
promoters for fancied sights. Another
thing which is ranking him is the
fact that he feels he saved the day
for the boxing game in the last ses-
sion OF the Legislature and was given
no credit for the work he did i'm the
Assembly at that time.
The men interested in keeping the
game going are not as well organized
as they were on the former occasion
and are thus unable 10 DO as effective
work they did when their pet pas
time was menaced at the last session
OF the Legislature. The bill is in the
hands OF = committee at the present
time and viii not come up for 2 vote
for some two weeks. The claim is
made that the bill is weak in one par
ticular. as IL permits Of the sO-called
four-round bouts. These have been the
most pernicious in the game. they
attract undeveloped boys to the ring.
As the bill Is framed these bouts viii
continue. the only suaterfuge recesssry-
being TO sell club membership tickets
instead Of ordinary admission tickets.
Although n closed season IS immi-
nent, the promoters are offering TO
make matches TO be held later on /
Eddie Smith has been empowered by /
the Marysville Club TO Offer Dick Hy-
land and Cyclone Thompson purse !
Of $1,000 for q fight in February. /
Thompson has accepted, but Hyland /
IS holding out, as he wants one OF the 4
matches for which the Nevada men /
are Offering such big purses. Billy 4
Roche is willing to handle the match /
st Colma when the weather moderatcs 4
sufficiently to permit OF people seeing 4
the fight in the San MateO County pa /
vilion with some degree OF comfort.
Roche had a talk with Harry Foley 4
last night and tried TO induce him 10 /
consider match between Joe Thomas 1
and Billy Rhodes Of Kansas City. 1
Thomas has completed plans for an
other invasion or the East and does |
not seem inclined TO charge his ar /
ranEements, especially in view Of pre-
vailing conditions on this coast
Efforts are being made to induce
Frankie Neil 10 re-enter the ring. In
addition to the match offered him at
Reno with Jimmy walsh he can have
a match with Billy Snailham. Neil
considers that he has had all the glory
that is coming to him in the ring, and
he viii not return TO il unless there is
substantial purse in sight. He is
doing well at the Oakland rscetrack, i
and viii notsgive UP his work there TO
take chance Of fghting before a slim
house. His choice Of an opponent is
Abe Artell. but he has found IL hard
to pin that elusive young man down to
a match.
Manager Jim CofrOth has returned /
from a weeks sojourn at Byron Springs I
with Jimmy Britt He left Britt be-
hind, as the place is agreeing with him. I
The present unsettled weather has
made Coffroth change his plans regard
ing a trip to Nevada He has post
poned Il for a time. AS at present ar /
ranged Britt viii be in Nevada before 4
the 18th OF February, which win give
him a full month of training for his
night with Cans Britt surprised COn- /
roth by running more than six miles /
at one stretch, his new manager check 4
ing OF the performance from the seat
OF a buggy.
Britt's present weight is matter for
speculation, but il is said to be about /
the 14o-pound mark once he settles 4
down TO strict training the weight is /
expected to come of readily
Britts old side partner. Charles /
CTiV) Kreling. arrived here yesterday
from London, and it is expected he viii /
so arrange his affairs as to be able !
Ill IL. q lrs
coming match. Britt always alluded
to Kreling as his millionaire trainer" /
and they got on famously together. /
Both prided themselves upon their skill 4
as handball players, but by some coin I
cidence whenever there was a dinner or
other wager at stake Kreling was al
ways able TO win from his opponent.
When there was nothing at stake Britt
was invariably the winner. Krering
would be OF great assistance TO Britt
IN Nevada, as he is a trained athlete
and can take part in all the condition /
ing exercises with Britt.
Eddie Graney had a hard luck story
20 tell yeterday. Some sufferer from
the present cold snap walked into the
Tuxedo and when he took his departure
the gas stove with which the sporting
resort has been heated had disappeared
with him. The hot stove circuit was
broken last night, and even Manager
Tom McGrath's CHEEKY Happy Days
seemed a trihe frosty.
The Hawthorne Club viii present
series of four round bouts in Dream
land Pavilion tonight Willie COnroy
will meet clever Joe Leahey in the
main event. Battling Johnson and
Matt Kelly are expected TO put up
rough bout, as neither claims any skill
as q boxer. Johnny Murphy. who is
one Of the busiest Of the limited round
lighters, will try conclusions with I
George Sanfanson. Ruddy Moore is
matched against Jack Evans. There 4
are two minor bouts on the card.