Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
ATTELL WOULD LIKE MATCH
FOR FARMER
THOMAS, KETcHELL OR MIoUE
TWIN WOULD DO
jackson and Langford Ready for Their
Meeting Tuesday--Young Peter
Favored In Betting, Which
Is Light
ny ). G. GRIFFIN

son ana sam Langford settle their little
differences in Uncle Toms cabin Tuesday
night? Since the Young Donohue-Jimmy
Burns match fell through Manager Nc
Carey has been trying to figure on some
thing that will get the money. but he has
been unable to spot anything magnetic
enough to cop the sheckels.
Kid Farmer seems to be the popular
favorite at present, or, at least, Able
Attell Is trying to make him that. The
featherweight champ brought Farmer out
here from Chicago, and just to show the
sports how good he was the kid gave
away ten pounds to the Turk, slipping In
e beating for Abdo along with the excess
baggage.
Now Able wants his man to go right
ahead and clean them all up. Jimmy
Burns was the first one tackled, but
James could see nothing in it for him to
meet the tough Farmer at the weights
mentioned. Even the neat little sum OF
1900 bucks could not induce Burns 20
change his mind, 30 the prospective fight
was shelved for good and all.
Several candidates have been selected
for the Kid to try his luck on but moth
ing toward conSummating match has
been done. Mike Twin Sullivan, Young
Ketchell and Joe Thomas have all been
mentioned. but there is no telling that any
one of the trio would accept Farmer
were made too heavy, for he is a light
welter and could not afford to give away
too much Of a package to either Thomas
or Ketchell. Mike Twin would be nearer
his size. and efforts will be made to fix
things SO that the two can get together.
Unless some one comes along and offers
to battle with him, Jimmy Burns may
have to delay making payments on the
house he purchased recently from Nick
Oswald, one of the Pacific Athletic club
owners. Jimmy was expecting to pick
UP little change from his match with
Donohue, but when 1t turned out to be g
frost the local scrapper was left on the
reef without an overcoat.
Sullivan May Come
There is some talk of getting Kid Sulli-
van out here and matching him with
Burns. This could be done If James will
-ecede from the position he has taken in
regard to Weighing in at the lightweight
limit on the afternoon of the battle, but
# he insists on trying to dictate the seal
ing his opponents must accomplish Burns
Is in fair way to go without matches al
winter.
Everything is in readiness for the Jack
son-Langford go which will be held Tues
day night, and while the prices are low
and the fight should be a good one, in
terest lags and the sports do not grow
enthusiastic over what will be the sixth
meeting of the dark horses. These con-
tinuous performances always grow tire
some when seen too often, and perhaps
that is the trouble with the present case.
In all their battles Jackson and Lang
ford have never gone together over the
twenty-round course. Three Of their bat
ties have been decided in favor of Lang
ford at the end of fifteen rounds, while
one fight ended in draw and another in
favor of Jackson in five rounds, knock
out being the cause of it's termination.
No matter who the fighters, nor how
the circumstances fit the case, those who
pay their good money to see fights are
always bound to scent an odor when
things go along to the limit with SUCH
almost unfailing regularity. Only one
knockout in five battles speaks well for
the equality of the contestants, accord
ing to the dope some dish up, but for the
others it spells something besides genuine
fighting.
That nothing even approaching frame
up in the present instance is thought Of,
both Manager Russell and Langofrds
director, Woodman, will swear to. The
managers have agreed to leave every
thing to McCarey. and IL he thinks the
fight has screwy look he is at liberty
to keep all the money and turn the fighters
adrift without cent for their nights
work.
Dropping the present instance entirely,
and making no reference to it whatever,
what would it profit the public If such
Thing were done at any time. The fighters
could get theirs by betting, and the purse
they would receive could go as far as 1t
liked, for all the difference 1t made. Mr..
Citizen would be stung just the same, and
the only one who would get anything out
of it besides the fighters would be Man
ager McCarey. or whoever was promoting
the match.
Men Are Ready
But all this has nothing to do with the
present match. The men are in grand
shape for their battle. and If they live UP
to the expectations of those who have
been watching them Langford and Jack
son should put up one grand fight. The
odds favor Jackson, but most of the gam
bolering done so far has been INDUCED
in by the San Pedro contingent and the
uptown sports have had but little to DO
with it.
Peter is doing his best to shape up SO
he can trim Langford, and his San Pedro
camp is the scene of some busy workouts.
Yesterday he went four fast rounds with
Jim Trimble, and followed this up by
giving some boy named Gibbins some of
the same dope. Then he walloped the bag
for fifteen minutes, and wound up by go
ing through few gymnasium stunts TO
close the day.
hight and was sore at the talk OF his
which had been published in regard to
objecting to Charlie Eyton as referee. ~
didn't object to Eyton in the least" said
Russell. In fact 1 wanted him above all
others, but what did want TO do was 70
hold off signing that part of the articles
for a few days. Eyton suits me all the
time. and I don't want anyone to think
otherwise.v
The Lord was questioned on the subject
and said Russell's talk should ride just
as 1t appeared in The Herald on Friday.
Still. the subject is of but small i'm
portance. so there Is no need Of going into
details to any great extent
Jackson will go into the ring weighing
about 156 pounds and Langford should tip
the beam in the same vicinity. The lat
ter is fit for a gruelling mill, and will pe
there to trade swats with Young Peter
with the best in his curriculum.
DUGAN IN DEMAND
e Dugan will ride next season for r. T.
Wilson, jr., Harry Payne Whitney and C. Y.
(Boots') Durnell, who will have calls on his
services in the order named. II was learned
Yesterday that Wilson had bought Barney