The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-08
THREE BOUTS
THIS WEEK
Knox Blockof Gives Some
Good Dope on the
Champions.
Special to The Journal.

New York, Sept flight fans OF
both the Atlantic and the Pacific
coasts will have a chance next week
to see what should be some slashing
good bouts. OF greatest importance,
of course, is the mix-up between Joe
Cans and Jimmy Britt, for the light
weight championship of the world,
which is to be the star feature of the
admission day celebration at San
Francisco Monday. On Wednesday
night the sports of the Atlantic coast
| will gather in Philadelphia by hum
dreds to see the six-round go between
| Tommy Murphy of Harlem and Fight
ing Dick Hyland of California, two OF
the best and fastest little men in their
, class in the world. Bridgeport, Conn,
win be the scene of the third big
battle of the week, when two mighty
heavyweights, Sailor Burke and Jack
Johnson. The sailor" will be strong
ly backed by his Brooklyn friends, but
those who have followed Johnson's
record closely during the last few
months believe that the big moke is
the real goods in the heavyweight
field. The Burke-Johnsen mill Will be
puiSQ on InurSday.
Art this distance, there doesn't ap-
pear anything but Gass In the San
Francisco affair. Cans Is a heavy ia
vorite over CALIFORNIA; native son
among the betting men Of Gotham,
and there is little Britt money in
sight. A few think the Baltimore
darkey has gone back since he fought
Nelson, but in case he has it will like
ly take a more rugged fighter than
Britt to prove it. 1t is the opinion of
many followers of the game that
George Memsic wiz come nearer
taking Cans title away from him than
will Britt. Memsic is a powerful
youngster and can stand the gait bet
ter than Britt.
According to reports from Frisco,
Jack Gleason has already prepared the
staging for the big lightweight battle
A ball field has been converted into a
fight pavilion for the occasion The
ring is located in the center of the
field. and the grandstand will serve
as the reserved section for the fight
fans. The bleachers have been con-
verted into a haven for the gallery
gods, while the space between the
ring and grandstand has been filled
with boxes. 1t is stated that Cans
will have no trouble to make the
weight, and is already near the 1873
pounds agreed upon. Cans has had a
long siege of preparation, having com
menced training some time ago, when
he was getting into condition for his
match with George Memsic. which
was later postponed
Manager Gleason has promised the
mn
a guarantee of $4,000 If he makes
good on that figure Cans and Britt will
have to draw better than they did in
their previous Frisco fight, when
the receipts were so, S95. With the
evident superiority of Cans generally
accepted. it appears doubtful il there
will be that much money in the house.
Gleason believes the battle will draw
$4,000. This would break all frisco
records for lightweight fights, the re-
ceipts of the second Britt,Nslson
scrap coming nearest that mark, s4S,-
$50. The first Britt-Nelson battle
drew only $26, $50 and the Britt-Cor-
bett fight $50, z35. The fighters share
of the purse viii be split so and 40,
so that both stand to get good waA
out of the meeting.
should prove TO be hummer, and one
of the best of the year, is that be-
tween Fighting Dick Hyland and Har-
hem Tommy Murphy, which viii open
the season at the National A. c., Phil
adelphia, next Wednesday night. The
bout will, of course, be of the six
round, no decision variety. The
purse Will be $780, to be split even.
Hyland has been training for the mill
at Stretford. Conn. Murphy is doing
his training at Lake Friend. in the
Adarondacks.
Apparently. Hyland and Murphy
are as evenly matched as any two
little fellows who could be found
Murphy will enter the ring a few
pounds heavier than the Californian,
and has an advantage Of half an inch
In height. Hyland is slightly broader
across the shoulders In other re-
spects they are very much alike. Both
are teetotalers in the mater of drink
and tobacco. Both are exceedingly
polite. quiet, modest in demeanor ana
withal totally different from the aver
age fighter. Lastly, both can fight
like little devils-if they will par
don me for using that naughty word.
The heavyweight hattie Of the week
will be that between Jack .Johnson
and Sailor Burke. TO be pulled off in a
theater at Bridgeport, Corn. T'1rrs-
day night Two special trains will
carry large contingent of fans from
New York, and it is confidently ex-
pected that they win see a mill that
will repay them well for the trim.
Sailor Burke is far from being a dub
some of his New York friends mod
estly claim that he could whip JEFF