The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
BOXING GOSSIP.

Rumor has il that Kid Lavigne has quit
training. The prospective matches all fell
through.
"Seben come Teben.' More bottles.''
Where's ma honey2" Wonder how Cans
is spending that wad?
Jack Cox. the Australian, viii be tried
out with Jim Tremble before the Los An
geles Club, January IS
George Sner will referee the Hart
Schreck tight. which is set for the latter
part OF this month at Kalamazoo, Mich
Jim FIynn's victory over Jack (Twin)
Sullivan is quite a boost for him.
Flynn will now go after bigger game.
The Milwaukee Club wants 70 rematch
Charley Neary and Dave Deshler for Jan
uary >. Neary says he will accept IL the
bad eye he got in his last meeting with
Deshler is better.
The Pacific Athletic Club, at Los
Angeles. viii arrange for the twenty
round bout between Fighting Dick Hy-
land and Lew Powell These boys
agreed several days ago to fight. and
now Manager Tom McCarey comes TO
the front with an offer, which both
have accepted
An Australian newspaper man who IS
purse is the largest offer ever made by
the clubs in his country for a fight
When Jack Johnson left for Aus
tralia he took with him a set Of
O'Brien and Burns fight films. which
he will exhibit in the Antipodes.
Willie Fitzgerald and Jack Dougherty
have been matched TO fight twenty rounds
before the Broadway Athletic Club, Of
Denver. February g. Fitzgerald has begun
training for the fray and says that he is
sure Of winning easily On the other
hand. DOugherty has not left anything
undOne and IS willing 10 make side bet
Another club has put in a bid for the
Willie Lewis-BiIly Melody weller
weight championship fight This club
is the Augusta (Me.) Athletic Club.
which has offered the fighter SO per
cent Of the gross receipts 10 battle for
In a fifteeR-round encounter. The other
clubs that have sent in bids are the
Rochester Athletic Club. Rhode Island
Athletic Club, and Valley Falls Athletic
Club. The bids viii close on Monday,
and the best offer viii be accepted by
the men.
According to one Of the Nevada pro-
moters. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien says
he will night Joe Cans provided the
weight is l54 pounds. the men 10 get on
the scales three hours before the battle.
This means that O'Brien. If he has been
Quoted correctly, does not care TO meet
the wonderful lightweight champion
under any circumstances. The Quaker
evidently prefers softer marks. such as
sam Berger and Gunner AIOir. by defeat
ing whom he can pick up some more
easy money.
Nike (Twin) Sullivan, the New Eng
land welter-weight, is another fighter
who does not believe in paying a man
ager or any one else who secures a
match for him any money. Sullivan
was matched to fight Harry Lewis, at
Denver. on January %, but when in
formed by wire that Reddy Gallagher
had got the bout for him, and de-
manded 90 per cent OF his money after
the fight. Mike called the match off and
sent back his transportation tickets TO
the matchmaker of the Coliseum Ath-
letic Club, Of Denver.
AureIio Herrera. the Mexican, who
caused considerable trouble in boxing
circles. IS going TO return to the ring
lust TO show the sports he is not a
''has been" The suit which McCarey,
of the Los Angeles club brought TO re
cover the S2,500 forfeit Herrera had
posted when he was 20 box Nelson. in
Los Angeles. has finally been settled
out of court. Herrera gets back his
check of 81. 600 and the other $500 viii
go to the Pacific Coast club, being part
of the money advanced him for train
ing expenses.