Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26
BOXING CARNIVAL PLANNED
THREE GREAT BOUTS PROJECTED
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
Five Noted Fighters, Including Fitz
simmons, in tho List-Joe Cans
and Jimmy Gardner.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. May 25.-If all the plans of
Harry Edwards of the National Athletic
Club Of Philadelphia go through the week
between July Ii and % will see the MAX
ing of some notable ring history. He ex-
poets to have three great bouts on for the
delectation of the Elks. who will hold their
Grand Lodge in the Quaker city at that
time. These are the matches now In pros
pect: Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Jack Johnson,
Joe Cans vs. Jimmy Gardner, Abe Attell
vs. Tommy OToole.
There are at least five great fighters in
this list, and Fitzsimmons may prove that
he is still great. None OF the matches
has been closed. but Fitzsimmons has saiG
that he will meet any one and that he Will
not draw Mason and Dixon line, so that
he will not hesitate at the color or John-
son. All the big men of the country nave
been sidestepping the black man for two
years or more. Sam t1tzpatrick Is hanai ~
Johnson's business affairs and as ne mas
said that the big negro is anxious 10 meet
the Cornishman the managers OF the cup
do not anticipate much trouble In Closing
the match.
OF course, there are a few people who
would like to see Fitzsimmons. once the
greatest fighter the world ever saw, ham
mered to bits in his old age but that is ms
own business. He has been asked by ms
friends to keep out of the ring, because
they can't see championship form in man
forty-five. and he refuses to listen to them.
The contest between Joe Cans and Jimmy
Gardner will be the most interesting OF the
fights Cans, who is now in Baltimore. has
told the managers of the club that he is Will
ing to fight If there is anything in 1t, and IT
is believed that he will be satished with
Gardner at 135 or 40 pounds.
The third fight will show men OF class as
high. There are none better than Abe At
tell and Tommy O'TOole at their weight
between 11S and 1914. Attell has told Ed
wards that he would be open for contest
in July. 80, ,r,,os
day. Thursday and Friday nights. But Il. II
only two of them are arranged they Will
be on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Britt to Meet Joe Cans.
Special Dispatch to The Star
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 25.-The lat
est in pugilistic circles is that Jimmy Britt
has agreed to box Joe Cans and that the
two old friends will meet at Colma in
twenty-fve-round bout September 8, under
the auspices of James w. Coffroth. Britt
said that he thought that 60 per cent should
go to the winner, and that he would not
agree to box unless Cans made l33 pounds
at the ringside. Ben Selig, Cans repre-
sentative. said he would agree to the terms
imposed by Britt.
Jimmy Britt has issued challenge to
Battling Nelson, offering to fight the Dane
twenty rounds for a decision. Britt says
he has recovered his old-time form and be-
lieves he can retrieve the defeat he suffered
at the hands of the Battler in Nevada La
Dor day of last year. All along Britt has
maintained that Nelson won on chance
blow.
1T was overconfidence that lost that fight
for me-" says Jimmy. Il thought that l
would finish Nelson in a few more rounds
and left my guard open. Nelson sneaked
in a blow that put me out of business. II
Nelson will give me another chance l will
show that / am the better man."
1t is not considered likely that Nelson will
agree to take on Britt in twenty-round
bout Nelson's representative here says it
is forty-fve rounds nothing. and further
stipulates that the fight take place in Ne
yada before the club Offering the largest
purse.