The San Francisco call., 1907-01-23
Tex Rckard May Match Cans and NsoD Fight Ely
NEVADA PROMOTER
OFFERS BOXERS
GOOD TERMS
BY r. 4. Sr11ytI1

OOOD i LlAN1O
BY r. 4. SrI1ytl1
Tex Rickard. the Nevada promoter.
came to town on mining business on
Monday and decided that he would not
discuss boxing during his stay here.
lie kept his resolution for twenty -four
hours. but broke his promise last night
when he met Manager Jim CofrOth and
other persons interested in the game.
IL developed that for the present Rick
ard has the new copper camp Of Ely.
New, in view as the scene OF some big
night and is not counting upon Gold
field.
think a return match between
Cans and Nelson would be the best
card he said last night. "apd ] am
willing TO pay handsomely for the fight.
There has been so much talk about the
4 onditOns under which the men would
Night that I know I must offer Nelson
good Inducements, I viii give him Sl5,-
600 for his share. no matter what the
outcome OF the fight might be. OF
course, I would expect TO give Cans the
same amount. I would promote the
fight In Ely on the Fourth of July, and
j know that I would draw heavily from
ogden and Salt Lake
q The railroad officials have talked with
me as to the possibility Of having
fight and have promised TO make cheap
excursion rates from all points. know
] can raise a guarantee Of Sl00, 600 with
/ little effort ] would have every busi-
ness man in town subscribe 10 the fund
and thus make them take an interest in
the success Of the venture.
Jack O'Brien is popular in Nevada
and is a great friend Of mine, but there
is one thing he must cut out; that is
all reference TO fighting either Joe Cans
or Jim Jenries. He and Cans walked
down the street together at TOnOpah,
and i called their attention to the dis
parity in their size and tried TO show
them that Il was ridiculous for them to
consider a match"
Ben Selig. Cans representative on
this coast, was present last night when
Rickard thus declared himself. He said
Cans and O'Brien were worth a $4,000
purse and that If the match were made
Cans would be willing to bet a large
amount on himself in order TO show
that he was not out for the losers end
Of the purse. II would not be surpris-
ing II Rickard. failing TO match Cans
and Nelson, would change his mind
about the Gans-O'Brien match and try
fo bring the men together.
= Manager Mike Riley has matched
-dike (Twin) sullivan and Harry Lewis
for his carnival OF boxing at Tonopah
y March. The purse viii be $4,000 and
each boxer viii be allowed $500 for
raining expenses. If Cans and Lewis
win their respective matches Riley
promises to offer a liberal purse for a
meeting between them This does not
hold good in the case Of Sullivan, as
Cans has beaten him twice.
The boxing promoters OF Marysville.
finding IL impossible 10 bring about a
meeting between Dick Hvland and Cy-
clone Thompson, have made a match
which promises a better contest They
have signed the Chicago lightweight
with Rufe Turner Of Stockton, the
contest TO take place on the afternoon
of February -. The men are to meet
Tor a guaranteed purse Of $1,000. which
has been raised by subscription among
the business men Of Marysvile ThOmp-
son is I'm Chicago and VIII not come
TO the coast until tire first OF the
month. All the arrangements for
the match were made by Manager
Kelly. Turner is IN Vancouver at
present teaching boxing. He is
in good condition ard viii require but
little work 10 fit him for the ring The
match win be refereed by r. J. Smith
~ Oakland, as he Is the official referee
81 the club Thompson has fought his
way into popular favOr here and many
pick him as one Of the most promising
men in the lightweight division.
The promoters Of four-round fights
have been held up for license fees.
which they DID not expect TO be called
won to pay. The permits under which
We fights hsye been held for some time
were ISSUED last March and the pro-
moters thought Jhey ran for one full
wear To their surprise they have had
10 pay fees for another year in ad-
vance. The Occidental Club, Of which
Willis Britt IS the moving spirit was
the first to feel the additional bur
den This club VIII bring on fights a
week from Friday night, and when a
permit was sought the question Of q
license was raised and the fee was
paid.
All voung's Hawthorne Club and
Harry Leaps Central Club have both
been assessed the extra tax and have
maid II in orde- to be sure OF bringing
OF bouts in their turn. The fee is
$3.50 year and the promoters are
GLAD 10 pay 81 as the returns from the
lights are hesvy. the short-round af-
fairs being more profitable than the
big fights.
The promders see in the action OF
the authorizes that they DO not take
fhe proposet legislation at Sacramento
seriously 4 rs felt they would not go
20 the trotble TO collect these fees If
they thought they had to refund the
money within the next two months.
Frankie. Edwards. one of the clever
est bovsi fighting in the four-round
game wi make his professional debut
an stockton on February ] against Jim
12raales-f The bows viii box twenty
rounds at 128 pounds The fight pro-
nofers bf Vallejo have agreed to give
Fohf fnaro rHnzr
7-erofsting with Paul Martini or Tim
~aIlaa an as a suitable opponent for
him.
TIIrn Tn MIIDlT0.