Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18
THREE BIG
BATTLES ON
SAN FRANCISCO SPORTS WILL
SEE GOOD GOES
BIRTHS CHANCES WITH NEGRO
ARE BRIGHT
Cans May Have Suffered as Much as
Nelson, and Fight with the
Native Son Will Tell
the Tale

San francisco will be the fight center
of the country during the coming three
weeks. Starting with the Mike Schreck-
AL Kaufman battle a week from next
Thursday, and winding up with the Cans
Britt fight on Admission day, the north
ern sports will be treated to nice bunch
of goes In between the two mentioned
comes the Thomas Ketchell mill, and this
in itself will be worth going several
miles to see.
When the match was first made Schreck
and Kaufman were slated to appear on
August 30, but when Alex Greggains
found that the Auditorium skating rink,
where the event will be staged, was not
available on that date he was forced to
break in one day ahead.
He coulo not very we'll go later, for
Thomas and Ketchell are to be the at
traction early in the following week.
Greggains figured that the sports would
turn out in force to see the first of the
three battles in sight so he did the un-
usual and agreed to a Thursday night
affair.
While the Britt-Gans fight is supposed
to be the real event of the two weeks it
would not be surprising to the sports if
the Thomas-Ketchell combat offered a
real piece of excitement in ring doings.
When they met up in the weeds several
BOBBY on his hands and entered the ring
under trained and in anything but fit
condition for a gruelhng battle.
The result is well remembered. Ketch-
ell was there all the way, and if the
reports of those who were at the ring
side are to be believed he almost had
Thomas out. 1t is said that in order to
save Joe at one stage of the game the
timekeeper called one round after it had
IN hut frrrn
then allowed the one minute rest to drag
along to twice the scheduled period.
Thomas Will Train
This time Thomas will not take chances
on a repetition, and in all probability he
will beat Ketchell. But the latter is a
lot better boy than he is given credit for
being, and no matter how we'll Thomas is
trained the newcomer will give him a run
for the change.
Nothing but nice, fast fight can be
expected when Cans and Britt get to-
gether in the ring at the ball grounds
on Admission day. The dope figures
Jimmy to be duck soup for the negro, but
it is no cinch or two to one bet at any
time.
Britt is an improved boy right now,
while Cans may have suffered a little
from his affair in Goldfield with Nelson.
He does not show it, but neither did the
Dane until he was forced to take the
gaff. Then it was demonstrated that the
Nevada mill had taken away his wonder
full powers of endurance, and he was I'M
able to withstand the science and all
around clever work which Britt used in
outlining his battle.
Cans may be in the same fix, although
his one fight since he went up against
Nelson showed no signs of diminished
power or stamina. Still, Kid Herman
whom he whipped, was never anything
but good second rater, and Cans had
him scared before he entered the ring.
With Britt it will be different. The
Native Son has been working like a house
afire for over a year, and that he is in
grand shape was demonstrated by the
way he handled Nelson. He can hit
harder than ever. and is also tougher in
every way. Britt is confident of being
able to cop Cans and as the fight ap-
proaches the sports like his chances bet
ter than they did when the match was
first made.
Kaufman Champ
The Schreck-Kaufman affair will be in
the nature of a dub championship, with
the odds all in favor of Kaufman retain
ing his present title. Al is a champion
in his own class, all right, and when it
comes to the awkward squad has any
otHSr HSutsr III the business backed Off
the mat.
Schreck is some better, although he is
anything but a boxer If he whips Kauf-
man, and the dope mentions him as the
winner, he is entitled to fight with
Tommy Burns for the so-called heavy
weight championship, and in all prob
ability will get what is rightfully his.
And speaking Of that championship.
Jawn Arthur johnson is due to break
ha frylf In
the San Francisco fans just how easv
1t will be for him to whip Burns. The
dinge has little trouble on his hands at
present in the shape of Sailor Burke, but
unless the marine is a second Jeffries
Jack will surely win. As soon as the go
with Burke is over he intends coming to
The coast and mingling with the high So
ciety which is represented by Burns,
Schreck and other near champions.