The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

He has been treated with great con-
sideration by the promoters in Nevada
and is also Indebted to Eddie Graney
for having given him the start by
which he has been able to reach his
present position in the world of sport
Cans natural inclination is to fight IN
this city. and it is expected that when
he has weighed all the possibilities he
will decide 70 make his next ring ap-
pearance in San Francisco. 1t is be-
ieved that it would be a good adver-
tisement if the men met mere. as the
match would attract unusual attention
wherever boxing is followed as a sport.
1t was hoped that the quarrels of the
promoters would end with the year
just closed and that each man would
be allowed to go his way this year
and do his best to put the game back
in the place it occupied when the big
fights were being held here with great
regularity. If an attempt is made to
block this fight it is evident the end
of high-class boxing on this coast Is
at hand.
Ben Selig. who is acting Tor Cans. Is
to meet Manager Coffroth tomorrow
night. when. 1T is expected, they viii be
able to reach satisfactory agree
ment. The Nevada promoters do not
seem to want 10 go above the SIS, 900
mark, the amount which is offered here.
so it should be easy to name the
scene of the fight.
While Cans and Jack O'Brien are
the only persons who seem to take
their proposed match. under handicap
conditions, seriously. there is a possi-
bility that they viii meet in the ring
some time during the present year.
While the match is not one that ap-
peals to the men who follow the ring
closely, it undoubtedly would be great
drawing card. Few men -concede Cans
a chance, as he and O'Brien are fight
ers of the same style and the weight
conditions would be greatly in favor OF
the Philadelphia. If Cans were to
meet some bulky fighter who could not
move quickly he would be in his ele-
ment. as he is quick and can hit like
heavyweight.
This is not the first time the men
have figured in a match. Years ago.
when neither Of them was as promi-
nent as they are at the present time.
they were matched for six-round bout
in Philadelphia. The house was so
small that the share of each man would
have been about SIS. This did not ap-
peal to Herford, who was managing
Cans at the time, and he refused to al
low his man to enter the ring The
bout was declared off and the Quaker
City promoters have been trying ever
since to bring the boxers together.
O'Brien has grown heavier during the
interim and has grown out Of Cans
class.
Cans. while a big money Garner at
the present time, is still addicted to
the habit of gambling. He does not
confine himself to small wagers, but
wants to rank with the ~Pittsburg
Phirs" and other big plungers Of the
turf. He lost heavily at TOnopah and
.
$12,00 he received for his services in
the ring Cans has sworn of on bet
ting several times. but when the Oppor-
tunity presents itself he is unable 70
resist the fascination which gambling
in every form has for him.
If the people of Goldfeld want to
promote another fight they must build
a new arena, as the one in which Cans
and Nelson met in their memorable
fight has been dismantled- After the
fight there was a scarcity of lumber at
Goldheld and the mine owners began
to bid for the lumber at the arena
There was 225.000 feet Of this avail
able and the men who erected the af-
fair finally sold it at a profit Of 50 per
thousand feet over the price they paid
for it originally.
The building in which the recent hght
at Tonopah was held was perfect. ex-
cept for one slight defect This was
in the small exits which had been pro-
vided, the evident desire being to save
space. The view was perfect from all
parts of the building and every detail
had been carefully thought out. The
ring was on the small order. The main
platform was twenty-four feet square,
but when this was rOped of the arena
in which the men fought was only
about eighteen feet square.
All the details for the handling OF
the expected crowds had been carefully
thought out. Manager Riley and all
his associates were old show men and
thew manifested their former training
by the manner in which they went
about their allotted tasks. In olden
times men who were in training for a
fight kept as far apart as possible until
the day of their contest was at hand.
The Nevada promoters beat this by in
sisting upon the presence OF the men
from the start OF their training. There
is method in this, as they provide train
ing quarters for them in saloon or
some other place where they can levy
tribute upon the spectators who want
TO watch them in training. 1t Is a
question whether 1t will add to the
prestige of the ring to have IT used as
an adjunct to saloon or gambling hail.
but everything seems to go in Nevada
As a lure to the fighters the club
managers allow the men $1,000 each
for training expenses Living is high
in the mining camps. so that this is
used quickly andsthe boxer has nothing
to show for what appeared at first a
liberal bonus Training expenses would
hardly exceed one-fifth OF this sum
down here.
TEX" Rickard. who has large inter-
ests at Ely, Nevada. is planning to hold