Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
TO
MEET THOMAS
MEN WILL HAVE THEIR THIRD
FIGHT THIS MONTH
Jack Gleason, Who Is Managing the
Show, Intends to Fix Up Ball
Park for Coming
Battle
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.--Now that
G Moir is out of the way the next big
thing in a pugilistic way will be the
Thomas-Ketchel twenty-round fight,
which is scheduled to be pulled off on
the evening of December II at Recreation
baseball park in San Francisco. Man
ager Jack Gleason of the Occidental club
is making special preparations to COM
fortably house the thousands of fight
fans who will attend this contest. A
large tent has been ordered and will
be put in place several days before The
date OF the fight. 1t VIII be stretched
from the extreme edges of the grand
stand out to second base, making an
amphitheater sufficiently large to a
commodate 1900 people.
On the ground floor all of the rear
seats will be raised, on the plan of the
old Mechanics pavilion. The present
grandstand of the baseball park will
serve as the gallery and every seat will
be reserved. The ring will be erected in
the vicinity of the pitchers box so that
every spectator will have perfect view
of the ring. Electric lights will be in
stalled and a cluster of arc shts Will
be suspended above the ring so that the
arena will be flooded with rays of light,
enabling the fans to see every move
made by the gladiators. No detail will
tend, as it is Gleasons intention to make
the baseball park the future home of all
big athletic events.
The fighters, who have been doing light
work for several weeks have settled
down to the regular routine of camp
training. Joe Thomas is stationed at
Shannons in San Rafael, while Ketchal
has gone to his old quarters near Colma,
Joe Milletts resort. The usual Sunday
throngs will no doubt make the journey
to the camps of both men, as interest
is already keen in this battle, which
should prove to be one of the most thrill
ing and interesting ever held in Cali
fornia.
AS Harry Foley is taking short honey
moon Joe Thomas will not have his@va-
liable assistance for several days In the
m ,antime Teddy Wolff, the old-time four
round welterweight champion, is serving
as the receiver general of Thomas blows
and goes out on the road with the shifty
Californian every morning for a weight
| reducing jaunt.
The advantage is weight that Thomas
will have in the coming fight over the
low notch he was obliged to make for
the Labor day contest is quite important,
as it will enable Joe to pay more at
tention to upbuilding than tearing down
to save his forfeit. AS 155 pounds four
hours before the time the men enter the
ring practically means 1853 'ringside it
will give Thomas almost ten pounds the
best of it.
At Milletts gymnasium Joe Leroy, the
trainer who handled Ketchel so well in
his preliminary work for the other tight,
is taking particular pains with the Mon
tanan and is not permitting him to over
do his boxing or road work. Mike Nc
Clure and Fred Cooley. two slambang
mixers, are acting as Ketchels sparring
partners, so the champion is not having
any trouble over the boxing end of his
daily program. The ! -ch-string is out
at both camps and friends and interested
strangers are cordially invited to pay a
visit any afternoon.