Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-07
THE PUGILlSTS JEFFRIES HAS
 THE LONG GREEN
Buys Out a Saloon For Twenty Five Thousand Dollars Plenty
 of Fight News.

James Jefferies has at last exposed
 large plump bundle to the public view and shown that he is not broke,
 as many have asserted.
 Yesterday big Jeff bought one of the largest saloons in Los Angeles, Gal,
 his home town. Some days ago he tried to buy site for a cafe, but the
 City Fathers couldn't grant him u license and he had to give the idea
 up. However, the Tannhauser saloon is one of the biggest in the city. Jeff
 ferries paid $25,000 for it, which shows
 that the big fellow has not blown in
 all of the money he made during his ring career.
 Abe Attell, the featherweight cham pion, hooked up with Battling Nelson for a friendly bout in Chicago d few days ago and he thinks the Dane has gone back. Abe says that Nelson came to his dressing room and asked him not to make a show of him. They boxed in an act in which Nelson was i taking part and he was afraid Attell might try and put one over.
 The exhibition was going along nicely until Nelson thought he saw a chance to get one over He tried it and missed. He then waded in to show the audience he was Attell's master, but the clever Abe kept away.
 T saw that he wasn't even as good as when we fought in Philadelphia" said Attell. T guess he has gone back. It certainly seems queer that he has refused to fight ever since he got that terrible beating from Joe Cans"
 Tomorrow night Tommy Sullivan will box six rounds with Harry Lewis before the National A. c. of Philadelphia.
 Some weeks ago Sullivan fought Joe Thomas the Californian, and won draw. This was considered very good for him, as none of the sports had considered, him equal to going the distance with the hard-hitting wester- ner.
 Harry. Lewis fought Mike (''Twin') Sullivan in Denver a short time ago, and as he bested the Boston fighter the Quaker City fans expect to see him give Sullivan fierce fight.
 Joe Blackburn, the colored fighter, who knocked Fred Bradley out in the third round of their battle in Phiiadel- phia, will fight the veteran, George Cole, six rounds before the National Athletic club of the same city to- night. Blackburn is a very clever fighter and George Cole will have to show up in his old time form in order to hold his own with Blackburn.
 The mayor of Davenport, la, has declared against boxing and says there shall be no more fighting in that city while he is in office "packey Mcfarland and Dick Hyland were matched to box fifteen rounds there, but as there has been much squabbling over the articles the | mayor decided to settle the whole | thing by not allowing any boxing at l all.
 The Milwaukee lightweight, Maurice Sayres, is going to make another ln- yasion of the east. He has been offer ad fight with "Kid' Goodman, of | Boston before an athletic club of Nor folk, Va, June ?. He has also been offered chances to meet "Unk" Rus sell and "Kidp Sullivan in Phlladel- phia. .
 Manager Oliver has been after Al Lippe, manager of Harry Harris, for 'eturn match for Murphy. but it looks IS though they will be unable to agree ,n the rules to govern such contest They met at the Sharkey Athletic club md had a long talk. Oliver insisted he same rules which were used in he recent fight should go. Llppe wants clean break for Harris and avs he won't sign his man for mother fight unless he has his way.
 Billy Nolan has arranged every hing for a battle between Nelson and jimmy Britt. He had a pow-wow with he Frisco fighter and they came to erms. The boys are to weigh In at B pounds three hours before the crap and split the purse 60 and 40 er cent. a New Britain or Meriden to get nto the lime light. They would be 3 better shape to start now than