The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-31
FIGHTERS ARE
GETTING BUSY
TOMMY BURNS WILL PROBABLY
FIGHT AGAIN ON LABOR DAY
IN NEVADA.

New York, July 30.-That match
will be arranged for Labor day be-
tween Mike Schreck of Cincinnati and
Tommy Burns, the present holder of
the heavyweight title, seems assured
unless one of the men should have an
attack of frigid pedal extremities. No
less than three well known fight pro-
moters are bidding for the fracas and
the competition should result In a
good offer. Jimmy Croffoth, who pull
ed off the Surns-Squires iasco, has
offered them a guaranteed purse or
65 per cent of the gate receipts. 1t
is reported that Tex Richard viii hang
up a purse of $4,000 if the men will
settle their differences at Ely, New,
while Jack Curley of Tonopah has
been doing some talking Of a $4,000
guarantee Billy Hogan, Schrecks
manager, has announced that he is
willing to accept whichever offer suits
Burns, and it is now apparently up
to that prince of takers TO close the
deal.
Willie Fitzgerald will be matched to
meet the winner of the ScraO between
Andy McGarry and Martin Candle,
carded to take place before the Crown
A. c., Brooklyn, next Thursday night.
Little Fitz has also issued q def to
Harry Lewis, who defeated Jack Gold
swain, the British ounce, at PhiIadal-
phia recently.
According to a wireless message from
Tom McCarey, matchmaker of the Fa
cific A. c., Los Angeles, a twenty
round bout between Joe Cans and
Memsic, the Windy City pug, is a
Labor Day possibility. McVarey ex-
| presses his willingness to hang up
$4,000 for the, attraction. Memsic
who is "A bruising, hard-hitting fighter,
| is being handled by Tommy Rurns. the
| inStead-Of-a-heaVy weight champion
| Tommy has great confidence in his
protege and says he is willing to back
him against the SeIegamhian with
| s., 500 in real money. McCarey has al
so offered to give Joe Thomas end
Sailor Burke a date in September.
Thomas said before leaving for the
west that he would fight the mariner
| at 156 pounds at 3 o'clock
Another offer of a $4,000 purse has
been made to Cans by the Coliseum
A. c., Denver, with Jimmy Gardner,
as the black mans opponent In the
event of Nelson backing .lown from
a Labor Day battle, Cans may accept
this offer in preference to that of the
California club.
Richard Hyland, better known as
Fighting Dick" is coming east to
meet Tommy Murphy in August 1t
is to be hoped he won't do the disap-
pearing act on the night Of the battle,
as he did when he was carded 70 fight
Kid Goodman at the Chelsea a. c.
Davenport, Ia, is to get on the pu-
| gilistic map again, according 10 re-
ports received here 1t is announced
that the mayor will permit one fight
month. The Tri-City A. c. will phil
! off the battles. Packie MacIrarland
and Dick Hyland will probably appear
in the initial bout, with August %
as the date.
Benny Yanger of Chicago and Wal
ter Little of Fort Wayne will likely
hook up in a ten-round encounter be-
| fore the Fort Wayne A. c., soma time
| during the coming week. Both boys
have agreed to weigh in at 12S pounds
at 2 o'clock
Jack O'Brien has decided to 80 after
another bunch of coin, which it is said
he badly needs, and has concocted A
| scheme of going to Alaska II he can
get suitable heavy to take the trim
with him. O'Brien visited Dawson "a
few years ago and got away with {
goodly-siZed purse for fighting Billy
| Bates, whom he defeated in a brie f
| battle Maybe Jack can get the Es-
quimaux folks to stand for his pow
WOW, but he has about reached the
limit where he is better known.
The thirst palace which jim Jeff
ries intended to establish in Los An
geles has, it is said. been temporarily
put on the blink by the actions of
women property holders of the vicin-
Ity, who objected so vociferOusiv 10
haXlng saloon in their midst that
the city dads were compelled to can
Gel Jeff's license Another location
VIII be secured, however, AMI Jeff Will
proceed to hand out the "con" that 2
little booze now an dthen is good foI
a fighter. Jeff's place will be swell
joint and about the classiesr in the
City of Angel. inns and his partno,
oct to put 100000 in the furnish
ings.
tarvin Hart is still suffering froz-
a bone removed. and has announced
his injured hand, having recently haG
his permanent retirement from the
ring. There are many other ALLEGED
fighters who might follow Hart ; ex
=" me ihiIiISHoC advantage O.
pusiliSm in this country
Jim Driscoll. the little English fight
or who recently won the British bar
tanweight championship by knoc fzIro
out Joe Banker, is considering +, t II
TO this country. provided a matcn car
be arranged with Abe AttelI. Tho
public is rather tired of imported
ounces just now, however, and Dris
coll would do well to postpon, his
visit for few months. The memory
or fight fans isn't long AMI they viii
be ready for another lemon before the
snow flies, if not given surfeit Just
now.