The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-03

FIGHT NEXT
Advices are that Jimmy and
Redoubtable Joe viii
Get Together.
$4,000 THE PURSE
All That Is Lacking to Articles of
Agreement is James Ed
wards Signature.

Tonopah, Jan. at looks like the
next fight for the lightweight cham
pionship of the world will take place
in Tonopah and that Joe Cans and
Jimmy Britt will present the argument
All that is lacking is the fowery sig
nature of James Edward to the set of
articles which Manager Riley and Joe
Cans have already signed When Selig
left for the coast this morning he
carried with him set OF articles and
if Jimmy Britt is looking for trouble
he is on.
The Casino club, through Manager
Riley, offers a purse of $4,000 for the
mill. The date is set for March II.
This should appeal to James Edward
The purse is to be cut 60 per cent to
the winner and 40 to the loser. e
weight is stated as 1873 pounds two
hours before the fight. In fact. Cans
has signed just the same articles as
those which governed his contest with
kid" Herman, with the exception of
a few minor changes and a rise in the
purse.
Wires to Britt's Manager.
James w. Cofforth, the new manager
for Britt, has been wired asking If he
will sign for Jimmy. If Cofroth con-
sents to the match 1t is made and all
that remains is the formaIity of sign
ing the articles. Riley states that this
is the first match of the carnival which
he is arranging to take place In Tono-
pah for the middle of March. AS soon
as he closes with Britt and Cans
Riley will so after two big cards.
1t is expected that the local pro-
&c. {,,a far q
match for the heavyweight champion
ship. OBrien has been with Riley con-
stantly during his stay in T5nopah and
it is belived that he will sign articles
for a March match Riley is also out
for the featherweight championship
for the same day. In case he carries
out his plans he will hold the greatest
carnival of fights ever known.
On the other hand, if Riley can not
get the matches he wants he viii carry
out the Gans-B Britt match just the
same.
The receipts of the fight amounted to
s90.735. The club officials admit that
they lost money, but that they did not
expect to make any in the first place.
Herman Is Suffering No Pain.
kid" Herman was around today,
looking little the worse Tor wear Ills
lip was cut slightly and his nose was
partially swollen. The kid" says he
is suffering no pain from the blow that
Cans landed to end the fight.
1T was a clean and hard punch"
said Herman, and I do not know where
it came from. 1t all happened so
quickly that I was down and out before
knew what had happened. I would
like another chance at Cans at 1873
ringside. That would be much more
even match. 1 think I could whip him
at that weight"
In spite of his good resolution to the
contrary. Joe Cans is no doubt in the
game to stay His signing with Britt
is in direct violation of his decided in
tention to keep out of the game 1t
looks like Cans will be in the ring
as long as he has leg under him and
an arm to swing.
Cans to Start for Chicago.
Cans left today for Chicago, where he
will open a six weeks engagement at
theatre there. Herman leaves on the
same train with his two brothers for
his home. The champion and the man
he defeated will be travelling com
panions on the way east