Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
THE PUGlLISTS
MIKE DONOVAN
 AFTER RYAN
Wants to Show Up the Clever Tommy as a Big
 Bluff.

van, the local welterweight, is on the warpath. This week he read state- ment that Tommy Ryan was about to re-enter the ring and last night came out with the following:
 SWhy, that fellow Ryan knows he cannot fight any more, and when he says he would like to meet the win ner of the Papke-Kelly bout, ne is preparing for another frame-up. To show how much I think he can fight, I will meet him and agree to stop him in six rounds or forfeit my end of the purse"
 Jack O"Brien and Jack Johnson have agreed to fight six roun Is in Philadelphia in the near future. For several years O'Brien has lodged Johnson, drawing the color line and setting forth all sorts of excuses when the big negro tried to force Jim into a match. But now that O'Brien has notified the gullible public that he will not indulge in flakes" any more he suddenly turns right about and takes on Johnson, the man who says he can beat Tommy Burns, the present heavyweight champion. AS Johnson has also taken part in sev- eral queer affairs, sporting men re- gard the negro's match with O'Brien with some degree of curiosity, not to say suspicion. Will Johnson and O'Brien, fight on the level? Will o,,f genuine ring tactics, or will they stall through the six rounds and cut up the money? Johnson by bestins O'Brien would have most torcible argument to offer Burns upon his ar rival here from England. O'Brien, on the other hand, with a victory over Johnson would be in line for first crack at Burns, so there you are. If the fight is on the square it should be an interesting mill, but if it turns out to be "frame-up" both men should be forever barred from all reputable boxing clubs.
 Pat O'Keefe, the Irish champion who is to meet Willie Lewis in a six round bout at the Long Acre club on Thursday night, has made ar engagements through his manager, Charles Harvey, to box three matches in France. Victor Breyer, of Paris, who is here in charge of the foreign cycle riders, and who represents a firm of French promoters, arranged for O'Keefe's appearance abroad against the best men obtainable.
 It looks very much as if the cham pionship in the middleweight class would be definitely settled in the near future. Young Ketchell, who de- feated Joe Thomas for the third time in California last week, will probably be matched to fight the winner of the Hugo Kelly-Bill Papke mill, which will be decided on December SO Ketchell has received a challenge from Thomas to battle to finish but the former can get more money in a championship go.
 Terry McGovern, the ex-light weight champion, showed recently that he has forgotten all he ever knew about fighting. Terry got mix ed up in free for all fight in New York cafe and was terribly beaten He had to be taken to a hotel by hi: friends. Terry is now leading fas life, so his friends say.
 Abe Attell and Owen Moran vii battle for guaranteed purse o s6,000, with the privilege of accept ing SO per cent of the gross receipts The money will be divided, 65 Del cent to the winner and 35 per cent tt the loser. Attell waived his deman, of s5.000 for his end of the purse and this action on the part of th, champion was responsible for thu making of the match