Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
NO WAR OF
FIGHT CLUBS
JIM GAINES ACTS AS THE DOVE
OF PEACE
Tries to Play Two Ways from Ace
and Is Caught with Goods.
The Fighters Stop
Training

Jim Gaines was the original dove of
peace last night. Not that the rich
and clever manager of Battling john
son and several dairy cows knew that
he was enacting the role of pigeon,
but he did something that might have
been hard to accomplish by anyone
else-he patched up the fast developing
war between the Jeffries and McCarey
fight clubs.
When Gaines first appeared on the
scene as an auxiliary to The Hague
conference there were at least two
n-gauge guns waiting for him, one
aimed by Baron Long and the other
by Tom McCarey.
1t appears that Gaines was in Nc
Carey's office to sign for hight be-
tween Johnson and Jim Flynn, and
when Flynn affixed his signature TO
the articles Jim asked to be excused
for a few minutes. He was hungry,
he said, and always got writer's cramp
If he handled a pen on an empty stom-
ach.
Gaines had been dickering with Long
for a fight between Jim Barry ana
Johnson before the Jeffres club In YER
non, and he went straight from NC
Carey's Office to Jeff's emporium TO
find out how much money was in slgnt.
While Jim was talking over terms with
Long one of the sporting writer's VINO
had been at McCarey's when Gaines
excused himself blew in, and the sho"
was on in a moment.
"To the pen with YOU" said Long,
as soon as he learned the two ways
from the ace game Gaines was trying
to play. "I wouldn't sign to fight Tor
nothing. much less pay you Tor ap-
pearing."
little further talk and Gaines
crossed himself several times in trying
to explain how he had promised Mc-
Carey three fights in line for Jonn-
son. but at the same time was Wiling
70 sign with Jeffries. In the end the
whole party blew up to McCarey
place, where Mac and Long shook
hands and convinced each other that
nothing like war between the clubs
was in the air.
Bill Gaines will have to stick to the
date with Flynn. The fireman mas al
ready annexed his handwriting 10 a
set of articles, and Gaines is forceu 10
do the same Long will look around
for another match as the Je1rles cluo
card. and if his plans go through ne
will put Harry Lewis and Jimmy Gard
ner on as the first attraction. And
from the outside it looks like a much
better show than the one proposed pc
tween Jim Barry and Jim Gaines log
roller, johnson.
Fighters Are Ready
The last day of preparatory work for
Phil Brock and George Memslc Ior'
their ten-round fight at the CABIN
which is scheduled to take place FIJI
day evening, was gone tnrousn win
Yesterday. The boys are to Welgn In at
6 O'Clock, Just before the battle ana
neither must raise the beam above the
N
training of Memsic and Brock has been
more severe than otherwise would have
been the case, for while Brock is easily
able TO make the weight, he was ahX-
ious to hit the figure early. MeHlslc
settled all apprehension by getting un-
der the mark Monday.
Memsic did his usual morning rust
ling on the road yesterday and COM
pleted seven miles before he returned
to his quarters at San Pedro. In the
afternoon he punched the bag, skipped
the rope and ended up with four gruel-
ling rounds with Danny Webster. lie
tipped The scales at 132 pounds after
his rub down. Memsic declared nlm-
self as perfectly satisfied with his prep
aration for the contest with Brock ana
saws he feels strong at the reduced
weight which he has been forced TO
make to get back the $500 which had
been deposited as a guarantee that ne
would not be above the 1913 figure.
Memsic will do little in the way OF
exercise today, a long walk on the
beach highway being about the extent
of the finishing touches. In the after
noon he will come to Los Angeles and
remain in town until the evening of the
battle, when he will go to the weighing
in place and show that he is real
lightweight again.
Brock reeled off ten miles before he
stopped yesterday forenoon, and In the
afternoon he hit the two bags for some
minutes, worked the pulleys and then
went two sessions with Rube Smith and
three with Kid Dalton. After some
rough work with his former opponent
Brock weighed in and tipped the scales
at 12S pounds He will do some light
road work this morning and exercise
in the East side gymnasium in the af-
ternoon, which will end his training.
He will come to Los Angeles Friday
afternoon ready to weigh in.