The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
MANY BATTLES IN BALMY SEPTEMBER Jack 0'Brien to Meet Hart on
 Labor Day JIM JEFFRlES INTERESTED Champion Says Moran Will Lick Att telI-ketchell-Papke, cross-Mur- phy and Other Bouts-Gans
 Is Feeling Better.
JIM JEFFRIES INTERESTED
BY JEFF THOMPSON.

New York, August 23.-Philadelphia Jack oBrien, the gentleman pugilist from Quaker Town, who gained some little repute in elevated circles by his mill with the young millionaire society prize fighter, Anthony Riddle, announces that he is going into the ring on September 15 at catch weights before the Armory club in Boston to tackle Marvin Hart. The fight fanatics are looking for some lively punching.
 Hart recently arrived at Louisville, Ky. from two weeks boiling out at French Lick Springs. Hart looked like an Esoui- mo after six months feast on blubber. He tipped the beam at 215 pounds and he was so perky that he was jowl heavy. He is now doing hard work on his farm and his last declaration was that his weight was lowering near the 200 mark. Hart looks better than he ever did and his hand, which gave him so much trouble, has mended into a dangerous looking mitt
 Score another bout for Labor Day, Able Attell and Owen Moran are now training for a mill" on September '. which will take place before Jeems Golf froth's arena on Mission street in Frisco. Both have agreed upon Jack Welch us referee. The question of a referee gave more trouble than all the other squabble- some points put together. Jack was chosen after a long conference in which Jeems played a prominent part Moran held out against Welch and it required the suave and unctious Jeems to make the peace overtures. Coffroth convinced him that a square deal would be forth coming if Jack were allowed to referee and finally the war clouds were dissi- pated.
 Jim Jeffries has begun to take a more formerly. Jim is a great admirer of Moran and thinks the little English featherweight is a sure conner.
 q don't think Moran will have the least difficulty in putting it all over Able" said Jeffries the other day after a careful Inspection of the dope. Moran Is one of the greatest little fighters of the day, and with Coffroth he is assured square show
 
 ing these days for his approaching bout with Billy Papke before Jim Jeffries' club in Los Angeles on Labor Day afternoon. Willie Papke is also going after form for all he is worth. Jeff forwarded lis check more than a week ago as evi- dence of good faith
 Joe O'Connor, manager of Stanley Is satisfied with the arrangements, or at least he was at the last peep which came from the Pacific coast. His man Ketche is now training at Los Angeles and thinks he will be in strong winning form by the eventful day.
 Charles Manhood, who trained Terry Me Govern, when the terrible youngster was knocking out opponents right and left, is how looking after Leach Cross. Some- how or other Charley never drifted into the Golden West where the fighters of repute are winning laurels and money, but has remained about New York. Ma hood is one of the best judges of form in the business and under his tutelage Terry grew into a young cyclone. Cross will meet Tommy Murphy at Ulmer park New York, on September ? and the New York sport lovers are already saving up for it.
 Murphy is a Harlem boy and has done some good fist work lately. He is now at Milford, Pa, where he IS getting down to form and working off the useless fat Kid Howard, Jimmie Donovan, and Frankie Howe are doing the training and with that bunch of wise ones about him, Murphy ought to get enough tips to beat the palmiest of the slug artists. Murphy is already down to 132 and still going down.
 Joe Cans, who has been at Crolls Gar den, near Frisco, for some time, claims to be feeling much better. As for looks Joseph always resembles a similar con- dition. He says that hard work on the road and the intense neat of the summer not to mention a few souvenir punches which Bat Nelson gave him, all tended to play havoc with his health. Crolls Garden is Terry McGovern's old stamp ing ground.