The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-10
BOXING NEWS

San Francisco. July 9.--After taking for several hours last night a return match was arranged by Tex Rickerd of Rawhlde. Nev.. between Joe Cans and Nelson for September :. before the Ely be to finish for a ss).ooo purse, of which s20.000 will go 10 Nelson and flo00o to Cans. Both men arc to ! weigh l33 pounds stripped at the ring side, and the other conditions that pre- vailed In their last fight will hold
 ton Bank of Ely in ten days, and the remainder of the purse thirty days be- fore the fight. Nelson and Cans each must put up s1,o00 within ten days and sb 100 thirty days before tho fight Ben selig signed for Cans and wiiius Britt for Nelson.
 selig's demand that Cans should re- ceive flO.0oo for his end of the purse resulted In protractcd discussion Tho hitch over the money question almoss prevented the match being made. but Willus. Britt, acting for Nelson, finally concluded to concede the point, in order away from the Dane.
 The Dane, according to his own state ments. Is more than anxious to fsht again and 1t does not make great deal of difference whom he meets a. l9ns as the money end of the game Is
 
 fond of the stage, and would rather work In the ring than in the glare Of the footllshts.
 Denver. Col, July s.--Jim Flynn and Jim Barry fought ten rounds to a draw here last night before one of the big. sest crowds that has sathered to wit- bout was stopped at the end of ths tenth round because there were rumors 10 the effect that the police might in. terfere. lt had previously been an nounced that If there was no .interfer- ence. by the time the tenth session was reached the referee would order the bout to go on.
 Barry entered the ring weighing twelve or fifteen pounds more than his opponent, and it was this advantage in weight that aided him to score the only knockdowns in the fight, In the third boxers went to the noor, while Flynn waited for the count of nine before get ting up. Again in the itfh Flynn was knocked to the mat in rush. But t no time did the terrific pace at which the fighters started activities In the had passed and the fight was stopped by the referee no one appeared dis satisfied at the draw decision
 In fast six-round final at the PrIn- cess 4. c. last night Charley Seiser and Harry scroggs fought to draw Throughout the entire distance both fighters stood up and slugged away at each other without knockdown being scored and without any noticeable ad- vantage to either pugillst. Both boxers showed speed and generalship and 1t was evident that 1t would take more than six rounds to decide the winner.
 About 1000 fight fans visited the Whlrlwlnd A. C. last night In vain, for there were no fights. It wasn't the pro- motors fault nor was 1t the fault of the boxers; 1t was just the police. Alter the first round of the first preliminary had been fought the bluecoats entered, and there was nothing more doing for the rest of the night. The feature event was to have been a six round 20 be- tween Joe Wolcott and JackTaobinson, and a big crowd had gathered to see the old-tlmc negro champion. Rain checks were given out
 Philadelphia July 9.--Tommy O'Keefc of Southward and Young Pierce of Ger mantown are scheduled to meet in the main event at the stag of the Broad way A G. this city, tonight Besides this, there have been several good pre- liminaries arranged.