The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
LANGFORD APPEALS
TO MEMBERS OF
WISE CLUB
Fight Fans Eagerly Awaif OPP.
pOrfuHify to See Black
Man ia Action
By w. J. SIaffery


with the sam Lansford-Jim Flynn
ring encounter only two DAYS of, inter
est in the event is apparently very well
worked Bp and Indications point to a
large gathering OF the local and sub
urban sports at the Coliseum Monday
evening. From the outset most every
body who boasts a knowledge Of ring
affairs refuses TO give Flynn a look In
with the husky Boston smoke but there
are several Of the stragglers who have
lunches that the fireman is a tempting
longshot and Will pull over a surprise.
As a betting proposition the fight
does not figure at all with many recent
pugfIistic events. Langford's wonder
ful reputation, coupled with the fact
that he probably Will endeaYor To make
dOubly good on his first appearance
here has scared of the usual run Of
short end bettors, and thus but few
tickets have been written by the pen
Oilers.
Right now. the man who cares to
take a flyer on Flynn can get anywhere
from 10 to or without going very
far 10 look for IL. either. Thus II is
that the members of the wise brigade
have put LangfOrd in the same class as
Roseben Is over at Emeryville. The
very fact that these men have never
seen Sammy IN action does not seem
10 bother them IN the least.
There is some betting at even money
that Lahgford viii clean the big fire.
man before they come up for that un-
lucky thirteenth round Even at these
tempting odds the Flynn money has
been scarce and all Indications are tllat
the boys who want TO get their money
on viii risk il at ten rounds They
evidently figure that Langford viii be
the aggressor.
city shine. was out with the statement
the other night that he would bet q
roll that Langford can stop FLYNN IN
seventeen rounds. Woodman's lnten-
lions may be all right but he does not
seem to have a chance, inasmuch as
there are so many Of them who viii go
Tor the twelve or the ten round iaNoutS-
II little Jimmy Walsh fights the same
sort OF a slam bang fight against Monte
Attell as he did against Jimmy Carroil
last summer. their 10 round tp, hlAup,
which viii precede the fight or the Dig
fellows viii be worth going miles TO
sec. Provided that Walsh pursues the
same tactics, il looks like an even
money bet that one or the other VIII
be knocked out
Atteu viii be given a chance to show
The local fans what he can 90 IN an I'M llil-
portant miXup. Provided that ne gets
away with Walsh, he win be very I'M
Dortant Young fellow in ring circles
Tor a while He has always boasted
Of his ability and clamored for chance
at live one, ana now II Is up TO MN
10 make good with the boys
Local sports ike Carroll who nke
IangfOrd has il many shades on At
tell as far as regulations go. alSn
rules q 10 TO choice, but the WaS
has been very light up to date. Most
Of Attelrs followers are holding OH
in the hope that they viii be able TO
get a better price on the day ana
evening Of the approaching battle.
Ii Walsh can get away with Attell
Via the knockout route he VIII nave
a good chance 10 get on with Johnny
Ina
Jenries' Los Angeles club, probably on
Washinguon's birthday. Match Maker
Baron Long wants this caro-, pul Pc, Pc
fore signing Walsh up he would nke
TO see hin put the crusher on At
tell in very decisive manner
Promoter sam Berger indulged in a
runout powder and made a fast get
away to Jim Flynn's san Rafael train
ing quarters last evening sam nus
sion was kept a very dark secret. put
81 was whispered in cocktail circles
that he carried large bag OF com,
no other than F'Iynns share of the
receipts. a cool $3.50 in all.
1t has been known from the frSt
that the fireman insisted on a guaran-
lee as well as LangfOrd. He even went
SO far as TO hold Berger up for an
additional $3.50 when he learned tnat
Cohroth was after the match. Ac-
cording to the agreement the money
Guaranteed each man must bc put up
before the evening OF 4 he izhs These
SN- @PPStH -
Hugo Kelly and his manager. Silve
Feretti. arrived early yesterday morn
ing and departed within few hours
Toy Chicago. FeretG thought that it
WAS barely possible for him to get an
other Whirl for his man against Papke
club but he soon 1earned that the
illinois man viii not think Of enter
ing the ring for many weeks yet
m. ,,o4too oo,,,r,s+faa Of +be noard ~
supervisors yesterday voted in favor Of
granting the February permit 10 Jack
Gleason, but when it came to ques-
Iion Of the January and March plums
Tie committee decided TO pass this mai
ter over till its next regular meeting
This action Immediately furnished
plenty Of food for the wagging tongues
Many who claim TO know say that
the newly organized Mission club will
receive the January date and that
clared a dead one as far as promoters
are concerned. In the meantime. Sam
Berger Will have time to figure out
some. for the March permit should
fan to him. provided nobody beats him
TO the play
IN order 10 sober him up Jim Coff-
roth last night caused the arrest Of
Young Dempsey. one Of the lads carded
TO furnish a portion Of his New Years
6ay card. Dempsey has been tearing
upon the novel plan TO straighten the
little pug out Dempsey probably will
be ready to train when the bastile
opens for him.
WINS CLAY BIRD SHOOT
NEW YORK. Dec. IS.-George S. Nc
Carty florist gun club. Philadelphia,
won the amateur clay bird shooting
championship at Travers island today
with a score Of Sc out Of a possible
100. William FOOrd Of Wilmington,
Del was second with a total of 95.
BASKET BALL TEAMS TO MEET
BERKELEY. Dec. 1S.-The Berkeley
high school girls basket ball team viii
meet the Livermore high school girls
on the Aliston way courts at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Workouts at Emeryville
December IS: track good.
Lady Hidreth and Ace of DiamOnds-Half
in 81.
o-Fire-eightbs in 1908 2-5
Allness-FsTe-eiehths In los.
Prosper Lree-C quarters IN i:1S 40
Desirous--Five-eighths in 1;O2; three-quarters