The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
FIGHTING FIREMAN
I. MAKES A TOUCH
FROM BERGER
Eight Promoter flakes Vfsit tn
FiynH's Training Quarters
Thar Proves Expensive

Although Tom Lawson took no ac-
count OF pugilists when he was setting
ne country on its ear with his little
brochure, Frenzied Finance the nro-
inoters Of the game are learning that
The 'pugs" Of today have sense Of
hiEh hnance that IS almost startling
sam Berger is the latest fight i'm
presario who has had this lesson
brought home to him. and II cost sam
Sust S-5o- Berger went TO pay Flynn
a. social cau yesterday 10 see how the
nghung fireman was working.
Flynn seemed to work 10 SANS lilx
ing. for after the fireman called 1t a
day the Washington athletic club man
stepped up to Jim and started the soft
pedal stun. After sam had cajoled
Flynn a little Jim looked UP and said:
You like my work. Mr. Berger?'
ClaWmlng. responded Berger.
A We'll If its chawminc. as YOU call
u viii cost you $3.50 more"
lhats s not so chaWming" returned
beIger, IN fact. II is very unclUblike."
AnaW ming or no claWming. / want
$3.50 added 10 my guarantee before I
ta he any. chances with that lighting
"a boon from Boston. snapped out the
S0kEs Not NEGOTIABLE
tNnn promptly informed sam that as
Berger had postponed the fight from
Decenber IS to the 2lst he had that
much extra work to 40 and he wanted
Berger tried 70 pay FLYNN in jokes.
ou- lynn told sammy that the jokes
We're not negotiable for pOrterhouses
4ao steans around ShannOn's, and
before sammy left he finally slipped
Flynn a check for the extra amount
demanded by the lighting fireman.
4
ana is making some innovations in
his road work The fighting fireman
IS confirmed in his belief that Lang
lord Is human orangoutang. and
while he is doing his road work jim
climbs q couple Of trees every day so
that il Langiord tries 10 climb up on
nothing on him.
WALLOPS THE TURK
The Colorado boy boxed three
rounds with Abdul. the Turk. and the
pair put up rugsed eNhloltlon-
Is an Italian. and he repaid the score
thar his ancestors owe the Turks by
walloping poor Abdul SO hard and
aao WINGED so mucn that he looked
like cartoon of Abdul Hamid after
some European power had presented
mm win an .. L. calling Tor
quick touch
Flynn is confident that he viii beat
Langforc. Il doesn't cost anything TO
Z.
$1,000 guarantee, and that trihing mat
ter of the $3.50 touch. all Of which
goes 10 heighten and bolster confidence
EXPECTS TO BEAT BLACK
T expect TO beat Langford.r said
Flynn 4 reason that he is a good
deal ike Woicott and Il was always
The kind of fighter that I am that could
beat WolcOrt. I have been told that
7 lght like kid Carter used 10 when
be was good. and Carter beat W OIL
7 fight like Carter. LangfOrd fights
like Wolcott. Carter beat Wolcott.
Whats the answer"
10 one volunteered guess. Prob
ably they didn't like 10 injure Flynns
feelings and again they may have
wished 10 reserve that guess until the
night of December 81
RESEMBLES JUNGLE TOWN-
ALlletts In Colma is beginning TO re-
sembie ungle Town ever since sam
Langford struck camp there FOR his
.prepplnE stunt for his engagement
with Jim FLYNN When Sam started
his work yesterday a few Of the col
ored elite were on hand TO greet LII
Sammy. and The benches for the specta-
tors resemb mbled blackbird cotes. Lang
ford boxed TWO ROUNDS with Dave NILS,
and when the black began saving 1t
OF his arms looked like puffs Of smoke
p from the Empire State express.
LANCFORD's LONG ARMS
Langford has arms as long. as fail
rlarhss anu ne llIe LntH AAANE S4EA
seemingly good control that be lands
with the most apparent ease on those
who oppose nina.
The .black gargoyle" has one abhor-
renee. and that is TO .be likened TO
WOlc0tt. so FAR as personal appearance
fs concerned. The crowd at Millett's
learned Of this yesterday. and during
letlps in the work gave Sam merry
time. So far as personal pulchritude
goes LanEfOrd viii never take any
prizes. but at that il gals him TO think
fn8t any one would place him in the
same class iu q physical beauty or ug-
illness contest with Joe Wolcott.
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