Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-29
.HEAVIES FINISH
THEIR TRAINING
BARRY AND KAUFMAN ARE
FIT AND READY
NATIVE SON WILL DO LIGHT
WORK ONLY TODAY
Chicago Boy and His FIannel-Mouthed
Manager Hike to the Underbrush
Today for Few Hours of
Rest and Meditation

Just two full days grace before either
Jim Barry or AL Kaufman is relegateo
to the rear rank of first class heavy
weights. One or the other must take q
back seat, for when they meet in the
Vernon arena over the Aground course
something decisive must result. No
stalling over this distance is possible,
and the chances for an early knockout
are greatly enhanced.
Barry is beginning to earn support as
keen contender against his bigger OPP
ponent, despite the fact that Kaufman
is held in the betting booths as 10 TO
6 favorite The big money is respon-
sible for this, as Jim is receiving the
support of the smaller fry, whose
wagers represent five and ten spots,
while AIS hackers send theirs IN CEN
fury packages.
The Chicago mans superb condition,
and the fact that he has the utmost
confidence in himself, is giving his
hackers plenty of heart for the task of
roofing him home over Kaufman. Jim
boxes from ten to twenty rounds every
day with the fastest sparring partners
he can find, yet he always seems to be
going along at an easy gait when ne
is through work and never shows the
least signs of fatigue. If he can do this
in actual performance the Chicago
husky has a sweet chance, FOR ms
Wallop is hard enough to put any OF
them out ot business when properly
placed.
Barry has nothing on Kaufman and
Trainer-Manager Delaney, however,
when it comes to confidence. The vet
eran handler of fighters makes no bones
about saying that Kaufman is in the
best of shape, and will not be denied
when he stacks up against Barry. Re-
ports from the Venice camp, to the
a.. DC In esh %
are strenuously denied by Delaney, who
says if AL does not, win this heat he
never can expect to do anything in the
prize ring.
The Jeffries Athletic club last night
wired Dr. b. F. Roller, the Seattle sur
geon, who is anxious to enter the ring
in a professional guise, that he woult
be accommodated by the winner OF the
Barry Kaufman match. Roller stated
that he would bet $1,000 on himself and
agree to cut the money into 70 and 20
| per cent packages, and when ne ds-
posted his money with the Seattle
Times yesterday the match was closed.
1t will be staged by the Jeffries club at
Vernon on the night of January rs, and
| if Roller makes good there is no telling
how far he can go.
Both Barry and Kaufman look on
| Roller as so much easy money, and
| each is anxious to be in line to take
bucks as gift to me after am
through with Kaufman" said Barry
ut makes me mad to even think Of 1t,
so Kaufman had better not get in the
ring with me or / might kill him"
Kaufman seems to think the same
way about Roller. Billy Delaney made
| trip to town yesterday in order TO
confer with Baron Long, and the vet
eran was ready to sign articles on the
SPOT, 'cNever mind waiting for the
Barry fight, Baron" said Delaney. i
want to sign right now for Roller and
get it off my mind. You can take my
side bet out of our purse"
But Long could not see 1t that way,
SO Delaney and Kaufman will not be
accommodated until after wednesday
nights little fest at Vernon. Roller
was advised last night to come at once
to the scene of action, and O wire Is ex-
pected saying that he is on his way
Interest in the Barry-Kaufnann bout
is at fever heat now, and In all PROB"
ability the record crowd of the season
will be in attendance when the big fell
| lows get together. Not only Will the
local contingent be out in force. but
with no card In Frisco to oppose 1t and
the rival local club dark, the north
ern fans are already indicating that
they will be there to take in the doings.
All of the San Francisco morning
dailies are sending down representa-
tives to take in the show, and, taken
altogether, Barry and Kaufman
promise to furnish the most interesting
heavyweight battle staged In America
since Jeff finally retired from the ring.
The sale of seats is extremely crafty
| ing to Baron Long, for most of the bet
| ter pasteboards already have been pur-
chased. With 81 gallery, the upstairs
portion of the arena will doubtless play
to capacity and the race track crowd
| o. xrla &C.
| Both Barry and Kaufman worked
yesterday, and there was not much diff
| ference in the amount of energy ex-
pended by each. Barry's usual road
run occupied his morning, While shadow
boxing with Savers and Mantell in the
afternoon held the attention Of the fans.
Kaufman could not find sparring
partner and did no boxing, but he made
up for it in gymnasium stunts and road
work.
Barry and Manager Murphy will take
a trip into the country today, and the
only thing Big Jim expects to do is take
long walk. Kaufman will be kept ON
the job by Manager Trainer Delaney,
and expects to come to town tomorrow
ready to put Barry away in short order
Jack O'Keefe and Muggsy Mullins
have signed up to furnish the only pre-
liminary to the big scrap, and will
mingle over the six-round route.
| Freddie Welsh went through a stren-
uous workout yesterday afternoon at
Venice. following his usual morning
road work. He performed all the
strictly original gymnasium stunts and
| ended up the afternoon workout with
three rounds each with Young Moore,
the Denver lightweight who has been
boxing with Barry and Kaufman, and
Dick Winters. who viii box fifteen
rounds with Hobo Dougherty at Venice
at the next seaside show.
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