Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
FIGHT OUTLOOK
GOOD FOR SEASON
SHAKEU? AMONG MANAGERS
PROMISED
GAME HERE MAY BE GREATLY
AFFECTED
Battling Fraternity Interested In Conn.,
ing Developments and Find Field
Is More Prosperous Than
Ever Before
By ARTHUR e. DUNNING

BY ARTHUR E. DUNNING
Despite the fact that there are those
who evidently believe the fight game
Is on the wane temporarily and that
dull times up to the fall election Will
act toward keeping the promoters ana
the members of the battling fraternity
in the shadow OF the financial strin-
gency. a careful look over the pugilistic
field seems to indicate there is no cause
for the existence of such a feeling
and that IN fact the game never was
more prosperous than 1t is at present.
Within the next six months there is a
strong probability that the fight game
will receive several readjustments, ana
hints have come to the ears of the
writer that these will not be alone in
the field occupied by the fighters them
selves. A shakeup in managerial CIR
ces may be among the possibilities,
and this may In time affect the fghr
game in this city.
With these few vague and necessarily
unsatisfactory hints 1t will be well to
review the general pugilistic horizon,
which certainly is as bright today as 1t
has been for years. The old crop or
fighters whose names have been ap-
pearing before the fans In the sporting
sheets for the last ten years seem
doomed shortly to be read about in the
personal columns only. The light
weights and welters and heavies who
have been gracing the game at times
and disgracing II at others are to all
appearances due to be superseded by
younger, more virile aggregation all
along the line. Not that 1t can be said
that the coming stellar lights are
greater than were the prominent ring
sters of the days just passing in their
heydays. Far be It from this.
Old Fighters Valiant
No more valiant hearted and aggres-
sive fighters ever donned glove or
scraped the rosin than the Ganses,
Nelson's. Fitzsimmonses, Young Cor
belts, and all the other names, the
mention of which stirs deep the memory
of the old-time fan.
But these names though untarnished,
are misty with age, and the thinking
members of the sporting fraternity see
new generation springing up, des-
tined to supplant the former stars.
In probably every division or the
game. with the possible exception OF the
bantamweight division, there is inoi-
Gated series of Kaleidoscope changes
within a few short periods, that prob
ably will alter entirely the aspect OF
the brulsing business. To nine out OF
ten fans, and to every sure thing bettor
from Cape Town to Kamchatka. Abe
Attell is conceded to have settled In a
soft spot in the featherweight class. IL
is not believed that there exists man
VINO can deprive AUt VI NANhNt
ing at 122 pounds.
Abe Clever Fighter
The little Hebrew has always proved
too clever and fast for the best of the
feathers and few of the lightweights,
and while many followers. go to his
fights only for the purpose OF seeing
him soundly whipped, they only carry
with them a mere hope. He seems TO
line up as the safest champion.
IL hn H.
MON. Joe Cans of Baltimore. Cans Is
generally expected to put Battling Mel
sons in the also rams when they meet
at San Francisco on the Fourth or
July. However, the old dark KING Is
getting along In years, he is showing
already the marks or age, ana III ms
last battle with Unholz 1t was remarked
that he tired rapidly in the closing
rounds 1t may be that some young,
fresh and speedy youngster Will come
along and snatch the diadem from the
crispy curly head, for youth VIII pc
served, despite all the advantages OF
science and ring generalship.
viii Be Marvel
The man, whoever he may turn out
to be, will be hailed as the marvel or
the century and it will be seen that he
win he given a tremendous amount of
credit. although winning from man
who by every rule and precept as well
as example of the game should be on
the retired list years ago. The foxy
old king may hold his crown many
day longer, however, and If he Is
beaten it will not be because there mas
been discovered fighter who is really
the master of the Cans of old.
In the welterweight division things
ar present are decidedly shadowy.
Mike Twin Sullivan claims the title,
but. he is a dead one to every true
sportsman in the country, and especial
ly to the fight fans of Los Angeles.
There are several men who can lay
claim to consideration in the struggle
for the title in this class and all or
them are of sufficient worth to be piled
into the ring together for battle
royal. The least said about this d.
vision of the game the better at the
present writing.
Has Title Clnched
Tn the middle class it appears that
Stanley Ketchall has cinch on the
title for the fast and hard-hitting con-
oneror of the classy men of the light
heavyweight division has assumed
commanding position in this division
hv his defeat of Billy Papke in their
ten-round meeting at Milwaukee.
Ketchell however, bids fair to leave
this class and be graduated into the
heayies. which leaves a fairly open
field The light heavyweight division
is a huge joke and may be passed up
without comment.
Tommy Burns. of course, stands out
as the leading light in the heavyweisht
class, though the dark cloud created py
the appearance on his trail or JACK
johnson has somewhat dimmed MS
star. The title seems to lie between
these two, however, and shouio De 50
confined for some time