Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-11
MIKE TWIN MAY
TACKLE GARDNER
MATCH WITH UNK RUSSELL
CALLED OFF
JEFF STILL LOOKING AROUND
FOR OPENING CARD
Question Of Weight to Be Determined
Before SulIy and Jimmy Are
Sisned--Mccarey's Boys
Ready

Jim Jeffries is still on the job and
having a rather hard time getting a
good man to meet Jimmy Gardner for
the twenty-five round contest sched-
uled to take place before his new YER
non club on April 90. It now looks like
Gardner and Mike Twin Sullivan.
After all arrangements had been
completed for a fight between Gardner
and Harry Lewis word was received
stating that Lewis had backed down
and refused to fight Jeffries has been
negotiating with INK Russell. and it
was practically assured that Russell
would be the man to fight Gardner.
Late Yesterday afternoon, however,
Jeffries received a telegram from Ed
die Keevin, the clubs Boston repre-
sentative, stating that he thought 1t
highly improbable that Russell would
be able to fight on the 23d. Russell was
willing to meet Gardner over the TWEEN
ty-five round route before the Vernon
club, but owing to the serious illness
of his mother the telegram stated that
1t Is almost impossible for him to come
west at this time.
If everything can be satisfactorily ar
ranged 1t is possible that Mike Twin
Sullivan, who claims the title of well
terweight champion by virtue of his
defeat of Honey Melody here last
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ring on the 23d. Mike arrived here
from Frisco yesterday morning, and
Us willing to meet Gardner at once.
Gardner and Sully fought twenty
rounds before the Frisco club in 1905,
and it was one of the closest nights
ever pulled off in Frisco, Mike getting
the decision by nose.
Both Gardner and the Twin lay
claim to the welterweight champion
ship. and a fight between this pair
would decide who really Is legitimateiy
entitled to the honors. Gardner is en-
tirely willing and anxious to meet Sui
Ivan again, and If the question OF
weight can be arranged satisfactorily
there is little doubt that the local fans
will see the two in the ring on the
evening of the 2Sd.
Arena Finished Today
Work upon the construction of the
new arena has been progressing SO rap
idly that the contractors announce that
1t will be completed today. Accom-
panied by a party of friends Mike Twin
went out to Vernon yesterday after
noon and got his first view of the huge
structure. The ring is only partially
completed, but Sullivan jumped upon
the platform and began few stunts in
shadow boxing. Garoner. however. Is
the first fighter to mount the ring OF
the new club. He visited the arena on
the first day of his arrival and pulled
off a few imaginative stunts OF the
Knockout variety as he pranced around
the platform at high speed.
Gardner will start active training to-
day in his quarters at Jack Doyle's
camp, Santa Fe avenue and Twenty
eighth street. Doyle has fitted up his
place with every modern convenience In
the way of training facilities and ade-
quate seats are provided for those who
desire to see the Boston boy in action,
1t was generally supposed that Gard
ner would begin training yesterday, but
that being Friday and being a little
superstitious of the day he intimated
thae he didn't feel inclined to take a
chance by starting on that proverbial-
ly unlucky day
If the match between Mike Twin and
Gardner is arranged Sullivan will
probably train at the East Side club