The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-27
CyclOneThompsOnNow
Far Over Weight
Has TO Reduce Five Pounds in
Two Days, but Says That
Is Easy.
By T. p. MagiiIigan

cyclone Johnny thompson OF Syca-
more. H.. was publicly weighed in be-
fore a small crowd of curious fight
fans at Milietts after his days work
yesterday afternoon and he weighed
fraction more than 1873 pounds.
At this stage OF the going this figure
seems a bit heavy for a man who is TO
DO 1873 pounds at o'clock next Thurs
day afternoon. but the Dane declared
that he would have no trouble getting
down TO the required weight For all
OF Thompson's assurance. how wise
night folk who were on hand to see
Thompson on the scales shook dubious
heads and openly observed that they
wouldn't care TO have his job IN taking
carries.
When Larney Lichtenstein, the cy-
clones manager, heard some fans ex-
press their doubt about Thompson MAX
Ing the weight he added his assurance
TO that of the Dane
Thompson VIII make the weight"
declared IichtenStein. He IS down as
low as / like TO see him at this stage
of the game, and he'll not be more
than 1913 when he hops on the scales
at Harry Leaps place at O'Clock
Very likely Thompson will make the
weight al right. There is $3.50
weight forfeit up, and the chances are
that Larney would file a couple OF
corners off the Cyclones head before
he would lose that $3.50 by sending him
In overweight.
The cyclone boxed with a boy named
Tom Kelly yesterday, and although
that silver of a ring man is far from
being a graceful boxer he found little
trouble in landing his padded mitts on
omy- OF course, as Larney Lichten-
stein explained. Johnny didn't mind
that Larney declared that his man
liked nothing better than being tapped
Ia the mush with boxing glove and
told couple of fight fans that Johnny
always had TO be famed to sleep by
having some husky person fan him in
the face with boxing glove number
of times before retiring.
After Thompson had weighed in Jack
Welsh, who viii referee the Thompson
Unholz fight, talked to the Cyclone
about the rules. Johnny accepted the
referees Interpretation of the rules and
welsh expressed himself as satisfied
that he will have no trouble on the
score OF foul fighting so far as Thomp-
son is concerned.
While Thompson is sure to have
weight, the Boer wilT>have no trouble
on that score. Unholz is now below the
mark and resting easy The Boer can
eat anything he wants now and NOT be
over the mark when weighing in time
rolls around. Green Hatv Mcdonald
says the South African champion could
eat whale and still make the mark,
and from the way the Boer works his
appetite out at the training table the
purveyors of the grub at that Sstab-
llshment think that Rudy must have
eaten whales to appease himself when
he was real hungry
Johnny Murphy and Lew Powell. who
are 70 meet in the semiwindup, are
both in nice. form for. their coming
scrap. Murphy is looking better and
showing more form than he ever dis
played While preparing for any night in
this city. He boxes well and neatly
and seems to have q much better punch
than he used to carry. Murphy is quite
confident that he will be able to dis
pose of his old rival when he meets him
over the 20 round route.
Powell is just as confident of victory
as Murphy and with this feeling pre-
vailing in the hostile camps d good fight
is looked for when the local light
Lew has been working faithfully at
the Cornell athletic club and he is
showing all his old time cleverness in
his boxing bouts. with an improvement
in his punching power.
Fight followers look for the Murphy
PoWell bout to be hair. raising one, as
0oth boys are game and know the fight
ing business pretty we'll
Betting on both fights is very light
as yet, with Thompson and Murphy on
the long end of the wagering at 10 to
Corbetts yet, but Tom expects the bet
ting TO grow a bit lively today and to-
morrow. Unless more money does show
up Corbett will have to turn his place
of business into a skating rink as the
commissions from the bets already
placed wouldn't purchase a good cigar
and glass of Pilsener..
Charley Lercsri takes exception TO Heiney
Rafsefs recently published statements that he
would not come across with the necessary
amount Of dough asked by Frayne to appear be-
fore his club Lercari says that he offered
Frayne and his manager more than they were
entitled TO- ad all that they asked for and
declares that be does not like 70 be put in a
wrong light by statements from Frayne and Ra-
fael that he wouldn't pony up the right amount
Of money to secure Frayne.
Jack Grace writes that his man. Kid Dalton
viii he in good shape for his match with Harry
Lombard. which takes place at MarysvilIc No
vember 8 Grace thinks that be has rafting
good boy In Dalton and says that IL he beats
Lombard be will be heard from in the fight
game hereabouts in the near future.
Eddie carsey and Jockey Bennett have been
matched to meet at Redding for 20 rounds on
the night Of November 10. The winner will
fight Monte Attell at g later date in Sacra
mento.
Sam Berger, the fght promoter. viii break
into new field tomorrow night, when be will
appear at the benefit TO be. given to the Kn.cker
booker club. Berger is to act as interlocutor
and be says that none of the jokes to be sprung
sprained culled from Joe Milers book
Of Jests. Nal Furst and his merry mfnstrels
viii furnish the entertainment. Billy Hynes
has directed the staging and the following will
take part in the entertainment: Oscar Franks
Arthur LOTUS. Howard de Coursey Sanford Ro-