The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
Unholz and Thompson
Matched by Lercari
Johnny Murphy and Lew
Powell VIII Fight in a
Double Event
By T. p. MagiIIigan

Charley Lercari has finally made up
| his card and this time he has two
matches instead OF one. Lercarf an
nounced at an early hour this morning
that he had booked Rudolph NBoeIl
| Unholz, who trekked all the way from
| the Sahara when he learned that Ler-
cart wanted match, and Cyclone John-
ny Thompson. This pair viii meet IN
20 round engagement on the nisne =.
OF October 80. While he was about II,
Lercari also matched Johnny murphy
and Lew Powell for a 20 round battle,
and ne Will bill the card as double
event.
The Murphy Powell fight should
prove strong drawing card There Is
much of rivalry between this pa1r anu
they should put up neat 6attte, ,,,h
| The match maker OF the Paclnc cruz
declares that there is no chance IoF
this card to slip by the boards, not
even if he has to attach an oregon
boot to each of the principals.
Unholz is already in San Francesca
and Johnny Thompson started early
last night from Chicago bound Tor san
Lercari hopes that the card as now
made up Will remove the jinks that mas mas
| been lowering about him since ne
started in the fight game.
Murphy is still in Los Angeles, ouI
! he sent word last night that he Wouio
be up here in time to train and get IN
condition for Powell.> The odd feature
| of the Lercari card lies in the 1act tnat
the Murphy Powell fight, while a trail
er, looks like a better coin getter than
the Thompson -Unholz fight
Last night, in great despair, Lercart rear
thought out loud and said he mlght
match Boer Unholz and Cyclone Johnny
Thompson. He thought this matcn
would be a good one. but ne dian IL
Brie stake of the Herkimer handicap;
Boer Unholz was on Lercarfs tran
all day yesterday and nnally corraleo
him as he was leaving the asparagus
foundry. Unholz buttonholed Charley
into a corner and poured a cargo or
near English into Charleys port ear.
the burden Of which was that he was
the greatest fighter ever turned loose
from Timbuctoo.
Lercari listened patiently TO Unholz.
when some fight fan broke in and asked
Rudy If he could fight Jiu Jitsui Inc
Boer was right back at the inquis1tive
fan and said that he licked that dub
in four rounds at Johannesburg, ;. a,
In 1906.
and wanted to know whom he ever
licked or where he got his reputation.
but before any one could put Charley
hep to jiu jitSu, the match maker said
there was no chance for jiu jitsu to
hook up with Boer Unholz at his club,
as he didn't think they would make
good drawing card.
Boer Unhoiz maintains. nevertheless,
that he knocked jiu jitsu out in four
rounds and says he can prove 1t oy
Jack Grace.
gencies after matching Unholz and the
Cyclone, Lercari ordered a barrel Of
chloride of lime. and he proposes to use
1T after the -Unholz battle.
whether they fight for the De Brie
stake or the Herkimer handicap.
KOLB A FIGHT FAN
Clarence Kolb, dyed in the wool fight fan
who has seen Leach Cross. the crack fighter
man is one-of the most peculiar boxers he
has ever seen in action. and Clarence has taken
Gross is great staller,'' says KOib. ''He
has a wonderful defense and nature has aided
him in this. he has very long reach and
to hit him anywhere. except on the top or
the head. The dentist pugilist has a wonder
full punch. He knows how TO hit and when
he cuts loose he can cut a worse than
anybody in the ring today. Trying to hurt
him reminds me Of Shakespeare trying to kin
habit Of stalling the first two minutes Of
each round in his fight and then he cuts in
good punch. a wonderful defense, but I hardly
think he would be good match for any OF
the real high class fighters in a battle Of more
than six rounds Duration" concluded the come
dian
Unless the authorities apply "the hook"
Kid Mccoy and Jim Stewart will tie up In
New York Friday evening. OF course 1t is quite
a little time from until Friday, and before
that time Anthony Comstock may get wise TO
ancient history on New York and call halt.
he fse5 snar McSy - Is gGns tS BACK to the
that his kidlets was on velvet and dis
counting loans for some of the Wall street boys
1t is certainly tough luck for the Kid IL ne
has to get back and scratch out a living by
welding the gloves again. From the last re-
ports that have. reached here Of the Kids con-
dition, he would look neater and more artistic
doing two step around the family wash tub
or waltzing dish OF onions around the kitchen
on the level with this Mccoy stun then we
may shortly expect to hear that they have
matched Rameses with Bob Fitzsimmons- You
never can tell.
Matchmaker Eddie Smith Of the Reliance
athletic club Of Oakland has staged very at
tractive card for his show at the Reliance
clubs pavilion in Oakland for Thursday night
fans and Fred eooley snd r. Bob FmGe ne ns
Fred Ward and Sam Nelson win be the prin-
cipals. KID Turner. the champion OF Tim
buetoo, and Otto Fritch, burly steysdore. are
also down for six round setto. Three four
round preliminaries viii open the bill. Eddie
Smith win referee all the bouts.
Tommy Quill and Willie Fitzgerald are sched-
uled to meet in six round bout at the Armory
coast are wondering II Quill will be able to
write an obituary to the pugilistic career Of the
Fighting Harp"
Anxious Fan-Boer Unholz's chest measure
is o s bi head IL neSs hes No
''Cockey" 0'Brien Is authority for the state
ment that It is 2S4.
Now that KID Mccoy is going to fight
| again one may righteously express
prise at the squeamishness Of the fight fans
when the name Of Philadelphia "Jawn''
o'Brien is mentioned.
| Battling Nelson's hands are said to be worth
about quarter OF a million and from the
| generous manner In which the Battler always
responds to friends in distress good many
| light fans are beginning to think that his heart
| is Of purest gold
'Boer'' Unholz Is with US again. 10
seconds chat with this ringman would con-
vince the most dense that the compilers OF his
name made error when they failed to trans
pose the last two letters OF his nickname