The San Francisco call., 1908-12-18
FAST FIGHTERS FOR
COFFROTH'S NEW
YEAR SHOW
Battling Johnson May Meet
Terry MuSfain in Ten Round
90 al C0Ina
By T. p. III MagiUigan

6E A. n. vi d9ifiIYdH
Match Maker Gregory Mitchell. who
sa conducting the business OF arrang-
Ing the bouts for CoffrOth's monster
Nevy Years day show at COlma, is try
ing TO arrange q 10 round bout between
Battling Johnson and Terry Mustain
ss the piece de resistance
Mitchell has already secured the con-
sent OF Mustain, and late last night
he wired Johnson terms. Johnson is
in Los Angeles at present and as he
has been doing very little IN the mat
ter OF accumulating fortune or tame
.hances are that he Will accept the
ener Mitchell has made him
Besides the MusIain-JOhnson bout,
II that is made. Mitchell purposes 10
stage two or three other 10 round bouts.
In one OF these Jimmy Carroll,
The local lad. viii appear, and there Is
"A strong probability that Match Maker
Mitchell will arrange Tor MN 10 meet
Iirnnv Reagan over a. 10 round route
kid" Harrison. the tough Seattle
lightweight. is another man Tor whom
>itcheIl is trying TO secure sgltabie
opponent Coffroth's good man Friday
win offer Fred Landers a chance 10
nook I'D with the Seattle man.
Corbetts poolroom has been the try
ing. out ground Tor the hghteas -,5S,iai wip
anS while there has been no boxing at
-s,af r,iace enough lighters have put IN
their appearance 10 form a regiment
Promoter Conroth is paying little at
tenf5on 10 the proposed New Years day
saoN. leaving the details IN the hanus
OF his match maker, Mitchell The lat
Ter declares that he VIII sign up
enough men for the event TO have hghts
from u o'clock IN the morning until
sundowa on the day when the Sho" VIII
be pulled OF.
The promoters OF the Burns-J ohnson
hghf which is 10 take place at sidney,
AUS tralia. December 2e, are rapidly
falling into the ways or the American
night promoters, and already they are
sending notices broadcast about Aus
tralis as a fight center. very lAely
the idea is Burns
Hugh Mcintosh, who is promoting the
adair. IS going after the advertising
ead o. the business like a second Jimmy
Corroth. and his ads look very nuch
ike a copy OF the work OF tne asIute
promoter or the Sunshine Athletic CLUB
The Australian press Is a unit IN
boosting the show. and although the
nurse 10 be handed over 10 the gladl-
ato-s after the battle viii be $S9,0oo'
The promoters expect to realize con-
sideraA bic proft on the venture
Nov that the referees for the Lang
f0re-E Flynn and Attell-Walsh lights,
which take place at the Coliseum next
Monday night. have been selected, the
night fans are devOting their attenuon
IN no quarter is Flynn given much OF
4 look in with the Boston black man.
and what betting viii be done on tne
outcome OF this battle viii be on the
duration Of the contest Langford Is
held al the prohibitive odds OF 10 TO
over Flynn, and even money Is beng
offered that the human ourang outanS
VIII DO FOR Flynn inside Of ID rounds
Commissioner Tom Corbett looks for
the Burns-Johnson fight 10 be Dig
one from a betting standpoint, and al
though the tight Is stilt nine days on;
some bets have already been placed
with the Ellis street betting commits
sioner. Johnson is a 10 TO faVorite
over Burns
Writing TO a very close friend in
Oakland. Tommy Burns, who Is training
ia Australia. declares that he feels con-
Gdent OF beating the big dinSe when
they hook up at Sidney December 20
4 will carry the fight to Johnson, and
every minute that / am in the ring l
expect 10 be busy and keep the big
yellow streak hopping. Johnson is not
\ game fellow, and il at any time dur
ing our battle he shows the least sign
of the yellow / will show nm aoso-
1utelv no mercy. The negro viii have
weight. reach and height advantages
over me- but I expect 10 bring him
down with body blows.
Il never felt better for any fight l
ever trained for. and I viii be fit as a
trivet when ] hook up with the big
negro ] expect to win and win over
Tho Knockout route. I think my game
ness will be more than match for
the physical advantages Johnson is
favored with.
sam Berger. who is now managing g
Billy Papke declared last night that
he would not allow the Illinois man to
10 any more fighting for a couple of
months BILLY needs rest" declared
Berger and I purpose to see that he
gets it. II viii go to his home shortly
and will remain there a couple OF
months"
The sale OF seats for the Langford-
. FLYNN and Attell-Walsh fights opened
Yesterday and there was a good ad-
vance sale. Tickets can be had at
Wolf Brothers and The Hague