Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-23
BRIEFS OF THE
SPORTING WORLD
ar ARTHUR 3. DUNNING

] What hol Who have we about to
| ioin our midst" again? None other
than our friend of previous and strenu-
Gus memory, the Honorable Bathing
Johnson, lately claimed by San Fran
cisco, but now a proud claimant to
membership In the local fight colony.
Behold the conquering hero comes,
bearing his blushing honors thick upon
him. The Battling One has been on a
trip into the far and sweet scented
woods, recuperating from the effects
of the love taps of Jeems Flynn, and
also gathering little loose coinage,
Just for good measure. He. returns
with great victories tucked under his
brawny arm, the last battle being
fought last night at Aberdeen, Wash,
in which he put out the Terrible Swede
in three rounds, thus annexing the big
end of the purse, which amounted to
SIS. Manager Bill Gaines, please step
| forward and take charge of your
chee-ild. He's too big and loves a fight
too well to be let around loose.
All along Spring street the Welsh
Brock argument, due to be settled at
the Jeffries roundhouse the afternoon
of Decoration day, Is arousing inter-
est. The little fighting Briton who is
to meet Brock has made hit with
local fans by his clean-cut work In
training and his gentlemanly manner.
No fighter who ever worked out before
Angel audiences has appeared to more
favorable advantage. Freddie boy is a
lad with settled ideas of training, and
the innovations he has introduced have
attracted large crowds every day. 1t
is not press agent boosting to say that
Freddie is decidedly popular, and his
cleverness and speed will bring him
many. hackers against Brock.
At last 1t appears there is some slight
possibility of arriving at a solution of
the white lightweight puzzle. For years
the claims of the various white 133-
Founders have been argued pro and
con, but the title ali along has re-
manned with the wise old master Of
Baltimore town. If Packey Mcfarland
agrees to meet the winner OF the Brock
Welsh seance, and Battling Nelson and
Joey Cans really hook up for the forty
five-round contest at CoffFoth's Mission
street fight house. the winners will be
in line for a championship battle that
really will silence ali argument as to
the rightful top-notchers In this badly
confused and overcrowded division.
Packey has a decision over Welsh, but
side-stepped Brock most significantly
when he was in the northern town,
after the victory over Britt.
Tommy Burns may be stalling in his
long drawn out negotiations with Jack
johnson, and again he may be in earn
est. Far be it from the humble layman
to decide the matter at this distance
from the present scene of action. One
thing is sure, however. and that is that
the rotund Thomas is as clever as they
go in the fight game. Probably no
other fighter at present in the ring
would be tolerated If he procrastinated
about the match as has Burns. He is
the legitimate champion, however, and
he is making good use of his title to
bring in the shekels.
Members of the local pork and bean"
brigade are wearing deep mourning
these days, for Unce Tawm McCarey
has no fight scheduled for the first time
in many, many months. T. Jefferson
McCarey is somewhat wise concerning
the needs and demands of the public,
and he has decided to give local fans a
little rest from the game for few
weeks. Maud will be a deserted scene
of former glories, the lights of First
and Spring street will be no longer
dimmed by the radiance of the paste
glitterers of the coming champions of
future years, and all is silence around
McCareyana.