The San Francisco call., 1908-05-18
Lightweight Fighter
Wants Guarantee
Bout Is an Unsatisfactory One
From the Pubic's J.
~ Standpoint
BY x. A. Sn1yfh

Promoter sam Berger. who has the
boxing permit for June, is still eager
to stage the proposed fight between
Abe Attell and Joe Cans, although
from the viewpoint of the men who
support the game it is anything but a
promising match. An exhibition bout
of four rounds between them on the
vaudeville stage would attract a lot of
attention, as each ranks as the clever
est boxer in his class. It is another
thing TO pit them against one another
in a serious bout, where instead of a
theatrical charge of so cents at the
door the spectators would be expected
to pay from 81 TO SO for their seats.
While Cans was in training recently
at Billy Shannon's. near San Rafael, he
boxed four rounds with Jack (Twin)
Sullivan. the middle weight, who was
training at the time for. his meeting
with Stanley Ketchel. The spectators
came away enthusiastic over the ex-
hibition they had seen, as the two box
ers showed all the fine points of bout
with the gloves. Although Cans made
a brilliant showing with the heavier of
the sullivan twins it would be a hardy
matching of the two men for a serious
encounter in the ring.
The hitch in the making of the match
at the present time is in the matter of
purse. Berger has TO deal with two
men who want guarantees and he does
not want to agree to their demands
There the matter rests. Attell thinks
he will make more money losing to
Cans than he would winning from some
other fighter, but he may be disap-
pointed in this. as it does not seem the
public will patronize the affair as lib
orally as the principals expect.
The recent Cans Unholz fight is stil furnishing
gossip for the men in the know on Fillmore
friends who Will listen 70 him that Jack Gleason
now refuses to pay him the $1,000 which he
hght before Gleason's club. Ibe receipts fell so
tar below the promoters estimate that he has
not recoSered from the shock yet. he started
out figuring on $1,000 house, but when be
counted up his receipts this had dwindled 10 a
After cutting cut Joe Thomas guarantee
secept less than the $1,000 which had been
promised him. The hardheaded Boer would not
listen 10 this so be received his So coo. Gleason
cot OF lightly with Cans as the latter. ac
eepted 80 per cent OF the house. so that the
aght netted him only sI.soo As the champion
and the great drawing card ne expected 70 be
better remunerated than bis opponent who was
only intended as q feeder TO him.
Joe Thomas is suffering other pangs as a
ciate the services rendered him and he balks at
paying his manager as the latter had reason to
expect. Inc Boer was Drought 10 lhlS COAST al
the expense Of Manager Jim Corroth with the
expectation that be woald meet Nelson. Before
he arrived here the gliIeFing bait OF 81. COO had
been held out 10 Joe Thomas and Ike Abe Ruef's
supervisors he could not resist the lure He
delivered the goods in the person OF The Boer
and now he finds that the promises or some pro-
not as calloused as Al Herford and be feels the
position in which he finds himself
This is not his hrst experience with the
Occidental club and he says he should have
known better than trust 10 Idle promises. he
was promised something extra for fighting
Stanley ketcheI at the baseball PARK, but never
Before that Willie Britt had his experience
Although in trouble with the authorities over
his activities in the old fight trust he claims
that he was q full hedged partner with Gleason
in the Occidental club when the Cans Britt
ceipts were about $50 600, while the fighters
divided s26. o01. This left $4,000 for the club,
but the trusting Willis has never been able TO
secure en- accounting
Cans was TO have received sI5. 600 that day
according 10 his guarantee, but this was cut TO
SI3, 600 be being allowed one half OF the
tie license for the year was charged up In
the accounts for this fight together with the
expenses OF fitting up the park for the fight
The same items crop up again in the Hetchel-
OF Ketchel. was silent partner
Britt who is acting for Nelson. did not meet
Yesterday as was planned. Both sides seem
eager for IS round fight at the Mission street
arena July f. Cans IS again holding out for
seem inclined to give. 1t IS unreasonable for
Cans TO ask for guarantee when he drew
only Sc. 900 with Unholz. who should have been
an attraction as he had never been seen here.
nc can draw and Cans has been in the business
long enough 10 learn this lesson.