The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
BLACK HURRICANE
HERE TO FIGHT
FLYNN
Sam La1gfOrd Arrives From
Boston With Bantam Weight
Jimmy Walsh
By w. ,. SIatfery

sam Ian gford. the hurricane Boston
black arrived yesterday afternoon from
his home city, Boston TO prepare for
the making of lLis pugilistic bow in this
city against Jim FLYNN on the evening
~ December q With Langford were
little Jimmy walsh. the tearing bantam
also Of The Hub City. and Joe Woodman
and Eddie Kesvan. the associate man
ayers Of the lighting pair. Both
lighters are fun OF business and they
figure on hitting the pike to Milletts
this afternoon 10 start training.
Langford. next 10 Battling Nelson
and Tommy Burns. is the most talked
of pugilist in the ga ne today. He bears
q striking resemblance 10 his distin-
guished townsman, Joe waIcott.
though he is shade more handsome, a
few inches taller ard not quite so
thick He dispenses free smiles to all
comers and rolls his 2 YES at everybody
who looks good 10 him.
Tim McGrsth was one OF the first
10 greet the fighting smoke. Without
waiting to be presented. Tim said:
sam. you're the homhest looking guy
ever took pipe at Now. don't get
offended. but il goes double.
Sam flashed the white iNories back at
the talkatiVe harp and replied;
Well, I guess Fse got TO stan for
take cause sam McNey has me beat 40
ways from the jack
LOOKS LIKE FIGHTER
Ilangford bears all the earmarks of
being The wonderful fighter that his
hackers claim. But a trifie over s feet
s inches in height. he is built like Tom
.SharkeE around the chest and neck. and
has arms nearly as >ong as Jack John
sons Ia condition. Langford weighs
15s pounds, though he has been fighting
none save heavy weights Of late
Ebony sam is not yet % years Of age,
though he has been in the lighting
business for the last six years He
started in as lightweight. fighting Joe
cans TO a Standsrlll in Is rounds and
latteninS the once great Elbows" Nc
Fadden IN three rounds After grad
uating from the lightweight class Lang
ford fOuEhf ali the Welters he could find
in and around Boston. and in a year or
so he came 10 the front as A middle
weight. but when men of that stamp
4. were scarce he varied the monOtony bv
taking on heavy weights. More than
year ago lie stood Jack Johnson off
for 5 rounds.
one of the first TO size up the Bos-
ionian was the middle weight cham
pion. Stanley Ketchel Ketch tore right
I'm and extended the ri ght mitt to the
big black. who grasped il good ma
furedly. Then the men fell TO sizing
each other UP from head to foot After
chel hade Sam gOOdbY-
Mighty husky lookin' youngster
that" mused Langford as Ketch faded
away through the swinging doors
Il still think 7 can lick him." said the
champion. but / want 10 see him fight
hrst I'm glad he is not so big as I
thought.
IN GOOD CONDITION
Langford has not done any fighting
lately. but he is in good condition. hav-
ing been in training for several weeks
FOR fight with PHILADELPHIA lack
@ Brien which was called off some time
ago He believes that he can fit him
self IN 10 DAYS Regarding his meeting
with FLYNN. sam has little 10 say other
than that he viii give the San Fran
cisco fans the best he has and let them
be the judges Of mis- ability as q great
fighter.
Little Jimmy Walsh is here 10 fight
any boy OF his weight whom Promoter
sam Berger can dig up for him. Walsh
IS one of the fastest little fellows IN
Carroll Of this city IN II rounds last
summer, and is very well thought of
by the local fans. II is likely that
Berger viii send him against Johnny
Woodmap and Keevan. who accom-
psny the fighters. are well known BoS-
ton promoters and have long been
Identified with the game in and around
the Hub City. Keevan was here with
Walsh and Jimmy Gardner several
months ago but Woodman is a new
one; who has yet TO ger acquainted
Both say that they viii bet lot of
money on Lsngford and Walsh.
ARTICLES ARE SIGNED
Langford's manager met Berger and
Mcl5rath later in the evening, and they
signed up the articles for the fight
There was hitch as TO the number
Of rounds. the Boston men demandine
IS. However, they were glad TO WELD
when II was pointed out to them that
unless the bout was carded for 90