The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
WEST OAKLAND FIGHTS

w ESI OAhlsAND FIGHTS
The West Oakland club will stage it's monthly
boxing show at its pavilion. Eighth and Pine
streets, tonight. and from the advance sale of
tickets Match Maker Tommy Simpson expects
big crowd.
Simpson Will offer the rams "a rounds OF box
Ing at popular prices, and in the makeup Of his
card he has some fairly classy performers
Arthur Allen of Springfield. Ohio. and Toby
Irwin. the North Beach fayorite viii be seen in
the main event Allen has had lot Of expert
ence In the ring He was OF the principals
IN the preliminary bouts Noah's ark. Irwin
is a well known performer around San Francisco.
At one time Toby considered classy material
but he suffered several setbaeks in his early
career that put him out OF the running.
Eddie Menney, boy of whom the Los Angeles
tight fans think very well. is to oppose Jimmy
Reagan, San Francisco lad, in the six round
semiwindup- Menney has quite fair ring rec
ord and his friends look sor him to have little
trouble in beating Reagan. but the local lad may
surprise the Los Angeles man. he has Duz-
zling defense and rather useful sort OF punch.
PACKEY,s STOCK RISES
Packey McFarlsnds easy victory over Leach
Cross. the New York phenom. has advanced his
stock in the ring materially. Cross is DO cham
pion- but his work in the six round game led
many New Workers to believe that he was in
vineibie over the shorter course. The way
Paekey handled the boxing dentist has convinced
eastern followers Of pugilism Of the error of
their estimation.
Right now the stockyards boy is Nelson's only
rival TO merit much consideration. OF course
rEeuuie NeiSn mas aspiration TO meet Nelson.
put Mcfariand,s work has been Of character
that entities him TO the first call on the Great
Dane when the latter gets ready TO get back in
the ring.
Word comes from New York that several of
tne Gotham fight clubs have a match between
the nossy ringman, Kid Mccoy. and Al Kaufman
topmost in their minds. McCOy's victory over
Jim Stewart has restored to the Kid some of his
oiSaine dn ring prestige Eastern scrioes say that
when stewart took a good look at that Mccoy
sneer he came near jumping out of the ring
and that it was only the imploring Of Referee
"nite tnat Kept Stewart In the ring
Dr. Roller, the big Seattle wrestler. passed
through the city the other dav and rave,~on+
that he would give up the mat for the ring
The big wrestler has the pugilistic bee buzzing
in his skylights and thinks that he can take
down Burns. Kaufman. Jack Johnson and few
more ring WORTHLESS. So far as beef and bone
20 the doctor grappler is eminently gifted
but the chances are that il he enters the prize
ring he will learn the true wisdom Of the old
adage that many are called. but few chosen
Harry Williams. the local bantam weight. with
a 80 horsepower jump spark kick in his right
mitt, will leave for Los Angeles next Tuesday
to seek a fight. Williams has been a fairly busy
late and the way he has been topplng his Op-
ponents over gives evidence that he has a Kick
that. has the persuasive powers OF police
mans night stick Williams has had offers
from McCarey and the chances are that when he
arrives in Los Angeles he will not have TO east
about long for match
frankie Neil is keeping very busy in that
little hamlet the Hudson known as New
OF Abe AttelIs cappers, in Gotham on
the night of October 81
Pretty hard to believe that John L. is only
go he has crowded much into that half
century that trying to keep track Of it would
make any ordinary mortal think that he was
a centenarian-
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