The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
SUPERVISORS MAY
CRUSH BOXING
TODAY
EiqHf Fans and Promoters Are
Anxious Regarding Action
of Officials
By William ). SIattery

VIII the supervisors have compassion
on the hghting game this afternoon ana
hand OUT the long looked lot peIlnl''
or VIII they follow mp last week IN
s.linstlons and either cause more agony
with another postPonemenI retuse 70
sanction q mill or come through will VIII
ne necessary legal document Ahese
age the questions uppermost an lae
minds Of the promoters, nghters ana
fans, all OF whom seem 10 be laborlhg
under quite 4 strain. for there are many
who fear Tor the worst
The hesitating tactics of the super
Risors At their last meeting aroused the
suspicious OF the susplcleOsly lheilieo, ll,,
and ever since that day they nave oeen
zOing around from post 10 pillar, con-
nding their fears to their 1rlends ana
looking for nothing save the Worst.
They nave not come out openly Win
their views lest too much puDnciLS
might spoil what little chance they
imagine the game now has
Although the police committee OF the
hoard was strong FOR granting the jan
nary hermit to the Pacific club, ana
thus gladden. the heart OF Promoter
charles Lercari. the other members OF
The board did not seem any too anxious
10 accept the recommendation, and thus
II was that the discussion started. Sew
orsl OF the members OF the boafd nad
s6eir little saw until the discussion be-
sau1e general with the result that after
a close vote il was decided 10 keep l.er-
carl on the anxious seat for another
In to a short time before the last
meeting il was generally beheNed lhat
/ Icrcari would encounter worthy toes
in the persons Of the hackers OF the new
/ Mission athletic club, but since theh
1he latter have about made up tnelI
minds 10 devote all their attention. 70
the amateur and gymnasium portions or
The athletic pastime, until at present II
looks like an assured fact that the
Mission organization viii not ngure as
an aspirant for professional permit
Tor another couple of months at least
lack Cleason's permit is apparently
in as much doubt as LercarIs- Al
though he was the first to receive rec
ognition from the police committee, he
met q ike fate when it pleaded IN MS
behalf before the main body. Like Ier-
carl, Gleason is living in the hope that
sthe dispensers Of the highly prized
trophy win have smiles and not frowns
for him today.
If Iercari expects to do any good
for himself next month II VIII pe abso-
luteiv necessary for him 10 be handed
his permit this afternoon. The time IS
getting very short. and as everybody
knows a promoter needs nearly
month in which 10 properly arrange ana
boom match that the fight fans, viii
smoke up over
Even if the Pacific club magnate does
set his permit he win have a hard time
making up lis own mind what TO DO
with it, After scanning the pugiustlc
horizon Charles failed 10 focus his eagle
eye on anything that pore an attfactlFe e
look. Everything appeared dark 10 nm
ia the foresround and the tAyinklers
in the background were TOO far away
Iercari did follow in the footsteps of
Coffroth few DAYS ago when he began
10 make arrangements 10 naateh req %
die Welsh and Packey MctaFlano ioF
The latter part OF next month. But ne
stopped after discovering tnat poth
men wanted Fat guarantees and also
that the matches they have on hand
would interfere with his plans
The announcement in yesterday
mornings Call that Cofroth had Of
fered Sam Berger match with the
winner Of the Kaufman Barry dght
stirred up a lot Of interest along the
line and had the effect of bringing ber-
gers friends to The front with me an
mOuncement that they would ike 10
see him take another fling At big Al
Coffroth apparently is sincere with
his offer and says that II still goes lie
believes that these big fellows would
draw an immense house and That fhe
wagering would be lively, and he fur
ther sees a great chance OF putting
The winner on with Johnson at his
Mission street arena either Decoration
day or the fourth Of july.
If the proper inducements are Of
fered, there is no question that Berger
would get back in the game IN 1iG
time. Big Sam has always been sore
At his defeat by kaufman more tnan
TWO years ago. and since that time has
longed for another good opportunity to
show his worth as a gladiator. There
viii be made after the southern en-
counter. which kaufman IS expected
70 win in eanter
Ever il the blacksmith does gei
away with all the big white men in his
path and then change his mind anc
agree 70 fight Johnson for the cham
pioushfp, he viii be confronted Wltf
parental as well managerial objec-
fions. His father, Charles kaufman
-efuses as follows:
10 get a bea ting from him, mark ny
words, he Will get IL from me- / woule
never consent to have q son of mine
enter the ring with a coioreo man. a
has promised me that he viii quit th'
game 6rst and I know that he mean,
what he says. He can do well enough
without lowering himself TO that level
kaufman is strong 10 to choice
over Barry for next Wednesday night'i
fight in Los Angeles They are aiss
big blacksmith will bring home tb'
coin by knockout within Is rounds
The kaufman money is plentiful
enough, but. there is very little Barr.
coin sn sight. Barry. has never ap
peared here and the local fans know
nothing Of his ability.
Conroth still stands ready TO ofse
his Washington's birthday date L
ISetchel and Langford, but thus far h
has received no answer from either th'
middle weight champion or his man
ager. Joe O'Connor. Any time eithc
Of them come forward to say the word
The match will be made and the anSiou
fans who have been looking for actioi
viii be satisfied.
Langford and his director general
Joe Woodman, are still on The joL
waiting for something TO turn up. In
less they can land Ketchel or anothe
good one they viii in all probabilit,
> lie themselves over to London and ac
cent the National clubs offer OF
match with Johnson, whom sam man
aged TO stand of for Is rounds a coupl
u years ago.
Old Al Nein is around town again
flushed with the successes he achieves
BY trimming all the bushers he la
taken on Of late. The ancient middl
weight added another feather 10 hi
we'll decorated bonnet the other nigh
by slowing husky Frank Mayfeld ava
Ia four rounds at Vallejo. This victor
las made the former pride OF the 10
: cal ring very proud.
This fellow Flynn got away wit
S2250 and the best he did was TO sticl
haif a round with Langford." shoute
Neill IN disgust. We'll. I'm not
: champion any more but take IL fror
me, the boys would get run for thei
money il I went against either th
negro or Ketchei.
And everybody believes that Neil
would give them a fight while n
lasted