The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
LANGFORD WILLING
TO BOX TWO MEN
In A NIGHT
Boston Black Includes Young
Peter Jackson With Another
Tough Fighter
Rv W. J. SEaffery

r, order 10 demonstrate TO the fight
fans OF san Francisco that sam Lang
FORD is the marvellous middle weight
that his reputation implies. Joe Wood
man. manager Of the colored fighter, is
willing TO pit him against amy two
second rate men OF his weight in the
country. Woodman arrived from Los
Angeles last night and issued his bold
def. and if Promoter Charles Lercari is
anxious to get dusky Sam as the star
on this months card, he can have him
Tor the asking.
II WOodman does not land match
Tor IaRgford here within the next week
Or two, he probably viii take him TO
Los Angeles. as Manager Tom McCarey
Of the Pacific club Of that city is very
mach impressed with the big Boston
smoke and is anxious TO match him
against two big fellows, provided sam
is willing 10 take botn on in the same
2 EhL
II viii pit Sam against any two
second rate men in the middle weight
OF heavy weight division and agree TO
STOP them both within % rounds, said
~ Goldman last night 4 am not look
ing for an easy game and l viii al
low the promoter TO pick the men, II
there is any chance TO get one top
notcher I would prefer this sort OF
game. but apparently there is no show
1or a while al least
~Langford viii take on this big
husky darkey. Dick Richards and Bat
Ting Johnson or Young Peter Jackson.
-or Terry Mustain. or in TACT any who
viii be willing TO go He viii agree
10 stop two Of them in 10 rounds each.
Hud all he viii demand is a rest Of j.
sIninutes between bouts. Surely this is
enot asking too much or looking for the
fbeSt Of IL.
Young Peter Jackson. but ] do not
Stake them seriously. j am so confident
Nhst sam can beat Peter that l include
,Fhe latter with any other second rater
trhat they wish TO put in against the
FBOsOn boy on the same night The only
-cOncessiOn / ask If such a match is
made is that Jackson come last, for
be has such hard head that Langford
rs liable TO in5ure his hands.
d. j. is barely possible that Lercafi viii
decide 10 pull OF one OF these three
cOTncred mills this month He an
nOunced last Saturday that he would
decide upon his card today, for he re-
siizes that he must show lot OF speed
3n order 10 pull of a match this month.
Lercari has long since given up the
5des Of inducing any star TO meet Lang
ford before his club.
The new promoter also has his eyes
on Johnny Murphy and Kid Harrison
and a couple Of more likely boys TO
furnish the preliminary 10 this show
He has sort Of weakness for the
little fellows and ii is very likely that
BE viii favor them over LangfOrd if
zhcH come TO his terms. In the mean
zime, Ebony sam is at the promoters
service.
Word comes from Los Angeles that
The Pacific athletic club is having its
troubles with fighters and the latest
10 run out on them is Freddie Welsh.
1he British lightweight champion. who
was matched 10 fight George Memsic.
Instead. Welsh has switched the cut
and accepted an offer from the New
orleans club TO take on Young Corbett
there January 2S.
Apparently it is coming soft for
welsh. The Crescent City promoters
are giving him a pair Of round trip
tickets. all his expenses and $4,000 10
meet Corbett. The latter has been in
with the j. and O's for two years. so
5t would appear that clever fellow
like Welsh is not taking any chances
in going 10 rounds with him.