The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
Otto FIoto IS One Of Those Who
 Would Protect Boxing Game

r,ioes against the Baltimore bacon gath erer before q true line on his present Is looking after his interests says if he trims Cans he will post a forfeit and challenge Nelson to box White for the championship. Is he can beat Cans he surely will be entitled to . try for pre- .rn, miea hcnors Ss but he is liable to have his should be against him.
 Cans Seeks Match.
 When Cans came over from BaltI- more last week looking for bother, he alone. He did not forget. however. to strap around himself thousand In real
 money, because the sugar always adds q token of sincerity, especially when up to the Fairmount A. c. the night he arrived, to witness the Driscoll- Cross bout. White was introduced from the ring and the annouficer stated that '"is weight in the world from Nelson down." Cans was standing in the back ground when the announcement was made and all he said was. That's me.
 The next day he looked up Billy Hicks. tossed in his thousand and said: 'I want to fight; the grass Is short in Baltimore and the grocer and butcher sure do come around every Monday morning. whether have the kale ready for them or not I'm not sick and all I had was a bad cold. Nothing stirring on that neuralgia of the heart thing. Try to get Murphy Cross, white or any of them for me but for goodness sake please don't mention that Nelson boys name in the same breath with mine: hate to look at his photograph. You know. know; ain't noguess work about that. met that boy He's some benr-cat. But think can overpower the rest of them, 30 you may make 1t as strong as you wish Say the old man is back on the job and as full of noise as ever" The next say he was offeredla match with White by the Na- tienals and he mapped 1t up. - Ever since Stanley Ketcheil defeated Joe Thomas in California, the Eastern fans have been anxious to see him work against a good man. All kinds of of- fers have been made him to appear in New York, Boston and Philadelphia but something always turned up and, "the best middle-weight since Fitzsimmons' time," as one of his Western admirers teYmed him, has looked with indifferent eyes upon the efrete East and its en- like he would be matched here In New York. Willus Britt was in Grand Rap ids at the time, spending the holidays together with a few shekels and 3 wire was sent, asking him if there was a little patience. Looks like there will be something doing fin a few days" But it fell through. Now the wires bring the good news from the West that he will surely box six rounds at Philadel- ptia with Jack OBrien on March IT. receiving $8,0O0 for his end. Rather a healthy stipend Tor eighteen minutes work but 1t shows how badly the East efn sports wanted to see him In action, No matter what prices are charged, the napacious arena of Jack McGuiggan's Club will be packed to the rim. Every body is hoping the bout takes place as scheduled.
 The pitiable showing Jim Macsharry recently made against Sailor Burket is only another affirmation of the theory that man must have experience in well against a tried professional. He knew how to box; was well-put up; fast. and as game as bull dog, but he stepped on nall when he essayed to Intermingle with the rough marine. When Burke carried the fight to him. he didn't know what to do.' He was willing enough but his gymnasium knowledge could not prevail against and when he left the ring of the Ma tional A. c. he had been as badly whip ped in the single round as most losers arc in ten. Burke may not be q cham pion when pittei against men like Bill iy Papke and Hugo Kelly but if there is man running around loose who can trim a novice more quickly or thor oughly than he. he is stranger in these parts.
 It may look a trife blue for the sport at present in California but there Is no occasion to weep and moan over the future prospects of boxing in this coun- try. When one state drops out. 1t gen. erally is the case that another one bobs up and takes its place. The out look in Indiana at this writing doesn't seem to be half bad. The declaration of Mayor Bookwalter of Indianapolis that he would permit Legitimate box in0 0atcheR" sO long aa he iR head of the municipality, was pleasant neWs to the eastern managers. Also that Terre Haute and several of the smaller towns in the HoosieF State were falling in line. With New York. Boston. Phil adelphia, Baltimore and Pittsburg in the east to fall back on, the ring stars still have a market where they can peddie their wares.