The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-10
BOXING GAME
ON THE BOOM
PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRiEN
TO MEET JOHNSON ON THE
29TH OF MAY.
MANY OTHER MATCHES
ketehel and Langford May Meet in
JuIy-Drscoll and AtteIi VIII
Clash For Feather
weight Title.

New York, May a-According to
Jack Johnson's la est recorded min !
the match with Stanley Ketchell
stands, the big black having con
cluded, so he says that Jeffries does
not mean business, but mas an.
nounced his willing no-> TO fight
again purely for theatrical purposes
Johnson Is quoted as saying that
Jeffries is .blufflng and VIII never en-
fer the ring again; that If Jeffries
really intended to make match he
would sign articles and post the
necessary forfeits without further de-
lay, or would at least agree verbally
upon the exact date for mill, John
son has been so severely scored for
dodging Sam Langford that he says
now he intends 10 convince the sport
Ing public that he is reai champion
and that he will meet all his chal-
lengers in due time. Johnson has
cinched a six-round bout with Phila-
delphia Jack OBrien, 10 be decided
in Quakertown on May 10. and will
sail a few ays later for England and
France.
While on the other side Johnson,
according to his own statements will
be ready TO make matches with the
winner of fight between Sam Lang
ford and Joe Jeanette. or with Ian
Hague the new English heavyweight
champion, provided the latter defeats
Laugford.
Hot Scrap For July.
In the meantime Ketche intends
to take on Sam Langrord for tn
rounds at Los Angeles I'm July. Wllus
Britt has accepted the offerc of si0,-
600 guarantee, win, loss or draw,
from Promoter McCarey, N behalf OF
Kpfohol, ond Tire Tattet mas deCiueu
TO leave for the coast about the mid
die of May Joe Goodman, Langford's s
manager, has also accepted terms,
and says that he will cut short his
coming trip to Europe IN order to get
back in time for a mill that he has
been trying to clinch for nearly a
year.
Kaufman has planned TO be in
France in July and will try to force
Johnson to give up his promise to
make a match there Should either
Langford or Kaufman get a crack at
Johnson on theo ther side Of the At
lantic it is believed that the big negro
would be extremely LUCKY 10 escape
defeat, aud that If his co;ors should
be lowered his bout with Ketchel
would lost much of it's present in.
terest.
Crack Feathers 20 Meet.
Frontier Coffroth, it Is understood
has arranged 45-round battle be
tween Jem Driscoll and Abe AttelI for
the featherweight championship. of
the world To be decided at Colma Oh
Thanksgiving Day. It IS said the
men will fight for 50 per cent of the
gate receipts. which may reach the
$4,000 mark. Just what weight will
govern the mill is not known just
now, but the belief is prevalent that
the little pugilists will scale at 122
pounds five or six hours before the
ring time Driscoll has decide TO cut
short his theatrical engagements in
England and will return to this coun-
try in June. He writes that he will
be ready to meet all corners in short
bouts during the summer months,
and will then begin training for the
battle with Attell II IS predicted
that Drlscoll and AttelI will provide
one of the most sensational contests
between featherweights the world
has ever seen. and opinions already
differ as to the outcome.
GoldfeId Gets Coin.
Goldfeld is an enterprisng town
and when It wants anything, goes
after it, according to n recent dis
patch from the Nevada mining camp
A mass meeting of 10o1 citizens re-
Gently decided that Goldfield should
offer $4,000 for fight between Jack
Johnson and James ]. Jeffries, to take
place in the latter part of September
during the session of he mining con
gress.
Before the meeting adjourned $40,
000 of the amount had been pledged
and the further decision reached thai
should $4,000 prove too small 9
purse to attract the big fighters an,
sum within reason would be offered