The sun., 1909-02-25
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
HUGO KELLY AND JOE THOMAS
BON HERE TONIGHT.
To Meet In Ten Round Bout at Fairmont
A.C.-Owen Moran May he Matched
win Attell-I'hiiadeiph National
League Bali club Changes Hands.

League Bali Club Changes Hands
When Hugo Kelly and Joe Thoma:
meet in a ten round bout at the Fairmoni
A, C., is7th street and Third avenue. to-
night the members will see plenty OF heavy
hitting. Kelly and Thomas will scale
at about 100 pounds, and both will enter
the ring In tiptop condition, they say
They have never fought before, but judg-
ing froW their respective performances
In bouts with stanley Ketchel and Bill Papks
they are pretty evenly matched. Kelly
an Italian by birth and resident OF Chicago
at one time proclaimed himself the middle
weight champion of America. but not until
FitAsimmons and Tommy Ryan were back
numbers. Kelly. in time, tackled Bill
Papke and was trimmed. Then the Italian
ran up against Ketchel and was put away
with a great wallop on the jaw. Last fall
Kelly met Papke again and they boxed
twenty-five rounds to a draw, the bout
taking place at Los Angeles. and many OF
the spectators declaring that Kelly had
mudif The better of the argument.
Thomas was regarded AZ a wonderful
pusilist by Californians until he was beaten
three times In succession by Ketchel. Hut
in each instance he made things interesting g
for the mddleweiRht champion while the
bout lasted. The fact that ketchel was
once knocked out by Papke Is used as an
argument that both Kelly and Thomas
are not far behind Ketchel in point OF pugi-
listic merit. Kelly is a first class boxer
as well as a rugged, hard hitter. Local
sporting men have made him a 10 TO =
favorite over Thomas. but the latter said
yesterday that he would come 40 near
beating the Chicago man there would be
plenty OF excitement for the latter's follow
ers. Manager Gibson OF the Fairmont
club has arranged several preliminaries
which look tempting on paper.
Charles J. Harvey, manager OF Jem Dris-
coll and owen Moran. said yesterday that
Abe Attell instead of wailing about the
recent bout with Driscoll and making bluffs
about $4,000 side bets in the event Of an
other mill should not lose sight OF the fact
that Owen Moran stands ready to make a
match with the American featherweight
champion and allow the latter to name the
conditions. Moran will fight Attell. accord
ing to Harvey. at any of the local clubs. the
National or Fairmont preferred. ten rounds
ss soon as Attell is ready to talk business.
-Attell talks about how he can whip Driscoll
for the featherweight championship OF the
world. said Harvey yesterday, but he has
never beaten Moran as yet. They have met
on the Coast twice-a twenty-five and q
twenty-three round draw-but In each
fight. in my opinion. Moran should have
TeCclNeQ Int ueClSlOn MOTdu lb kOOu Jubb
nov and II Attell isn't afraid of him he II
take the Englishman on. They would draw
a big house, for they are next TO Driscoll
the best feathers in the world" 1t ia said
that the National A. {. is trying TO match
Attel and Moran for bout some time next
month.
Meanwhile the Fairmont A. G. is angling
for match bet ween Attell and Leach Cross
II they sign articles Attell will probably
have to give fifteen pounds TO the East Side
as rds DssSo twelve ", to the
coll, but because OF Attell's q inferior ducking
il Is thought Cross might have a chance to
harmiessly over Driscolls head, Attell
thought pretty well OF the match yesterday,
but his friends were advising him to go
slow.
Battling Hurley OF Passaic will probably
rule favorite over Charley Grinfn OF Aus |
National A. G. tomorrow night. This |
affair is expected to be Of the whirlwind
as the 6s %e .s4 are fa.t Ssr ssd
up there was an exciting fight in which |
knockdowns and, grogginess predominated
OF the tenth round. but II was still any body's
rematched them. The National A.. {. |
from Tomorrow night that should prove
2 oorker, The principals will be Mickey
a match with Nelson. 4 week later, March
rounds at New York's exclusive sporting
club.
The Philadelphia National League Club
has been sold again. It has passed into the
hands Of three Pennsyvania State Sen:
stors JaTes u p McNichoI Clasenes Wolf
club has been regarded as an uncertain
groposition, since 4, J; Reach and, John /.
were the mainsprngs the club made oceans
OF money, but finally. under fire. the mag
mates sold out for si75.Oo to a syndicate
the Pittsburg magnate. said to be the hacker
OF george B; Dovey in the ownership OF
the Boston Nationals; Dreyfuss's prom-
old cry Of Syndicate ball, so that a few
weeks aso Barney announced that he had
caS to % Manager T MGFrag for mnr
ray admitted that he had the stock, but
said he did not buy it for himself. And
who promise to eliminate the veteran Billy
shettslne ,t from The , clubs % presidency.
pansSn Of tRe American ha eaSee shSe 'ne seven es
years ago the New York, Boston, Brook
iyn, Philadelphia Chicago and Cincinnati
clubs Of the National League have changed
ownership.
Pitcher Ames. Infelder Herzoe and Out
Ames said he was in excellent health and
hoped to be mainstay In the box this
year. Last season he was not In any kind
OF shape until II was too late to help the
Giants except in the last few games Even
then Ames. because Of his splendid condi-
OF many fans he should have been used
against the Cubs In the play of game
instead OF Mathewson, who was ali in !
Ames thinks McGraw's team will win the
championship sure and SAYS that the addi-
tlon OF Schlei. Raymond and Murray will |
Just about do the trick.
ere will be In the South, some at Hot Springs
some at Macon and others at Haddock. Pa
But before two weeks have elapsed Man
ager Stallings will have more than thirty
hve men under his watchful eyes al Macon
Stallings viii! have Arthur Irwin and the
veteran Charley Farrell to act as his assist
ants in coaching the men and expects TO
be able TO weed out the undesirable talent
in short order; The Highlsnders manager
hsse. chiefly because the hot tempered
Kid has written asking for a chance TO
prove his worth. The fact that none of the
American League clubs wanted Elberfeld's
services when they were placed on the
market recently has apparently opened
Elberfeld's eyes. He possibly realizes that
unless he plays winning ball in future his
quickly passed up and forgotten. II Elber-
Highlanders' third baseman he will he
released. That much Ia certain. for Stallinps
Will have no time to bother with uncertain
ties. II Ia predicted freely that the young
sters Ward, Austin and Engle will make