The San Francisco call., 1909-02-16
MURPHY A SLIGHT
CHOICE OVER
SAVERS
Betting s 10 10 on the Local
WsH and Odds Even on
Other Fights

Z the betting on the fights to be
held Friday night at Dreamland pa
viIion under the auspices of the Mis-
sion athletic club can be taken as a
criterion the contest should be evenly
,vaged as the odds are even on the re
suits Of two of the matches, while
TO 10 is offered that Johnny Murphy
VIII beat the clever Milwaukee light
weight, Maurice Sayers. Commissioner
Tom Corbett says that the bettors who
want to play Fritch. Nelson. Neil and
Whitney are willing to take even
Murphy's local popularity is partly
= responsible for his being made favor
lite over the eastern lad. If the work
Of these boxers in the gymnasium were
used TO make the odds Sayers would
undoubtedly be a top heavy choice. He
is a snowy boxer whose footwork and
speed have attracted every one VINO
has seen him work. However, train
ing and real fighting are as different
as day and night, and the bettors US
ually use the old system OF hguring
past performances when II comes TO
making odds.
Murphy's victory over Savers at Los
Angeles several months ago, when he
beat him for decision after brulsing
contest, is what the bettOrS take no
tice of. The reports of those who wit
messed the Murphy -Sayers bout in the
EOALn SAY lAdL IA a uENlS4OA lAau bCNA
given AT the end Of the fifteenth round
the eastern boxer would have been en-
titled TO the palm.
While Savers has been fighting. for
a number of years he has never been
seen in this city. He has hooked up
with such clever ring performers as
d.. Charley ~Neary- Ben Nanger, Aurelo
Herrera and nearly every other stellar
lightweight and has held his own with
. treU.
A victory over Murphy would be a
big boost TO The Milwaukee chap. Good
ngEIing material hereabouts Is scare,
> and he has a chance TO make good and
puI himself in demand.
-. savers is down TO weight. while Mur-
,I5lN- is within few pounds OF the
notch. and his trainers say tnat ne
!: could, reach the required figure 1873
=. mounds, at-any time
:: Al Neil is plugging away at the Mis-
sion clubs 3 gymnasium every day, ana
III is the ambition of the popular mid
..csl g weight TO impress upon the fans
+ hat -he is stiu a live one as far as a
tighter goes. He wants TO win by a
.-k60ckout. and IL he is anywhere near
:-llilseIf he should do this trick as he
B. has "a big advantage over the colored
fellow I'm weight
: The colored fighter has a little the
.bes-t of ir IN years. He has plenty o.
endurance and figures on wearing Neil
down and then going IN and finishing
lim. He is being backed by the colored
contingent. Whitney is al sam Prultt s
gymnasium and is the center of an ad-
miring group of cOlOred sports who
visit him every DAY during his boxing
exhibitions.
Monte Atteu and Jimmy Regain the
boxers who viii mix il In the feature
bout Of Jim Conroths show at the
r. Mission street arena on the afternoon
of Washington birthday, have agreed
20 q slight change il the weight. Their
b. original agreement 10 weigh In at :
o'clock. in the morning at 116 pounds
has been changed. Since Mcfarland
made his sudden departure the time
Of AIte5l and Regan 10 appear IN the
. ring has been changed so that they
viii enter the ring an hour or so later
fhan originally intended The boys
VIII weigh in at lie pounds at 3 a. m
: The North End club viii be in the
Sight promoting field this year, as the
IS lpaTTi isors yesterday granted the or
ganizatiOn permit 70 conduct q pro-
=. feSsional exhibition during March.
Frank. SchirO, match maker for the
.cf7Ih. will. lose no time in selecting
fighters for his March date. The North
END club would like to secure Hugo
kpils. and another formidable middle
weight and in is likely that If Al
NeH finishes Kyle whitney IN WORK
rlisnlike fashion the former idol VIII be
gifsen a chance at the crack Chicago
.boxeri
Montana Jack sullivan. who meets
Jack Burgess in the feature event OF
the West Oakland's show tomorrow
night Is said TO be one of the most
Ifkesest heavy weights that has been
fghting in the bushes. He has beaten
several boxers IN decisive 1ashlon OF
late. and if he takes the measure OF
Burgess tomorrow night he VIII be
given a chance at one of the second
class heavy weights.