The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30
SIX FIGHTERS TOE
THE SCRATCH
TONIGHT
Wise Ones Seem TO Favor MUIR
ply and Sullivan Over
Hudson and Neil
By William ]. SIaffery

A pugilistic entertainments which
shcald hold all the fans who like
rough lighting is on the card at Dream
land pavilion this evening under the
auspices Of Charley Lercari's Pacific
club. Johnny Murphy. the local light
weight and Chick Hudson. the highly
touted performer from Seattle, are
scheduled TO go is rounds as the main
event, Montana Jack Sullivan and Al
Neil VIII step Is rounds in the big
side issue and George Cooper and Ed
die Lynch, a pair OF aspiring young
bantams, viii appear in the ring
warmer. At least one knockout is
looked for by The wise boys.
h Most OF the interest seems to center
tin the battle between the lightwei ghts.
Murphy rules a 10 TO 8 shot over the
northern fighter. and the chances are
that the odds viii drop another point
or two before the men enter the ring.
Murphy has large local following,
while Hudson's ability as a fighter is
not known TO the fans OF this city.
In the event that Hudson can stow
Murphy away he will be looked upon
IS one Of the lighting sensations Of
the age. Murphy has been up against
many a tough one in his time. but
none Of them has ever been able 10
knock him out Hudson boasts a
knockout wallop besides having the
reputation of being a fighter who can
take a world of beating without firing.
II he lives up TO his reputation the
tans figure to see -hght replete with
action from one tap OF the bell TO the
other.
Hudson started once in this city in
a preliminary TO the Schreck-Kaufman
Ia n.aE
Fred Ward that evening and failed to
show much class Since then Hudson
is said 10 have been getting away with
many a tough one and his manager.
J.. l. Mills is confident that he viii
take Murphy down the line tonight.
Al Neil is taking a desperate chance
with Montana Jack Sullivan. The pair
met last month in Oakland and after
six rounds Referee Eddie Smith called
II draw. TOnights battle goes Is
rounds. and Sullivan figures TO have
the advantage over a longer route He
Is possessed Of a wallop and he can
take a lot Of punishment without
slowing.
The little fellows who are on for
the ring warmer are fast, clever lads
who never fought as professionals be-
tore. Cooper is the champion of the
North End club. and incidentally. he
won the last olympic amateur bantam
started recently, but when he was Ia
the game he proved an aggressive rght-
er With good punch in either hand.
Promoter Lercari promises to start
his fights promptly at $50 o'clock so as
TO give ali the fans a chance 10 get
home early. AS soon as one pair of
ScrapperS is through, another viii be
put on. Sol Levinson viii referee all
The mills while, as usual. George Har-
ting VIII be the timekeeper and Billy
Jordan VIII do the talking from the
middle OF the ring,
It looks like an assured fact now that
Battling Nelson has put Paclye Nc
Farland of until september g. Pro-
meter Jim Conroth does not seem TO
know exactly where he stands, but he
sun hopes that the breach between
the lightweights viii be bridged. and
that ne viii eventually be successful in
bringing them together as per schedule
Conroth pins his hope to the cham
pion- who will be in this city in an
other week. When the promoter and
the fighter get together and talk the
matter over carefully there is a good
chance Of an agreement being reached
But in the meantime, II Nelson prefers
taking on Johnny Thompson July 4,
COfrOth may see his way clear to
cinch this matchs
II is barely possible that Al Kauf-
man and Sandy Ferguson viii be seen
in action in this city next month. The
Mission club has started negotiations
10 make this match and in the event
that Ferguson is willing, the chances
OF the meeting between the big fellows
are bright Ferguson is now in Bos-
ton his home town.
Matchmaker Sidney Hester had a
talk with Billy Delaney several days
ago, and the veteran manager expressed
his willingness TO send his man against
the big Bostonian. Word is expected
from Ferguson daily. His stock took
2 big jump since he fought sam Lang
ford 10 a draw the other evening. He
las not started here since he fought
Jack Johnson about five years ago at
Colma.