The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
By William J. SIaftery

After q lavoff of three months. actiVl-
ties viii be revived at Jim Coffroth
Mission street arena this afternoon
with the meeting between Johnnie
Reagan. the sensational little local
bantam weight fighter, and Monte At
tell. also local boy and one of the
best in his class that the ring has
produced IN many years. The tiny
boxers are scheduled TO go 90 rounds
with riv Kreling. a well known Olym-
pic club man and all around athletic
authority. as the third man in the
ring.
Last night Reagan ruled a 10 10 :
choice over the shifty little Hebrew
Those who are figuring form and class
and past performances believe that
Reagan viii continue in his champion
snip stride and score a decisive victory
over Attell. The pair met few
months ago and after i rounds OF
hard hghting il was declared draw,
though Reagan was the agSressor
throughout and pressed his opponent
very hard.
MATCH MEANS MUCH
The match means much TO the win
.ifer. for it is very likely that he win
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for the worlds bantam weight title.
.Coulon has wired that he VIII give the
winner a chance. provided that he will
make lls pounds, and as both Of to-
days contestants claim 10 be able to
do this weight, CoTroth is already out
lining his plans for staging the pro-
p0seu encounter and making il a big
champ pionsEIp attraction with all the
Trills anc rCf1es that generally 60
wlrh one OF this sort
Reagan and AtUeH VIII weigh in this
, morning 1t Tom Corbetts. Accord -
ing 10 the articles Of agreement, each
must make 10 pounds ~ O'cIOcK- AS
botl have done this frequently in the
past there seems little doubt out that
they VIII save their forfeit money.
though it is said Reagan had a hard
time training down 10 the fine point.
The little fellows worked hard and
faithfully TO get into shape for the
coming encounter and We're watched
by big crowds daily. Reagan did his
stunts with Maurice Sayers at Colma.
while ALtell tore around the gymna-
sium OF the Mission club, where he
took a whirl at all corners. regardless
Of their weight. he is very confident
that he can win.
TWO PRELIMINARIES
There viii be two preliminaries 10
the big attraction. The first of these
VIII be a 10 round go between Anton
LsgraVe. the ButchertOwn terror, and
VINO
calme out here with Jimmy Gardner
last summer Lagrave has the punch
and Mack has the science and clever
ness. so between them they should
make II interesting for the fans.
The second event win start promptly
AT the conclusion OF the curtain raiser
and viii be furnished by Frankie Ed
wards the clever local lightweight and
Dick Cullen. who was well known here
when the four round game was in full
blast Though neither man lays much
claim 10 class. still the mill has its
good points and ought 10 be worth wit
Messing.
The show viii start promptly at .
O'Clock, rain or shine and the odds as
usual are in favor or CoffrOth who
iIK ariably Is lucky enough 10 pick out
- q nne day for his outdoor ring attrac-
lions. The show will be rushed
through 10 completion and probably
viii be finished by 1 o'clock or an
hour later al the most in the event
that an the bouts go to the limit
DoTrOth has made special arrange
lents with the United Railroads for
2 running Of extra cars. All those
the Valencia street line will 20
directly 10 the arena and most of the
Mission street cars viii also continue
10 the same destination. Indica tions
are that the fights viii pull a fair
sized holiday crowd. The prices are
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