Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-20
Noted Promoter Thinks Coast
Fans viii Not See
Fights.
NEW YORK ATTRACTIONS.
Eddie smith Of Oakland Says n Few
Things About "Oily Jim
Calls Him Down.
(By Eddie SMITH

From time 20 time We have called
Jimmy Coffroth az various times Ont
mist.c Jim, James Wellington Conroth
oily Jim, and any number OF other
names that Mr. Conroth may have TAX
en- exception TO " no had been ON the
job and heard them For the first time
during our Acquaintance. it now be-
cones necessary TO call him Pessinist;c
Jim Conroth N.Y. but that's tough 20
have to do this to one Of the gang who
has always looked into the distance
with an encouraging word for that
which Is coming, pugilstic day
Why only q few weeks ago, when
every one Of the sport critics were de-
voting space 10 articles relating TO the
death Of stars In the pugilistio world.
and the small chance OF San Francisco
having anything good this year. COT
froth came 10 tho 'front.' ana announced
that he would nm his holiday dates with
great attractions. and we fell for the
bull and called him Optimistic Jim.
THINKS NEW YORK is JUST IT.
Now mnS YOU. Dear Jamsey SAYS
that New York win get AN TIN big pu-
g.listic attractions and that san Fran
cisco win have to be satisfied with her
little local affairs between men of i'm
ferior ability Can Il be that our very
good friend Coffroth has been sitting
up at nights studying the stars. or has
he been going against the palmlstry
game TO have such a decided change of
oplnionP Jim. in his announcement
that New York would out us on the
map pugilistically. says that Abe Atteu
and Jem DriscOll drew $4,000 in New
York and that If they have fought II
San Francisco they would have drawn
about $1,000, which is very true hut
there Is q reason Tor an this. AttclI
has been matched with So many suck
ers in san Francisco and has fought SO
lndiuerenty when pitted against a good
man that the san Francisco public has
tied the can ON him to- certain cx-
tent. The only real fighting that Attell
did While IN San Francisco was IN the
contest with Battling Nelson and tho
Dane allowed him little time To- do any
thing else.
CALIFORNIA. PLACE FOR BOUTS.
In both his contests with owen Moran
he stalled more than half OF the time.
and In his battles with frankie Neil
Tommy Sullivan and Eddie Kelly the
champion was So much the superior
man that the contests were no contests
at all. Bring out Mr. Driscoll. now that
1t looks as ~ he could beat Atten, and
see how the San Francisco people viii
flock to the arena More than half
the fans on the coast want to see this
fellow get "A beating. and any time that
n man is matched with him who looks
TO nave anything more than an even
chance to do the trick bad car service
would not fail to keep them away.
Besides that n Johnson and Ieffries
arc matched there is only one place Ina
the country FOR the contest 10 be held.
and that is right here I'm California. and
We win have it. too, II Dr. "a bad time
10 spread broadcast that san Francisco
Is not drawing good houses and that we
VIII be outshined by New York for Il
VII make Duvilists shy ou coming here
We will not be outdone by New York
when anything real big comes on Mr.
Nonroth, and IL is well that YOU know
It.
stop counting the stars. Jim. and get
20 bed early. Willie Britt IS not here to
Keep you standing ON the corner for
hours and there BE- no reason why YOU
above all others should become pessl-
mistic. We expect something big from
you on tho Fourth OF July James and
we are for you with the Hyland- Nelson
contest, so be a good boy and stop this
dreaming Of a bad season