The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-17
Frisco is Sure to Be
Scene of the Big Fight

the other day that was a wonder He
called the Illinois Thunderbolt all the
names that he could lay his tongue TO
and fairly dashed himself into a fury
while telling his audience what he
thought of his old opponent
| Ketchel continues to live in grand
style at the st. Francis hotel. Where
the money CONS from, nobody seems
to know, but the Michigan Lion goes
right ahead with his extravaganza ex-
penditures. Hugh Mcintosh. the Aus
tralian promoter, wired Ketchel a
guarantee of $4,000 and his training
expenses and return fare to go to Aus
tralia, but Ketchel only laughed. This
leads many to believe that the mid
dleweight champion does not want to
! fight any more. The chances are that
he could make a fortune in few
months by fighting stiffs like Bill
Squires and Bill LANCE in the land of
| the kangaroo.
Bantams Are Hurricanes.
Danny Webster, tearing youngs-
ter, will endeavor to wrest the BAN
tam weight title from Monte Attell in
20-round contest here on next Fri
day evening. The boys are to meet
at 116 pounds at 6 o'clock on the even
ing of the battle with Jack Welsh as
the third man in the ring. 1t gives
promise of being another hurricane af-
fair like Powell and Wolgast pulled
off. The proceeds will be turned over
to Johnny Murphy, the once popular
little lightweight who went down the
line so fast
| Webster fought Attell off his feet
twice in 10 round bouts in Los Angels
during the last three months. Up to
that time the little Hebrew was looked
upon as invincible by the local experts
! He cleaned up everything in and
around San Francisco and it looked as
though he would have to go out Of his
class to find a suitable opponent. But
this was not necessary. In Webster he
found lad worthy of his efforts
! Title In Doubt
The bantamweight championship OF.
! the world is somewhat in doubt al
though AtteI seems to have a better
right to claim it than any of them. In
I IL. o,-le ic lnhnny
Coulon, of Chicago. Coulon beat all
| the boys in his class and when he was
considered the champion he crawled
into his hole and refused to fight any
more That was more than year ago.
Since then, Attell has come on ana
knocked them all stiff and though he
has offered Coulon all sorts of induce
ments, the latter, will not fight him.
| It is likely that the winner of the
Attell- Webster bout will be offered
match with Coulon and if the latter
runs out again then the man who
! lands the next one will be looked upon
as the legitimate holder of the title
so far as tn United States gos.
First Wager On Fight.
| The first wager on the big fight was
registered with Betting Commissioners
Tom Corbett here yesterday. 1t was an
ven money proposition and the amount
was $1,000. A prominent New York
! sporting man, believed to be Sheriff
Tom Farley, took the Jeffries end OF
| it, while the Johnson takers were
four we'll known colored sports who
always play dark fighters.
Corbett received a $4,000 draft from
the New Yorker several days ago with
the re Juest that it be wagered at the
best possibl odds on Jeffries. The four
coons heard about it and putting $3.50
apiece they covered one tenth of the
amount Now Corbett is looking for
somebody to start the ball rolling by
covering the remaining $4,000.
Just as soon as this is gone, the
New Yorker will wire $4,000 more"
says Corbett. He writes me that he
will bet $4,000 On Jeffries.'
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