The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14
POWELL MURPHY GO
IS CLINCHED AT
LAST
LighfweighfS VIII Battle al
Drean1IaHd January 20 With
Roche as Referee
By William .. sIattery

Charley Lercari's match hunting
escapaoe for the month OF January
came 10 an end last evening, and the
promoter Of the Pacific club squared
himself in his own mind. at least, Is
signing Johnny Murphy and Lew Pow
ell, the old time rival lightweights.
10 battle 20 rounds on the evening Of
January % at Dreamland pavilion for
a purse OF $1,000, with Billy Roche as
the referee. This makes up Iercarf's s
main event but he still has the task
or coming 10 terms with pair of
The promoter had no easy job to con-
tend with even after getting the box
ers together. Powell insisted upon 13s
pounds at O'Clock. but Murphy and
has mana ger, Ed Nolan, said that this
would be out OF the question They
wanted a heavier weight, and a long
series OF Wrangles ensued with the
result that Murphy and his director
general eventually gave in, and Ler-
carls hopes We're realized.
Murphy and Powell have fought
many times at many distances, but the
question as 10 which is the better man
has never been definitely settled Their
tasl meeting was on the night Of the
InnolL- thompson blOOmer and Billy
Isoche, the referee. called il a draw.
bOth boys are evenly matched. and
While they are not knockers out they
are wiling, hard scrappers and figure
the admirers Of the manly art
Before he matched the local boys
l-ercarl nirteo still more with Freddie
Welsh. the British lightweight cham
pion. Welsh al first demanded a guar
autee OF $4,000 and two round trip
tickets from Los Angeles, but finally
agEeed 70 come for guarantee OF
ST 500. This Lercari was unwilling TO
give so the long series Of negotiations
was called of and the other match
cOnSummateo
Lercari would like to put on Al Neil
ano Kyle Whitney for a 10 or a Is
round mill, but the latter wants too
much money 10 suit the promoter They
got together yesterday afternoon and
when Whitneys manager submitted
his terms Lercari bade him good day.
explaining that he would not think of
hanging up anything like the amount
Of money the black man demanded as
a purse. There seems little chance to
make this match.
Tiv Kreling is in receipt OF an in
teresting letter from our own James
Britt. who is stin lingering around
London town. preparing for his COM
ing battle with Johnny Summers,
which viii take place before the Ma
Uonal sporting club on the evening OF
February -. WashingtOn's birthday, an
odd night for British revelry, by the
way.
Britt states that he has a guarantee
OF $4,000 purse. so the game on the
. other side of the water must be look
ing up. Jimmy talks about his theatri-
cal offers. and adds that he hopes TO
realize something like $4,000 within
the next few months. AS he says
nothing OF returning home, il is evi-
dent that the plumber boy likes Eng
land and its people.
The amateur boxers who are to ap-
pear al the Dreamland clubs show to-
morrow night viii be examined by the
club physician this evening at Dream
land rink. Matchmaker Shuler says
that al OF the boys are in perfect trim
with the exception OF Heavy Weight
Nick Sanders, who slightly injured his
hand
Tho card offered is the most likely
looking one provided by the club and
good goes should be furnished. Roscoe
TavIcr. the Seattle champion. viii in al
prob bilitv make his final appearance
as an amateur when he faces Louis
Hahn. as he has signifed his willing
ness to take on Granheld as a profes
sional There are eight contests in al
On the program. ranging from heavy
weights 10 bantam weights.