The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26

Charley Lercarf accepted. the entry Of
kid Harrison Of Seattle an added
starter for The Lercari derby which viii
be pulled on at Dreamlaud rink Friday
evening Harrison viii oppose Lew
Powell in the Is round main event. The
purse 10 be hung up for the event is to
bc announced later Harrison takes
The place Of Fighting Dick Hyland.
Fighting Dick in his exercises proved
10 be a bad actor and would not show
any early speed until Lercari hung up
some money SO Charley decided TO
scratch his entry.
Harrison. the new entry. is an old
performer. and while he has never been
entered in derby before, he has shown
class among the selling platers-
Powell and Harrison started one
night in Oakland in "a six furlong sprint
Harrison is slow beginner. but was
. hanging on gamely At the wire. Powell
ncsed the Seattle man out al the finish.
Harrison is built along solid lines and
should be able TO 20 a route and nnish
strong
Lercari is bit wroth at Hyland- He
claims that Fighting Richard did not
develop "A bad disposition until II was
TOO late for him 10 really prep the held
which viii now start
The field which Lercari viii send
away Friday night has no derby per-
formers. but a lot OF willing workers,
latiOn.
Harrison has been doing his gallOps
1T the North Beach athletic club and
Willie keefe and a few other pugi-
listIc clockers have timed him at 1:15
fiat for six furlongs.
Lercari originally intended to send
Walsh and Reagan over the 10 round
route. but Charleys habit of procrasu-
nation threw Walsh out OF training for
two DAYS and he developed housemaid's
knee. Manager KeeVin. who is prep
uI 81 81 90 a.
BostOnion viii do. however, over the y
round route and he looks for him TO
come home alone over Reagan.
Little Reagan has shown some Won
derful speed in his training. Reagan is
q gluttOn for punishment, and good in
the jumps or on the fat, and from
doesn't care what kind Of pace Walsh
sets. HIS manager, Cleaver. says Rea-
gan viii hang Walsh in the stretch and
come on and win from the fast little
The event between Mustain and Cor
nett VIII De sprint affair OF 10 rounds
and Gregory Mitchell who handles the
Mustain interests, says that Terry will
merely romp in in the event against
In recent workout against Al Kauf-
man In Los Angeles Mustain went so
fast for u rounds that he broke sew
eral stop watches and II was not until
the thirteenth round. when Kaufman
bumped him in the stretch, that Mus
tain sprained tendon and broke down.
gone more than the six furlOng dis
tance. but Steve Douglas says that he
has been prepping him carefully, and
that be shows both speed and stamina
over the longer route and believes that
IL he is carefully handled that he will
beat Mustain TO the wire.
Joseph Woodman Of Boston. the man
who handles Sam LangfOrd, the "Bos-
ton bone breaker" called at this Office
last night and said If a reputable local
club would hang his
man and Young Peter Jackson he
would not run away. Tex Rickard re-
Gently offered purse for Young
Petah" and "Mistah" Langford, but
WoOdman turned il down. claiming
that the high altitude of GOldheld was
not congenial TO sammy Woodman
claims the air at Goldfield is too rari-
ned for sammy.
Frank Mcdonald received a letter
from Hugo Kelly yesterday. in which
the Chicago Italian declared himself
willing and even anxious to take on
Stanley ketchel for any number of
rounds at the middle weight limit Feb
ruary p. Kelly writes that he is will
ing 10 split the purse any way Ketchel
sees 1T
Billy Papke writes to a friend in this
city that he would like TO try conclu-
sions with 'Garibaldi' Flynn. Papke
declares that he is in good condition
and has a good fight left in him Very
likely It's the one he failed TO put
-orll WLen ne hookeu up with STAN
ley ketchel- Papke seems TO be get
ting careless taking chances with such
2 doughty ringman as Jim Flynn when
such easy marks as Sam Langford are
hanging around just waiting to be
picked of.
The book makers who lay the odds
on the pugllstic game have not quoted
prices on the Lercari derby yet They
fear that there may be further
scratches, and they want TO wait until
the field lfrnH aF =,
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