The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-09
TICKETS FOR FIGHT.
Seats for the Whitehead Goodale Bout
Are Now on Sale.

Tickets for the glove contest be-
tween Whitehead and Goodale To take
place at Germania hall on Saturday
throughout the county. They may be
obtained at Richard Callahan's i'm Han
cock, Dunn Bros. In Calumet, and the
Dee cigar store in Houghton. White
head is practiclng daily at Germania
hall and will be I'm the best possible
shape for the bout and Goodale is
working hard at Calumet. The two
preliminaries will also be good contests
and the event promises to be one that
should attract big attendance from the
sporting fraternity of the county.
A story sent to outside papers rela-
none other than philadelphia Jack"
O'Brien is pooh poohed and ridiculed
by the local promoters of the fight,
who state that anyone following sport
ing matters would know that 1t would
be impossible to get O'Brien here for
the purse offered and besides that the
Philadelphia ex-champion has a match
on himself on Saturday evening next,
the date of the fight here.
Walter Whitehead says he has been
familiar with the doings of Goodale
for several years past and knows that
the man he is going up against is no
ringer, and tells of the work done by
Goodale in Chicago, Ohio, Indiana and
on the coast. whitehead met Heller.
whom Goodale knocked out in six
rounds at Chicago, and put him out in
four rounds, and believes that he can
do Goodale, Saturday night in about
ten. Otto Gullard of Superior, Will
referee Saturday nights match.
Concerning the report, which is so
vigorously denied here, that Al
Goodale is none other than Jack"
O'Brien, the Duluth News Tribune
says:
A special to the News-Tribune from
the copper country says that there Is
good ground for belief that band OF
sports there has framed up q double
cross on Walter Whitehead, of Duluth,
and that no less parsonage than Phil
adelphia Jack O'Brien is the man who
Is going to spring the coup.
Walter was induced to go to Han
cock to fight Canadian middleweight
by the name of De Bray next Saturday
might. After his arrival it was stated
that another man, Al Goodale, of chi
cago. claiming to have a decision over
De Bray, had been selected as the Du-
| luth negro's opponent. In due time
| "Goodale" put in his appearance. He
didn't mix with the fight fans at all. 1t
was noticed, but went directly TO CAL
umet. about IA miles from Hancock
where he kept to his rooms as closely
as possible. Walter did his training III
Hancock and did not get look at
"Goodale."
Yesterday, says the dispatch, and
THE day before, it began to be rumored
around that this "Goodale" was none
other than Jack O'Brien, who had come
up from Chicago to clean up little
money for himself and those lin the
know" 1t is stated that conclusive
Identification was made yesterday
Whitehead has never seen OBrien, pu'
they were kept apart, according to
those who claim to know the details OF
the scheme. for fear that the negro
would recognize O'Brien through his
photographs.
It Is believed that Walter Is in for
good beating when he stacks VI
against the shifty Philadelphian
O'Brien has habit of making fight
ers without much science look lik'
Simians when they get in the rint