The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-07
PugiIism
Baseball
Racing
AL KAUFMAN HAS
A GOOD RECORD
He Has Been Defeated Only Once
During His Career in
the Ring.
NV Eddie Smlth.N


Oakland. Sept 7.-Fivc years ago
instructor OF the Olympic Athletic club
of San Francisco. announced that he
had discovered another heavyweight in
AL Kaufman, who would. in all proba
bility, follow In the footsteps of jim
Corbett, who also come from the
Olympic club, to the heavyweight
championship OF the world.
Van had made that statement be
fore about big fellows he had under
his care and of course this made
some Of the boys around the club say
That's what he always says" Dur
Ing the course OF events this newcom-
er WAS introduced to the public at the
Woodward's Pavilion In four-round
contest with Jack Walsh. 1t took the
big boy from the blacksmith shop just
about one minute and a half to put
Mr.. Walsh down for the full count
and he did the trick so neatly and
with such ease that the crowd went
Wild over him and Immediately pre-
dicted championship honors
Then Kaufman met three other am
ateur heavyweiGhts and each of them
suffered defeat In one round and his
reputation as a coming fighter grew
with every contest. With nothing
more for him in the amateur ranks
Kaufman decided to turn professional
and take a chance with the best OF the
big fellows
Meets First Defeat.
The first to chance his hide with
Kaufman was Harry Foley Kaufman
was the larger of the two and the fay-
orite to win it was expected that Fol
ey would give him a good try out
A good try out Mr. Foley did not give
him. however, for in less than one
round Mr.. Foley's head had hit the
canvas covering the ring before his
feet did and there was nothing 10 it
but count by the referee.
Then Billy Delaney. maker OF
worlds champions, was asked to take
charge of Kaufman and after some
hesitancy he did so. Kaufman was
matched to meet Jack O'Brien IN a
20-round contest at the Woodward's s
Pavilion. 1t had been reported out
from the eastern cities where O'Brien
had been appearing that Jack would
be unable to stand long route with
a
that reason Kaufman was made a fay-
orite in the betting.
Philadelphia Jack had been to Al
aska for six months. however. and
while there he had roughed 1t with
the miners and one thing or another
and was in the best condition of his
career.
For II rounds Jack jabbed and cut
the game Kaufman, but never once
did the blacksmith stop coming or try.
ing. In the 18th Kaufman was put
down for the count. defeated but not
disgraced. for he had proven In that
contest that he was one of the games;
men who ever pulled a glove over his
hand.
Has Good Record.
From then on Delaney worked with
kaufman and very soon he was start
ed out again Since that time Kauf
man has had Is fights and has won 10
of them by the knockout route. Kauf
mans complete record shows that he
has had 10 fights, won two BY decs
ion, lost one by knockout and won 1C
by knockout. This Is some record fol-
young heavyweight In the gamc only
five years
Yesterday this same Al Kaufman
opened training quarters at Millett's
and there he will prepare himself for
his longed-for chance at the heavy
weight championship of the world
Those who have watched Kaufman fol
the five years ne has been in the game
and who watched him work YESTERDAY
declare that the big fellow is better
than ever before and many Of his
friends came away from the camp
feeling that he would be successful
in his coming contest.