The San Francisco call., 1909-06-03
HYLAND GETS ONE
MORE CHANCE
WITH CROSS
CoHrOth Signs the Lightweighfs
10 Fight on Afternoon
- of June 20
By WILLIAM J. sLATTERY

Another lightweight match was prac-
dcally cnnched by Promoter Jim COT
froth last night. He intends TO bring
Leach Cross and Dick Hyland together
al the Mission street arena on the after
noon of saturday. June 2s. Cofroth has
been in. communication with Cross for
slA.eraI days. past and last night the
Ne.w YoSa1eE wired that he would be on
1lls wa u. -Iraliqediately.
FjAe Aeht VIII be a 45 round affair. in
aceoia5snee with the wishes of Hyiand.
CROSS sEalked for 20 or rs rounds. saying
4 lat he had never gone further than 10
= Gun ds Sn' his. life. but when Comroth
. wsretf tilstt lie would have to travel over
the Ma Eat-hOn in. order TO get on with
I@lskti -ng Dick, Cross was willing enough
to &4Ne ;Fn.t.:: -
fhe men=wilL make 1sS pounds four
}l0i5Fs sbef ore the fight, and Billy Roche
sMsiiI= b the referee. They met in a 10
round 7 .ri3l' in New York several months
ago and jE was a pretty even affair, with
.CsFoss la wing the best of the first rounds
and. Byfapd coming like a bear at the
9in'ish and battering his man all over the
ring.
4dyIansI is. apparently oyer the effects
OF the Ns 1sop night. His manager, Jack
PERKINS. is~sti1l confidest that Dick is
siiade Of championship timber and is
Very anAs Gus tos-shoW him TO the fans
Is gain as ss9Qsn as possible. If Hyland
NHa1S Ar1s - -UGGlSlA cry. MS lldMdSSI " Ia
night -lzIrl again. as soon as he can get
another INA atgsh. p, II is Perkins dream to
-@sena Dick against Nelson, for another
tfta1 some time
.::.tsoffroth feels certain. that he will
bring j ohr son and. kaufman together
at his Mis- sion. street" arena during
A5Fgpst or September. The news of the
signing up of the big fellows Tuesday
evening in New York. convinced Cof-
froth that { hey s}Htend TO; fight in Cali
fornia. and I { theS. do. he stands a better
clIaDce 10 q Il them than does anybody
else. ...*~:
erhe fact. that Johnson will not go
over the ron g distance route here is
taken by Get -roth' as q good indication
that .]le 5s@sti nply using. this means to
get Kaufman TO his terms. 1t is known
that johnson Will not fight IS rounds
IL ne can Iiod ge- the issue and his old
talk a about Nevada does not look good.
feT#tie game ls apparently dead there.
Bat Nelson's $. moving pictures were
not: ready. laSt evening: and conse-
. aeen4l y the champion was forced to
postpQTe his eathibition show. How
ever, it VIII take place At Miles
5Ts5t hers *sllo VIZ eolns in Turk street
tlsis; a fte rIeoeli. at 2'-o'cloek The films
= re-. said 10 he very fine and Bat al
geady has several offers for them
tlropgholH THE. oluntry
-: Ne3sen put in A. busy day yesterday
placing.- his: BOOK IN the various news
. sta1nas arolxnd- :tl=S city From indica-
Ifons-tlle bNox is going to have a big
run sFl- 1,allf0Unia-' The fight fans gem
eFa.llX have taken TO It with a vim.
Mel Som proved good press agent for
his <Kentute. the publication being
1outed up and iiuswn the line for the
last Ifree months
Hefne Rafael who has charge Of
kral@k4e- N.eH and .IohnnX Frayne. will
;ar5sire with his stable Sunday morning
Neif..is billed 10 go 20 rounds with
.:MoRte: ..Atten at the Mission street
are two weeks from next SATURDAY..
krayEe has nothing on hand and will
Hook around and do the best he can
70 get q match for himself
-: Ed. .-Raphe. Bally's brother mana ger.
WRITES from los Angeles that every
ching IN regard to the Ketchel match
was Satisfactory save the side bet
Rapke says that this will be imme-
oiately declared on unless KetcheI and
Britt see ft.tO make IL at ringside odds.
Bapke claims that he Will be getting
the worst Of the deal by taking even
money.
= CoFretll wired Britt TO this effect
: last evening. He sent the telegram
3. 10 d. smafl station in Wyoming and
Britt figures to get il without delay.
FheTe are. many; WHO look upon the
entire side. bet proposition as the bunk
pure and Simple.and. il would take a lot
cf convincing: evidence to show them
Where either Papke or Ketchel would
bet $4,000 unless they had an ace in
the riiole- 1t never did look good from
tbe-outset.