The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-14
.O'Brien Comes
In Search of
An Opponent
RumOr Has 1t That Jack john
SON Has Passed Up
COffrOfh's Offer


Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, resplen-
dent in flock Of the latest fabrics
that Broadway boasts, arrived from
Los Angeles yesterday morning He
was smiling and suave and had the
Glad TO see you STUFF and the out
stretched mitt for everybody. He says
tnat he is not here to confess this time.
His mission is to fight, provided that
they dig up somebody and that the
fans will stand for him. The last time
he was here O'Brien made known to
the wide world that he was the king
OF ring takers. Now it remains to be
seen if the public will risk its good
money and take another chance with
him.
O'Brien seems perfectly willing to
fight any man that Promoter Jim Cof-
froth picks out for him. He declares
that Johnson, Papke or Kaufman Will
suit him and the announcement he
makes that he will go Is rounds with
the big blacksmith comes as a sur
prise to the fans. They all figured
that OBrien would not consent to
travel over any more than a 20 round
route against Kaufman. However, he
seems willing to bow to the will of
the public.
The man from Philadelphia also in
timated that he would like to have a
clean break affair in the event that he
tangles up with Papke or Kaufman.
This style of fighting is not liked in
California. In fact, the fans won't
stand for II. The last mill to be
fought under these rules was the Ber-
ger-Rodenbach affair, which was far
from being spectacular fight, though
1t certainly was a sorrowful one for
Jeff's self-styled manager.
From the way things look at present
any member OF the Papke- ohnson-
kaufman trio is likely to be hooked
up with O'Brien on either Admission
day or Labor day, but Just which one
nobody seems to know. not even Cof-
froth, the man who is going to stage
the bout. Evidently he is doing a lot
of deep thinking in an endeavor to hit
the right nail on the head
According to the latest rumor that
is flying around the town Johnson will
offered him. The pair have been ex-
changing many a hot telegram during
the last few days and it is said that
Johnson has about made up his mind
to cancel his trip to this city He has
frenzied finance ideas in his head and
he wants lot of money before he
starts.
AS for Papke, he viii come out and
put UP his dukes against the talkative
one from Philadelphia in the event that
Coffroth guarantees him $4,000. He
wired this information to his local rep
resentative. Louis Blot, yesterday after
noon and Blot laid the matter before
Coffroth. Whether the promoter will
come through with this amount re-
mains to be seen.
In his wire Papke expresses an ar
dent desire to get on with Ketchel
again. He declares that he will do
most anything to get crack at the
Michigan lion on either Labor day or
Admission day. and the only concession
affair. Papke declares that it must be
a Marathon route for him If he ever
tangles with Ketchel again.
The latest city to bid for the John
son-Jeffries match is dear old London.
A dispatch from the metropolis of the
world last night says that the syndi-
cate which promoted the recent Britt
Summers mill will give JEFF and Black
Jack purse of $4,000 and half the
gate receipts if they will settle their
differences across the water.
This surely looks like the greatest
of all the bids. twenty-five thousand
dollars is a lot of money, especially if
! AS the syndicate proposes to bring the
| fight off in a huge stadium the chances
are that it would draw in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. This is an offer
worth considering if it is made in good
faith.