Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
by A. Il. DUNNING

Sam Coulter will be tried by fire to-
night at Maud Junction. If the young
gentleman pugilist" can stand the
soaring of the blaze and comes through
triumphant his future in the game is
assured. If the flames are too hot it
will be merely the old, old story of the
try that failed and another prospective
star of the glove game will be passed
up. When the gong rings to open his
bout with Gene Sullivan, scheduled
as the ten-round main event Of the
extra night program at the old fight
shed, Coulter will be making or MARI
ing his future. A decisive victory
speedily fought out to the satisfaction
OF ringsiders, will give him that class
needed to support his cause against
the near-champions of the light
weights, that division in which he has
elected to attempt to make a success
in the ring. If he loses, Sam will prob
ably abandon his plans to become a
professional prizefghter.
But q defeat is not counted on by
Coulter or his friends A solid section
of his comrades of the Los Angeles
Athletic club will swarm into the fight
house, confident that their champion
will be returned the winner, and Sam
himself modestly states that he expects
to prove too strong for Sullivan.
Stirring Bouts Promised
The main event promises a stirring
scrap. Coulter in his fight at Venice
with Herb White showed that he can
travel twenty rounds and finish like
a whirlwind. With half that distance
to go tonight he expects to set twice
as fast a pace, and if he does Sullivan
r,tn fA hf11EaIf Coulter
has gained confidence and has de-
veloped a punch. These two assets,
combined with his great cleverness,
speed and now tested gameness, make
his chances look bright. Sullivan has
been training consistently, however,
and with his long left jab and get
away tactics will make Coulter do his
best.
Matchmaker Hancock's efforts in
framing up a preliminary card have
been fruitful to such an extent that
one of the best opening programs of
the year is offered the Pacific Athletic
club fans.
SpIinterweight Bout
In the semi windup, Jimmy Austin
and Kid Cleveland, the splinterWeights,
will give the fanciest exhibition of the
evening. Both will be under liz
pounds, though Cleveland will probably
nave ten TO IWGlNS pOulldb bilO du
vantage of the weight. Austin is
tackling his toughest opponent in
months in the dusky lad, who is clever,
speedy and a dangerous hitter at any
angle. But Jimmy is prime for a go
and predicts he will give Cleveland a
rousing battle.
Dan Sullivan, brother of Gene, a stall
wart middleweight with a jaw of iron'
will meet Arthur Collins, the negro
middIeman, in the second contest, go
ing ten rounds. Dan has a large look
ing record up north, but is willing to
try out locally. If he whips Collins
he will be pitted with Jim Flynn or
another good man of his poundage for
a Maud main event. But Collins has
proved a stumbling block for many
such an aspirant, and Sullivan will
need every ounce of his punching abil-
ity and aggressiveness to set the dark
boy off his pins.
Charlie Norvall, the Montana boxer,
will meet Jimmy Brady in the six
round curtain raiser. This is Norvalls
first appearance here. The winner, II
there is one, will get the cream of
matches among the pork and beaners
of his weight, so it will be bitter
struggle.