The San Francisco call., 1909-10-28
Little Boxers
Hold Attention
Of Fight Fans
All Eyes Are Turned on Powell
and Frayne, Who Meet To.
morrow Night

The fight fans Of San Francisco
have temporarily switched their at
sention from JEFF and his theatrical
plans and Johnson and his dares, to
the native son lightweights, Lew
Powell and Johnny Frayne. These
rising young stars of the "a foot ring
win meet tomorrow evening for the
first time in the Coliseum to settle
their long standing dispute. The bout
IS csrded TO go 20 rounds and if the
boys fight as they claim they are go
ing TO and as their admirers look for
them TO. the battle will end in a
knockout before the finish is in sight.
Powell is a 10 to choice over the
clever little fellow who is so confident
OF beating him. Powell has been a
very consistent performer and this is
The reason why the fans who like to
nave bit of bet down on ring
engagement have installed him such a
think as they do now, the chances are
mat the auburn headed one will enter
the ring as good as 10 10 g..
Nobody can remember when Pow
ell was beaten and he has had many
night around here during the last
two wears. He always manages TO
win; not always in a sensational man
mer, but he noses himself 10 victory
ana brings home the money This is
what counts. 1t has counted with
many Of them like Jack Johnson and
Jimmy Britt and it has brought them
10 the front. Powell is young and am
bilious and cautious and he figures
10 succeed
There is also a lot of praise coming
10 Fravne for the way he has handled
himself in his recent nights. He
boWled Young Corbett over in jig
tlme and repeated with a twenty
round verdict over Dick Hyland, not
Wlthstanding the fact that ne was on
the short end Frayne was not COM
PEELED TO extend himself in either of
But he win have to cut loose with
everything at his command when he
clever. quick and possessed of a punch
IN either hand. His last two fights
with Chick Hudson and Kid Harrison
ended IL knOckoutS. Up TO that time,
Powell was not considered an aggres-
Sive fighter. but since then the fans
have been compelled TO change their
minds.
There is no question that the
winner of tomorrow nights battle
VIII be IN line for fling at champion
Battling Nelson in the near future.
now that everybody admits that
Packey Mcfarland has graduated or
grown from the lightweight division
lnto the welter weight ranks But TO
set on with Nelson either Powell or
Frayne viii have 60 show his ability
as clean knocker out.
II addition 10 the main event, Pro-
mOter Charley Lercari has a splendid
ten round preliminary between Tom
my Mccarthy and frankie Smith, the
Two best runner ups in the lightweight
furnish 4 knockout the preliminary
certainly should
The announcement that Jeff is get
ting ready 10 star in Sam Berger's new
play was not received with very good
grace YESTERDAY by the local fight
hands skyward and exclsim: Il told
YOU so. That big fellow is only four
cushing He does not want to fight.
' j he Is after is lot Of advertisement
II Jeffries does decide to go on the
stage again before settling with John
son, he VIII lose nearly every friend
ne has IN San Francisco. Surely the
big fellow got enough OF the easy
money during those six months that
he was before the footlights. Let
us hope that Jen does not intend to
try an more of this stun till he has
done little aghting.
Just take a peep at this one if you
think that. there is a chance 70 keep
the family Of Attell under cover:
Il, Caesar Attell, viii bid $4,000
for the Jeffries-Johnson fight NY
brothers viii back me and / will post
$4,000 as soon as my bid is accepted.
Ny brothers and / have four pawn
shops in san Francisco and we think
we can handle the hght il we get it"
Now here is q chance for JEFF and
Johnson J They can't lose anyhow. If
IleE con get the money Tor 6Ehtlng,
they can attach a few watches unre-
deemed diamonds and a carload or two
Of misft coats and pants. Keep on
bidding. Caesar. So long as YOU have
a few hook shops 10 back you up,
there is always an out for you.
Al kaufman. the big California
blacksmith viii leave this morning
for Pittsburg. where he has been
matched to fight Tony Ross six rounds
some time about the middle of No
vember. kaufman was TO have met
~ Brien in Philadelphia this month,
but the match fell through and the
PittsburE promoters opened negotia-
tions and landed Kaufman and Ross.
These big fellows fought 10 rounds
in New York last April and Kaufman
got the decision. lie figures to beat
Ross again. though the latter is a big,
strong fellow. In the event that he
trims Ross handily. kaufman viii try
70 get on with OBrien in Philadelphia
and II he does not land the Quaker. he
will take on all Corners around New
York and Philadelphia.