The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

of hope and again instilled In them
belief that he will make an effort to
wrest the title away from Jack john
son. Yesterday Sam Berger. his man
| ager. received the following cable
gram Agreement satisfactory. In
form newspapers your action author
lied by me-" The brief cablegram came
all the way from Carlsbad. Germany.
where the former heavy weight is TAX
ing the waters Of the famous resort
While the cablegram is brief in its
| contents, it is at the same time full
of meaning. 1t sanctions the actions
of Berger when he signed preliminary
articles with Johnson several weeks
ago in Chicago.
1t will be remembered that imme-
diately after the articles We're signed
by Berger and George Little, repre-
senting Johnson, a wall came from
Jeffries via Plymouth, Eng. that Ber-
ger had gone beyond his authority,
and his actions in signing articles were
void, as he was never vested with the
power to draw up such an agreement.
BERGER Is INDICATED
Berger was certainly put in Pc
culiar light He was posing as the
manager of the heavy weight and Jen
had declared him so. The rejection OF
Berger's first steps In bringing about
a manager in name only.
Jeff certainly did not use much tact
at the time if he was sincere about
hghtinE. Berger had done nothing
more than make the way smooth Tor
the battle, and the statement Jen made
in Plymouth only made the fight pub
lie. little more skeptical Berger said
little about the matter, he undoubt-
eddy was up in the air as to how he
stood. However, he pursued wise
course He said nothing, but sat down
and wrote to the big fellow what he
had done He convinced JET that he
had not exceeded his powers, and the
result was that JEFF confirmed his
actions.
Berger said last night that before
Jeff had sailed for Germany he au-
thorized him to sign details for a match
with Johnson and have all preliminary
arrangements drawn up by the time
he arrived back in this country. He
said the only details JEFF wanted to
have a voice in were in regard to
the division of the purse and the club
which was to get the fight. He claims
that the affair must have been put up
to jeff in a wrong light in Plymouth
when he refuted his actions.
When Johnson was informed yester-
day of Jeff's cablegram there was a
broad grin of satisfaction on his face.
ven, IHdC getting QOWH 10 DuSlneSS,,
he said. Manager Little was also
elated. He said he believed that jeff
would eventually fight.
JOHNSON At WORK
Johnson opened up a little in his
training work yesterday at Dave Cock
rell's resort While 1t was o'clock be-
fore he went into the gymnasium, he
spent about 40 minutes at work. The
big fellow spent most of the after
~
dition is concerned he looks to be in
good shape. There is much loose flesh
on him, and 1t won't be necessary for
him to do any violent work to get
ready for a ten round engagement. He
boxed three rounds with Young Peter
Jackson, and three rounds with Dave
Mills in an opensa air ring. Johnson took
on Jackson first, and the champion had
little trouble in buffeting Peter
around. while Jackson found it almost
impossible to land a clean blow on the
champion.
Small men seem to be Johnson's
forte. He can keep them away with his
left, and any time they become insist
ent and bore in he cuffs them with his
famous right uppercut. Jackson made
many Intellectual attempts to swap
punches, but he was smartly raped
Tor his trouble.
1t is noticeable even in Johnsons
take the initiative He is always will
ing to wait for the other man to start
proceedings. He will wait for the lead
and then start. With another fighter
in the ring of the Johnson type 1t is
hard to figure how there would be a
fight at all. For champion he GER
tain1y lacks the aggressiveness which
the public expects.
Neither Jackson nor Mills could make
an impression with him. He was too
big for either of them, and he had 1t on
them in every department of boxing.
Johnson appeared to be fast on his
feet, and he got around like light
weight. He has this department OF the
boxing game mastered to the point.
Among the visitors at Johnson's quar-
tiers was Jack Welsh. the noted referee
KAUFMAN TRAINS HARD
Kaufman is harder at it than the
champion. AS far as condition is con-
cerned, AL will leave nothing undone
He spent a strenuous day at Millett's
yesterday. He went three busy rounds
with Joe Willis, the heavy weight who
is to fight Jackson, and four rounds
with Jack Cordell. q
Kaufman is playing for speed. He
wants to get fast, and Cordell is a good
sparring partner, for he is a scientific
boxer. Kaufman appears at the Chutes
Sunday.
In the event that Johnson and Kauf-
man do not produce as much fighting as
the fans expect the Is round prelim-
mary should make up what is lacking.
for Manager Jim Coffroth made no mis-
take when he signed Roscoe Taylor, the
hard hitting lightweight, and Tommy
Mccarthy to go Is rounds
John Ryan. who is managing Taylor.
says he will go after the top notch
lightweights IL his man beats Mccarthy.
JOE WILLIS RETURNS