Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
M'CAREY MAY BUY
JEFFRIES ARENA
DEAL WILL GO THROUGH IF
DEBT Is TAKEN OFF
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN LOCAL
SITUATION MAY RESULT
Pacific Athletic Club Proposes to Use
New Pavilion for Championship
Contests and Retain Maud
for cborfar Rou&e
BY A. E. DUNNING

Manager Tom McCarey of the Pa
cific Athletic club has a plan in view
that will materially change the present
fight situation if it goes through. II
is nothing more nor less than the pur-
chase of the Jeffries fight arena, which
has been empty and idle since the
Windup of the affairs of the Jeffries
Athletic club, and the arrangement of
all long distance fights for this arena,
with the Maud Junction pavilion still
held as the scene of the shorter and
less important ring contests.
McCarey has not yet decided to take
the final steps looking toward the clos
ing of the deal. There is, however,
only one obstacle to this end The
Jeffries arena is under a debt, left by
the club which bore the name of the
champion, and until this is removed
McCarey refuses to handle the affair
not being willing to take chances on
the receipts of the first battle staged
there being attached to cover the
amount due. The price asked by those
who retain charge is satisfactory, and
if the debt is lifted McCarey will take
over the arena.
What this means to Los Angeles a
moments consideration will maks
clear, 1t guarantees to the fans that
any big matches staged here can be
ciSion. Twenty, twenty-five or even
forty -five-round battles are permissible
at the new arena, and McCarey is
planning, in case the deal goes through
to hold several big matches there dur
ing the summer. 1t will afford the
fans an opportunity to see champion
ship battles. and it is these high-class
bouts which the local promoter will
stage there. All the more important
will hA eli "A
lance. and with the Jeffries arena fol
the championship and near-champion-
ship contests and Maud ri1tg for the
smaller bouts, the Los Angeles public
will be afforded facilities for viewing
ring affairs second to no other city in
the world. No expense was spared on
the Vernon ring. 1t is thoroughly
equipped and was built with the pur-
pose of making it an ideal place for
holding titular contests.
A jim Flynn Billy Papke ten-round
contest has struck the fight bugs again
and the calls at the ringside Friday
night, when the crowd demanded
two men was popular affair. Papke,
showed that the last battle of these
two men was a popular affair Papke
of course, is now bent heart and soul
on a third meeting with Stanley
Ketchel. He believes away down deer
that he can reverse his last showing
against the Michigander, and other
matches, no matter what the monetary
inducements, appeal to him How
ever, he thinks he can trim Flynn
and with the fact apparent that hs
will draw a big gathering if he hooks
up again with the Pueblan, Papke may
decide that it is his wisest course
Flynn, as always, is willing, and ever
anxious to go against Billy the Thun
derbolt. No man ever was born o
whom Jim Flynn was afraid, and HI
is just as confident as he was before
his first go with the Kewanee middle
weight that he is the better man.
Flynn and Montana Jack Sullivan
who are to meet Tuesday night, June 1
at Maud Junction at ten rounds, are
already hard at work for their mill
The Montanan has doomed up so wei
to the local followers who have seer
him in action that they believe Flynn
will have no easy opponent. AS usua
the fireman is doing his customary
painstaking preparations, and is work
ing with little Danny Webster, who
will fight Al Emmick the same evening