The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Seeks Opponent
For COnfeSSOr
'Jawn' O'Brien
Would Pit Philadelphia Against
Johnson, Papke or KaHn-
man During September

returned from lris vacation through the
mountains OF FL Dorado county yester-
day morning and lost no time in stirring
up The fight world. The champion match
maker Immediately got into communi-
cation with several Of the stellar lights
Of The boxing armament in an effort TO
bring them together during next month.
when he has two holiday dates for his
sunshine club. It looks as if one of the
cast viii be no less a parsonage than
Confess0r Jawn O'Brien of Philadelphia,
who has been absent from the city many
months.
Conroth is trying to find a suitable
opponent for O'Brien, and he has in
view Jack Johnson. Billy Papke and Al
Kaufman. The latter had a talk with
Conroth yesterday but there were de-
tails that kept them apart.
O'Brien is in Los Angeles. and it is
expected that he viii be vending his
way nOrthward in a day or so looking
Tor action The Philadelphia has been
= good attraction mere but ii is hard
telling how he viii take here since his
startling confession, which ne made
after his fight with Tommy Burns at
Los Angeles a Few years ago, when he
detailed in writing the numerous
Since then he has not been engaged in
a contest in this city. There have been
other takers. particularly several of the
native sons that have bunked the public
and were later welcomed by the fans
after cheating them, so there is no
reason why O'Brien should be made
target Of since others have been well
coined
Kaufman called upon Manager Coff-
roth Yesterday. and he was offered
match with O'Bricn during September,
the contest to go 20 rounds. kaufman
wanted il IS round affair and this was
where the hitch came in. COffroth said
he did not believe that O'Brien would
consent 10 go this distance, and kauf-
man left determined that 1t must be 45
rounds or no fight.
Louis Blot. who is one of Kaufman's
numerous managers, wanted the big
fellow 10 accept the chance to meet
O'Brien but Kaufman could not see
il that way. Blot pointed out the fact
that Ketchel flattened the Confessor in
three rounds. and that Jim Flynn fought
him to a standstill for 10 rounds a few
DAYS ago
When Al demands 45 round match
with kaufman il does not appear as
II the big fellow is Overburdened with
confidence and the defeat at the hands
of O'Brien in his early career when he
was knocked out by the Philadelphia,
still turks in his memory.
From O'Brien's recent ring perform
ances he is evidently not the man he
was few years ago. If kaufman
could not hold his own with him in 20
rounds it is hard to figure where he
is possessed Of championship material.
Tt is just about four years ago since
he met O'Brien, and if he wants more
experience he viii be an old man be-
fore he decides to fight live one.
Conroth is not worrying about Kauf-
man. for he believes that he can get
either Johnson or Papke to meet
OBrien. This is what the promoter is
dreaming Of: Champion Jack Johnson
rs. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, 10
rounds for the championship of the
world; admission 81. 81, SO and s.. The
Titan haired promoter believes this
card would be the peaches. A cham
pionship fight for a buck certainly
sounds good. The public has been dish
ing up dollar for Young Corbett and
his kind, and what would they do for
contest of this kind.
He believes that his open air arena
would have its banner crowd and that
he would have to push the fence back
few yards. The price really looks like
3 big drawing card
AS Labor day falls on Monday. COT
froth purposes to pull off his first
match the Saturday preceding Labor
day He figures that good many
people go out OF town for the three
days. and that by putting on a fight
rhe first day he could get some of the
fans TO stick over the first day. Pre-
vious experience has taught him this
point.
AS he viii have two dates he win
be forced TO put on four high class
performers He has wired Papke an
offer to meet O'Brien. and he expects
= reply from the Kewanee lad in
few days.
Coffroth is awaiting the return of
Willis Britt from the mountains 10
ind out il the report that Ketchel is
10 fight Sam Langford in the east is
founded on fact In the event that it
IS James w. proposes to secure the
services Of Jack johnson before he
fights Ketchel at Colma during Por
tola- in the event that Britt abandons
the Langford match and does NOT en-
gage in fight until he meets John
son, Coffroth is not likely to stage
Johnson here before he appears against
ketchel
1t is certainty that the first time
johnson appears a great crowd will
turn out TO see the colored chamnion
scrap. He was not much of fayorite
here on his former appearances, as he
usually put up one of those careful
scraps in which he did more stallfng
than real scrapping.
The fans here won't stand for that
line of junk. They want the goods
and il the heavy weight champion
handed out this line of scrappine in
his first appearance it would be Gods
on that there would be a falling off in
his next fight unless they figured ont
that he was in for a whipping and
they would go to see how the job was
performed.
Cofroth has still in mind Ad VOL
CAST and Abe Attell, and he is likely
10 bring the little fellows together dur
ing September. Wolgast is willing
and it is probable that AtteI will ac-
cept the match.
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