The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
HUGHES IS AFTER
 PRIZE FIGHTERS Boxing Game May Be Stopped
 In New York Stale JEFFRIES KEEPING QUIET. Jack Johnson Failed to Get a Match With Jeffries and Will Fight Kauf- man, After Which He May
 Fight Jeffries.
By JEFF THOMPSON


 New York, April 1s.-(Special )-Wen. the expected has happened, and Governor Hughes is after the New York fight clubs Ihat he will put them in the same plight he did the bookmakers is the one best bet. suggested recently when there was a. talk of putting Johnson on here with ketchel or any of the other aspiring heavies that the fight promoters were to use one expression common among John sons fellows in the south ..fineiny graveyard dirt on themselves
 It has come, and while Police Commits sioner Bingham reports that the club law ties ms hands, 1t is safe to say that a law VIII be found which will unite them. and then the fight game will be doomed so far as New York is concerned. do not see why there should be any obiec- ton to two well-trained athletes phvsical- " nt being permitted to fight if they want to, nor do see any reason why people who like that sort of thing should pc prevented from seeing the two ath- istes aforesaid fighting, but there is no use blinking the fact that the majority or public sentiment in New York. when 1t Is aroused to action is against nriza hshting, and when championshin bouts which take up much newspaper space arc arranged Or discussed, it arouses public opinion on this subject, and if Governor Hughes asks for law which will stop the game he will get it.
 Jeffries is still making A sound l,,,e sphinx when the question of his fighting
 
 hope of match with the big fellow. and now the preliminary hot air to a match with Kaufman Is In evidence
 On the whole, I think Johnson is wise in turning down Ketchel and hooking up with Kaufman. The difference in size between Ketchel and Johnson is so great that even if Johnson won, and this is by no means sure, he would get no credit while If he should be beaten it would for ever put him out of the championship winning, and a draw would cause a great slump in his drawing power
 On the other hand Kaufman has size ana there would be some credit in a bout with him. So match between Kaufman and Johnson is strongly probable
 In the meantime 1t is possible that a match will be arranged between Ketchel and Tommy Burns.
 Burns has cabled from Sydney to Hugh D. Mcintosh to post $5000 here for a match with Ketchel, Johnson or Kant man. Mcintosh has put up this amount ana britt said that he would cover 1t without delay. There Is no chance for another fight between Burns and John son, according to the later, and for that matter few believe that Burns would en- ter Into another match with the man who beat him so severely in Australia. But 1T Burns comes to America, it Is safe to a1 fhak Ketchel, if not by Kaufman Burns however, can never be seriously regarded as championship possibility again.
 
 The advent of Jim Coffroth, the San Francisco fight promoter has stirred ID things in the east somewhat Coffroth means business, and if he doesn't land some big match while here he will be vastly disappointed.
 Sam Iangford, the Boston darlxy. sails for England next week. When Langford reaches London he will have chance to fight somebody without delay. Ian Hague, new English heavyweight, has been matched to fight Gunner Moir for the title at the National Sporting club on April 1s If Hague wins he will tacgle Langford, probably on May A, the date set for the later's bout with Jackson. If Moir Is the victor. however, he will then go after Joe Jeannette Sam McVey, Willie Lewis or anybody else who may care to take chance with him.
 
 As Moran has failed to cover a 5000 forfeit posted by Abe Attell, the latter says he will take Mcfarland on for 10 rounds at 133 pounds at o'clock. It is just possible that Attell is bluffing. for the reason that Mcfarland refused to make match with Moran rec~ntly unless the weight was 1s5 pounds at 9 o'clock.
 owen Moran and Tommy Murphy have been asked to go B rounds before the Eureka Athletic club on May TO- Both managers are considering the offer.