The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-12
TEX" HALL POSTS
$4,000 FOR THE
BIG BATTLE
Nevada Promoter Says That
Balance of Money VIII
Be Up Soon

A hurry I'D wire from Ely. New, last
night stated that Tex Hall, the lat
est fight promoter 10 blossom IN the
ssgebrush state, had come 10 the bat
and posted $4,000 as the first install
meut OF his forfeit Of $4,000 TO pull
OF the Langford Ketchel match al the
copper camp Labor day Inls IS only
a small portion Of the purse which HAN
has agreed 10 make good, but IN these
times Of financial stringsncy every
little bit is q big boost
Hall, according 20 the wire, was SO
anxious 10 post his money that he IN
duced the officials Of the institution TO
open their doors, something that they
had never before done II IS alleged
that Hall went ia with $4,000 in crisp
! green backs and plaEsd them in the
hands Of the cashier as an evidence
OF good faith that he meaLs 10 make
good the premises he made to ketchel
and Langford last week
! knew IL all along" broke IN VIII
lis Britt when he heard OF the good
news Il never would have talked
business with Hall il / did not have
hsome assurance that he meant what
n said The match looked good TO
me from the outset, Notwithstanding
all the knocks that went in. / hear
that LangfOrd is after more money.
Well. that is his business, not mine. l
have closed my bargain with Hall and
therefore my worry is over Ketchel
and I VIII leave for the mountains in
q few days TO take a long rest.
Hall, so the dispatch reads, promises
10 make good with the remaining
$225Oo August 6. the date originally
set for the posting Of the entire amount
Of the purse This makes the pros
poets appear a little brighter anyhow,
though there is no telling what is going
10 happen. The date OF the fight is
still nearly two months of
Neither Britt nor Ketchel seem at all
disposed TO consider the Mission clubs
proposition, though that $4,000 which
Manager Sid Hester deposited IS still
lying in the safe at The Call Office.
This match can be made within an
hour but not without the consent OF
Ketchei and his manager. Thus the
situation stands. Let the fans ponder
over it
The New York fans are evidently
very much smoked up over a meeting
between Jack Johnson and Al kauf-
man. KetchelS disappointing showing
against Papke has had the effect OF
topping him off his high pedestal for
the time being al least The follow
ing dispatch from New York shows
what is in the air there:
NEW YORK, July Il.-An effort will
be made this week TO clinch the match
between Jack Johnson. heavy weight
champion, and Al Kaufman of Cali
fornia, set for either September or
October, and 10 determine the place Of
meeting Johnson signed articles early
in June. but pressure has been brought
70 bear upon him 10 cancel the match
on the ground that IL would interfere
with his fight with Ketchel.
The pugilistic atmosphere is under
going constant changes with respect
10 the plans for the undoing Of Jack
Johnson Until his recent tight with
among fight followers that Stanley
ketchel might overcome the negro,
but that hope is now glimmering, as
Ketchel made little impression on
Pspks.
Friends of Jim Jeffries say today that
Notwithstanding the announcement of
the former champion preliminary to
his theatrical engagement that he
would ngnt Johnson, the one time
boiler maker Will never re-enter the
ring IL is stated by those close 10
Jenries that his condition would not
allow him 70 go over few fast
rounds.
Young Corbett and Johnny Frayne.
who are carded TO furnish fun for the
fans a. the Mission street arena next
day yesterday. Now that the Ketchel-
Langford match is in the air, the ad-
mirers OF the game viii have a chance
TO warm up 70 the meeting between the
Iightweights.
Corbett looks fair for man who
IS supposed 70 have gone back so far
since he last appeared in this city.
He Is working hard at ShannOn's in
San Rafael and has reduced his weight
70 13S pounds. He is falling for the
rowing game around TiburOn. believing
that this sort Of work will do much TO
help him on his way. Frayne has been
working at Colma for the last two
weeks and looks like much improved
boxer
Jimmy Britt cables from London that
his third fight with Johnny Summers
has been postponed until the night OF
July 81 The men We're carded to box
before the National club some night
this week, but the postponement was
effected Britt does not say what
caused IL. but adds that he is in good
shape and viii knock out Summers