Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
BOXING BRIEFS.

Al Kaufman and Jim Barry. the
rounds before the Jeffries A. c. of Los
Angeles Wednesday night. each received
$500 for smuggling each other The men
were guaranteed that much, with the
privilege of accepting 80 per cent of the
gross receipts, but as the receipts amount
ed to only 5000 they We're given their
guarantee.
Jem Driscoll. the English featherweight
champion, was as good as matched last
night to meet Tommy O'Toole. the sturdy
little featherweight of Philadelphia, in Il
siX-round bout at special show to be
held by the National A. c. of Philadelphia
the night of January II. Charley Har-
vey, manager of Driscoll, signed the artl-
cles for the clever Englishman. The
bout ought to be a hummer, as both lads
keep fighting all the time.
Jack Twin Sullivan. the light heavy
weight of New England. who has chai-
lenged Jack Johnson for the heavyweight
title. has been secured by Miah Murray.
the popular fight promoter of Boston to
meet Bill Mckinnon, the promising big
fellow of Boston. for twelve rounds at
the next show of the Armory A. A. of that
city Tuesday night Unless Sullivan has
gone away back he ought to dispose of
Mckinnon.
All the fight club promoters of Califor-
ma are now certainly roasting both AL
Kaufman and Jim Barry for The SHOW
ing they made in their fight at the JEFF
fries A. G. of Los Angeles Wednesday
night. They claim that neither man
would be able to put up II battle against
Jack Johnson, and that the big colored
champion could beat both OF them in the
same ring.
Hugo Kelly. the Italian middleweisht of
Chicago, has been offered bout with
Jack Twin Sullivan by Miah Murray,
matchmaker of the Armory A. A. of Bos-
ton, for January 10. Silvie Ferretti. man
ager of Kelly, says he will take the match
If Sullivan will consent to weigh in at Us
pounds at pm. the Gay of the battle
1t is doubtful if Jack will make this
weight, as he would sooner weigh in at
1870 pounds at pm
Abe Attell. the champion featherweight,
has just accepted another bout in which
he VIII add about $1,000 more to his bank
roll He has agreed to meet Freddie
Weeks, the featherweight of Cripple
Creek, Col, for twenty rounds, at a show
to be brought off at Goldfield New, Jan
uary A. Weeks does not class with At
tell, as the latter knocked him out in four
rounds at Los Angeles, CAL October 20
1907
Ihat club manager has no use for a
fighter who loses a bout is again demon
strated in the case of "Unk'' Russell.
who was beaten by Young Loughrey'' in
a ffteen-round bout Wednesday night at
Esslngton, Pa. Russell was to have
fought Dave Barry of San Francisco for
ten rounds at the Southern a. C.. of New
orleans January q, but as a result of his
defeat Terry Martin. the Quaker city
nShter, has been substituted for him.
Two matches We're arranged in New
YORK last night. Harry Stone was
matched to meet Joe Bedell of Brooklyn,
for ten rounds before the North End A.
G. of Albany, n. Y, January H. and
Tommy Carey, the former Quaker city
Clutch, the promising Bronx lightwcjcbt
for ten rounds before the Beaver A. C OF
Troy. n. Y, the same night Both bouts
ought to be interesting ones
Despite the fact that Stanley ketcheI
the middleweiGht champion. has already
announced that he will not fight a col
ored man, Jim Coffroth, the fight pro-
moter OF Colma, Cal, still has an idea
that ketchel VIII change his mind if q
Dig enough purse is offered, and as a re-
suit he has just declared that he will
hang up purse of SO. 0o for a twenty
five-round battle between ketcheI and
Sam LangfOrd. the colored middleweight.
to battle for Washnston's birthday aft
ernoon- Langford says he Will allow
ketchel to split the money anv way he
pleases. AS Ketchel seems to be afraid
of Langford, the chances are he VIII de-
cline the offer.