The San Francisco call., 1910-12-28
PUGILISTIC MATCH
IS HANGING FIRE
Burns and Hogan Are HaggIing
Over Financial Details
of Bout

The much talked of 90 round boxing
contest between One Round Jack Hogan
of this city and frankie Burns of Oak
land still hangs fire. 1t was all but
made last night, but owing to a little
side dispute between Promoter Jim
Griffin and Walter Franey, Hogan's
manager action was deferred till this
evening, when the conference will be
resumed.
Hogan's manager believes that the
match Is worth little more money
than the North beach promoter is will
ing to give up. They could not settle
thelr differences in long oonfab last
night, so Griffin gave Franey till this
evening to think the matter over and
decide whether or not he shall start his
boy during the coming month.
So far as the Burns end of it goes
everything Is set. Burns manager, Jack
Perkins, is willing to start for the in
ducements which Griffin has offered. In
addition he will divide the receipts any
way that is suitable to Hogan Perkins
also has posted $1,000 with Commits
sloner Tom Corbett to go as side bet
In case the details of the match are ar
ranged.
Perkins is very confident that his boy
is coming wonder among the light
mas been unable to land any of the top
notchers to send him against Burns
lost four round decision to Hogan
last summer. but while in the east he
boxed the highly touted Matty Baldwin
right off his feet in a spirited six round
miXup.
Burns is performer of the Abe At
tell order, very clever and elusive. His
principal stock in trade is a wonderful
no Txyffh
practically all his victims He is a
mere youngster, just 20 years of age.
so his career in the ring looks very
promising.
The fans, of course are all well ac-
quainted with Hogan, who is one of
those tearing >ringsters with a punch
In either hand. Though the most like
Iy looking of the recent crop of San
Francisco lightweights, Hogan is far
from being popular. and this is one of
the reasons why he invariably comes
in for such a lot of harsh criticism
every time he fails to sign up with
some other lightweight who would re-
lieve him of his laurels.
If Hogan does not come to terms
for the Burns match, the fans will be
assured of another high class attrac-
ton at any rate Griffin can bring
either Baldwin, Powell or Jack Good
man to this city for the asking. All
are willing and anxious to come out
here, principally to get a start by
showing the local fans what they have
in their makeup.
Goodman and Powell furnished a
fast six round bout in New York last
Friday evening, and according to the
press dispatches, Goodman had shade
the better of it. This stamps the New
Yorker as a keen performer, for Pow
ell has plenty of speed, If nothing else,
and in a six round gallop he is capable
of holding his own with most any of
them.
Included in Jim Coffroth's large list
of Christmas presents was handsome
pearl stick pin, studded with diamonds.
Coffroth smiled when he looked at the
handsome present, and then he smiled
some more when he saw who it came
from. The pin was the gift of none
other than the heavy weight champion
Of the world, Jack Johnson.
The black champ evidently has not
forgotten all that Coffroth has done
for him in the way of making good
matches for him. Up to the time of
his lifes triumph at Reno, Johnson had
been paid more money by Coffroth than
by any other five promoters he ever
boxed for. And maybe big Jack is
figuring on a return date with Coffroth
at some future time.