The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24

intends to keep in the game the day
will come when he must reckon with
Kaufman.
KETCHEL AND LANGFORD IN LINE
Langford and Johnson would not
make a good attraction from the finan-
cial point of view for the reason that
both are black men. They may as well
be passed up right now. It's a case
of high finance first and the best man
next in these stirring times. Unless
the promoters see a lot of money in
sight they will not even consider a
match of this sort.
Leaving Johnson alone in his glory
for the time being, we pass down the
line to the old rivals, Langford and
ketchel. What a match this would be
if some promoter could find a place to
pull it off. The fans would forget all
about the Reno fiasco for the time
being and rally to this, the brand
new ring attraction, the one which fig
ures plenty of excitement.
If they could straighten Ketchel up
and make him realize for the time
being what a serious game this fight
business is, there is no doubt that
he could get himself into condition to
give Langford a wonderful battle. But
he would have to be right, and he
would have to sign up over the long
route so as to give himself every op-
portunity in the world.
Any man who can hit like Ketchel
hits is a dangerous opponent for any
other man in his class, and Langford
is not barred. True, the black baby
would be big favcrite over the Michi-
gan Lion and he would figure to win,
but at that Ketchel would stand a
splendid chance, provided, of course,
that somebody could induce him to
train like a fighter who means busi-
ness.
The welter weight division is worse
off than any of. them at the present
time. Mike Sullivan so they say is
the champion there, but he is cham
pion in name only. The real man for
the crown is Packey Mcfarland of Chi
cago, but so long as he still persists
in being a lightweight, there is little
or no chance to bring off anything
startling among the weIters.
PLENTY OF THE LITTLE FELLOWS
Mcfarland would make a great well
ter weight if he would only forget all
about the 1873 pound business, let him.
self out, take on weight and start
tearing after every 145 pound man in
the business. He would prove fight
ing sensation and they would have to
look the globe over a good many times
in order to dig up a man who might
stand chance with him.
When it comes to the lightweights.
we simply must cry out for a return
match for our old favorite, Battling
Nelson, with the new champion, Ad
Wolgast. True Wolgast won his spurs
fairly and squarely over in Richmond
last February, but at the same time the
RaftlpF & fn 1ay oh
and nobody knows but that he still
may make good.
Nelson and Wolgast would furnish a
great card. Half of the men who bet
their money on Nelson and lost the last
time would be ready and willing to
take another ride on the Battler again.
! He was beaten but not knocked out,
and so long as a man is possessed of a
heart such as beats in Nelson's breast
he always will have a chance unless
Father Time steps in and gets a de-
cision in the meantime.
Abe Attel and Owen Moran have met
three times for honors in the feather
weight division, but still neither has
proved his superiority. If they could
but come together again in a long dis
tanee mixup, what a treat it would be
for the fans. Then. again, there is
Jem Driscoll and Attell for another
treat, and this looks even better than
the Attell-Moran match.
In the feather weight division
frankie Conley, the real champion, and
Johnny Coulon, the kid gloved cham
pion, are stalling around doing moth
| ing There seems to be no chance ia
get them into the same ring unless a
90 or as round affair can be arranged
for everybody who understands the
fight game knows that they can't set
tie their differences in 10 rounds.