Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-18
JOE WOODMAN IS BUSY
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Sam Langford'S Manager Issues
His Side of Recent PhiIa-
deIphia Episode

Joe Woodman's publicity department
is working overtime these days in an
effort to square the manager and his
fighter, Sam Langford, for running out
on AL Kaufman in Philadelphia last
week. Joe has started Monograph
letter on it's travels, and in it he points
out his own side of the argument, also
slipping Harry Edwards a little salve
for the money the Quaker City pro-
moter lost when the bout was called
off. After handing the newspaper men
a little line of bull all his own, Joe
says:
The match was made by Harry
Edwards, who, by the way is one
of the best promoters in the coun-
try, to be held on August 10, and in
case of rain the next clear day,
but it cleared up at 6 in the evening
and would have been all right for
the men to have gone on with the
bout, but Edwards called 1t off
at 5 o'clock in order to stop the
people who were coming from out
of town. The advance sale had
been much smaller than had been
expected, being less than $4,000, and
when the bout was called off the
club members began to get their
money back. I thought Langford
was entitled to a guarantee, as he
was the card, and not Kaufman.
Edwards was willing to give me
small one, but as a general rule
postponed shows don't draw.
wanted him to put the bout on
week or ten days later, and he was
willing, but the Kaufman side
would not stand for it, and no
wonder, as Kaufman had never but
once received as much as he would
have got that night for his end.
Now comes the part which made
us leave Philadelphia. Not being
willing to go on the next night,
they threatened us by saying that
If we didn't go on we could not
fight In their city again, and re-
ferred to Langford as color. AS
Langford is a modest chap and a
little sensitive, we naturally got hot
and simply called it off.
Langford has been in the game
for some years and never has he
disappointed the public or a pro-
moter. Langford has never asked
clubman to get any one man for
him, always fighting anyone they \
could get, and a glance at his rec
ord will show he has met the best
men in the country, not caring how
big they were.
/ see Billy Delaney says that Sam
had cold feet; now, Mr.. Delaney, if
this be so why didn't you or some
one come to the front and cover the
money Langford had posted in San
Francisco, $2500? It was there
with a newspaper for two weeks.
Langford will fight Kaufman at
any time or place and we will give
you that little bet on the side. It
was a misfortune that we could not
go on in Philadelphia, as then we
might have been able to get John
son. Langford is and has always
been ready to meet any man in the
world, barring no one.
Previous to the Philadelphia incl
dent Woodman had always been on
the level with the promoters and, as
rule, with the public. OF course, it
cannot be said that Sambo was never
pulled in any of his fights, for that
first affair at Maud Junction with Jim
Flynn is enough proof for the local
fans, but aside from az few little mis-
cues like that Woodman and his
fighter have been highly thought of.
Joe is a good manager and has kept
Langford going for many years under
adverse conditions, and all his friends
are glad to see him get along. But
this does not stop the critics from find
ing fault with the way Woodman acted
in the Quaker City, and it will take
more than press agents dope to get
him back on the pedestal he formerly
adorned