Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-05
MAY AMEND LAW
TO ALLOW FIGHT
IN SAN FRANCISCO
young Mitchell Chairman Of
Committee in Charge-No
Limit to Number of Rounds
Fight May Cot Is Pos
sibIe to Fight 900 Rounds.
Other Fight News.
~ HIRE is a bare possibility that
lie Jeffries-i"hnson fight may

lie Jeffries-jnhuson fight may
b. pulled off in San Franchises
Ihe laws of California say
that glove contests may be licensed,
but they must be United. Ii Is pos
sihle to pull off d fight of 999 rounds,
but not a finish engagement. A new
hoard of ST pervisors will take the oath
Of office within the next few days. 1t
is generally understood all along the
line that San Francisco will pc turned
wide OPEN One of the most infiuen-
tial members of the board is John l..
Herget, known in the ring twenty
years ago as Young Mitchell" one of
the greatest middleweight fighters. He
is to be the chairman of the commit
tee that will pass upon prize fights and
permits. and, according to the best in
formation at hand, Herget n his fol-
lowers will amend the present law and
thus make forty-ive-round fights pos
sible within the city proper.
Tommy Ryan n James ]. Corbett.
former middle weight and heavyweight
champions of the world, respectively.
disagree as to the outcome of the jeff
Johnson battle next July. Corbett picks
the big boilermaker. while Ryan voices
the opinion that the big black will be
the victor.
Strangely enough. both Ryan and
Corbett claim the reason for their
choice Is that the other man cannot
stand a stomach pounding.
Corbett says that Johnson's weak
point is his mid section, while Ryan
rays that jeff will never be able to
withstand Johnson's terrific right
handlers to the abdomen. Ryan is well
qualified to give his opinion. as he
seconded Jeffries in most of the Cali
fornian's big fights, and was behind
Corbett when Pcmpadour Jim met JEFF
the second time.
Champion Jack johnson reached
Pittsburg at ~daybreak yesterday. hav-
ing evidently forgotten that late last
evening he had wired from Terre
Haute. Ind. canceling the date for his
show in Pittsburg and was surprised
when told of IL. Manager White, of
the McKeesport Opera House. whose
date had also been cancelled by john
son, presented his bill and Johnson
settled for the claim in full, insisting
on paying White for the loss of his
own time. Manager A.. S. McSwiggan.
of Duquesne Garden. Pittsburg. whose
show had been Cancelled by Johnson
last night, announced that he was
through with Johnson. McSwiggan de-
clined to take any responsibility for the
show which had been declared off. but
it went on at Johnson's risk. McSwig-
gan getting his expense money cut of
the first gate proceeds and later there
was a division of the residue. which
was not much.
BY way of a parting shot, Bat
Nelson took another verbal wallop at
Ad Wolgast yesterday. "Wolgast 3
head is evidently swelled up a Bit
said the Battler. "He may be popu-
lar enough out on the coast. but when
it comes to drawing the shekels into
the box office | am the boy that's there
with the bells. If he can get 1000 for
lis end all we'll and good. but l want
at least s12. 900 for my bit, and / in
tend to get 1t. The fight must take
place in Frisco and be OF at least
forty-five rounds"
They want Sam Langford to go to
Los Angeles to box Jim Flynn. and
they have made the Boston black a
good offer.
AL Kubiak n Sam Mcyey are to
box twenty rounds in Paris within the
next several weeks. Kubiak since de-
feating Sid Russell Is TO be given an
other hance by the French promoters.