The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
WOODMAN TELLS
Of LATE F|ASCO
Manager of Sam LangfOrd Ex-
plains Why Negro Did Not
Fight Al Kaufman.
SAYS POSTPONED CONTESTS
ARE USUALLY FAILURES
Declares His Protege Never
Crawled Out of a Match. and
Is Ready for Anyone.
BY BAT MASTERSON.

special to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Aug, 21-There arc
usually two sides to all cases, and it is
not an uncommon thing to find one side
about as strong as the other, Joe
Woodman. who manages Sam Langford
Boston IS black idol. has notion that
he has not been fairly treated by the
Philadelphia promoters in the late
hasco between Langford and Al Kauf-
man. Woodman writes me as follows
III explanation of his side of the ease:
The match was made by Harry Ed
wards, who, by the way, is one OF the
best promoters in the country. 1t was
agreed that the contest should take
place August l5 and. in the event of
rain, the next clear day. You will un-
derstand that this was 10 be an outdoor
affair, and for that reason weather con
dltlons entered largely into the match.
Unfortunately for all concerned, it
ralned continuously all the day, but
cleared up early in the evening, and as
viewed 1t. the show could have been
staged according to schedule.
Mr.. Edwards thought otherwise and
called off the match at . clock, in
order, so he stated, to prevent out
money lii making the train to Phla-
dclphia.
Advance Sale Small.
The advance sale was much small
er than had been looked for. The fact
is that less than $4,000 of this money
was returned TO ticket holders as soon
as the match had been called off !
thought Langford was entitled to Il
guarantee, as he was the attraction,
and not Kaufman
Mr.. Edwards was willing to give
him small one. but experience taught
me that postponed glove contests are
usually fallu lures. asked Mr.. Edwards
to put the bout off for ten slavs. which
he was willing to do, but tho Kaufman
side objected, and ! am not at all sur
prlsed, for Kaufman could have re.
ceIved more money for his share had
we gone on with the match that night
than IN any of his previous matches.
NOW comes our miX-up with the
Philadelphia authorities. We were
given the alternative of either going
on with the match or having the flag
dropped on US In the future so far as
Philadelphla was concerned This was
a threat that neither Laneford nor /
could stand for, so we declared every
thing off
Ready for Any One.
'Langford has been in the game a
number of years and has never disap.
pointed the public or promoters He
has never asked a club manager to
meet that one or this one for him, but
always meets the man the promoter
selects. and his record shows that he
has met the best men in the country,
regardless of size, color or previous
condition of servitude,
Billy Delaney is quoted as saving
that Langford got cold feet. That, to
me, appears to be strong statement
for him to make. | vouch that Lang.
ford had $500 posted with San
Francisco newspaper fully two weeks
for match with Kaufman, at any
time or place, and never has had as
much az chip from either Delaney or
Kaufman.
elf Mr.. Delaney thinks that Lang
ford has cold feet, the $2500 posted in
San Francisco still goes for match
between his man and mine, at any time
or place OF over any distance of
ground, and this is no bluff. Lang
ford is ready to meet any man in the
world. and does not draw the color
hne either, and as my esteemed friend,
James Potterfeld Considine, would say,
further deponent sayeth not -