Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-26
AttelI and Murphy to Fight.
Young Wagner Beats
H0mmey.

SEATTLE, WASH, July 70.
!, ~ OMMY BURNS, e-x-heavyweight
champion of the world, who is
now In Seattle, denies the state
ment published In New York that the
match between Burns and Sam Lang
ford. scheduled to take place In Lon
don in September, has been called off
by Promoter Hugh Mcintosh because
Burns demanded $4,000 more than the
amount he originally agreed to battle
for.
IT told Mcintosh at Reno after john
son a agreed to meet me again that
1 would fight johnson for 50 per cent
of the gross receipts" said Burns to-
day. "I figured that Johnson, being
the champion, would get about 40 per
cent. Then 1 wired Mcintosh that I
wanted 30 per cent. of the receipts to
meet Langford, but that 1 was still
willing to tackle johnson for S5 per
cent. of the gate"
SAN FRANCISCO, july ga
twenty-round boxing contest between
Abe Attel and Harlem Tommy Muir
ply has been arranged by Promoter
Coffroth for August in San Francisco.
Attcl has agreed 10 let Murphy weigh
1873 pounds, ringside.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 26.-Tommy
Houck, OF Philadelphia, and Charley
Harvey, OF Chicago, fought ten rounds
to a draw last night.
Young Wagner, of the West Side,
New York, won handily over Packey
Hommey last night in a ten-round
bout ut the Olympic Club before a
packed house. The go was a hummer
from the start, both boys going at
top speed all the way and Wagner
showing better both at long-range
fighting and inside work. The West
Side lad scored his best blows in the
sixth and seventh rounds, when he had
Packey slowed up from terrific right
hand uppercuts on the jaw. Packey
showed gameness in these rounds and
fought back. but his efforts were weak
and the blows he landed failed to stop
the aggressive attack of his opponent.
Wagner used a left-hand jab and a
right cross throughout the contest, and
easily had the bout on points. HON.
mey was cut about the face on leaving
the ring. while Wagner only suffered a
bruised mouth.
Jack 10. nson, the negro pugilist, is
to get a $25,0 900 diamond-studded gold
belt emblematic of the heavyweight
championship of the world from the
negroes throughout the United States,
and the presentation is to be made at
a big dinner to be given in New York
some time in November. Subscriptions
are being solicited by a committee
headed by Baron Wilkins, the leader
of the negro colony in New York city.
1t is said that $1,000 has been prac-
tically assured by the New York ne
groes. A systematic effort to gather
subscriptions in all cities is to be made.
The belt will be of solid gold, studded
with 200 diamonds of different sizes,
the centre stone to weigh more than
four carats. 1t is expected that small
contributions will be sent in from
towns and villages. Should the sub
scription list exceed $25, 200, the surplus
will be cpent on the banquet, which
is to cost $40 a plate.
Billy Glover, the Boston lightweight,
got the decision over Battling MORT
arity at New Bedford, Mass, last night
after a tough ten-round bout. Glover
had all his cleverness and scored many
hard punches during the go, but MORT
arity eve gave ground and took all
that came his way. Glover was pushed
hard during the closing rounds.
Billy Papke was recently asked by a
Western fight promoter if he would
meet Sam Langford in a twenty-round
battle the latter part of next month.
Billy quickly turned down the offer by
stating that he has no intention of
eve fighting Langford or any other
colored man. Let those colored men
battle among themselves" said Papke,
as he walked away.
Abe Attell will pick up some more
easy money tonight. He is slated to
meet Pete McVeigh, of Seattle, Wash,
for ten rounds at a show to be held in
the latter's home town. AS McVeigh
has never done any good fighting to
talk of, Attell should have no trouble
In outpointing him in every round.
The ten-round bout between Frank
Mantell, of Pawtucket, R. l., and
Dixie Kid" the colored fighter, will
take place at the Olympic A. c. stag
On next Monday night.
The new city ordinance passed at Los
Angeles, Cal, which forbids boxing
bouts to be held at clubs where an adj
mission is charged, also calls for all
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