Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-02

into the ring I will be fit to fight for
my life. 1 am just as strong and as
game as Nelson, can outpunch him, and
know l at least am as clever and
speedy There is no lightweight in the
world who can put me to the mat, and
if the fight goes to the limit l will be
an easy winner on points. Nelson never
can knock me out, so 1t looks to me
like l had nearly a cinch upon the
title"
Langford Working Hard
Langford is hitting up an awful pace
for his sparring and training partners
out at the Occidental club, and his un-
usual stunts have set the fans to gos-
siping to the effect that Sam really has
some fears that the fighting fireman
may not be as easy picllings as their
I former fight might indicate. Sam went
twelve rounds yesterday afternoon, us
/ ing Armstrong Pettus, Collins, Brady
and Scott as punching bags, and he
gave each of them all he could handle
/ during the two-rOund bouts. He also
is doing hard work on the road and his
gymnasium work is as heavy in pro-
portion.
Flynn is making the fur fly every
afternoon at Doyle's club. He is using
Mexican Pete and Dick Allen as spar
ring partners and went four rounds
with each yesterday. Although they
outweigh him by many pounds, Rough
House Jim fans into them with the
same confidence that a setting hen
goes into the fray for her brood. He
. takes some stiff punches and gives
many in return, and always keeps his
/ big partners moving lively to avoid
/ serious damage. Jim is developing
| speed and his punch, which ne found
/ the night he put Willis to sleep, and
/ between punches he may be heard to
mutter. Take that. you Boston ter
/ Tor, and that, and that" If he does
not whip. Langford, he is going to be
sadly disappointed, as he honestly be-
lieves he is the blackbird's full master.
Little Fellows Training
The little fellows, Marty Kane and
| Gene McGOvern, who viii furnish the
semi windup to the Flynn-Langford
bout. have gone into hard training in
/ order to protect their $500 side bet
Ordinarily, they would take things
easily during the training period, but
i this is too much money to let slip by
/ them, and they sure are doing some
/ tall training. Kane has gone TO the
Eastside club, in charge of Roy Paige
/ and with q corps Of training assist
ants, and one might imagine a cham
+ pion was training for the fight of his
/ life when he gets started on the after
noon routine. Marty says he will win
! the fight beyond doubt, but wants to
/ be- in proper condition. McGovern also
/ is hard at It and is whipping himself
/ into bulldog condition.
Andy Rivers, whose sensational fight
after a long absence from the ring
/ gave Paul Roman as much as he could
/ comfortably handle last week, and
/ Roman are working every afternoon as
/ if they had learned a valuable lesson
I last time out. Both boys are deter
mined to win decisively next time and
/ realize they must be in perfect con-
i ditiOn to have a chance. Ten rounds
j should enable them to settle their
dispute. but they must be in good con
/ dition to stand the terrific pace that
/ is certain to feature their fight.
Powell Accepts Terms
Lew Powell finally accepted the fun
/ conditions of the match with George
+ Memsic for February 10 and has au-
/ ceptcd transportation from Frisco
/ that McCarey wired TO him yesterday.
/ The final talk was about the weight
and the hour for making it. Powell
/ asked for 1873 pounds at 6 o clock, and
as this was more agreeable to Memsic
/ than the original poundage, 135 pounds,
+ he quickly agreed. Accordingly, Nc
/ Carey wired Powell that the match
/ was on, and the Frisco boy replied with
i a request for transportation, which
/ was forthcoming. Powell viii leave
! Frisco tonight and will go into train
+ ing Immediately at Doyle's Southside
/ club
Powell has a remarkable record only
one defeat, that by Wolgast, marring
his ring career. He is reputed to be
a clever and fast slugger, and, in the
opinion of Wolgast. will easily defeat
/ Memsic. While Los Angeles fans will
have to be shown in this regard be-
| fore they will become convinced, it
serves to give an idea of what stiff
scrap is in prospect. Anybody who
outclasses Memsic in the lightweight
fold is a ripe pippin ready for the
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