The San Francisco call., 1910-01-24
REFERfE WILL Be
SELECTED TONIGHT
fitzpatrick, HanIOn and Smith
Talked of as Officials for
Friday Evenings Fight
By WILLIAM ]. sLATTERY

J
The representatives Of Cyclone
Johnnie Thompson and Tommy McCar-
-hy viii meet this evening at Young
Nitchelrs. TAYLOR street near Market
o select q referee for next Friday
night's battle. 1t is expected that the
third man in the ring will be selected
from among the following well known
officials: Eddie Smith, Jack Welsh.
sam Fitzpatrick or Eddie Hanlon. The
name OF Sol Devinson would not be
Considered after the recent bloomer he
tossed
strangely enough, both men are very
fusKy over the referee question. Each
seems TO want everything that is COM
ing TO him and insists upon his own
, an. Promoter Jim Griffin. who is
running the tight insists upon having
something to say in the matter and
VIII be on hand at the appointed hour.
McCarthy's father viii represent him
and Charley Clesver viii appear for
Thompson If the latter does not put in
an appearance.
There should be no trouble over a
referee" said Griffin last night. 1t
looks 10 me as though one or the other
~ them viii score a knockout. So long
as the lighters are allowed TO so ahead
and fight their battle the fans viii be
satisfied. SO far as 1 am concerned it's
2 simple matter 20 decide, but 1 do not
want any OF them debating TO me this
early in the game. There are plenty Of
good. competent referees in San Fran
cisco and III should not take long TO
pick one Of them out
Mccarthy has heard many stories re-
esrding the alleged foul tactics OF
Thompson and for this reason he has
been worried a bit He's only a young
ster in the game. so the fans can not
blame him for being on his guard.
Thompson SAYS that any of the well
known local referees Will satisfy him.
he does not look for the fight TO go
more than 10 rounds, and Of course he
rseIs absolutely certain that he will
put the rollers under the latest OF the
local wonders. He says that all he
wants is chance TO fight.
Mccarthy had q big day at his train
inR quarters at the beach yesterday
7fternoon despite the stormy weather.
More than 100 members Of the brick
AYERS union reported on the job. Nc
Csrthv is the champion Of that Organi-
zstion. and naturally all the boys are
pulling hard for him 70 win. They are
willing TO bet their dinner pals on the
short end
Tommy went six fast rounds with his
brother Johnny. but avoided all rough
work on account OF the split lip which
he sustained while boxing three days
ago He is below the required weight
and will endeavor TO build himself up
curing the next three days. He will do
(oaI- light boxing and gym work from
t-ow till the day Of the battle.
\ thompson has not changed a bit
since his last stand in this city against
Boer Unholz. He still is sEitton for
p ork and he kept up his reputation
yesterday afternoon at Milietts by go
ing nine rounds with Terry Keller,
Gene sullivan and Frankie Burns. All
Of them outboxed the Cyclone. but like
Nelson he kept on wading in faster
and faster with each minute.
Thompson will not give out his
weight. but he looks TO be within
striking distance Of the required 1S4 =
pounds. He talks very lightly of Nc
earthly and regards him as local up
start. II he can get the odds which he
considers fair the man from Sycamore
viii wager several hundred dollars on
his chances against the fighting brick
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