The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11
Fight PROMOTERS
need some GINGER
Boxing Game Promises Little
Until First of Year Unless,
They Get Busy

Unless some of the local promoters
show a flash of speed within the next
few weeks there is every likelihood
that the boxing game viii fade away
into significance till after the first of
the year at least. 1t wars dead enough
Immediately after the gigantic fiasco at
Reno, but at that time the promoters
kept on trying and in this way man
aged to sustain public interest for the
time being.
But since the Moran Burns affair of
two weeks ago there has been
noticeable layoff. Even the four round
ers have kept themselves hidden away,
partly because the recent shows in that
division were of the bloomer order and
because the supervisors dealt them
rather a severe blow in insisting that
the city ordinance be complied with to
the letter. AS matter of fact, Scarce
ly any of these so called amateur
clubs can live up t9 the law and make
money, and if they don't make money
then there will be no more amateur
fights They are all after the almighty
dollar.
Louis Blot holds the professional per-
nit for the present month, but he does
mot know what sort of a show he will
put on, and perhaps he will not put on
any at all if conditions do not change
in hurry. He has cast out many lines
within the last few weeks, but, strange
ly enough, none of them brought any of
the heavy pugilistic fish to the surface
HOGAN LOOKS "THEREv
One Round Jack Hogan looks to be
about the livest card in the deck at
present and if he can be persuaded
to forsake the four round game and
climb up a notch, it goes without say
ing that he will meet with success fin
ancially whether he wins or loses.
Judging from his past performances,
he figures to win many a battle from
boys like frankie Burns.
Hogan is a second Jimmy Britt in
almost every respect. His style is like
that of the plumber boys but he has
a better wallop and is far more ag-
gressive. He's d great drawing card,
just Britt used to be- not because he
is popular, but because most of the
fans want to see him beaten Up to
the present time, none of them have
been able to put it on Hogan.
If a match between the one round
terror and Burns, for a ten round route
could be arranged for this month, it
would do much toward boosting the
game along. The fans want action,
some fast action and such boys as these
should be able to satify this craving.
They are evenly matched, but their
modes of fighting are entirely different.
Home talent should be encouraged in
the fighting game just as well as in
other lines. Both these boys are Cali
fornia products Hogan has never been
east, but it is likely that his manag ger
Walter Franey will shortly take him
him to New York unless the game picks
UP a bit around here. Hogan is too
good boy to be lying idle.
POWELL BOUND FOR EAST
Lew Powell will start for New York
tomorrow to try his hand at the game
on the other end of the continent. Al
though he has been boxing for the last
eight years, Powell never performed
outside of the Pacific coast He has
been a home boxer exclusively and he
probably would stick right here if he
saw any alluring matches in sight
Powell will be handled by Charley
Harvey. the man who looks after Moran
and Keller and Driscoll and bunch
of other English notables. It is Pow
ellis intention to remain away about
three months and he hopes to get at
least six matches in the meantime If
he gets into shape, the auburn haired
lightweight should go like the proven
bial house on fire in those six and ten
round mixups.
Although they claim to have Ad VOL
CAST and Packey Mcfarland signed up
for 10 round setto in Milwaukee on