Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
STORY OF TODAY'S
GAME Is TOLD IN
D A T
LANG And KAUFMAN FIGHT TONIGHT
Both Men Have Met johnson,
the Latter Making Better
Showing.
E YORK, Aug. 1S.

49, 49,
in New York this season viii
take place tonight, when BIZ
Lang, of Australia, will meet Al Kauf-
man, the California heavyweight. in
the main bout of ten rounds. Both men
have met the present champion, Jack
johnson, in the arena, Kaufman going
ten rounds with Johnson in a Fran
CISCO, while the negro stopped Lang in
ten rounds in Australia.
Lang has also met the ex-ehampion,
Tommy Burns, the latter earning the
decision after twenty rounds Of hard
Fighting. Lang scored a knockout over
the veteran of the ring, Bob Fftzsim-
mons. in nineteen rounds, and defeated
Boshter Bill Squires for h Australian
championship.
George Little, the former manager of
Jack Johnson, has now taken Sandy
Ferguson, the big heavyweight Of Bos-
ton, under his management with the
hope of eventually forcing Johnson to
meet him for the heavyweight title.
A match has just been clinched be-
tween Harry Lewis, the Philadelphia
fighter, and Leo Houck, of Lancaster,
Pa. who is one of the most promising
fighters turned out in Pennsylvania in
years. They will meet for twelve
rounds at the opening show OF the
Armory A. A. of Boston, on Tuesday
evening, August 20. This ought to be
a slashing fast battle.
Jess Mcmahon. manager of the Olym-
pic a. c. of Harlem, has decided to
make all fighters who are slated TO
appear in the main bout at the clubs
stage in the future post a forfeit as a
guarantee that they will go on in
their contest. The club has been COM
PEELED TO call off two stays ON account
Of fighters backing out of a bou at
the last minute.
Pugilism will be resumed again in
Milwaukee on the night of September
2. fhe Badger A. C. of that city will
give the first show, and for the main
bout frankie Conley. the Western
featherweight. viii meet Charley White,
the promising Chicago f~eatherweight,
for ten rounds at 122 pounds, weigh
in at 8 p. m.
Tom O'Rourke is trying to arrange
a ten-round bout between Harry Lewis
and Jimmy Clabby, of Milwaukee. to
take place at the stag of the National
Sporting Club on Friday evening, Sep
TENDER ?.
Johnny DAILY spoiled the fight card at
the Olympic A. c. last night by refus-
ing to keep his engagement with Tom
my Houek. of Philadelphia. The men,
bers who attended were given checks
for next weeks bill. Houck and Daily
were 10 have weighed in at 116 pounds
at the New Fork Evening Journal office
at 8 o'clock last evening. Houek was
on hand, but DAILY failed TO put in an
appearance. Daily was at the olympic
A C last evening. Though Houek
agreed 10 meet him on the spur of the
momen al any weight under 125
pounds. Daily refused TO put on the
gloves.
Fighting Joe" Hyland and Tommy
Moloney are on for a ten-round splash
at Browns tonight, Inc it looks like
It would be the prunes.
Rain prevented the Benny Kaufman.
Young Pierce match at the open-air
Lehigh A. c., of Philadelphia, last
night.
Jimmy Kelly begs to report that
Young O'Leary is in great shape
already for his fight with frankie
Burns on Friday. and hat he will win
sure.
On the night after the Hurley eon-
test Fighting Dick meets Willie
Beecher at the Long Acre. If anyone
wants TO fight with him Friday or Sat
urday he need only communicate with
Kelly. Hyland viii not fight Sundays.
but is willing to put on the gloves on
syery other evening.
Battling Jim Johnson. h colored
heavyweight Of Tennessee, and Sam
McVey, another big, brawny American
colored fighter, have been matched to
meet in another battle in Paris in two
weeks. They recently fought a fifteen,