The sun., 1910-06-26
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
KETCHEDS BACKDOWN TO Lane.
FORD No SURPRI6E.

Nalchlgan FlghtsF out Sf Training Rnr.
Fight win 1mllh-Jack Goodman
FFylRg % Get . Match WIN Nurph,
Pro Hlunaers % Meet Next saturna,
From al accounts Ksichel has delihsratsIy
lunked out of his prODOset nght with sam
LangfOrd. when ID Waa announced her.
several weeks ago that Ketchs ana Ianr
ford had agreed 10 night fos a i1oOoo guar
antee Il vas openly predicted that the battle
would never decided. Before going O.,
the coast LAngfOrd told tbs BUN man that
Kelchcl would never nEht him again. for the
reason that the MichiEan man asked Iang
ford 70 go Easy In the slx round bout rb
Philadelphia. Ketchel Il h understood
has not trained for q moment since Bs
Knocked out Jim smith In this city and has
been having the time of his HE With br,
manage. wilson Miner, In Californtr
n tAnGfoTd ever Induces Hetchel 10 get ntp
the ring with him again there arr. plenty "
negro will score clean Knockout inside II
ten rounds.
Jack Goodman, the local lirh,veirht
seems 10 b. unable 10 secure q match With
Harlem Tommy Murphy. in a letter 10
IHR SCN GOOdman's hustling manager.
sammy Kelly. saws:
q have been tTyins tor !hs lsst ,hres
as have ave other club mAn&gers, but nb
10 the present time John Oliver. NuFphya
manager. has always had solne excuse
first he had q couple Of matches With
q match With Lsach Gross, then . match
with Battling Hurley. and al this time
have been trying 20 induce him % boz.
but 20 far he has dodRed the iqsile. For ths
nan nav ar aS:lSss = Mnrphy before any club S0o .,
10 private for . side bat. VIII Also matrA
Goodman against any white lightweight
IN the world. barring none.
The promotsrn Of q new boxing club
at TheTmOpOlls. wyp., write 20 IHE SIN
that they Intend holding a lstic carnival
IN that town 10 September. They will hang
10 Inducements for Johnny COulon and
frankie Conley 10 meet for the bantam
weight tltle and will also Try 70 arranas
4 match between Battling Nelson and
Ad Wolcast for the liEhtweiRht champion.
, can pull cH twenty round hghts without
Interference.
when Jack Johnson made peace vi'h
week Il was report - that Little had threai-
ened 10 tell some inside facts about the hiE
fight Little has waNered t1o.On on John
sons chances and says nov he VII gei an
honest run for a.
Followers oi professional sport are much
interested In the nfteen mile racc which
viii be held under the auspices Of he TWen.
tisth Century cub AZ Celtic Park neyt
gAturday (iustav I,imEstrOm and Hans
Hrlmer will battle for the worlds champion
ship and they vii bo pushed 20 the limit
hy such fuarfnyueTs a. Jim Crowley, Harvev
Cohn. Tai Crooks, v Zanii. W k0lehmis
and Semeran An the men are IN active
iraining for the big race The I've mite
country liInmy lee. " Raine~, J. J
Wm-ry, Tom MOrrissey. " ? Heilly Ani
George henfcT viii be among the starters
Matt Vim. manager Of the Empire CIV
track. has received as.uTance hat these
h0rses Will start In the Brighton Handican,
one fntle and n quarter. 70 BE- run - onkefs
npyi month Fitz HerheYt. Ballot. kins
lane Nasketts. rTiariliian. Olambals,
Walto. Fashion i'late. fauntleroy and
prirce imperial VIM says every frsi
Glass horse in training will be seen In stake
events a, he WestchesteT cOufse