Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

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the tables on Jack. believe. on two
different occasions Al has improved
steadily, and has beaten some OF the
best men in this country and has stayed
ten rounds with the present champion.
Kaufman Has the Punch.
The Californian is one OF the hardest
hitting heavies In the business. and has
won many of his contests with a single
punch. If everything turns out as the
majority of ring experts predict. and the
records of the men warrant. we are in
for a fine evenings entertainment when
AL and Bill step into the ring. The
winner may have first chance to tackle
Jack Johnson, and the prospect OF a
match with the champion should be suf-
ficient incentive TO make the men fight
the battle Of their lives.
Evidently Langford has arrived at the
sensible conclusion that the proper thing
for him to do is to get busy in the fight
line after the recent flaSco at Philadel-
phia in which Sam was prominent, and
has signed to meet Joe Jeanette In a
twelve-round engagement in Boston the
night of September d. This man jean
nette Is one of the best Of the colored
division OF the heavyWeights, and should
give Langford good battle. Joe's man
ager Is OF the opinion that his man can
easily prove his superiority over the tar
baby" in twelve rounds Of milling. II
Sam does not win this fight he will be
entirely out of the running as cham
pionship possibility.
Jeanette May Spoil Plans.
The Burns-Langford fight is now re-
garded as almost a certainty by the in
terested parties. but should Jeanette
prove to be the man his hackers claim
all bets will be off and Mcintosh will
have to make a new book. i have never
seen Jeanette in action, and, therefore,
am not in position to forecast the result
Of his coming encounter. II some OF
the stories of his prowess in the squared
circle are to be believed there will be an
other colored gentleman to be considered
when figuring out championship posi-
bilities.
Harry Lewis, who has been claiming the
worlds welterweight championship. and
whose manager has been making over
lures for a meeting with Stanley ketchell,
was given a serious setback In his fight
with Leo Houck at Boston recently.
Lewis was abroad for nearly 2 year, and
this was his 4 st engagement since his
return. and his poor showing was a great
a lucky boy to be on his feet at the end
OF the twelfth round. and that it was
Houcks fight beyond question. Lewis
has been regarded as the best of his
weight. and 1t was thought that he would
have to go out of his class in order to
meet a man who could give him a fight.
Either Houck is a corklng good man or
Lewis has gone back great deal.
Wolgast Not Anxious to Fight.
1t seems to be the popular impression
that AID Wolgast Is not anxious TO fight
and is inclined to dodge the good men
in his class His manager draws the
weight line tightly and the lightweight
| champion will not take any the worst
OF 1t on the scales. no matter who the
prospective opponent may be. The cham
pion is said to have an exaggerated idea
of his value as a drawing card, and the
guarantees he asks when promoters talk
tight are beyond all reason. Personally
! regard Wolgast as a great little fighter
and would like to see him at work again.
There is plenty Of good material right
here In New York, men whose reputa-
lions are such that they would be great
pion. Tommy Murphy. for instance. is
willing to meet Ad on any reasonable
terms.
At the present writing 1t looks as II
Harry Edwards would be successful In
matching the champion with Pal Moore,
who recently had all the better of a six
round argument with Jem Driscoll Moore
Is about the same weight as the cham
pion, SO there can be no argument on
that important point. Pal Is not oniy a
clever boxer. but hard hitter a. well,
and while / do not regard WolRast as a
star short bout man. i would surely take
the trip to Philadelphia to see these boys
in action.
Mcintosh Grabbing Fighters.
Hugh Mcintosh is still grabbing up
fighters OF all sizes and colors. He has
signed them for battles in London, Paris
and Australia. Packey Mcfarland is one
of the latest to accept an offer from the
Australian promoter. and has agreed to
fight four battles In the antipodes this
fall. Mcintosh informs me he has closed
all arrangements for the twenty-round
bout between Burns and Langford fol
London. The match II now scheduled
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