Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-21
WOULD GIVE JEFF
$4,000 TO FIGHT.
Philadelphia Promoter Wants the
Former Champion to Oppose
Kaufman Six Rounds
BIG FELLOW MAY ACCEPT
Manager MCCarey'S Move in the
Staging of Ten-ROund, No
Decision Bouts Favored
BIG FELLOW MAY ACCEP-

Billy Mccartney, one of Philadelphia's
boxing promoters, is ready to give
former champion Jim Jeffries $4,000
to meet Al Kaufman in a six round,
no decision bout at one of the Quaker
city ball parks Labor day. This news
was embodied in a telegram McCar-
ney sent to a friend of his here yester-
day, and a further bit of bait for jeff
to nibble at was contained in a sem
tence stating 40 per cent of the gross
receipts would go to the big boy IN
case he preferred to take chance IN
stead of the lump sum.
This news was flashed to Jeffries
over the wireless to Catalina island,
where the ex-premier heavy is fishing
with Tex Rickard and Jack Ripper.
A reply one way or the other is eX-
pected today, and by night Mccartney
should be able to show-provided jeff
accepts-that he means real business
and is not out after some cheap ad-
vertising.
In view of stories making the rounds
that Jeff is considering a return match
with johnson. the Philadelphia offer
exactly fits in with conditions. If
there is nothing in the mental col
lapse" and "dope" talk, Jeff should be
able to dispose of Kaufman inside the
six rounds which they are to battle,
and his re-engagement with Johnson
would prove a drawing card scarcely
less important than the Fourth of July
mill at Reno No doubts exist IN the
minds of those who saw that bout
as to the almost unbelievable way in
which Jeff moved around, and If he
made good with Kaufman, who has
been knocked out but once in his ca
reer, the big boy would again have the
backing of the majority of his former
adherents. Should Kaufman make a
creditable showing then all hope of a
return battle between the smoke ana
Jeff would be out of the question, as
it would not draw enough to pay train
ing expenses for the principals.
It looks like the ten round no de
cision fights held here for many moons
past will be the popular ticket up and
down the state Reports from san
Francisco indicate the northern pro-
moters will trail in behind Manager
McCarey of the local club, and the
short bouts, with no official Verdlct
at their termination. will have their
inning where twenty round events
formerly were offered as drawing
cards. Seattle is also slated to bios
som forth as a fight town of the snort
mill variety, and what has long been
looked on as the Mecca for mitt ar
lists will descend to the level of New
York Philadelphia and other eastern
cities. -.
A report on the local situation, pub
1ished in these columns yesterday
caused the fans to discuss the many
nhases of boxing future. and on all
sides the suggestion that Manager
McCarev keep his bouts down 10
chi1d's size until after the reform
wave has spent itself was received as
the proper thing to do in the clrcuIn-
stances. Liberal patronage Tor Ten
round bouts at Vernon is promised anu
the sport can go on unlnterrupleu, u,
save there will be more science ana
loss smuggling interspersed into the
action.
The wise promoter of his day is sure
TO pick out boys of skill rather thah
endurance and wallop, and McCarey Is
no execution to this rule. As his open
er at Vernon. he has tentatively
signed Sammy Kellar and Danny Wep-
ster, little fellows who are on the
move ali the time, but whose records
show comparatively few knockouts TO
their credit. They are just what the
doctor prescribed in the present m
stance. The strictest Interpretation OF
tha state law could not call match
between them a prize fight so no m
terference by the Eureka solon can pe
contemplated.
But McCarey may not have clear
sailing in securing Kellar's services
unless he already has the little fellow
bottled up with a contract. Jim Grl1~
fin, the San Francisco promoter, IS
after the Englishman for bout with
Jimmy Carroll July 20 at Dreamland,
and as McCarey expected to stage his
go early in August the dates sort OF
conflict. But Mac is on the inside
track. having Kellar right here at
Venice, so in all probability Griffin VIII
be left in the cold, so far as Sammy
is concerned.
The Carroll KeIlar bout is planned
bv Griffin as a substitute for that be
tween Frankie Burns of Oakland and
Lew Powell, who were to have boxed
for Griffin on the twenty ninth. Powell
demanded too much weight concession
and efforts to get some lightweight to
take his place were unavailing.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson has come
forth as his own fair press agent
That grand old fighter, champion Of
the applewoman class, has issued
four-page booklet from the Sycamore
farm which tells how great Cyclone
could be if he only had a chance.
THOMPSON is surely some booster for
III Johnny, but he's about the only
one who can see the cycloneless Cy-