The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
RISING Pug HAS
MYRIAD RIVALS
Road to Championship Blocked
by Fighters of All
Sorts
By WILLIAM ]. sLATrERy

DH " Lillian J. Ola L X
No youngster developed in any part
Of the world within recent years has
more feids to conquer than One Round
Jack Hogan. the local lightweight.
Hogan looms up as the livest looking
one Of the bunch Of them-so live, in
fact that he has become famous all
over the country practically in a single
day. Now the great army of knockers
viii be after him, and his enemies viii
keep egging this vast army on until
Hogan viii discover TO his sorrow that
a budding pugilists berth is not so soft
as some Of them would lead the gen
eraI public TO believe.
If Hogan can perform the ring won
ders which the men behind him believe
he is capable Of doing he figures t.
play an important part in the present
revival of the boxing game in San
Francisco. They are all curious to see
him perform. though he is far from
being popular. He has, in fact. ta,-ca
a seat in the same boat which jimmy
Britt vacated when Packey Mcfarland
knocked him out
Hogan is at present being chased by
Frankie Burns Of Oakland. Burns.
through hi smanager. has posted for
felt OF $1,000 with Commissioner Tom
COrbett to bind this match. Neither
Hogan nor his manager, Walter Fra
ney. has been in any hurry to cover
this. Hence the fans are bowling that
Hogan is welching, that he is afraid
Of the clever little Oakland light
weight and that he is looking for
some soft one to trim.
Hogan is going TO have a lot TO
contend with, but if he is anything like
as good as he looked in his setto with
Frayne he viii give the fstic world a
sudden jar during the coming year.
Hogan is blessed with plenty of boxing
class. For his own sake and for the
good Of the Queensberry game it is to
be hoped that he does not allow his
present fame to run away with his
better judgment.
While Burns is blessed with clever
trick Of boxing and while he may some
tenders. still he lacks that dash and
that speed which is in Hogan's makeup,
Tor Hogan is a performer very much
after poor old Stanley KetcheTs style
Hogan gives as his reason for not
covering Burns $1,000 side bet that
no promoter has as yet offered TO put
the match on. So far as excuses go
this is a good one. though probably it
viii not tend to make Hogan any more
solid with the fans.
The one round terror has a hard row
10 hoe in spite Of the great boosting
which has come his way during the
short time that he has been in the
nmelight From now on every time he
makes a move which somebody does
not like Hogan viii come in for all
sorts Of roasting and panning. Judg-
ing from the present trend of senti-
ment. Hogan never viii be an idol, no
matter how long he remains IN the
game.
Contrary to his original plans, Lew
Powell tarried long enough in New
York TO take on Jack Goodman, and
apparently lost the decision on Friday
night. At least the New York sporting
writers claim that Goodman had the
better Of the bout, though Charley Har-
vey, PowelFs manger, and an all around
ner
AS soon as the bout was over Harvey
Immediately got on the job, and wired
10 his friends all over the country Ap-
parently he anticipated that his boy
would get none the better Of the verdict
from the authorities at the ringside.
Harvey always has been a very con-
servative man, and never has been
known TO shout or growl about any rul-
ing.
This is but another instance Of how
unsatisfactory the 10 round. no de-
cision game is. In order to give the
fans and the boxers alike a good deal
st is absolutely necessary TO have a
competent referee on the job This
latest bloomer is a very severe black
eye 10 the no decision brand Of sport
It is gone forever so far as we are con-
cerned.
At the same time this boy Goodman
must be looked upon as a card. Up to
a very short time ago nobody seemed To
think at all favorably Of him. Now
however. he shas shown the fans that he
can step around in the fastest Of COM
psny and hold his own against the best
of them. Hogan has more rivals in the
game than he ever dreamed would be
bobbing UP.
Al Kaufman may have made a wise
move Dy issuing his challenge TO John
son, but he could have played the game
70 better advantage by waiting for a
year or so. johnson had TO travel a
long route before he became the pos
SCISSOR Of the championship crown, and
Il viii take the big Californian many q
long day to get up there, unless some
thing happens TO Johnson in the mean
time. or unless kaufman is handed q
larger package Of luck than ever came
the way of any Of them.
Johnson probably will go the way OF
Peter Jackson. George Dixon, Joe Wal
cott Joe Cans and the other great black
fighters who have faded from view dur
ing the past Is years. Strange as II
may seem, the cOlored exponents Of the
manly game never have been able tc
get by when wealth and fame Joined
hands and greeted them. johnson may
possibly be an exception to the general
rule but judging from some Of his pas
performances he is in the same class
with the other mighty ones Of his race
Kaufman is without doubt the bes-
looking hope Of the white race" now
on the market. The Oklahoma gianf
and the Gypsy Whirlwind and other
Grow" performers who have beer
springing UP must not be taken serious
" for a while at least. kaufman has
shown the fans that he can go. and Il
he does not get a chance at the black
champion within the next two years
then there IS s0rnefhfnR wrong with fhs