The San Francisco call., 1910-12-23
LIGHTWEIGHTS MAY
swap BLOWS AGAIN
Manager of Oakland PuoiJisf
Deposits $1,000 to Bind
the Match
By WILLIAM J. sLATrERY

- L Z I
One Round Jack Hogan of this city
Rnd frankie Burns Of Oakland are
about primed up to furnish next
months boxing feast for the local fans.
Burns, through his manager. Jack
Perkins. went to the bat yesterday
afternoon by depositing $1,000 with
Commissioner Tom Corbett as a guar
entee that the Oakland boy would
make the weight for Hogan. Perkins
will also let this money go as a side
bet with Hogan.
The one round terror probably will
accept this def without loss of time.
apparently he is anxious to keep NOV
Ing in the boxing game, for the success
win Which he has met up TO the pres
ent time is inducement for almost any
youngster to crave for action. Hogan
mas never yet met with a reversal not
even In the four round pastime. Every
start meant victory for him in the
past with the exception of two or three
goes which were declared draws
Hogans splendid showing against
Johnny Frayne last Saturday afternoon
has convinced practically all the fans
that he has the makings of a champion
or near champion in him. Although
his failure TO knock Frayne out caused
no little disappointment in fistdom.
SIN his friends argue that he gave a
nne demonstration Of ring generalship.
coolness and composure by boxing the
way he did against Frayne.
Perkins has great hopes for the Oak
land boy He believes that Burns
stands a splendid chance of winning
The lightweight championship at some
iuture date and he is willing 10 risk his
money on the lad.
Here is my $1,000" said Perkins yes
terday afternoon as he placed the roll
In the hands of Commissioner Cotbett.
This goes as it lays If Hogan be-
heves he can beat Burns just let him
cover the money. am so confident
that Burns can beat Hogan that I viii
add another $1,000 to the jackpot when
the match is made This is the time
tor my boy to show me whether he is a
champion or a Jam Crow. and I viii go
broke If he does not show the stuff.
I certainly think he can beat any of
them"
Hogan is out Of town on a duck hunt
ing expedition and his manager, Walter
Franey. said last night that he would
cover Perkins money this morning
The chances are that Hogan viii be
only too willing TO give the young
oaklander a chance.
Hogan and Burns met in a four
e =
Hogan gave Burns the one great going
over Of his ring career. He battered
the transbay boy all over the ring and
won handily from bell to bell The
betting was 10 TO 6 on Burns and the
Hogan admirers cleaned up a nice little
can Of money for themselves The
following month, Burns came back and
hustled Owe nMoran of his feet in a
10 round setto.
Lew Powell is now speeding for san
Francisco i nthe hope Of getting on
here next month. The California
lightweight neft New York last Thurs
nay night, practically in disgust. He
started three times back in Gotham
and he showed so much class in his
.ast two attempts that all the other
lightweights passed him up.
They evidently don't want any Of
my game, writes Powell. 4 offered
TO take on Sammy Smith, Harlan
Tommy Murphy. Jack Goodman or any
Of the mat catch weights or any
weight they cared to name. but theyy
al passed me UP. / have no chance
70 force them into a match. so the
best thing I can do is TO beat it back
70 san Francisco"
Powell viii stop over in Los An
geles He has a date in the southern
city with Tom McCarey and he says
that if the Angel City promoter makes
lAtM Alle l-EllL FDIl OF an OMefs he VIII
take a chance there However, Powell
would rather go on in San Francisco
and IL either Hogan or Burns falls
down on the coming match. it is almost
p certainty that Lew viii fiji in. Now
Is his chance to make up some Of the
ground he has lost
Powell would be a splendid attrac-
tiOn against either Hogan or Burns
n els an exceedingly clever ring gen
eral, with a fair punch and plenty Of
ability TO defend himself Up to a year
ago when Wolgast beat him to a 20
round decision, Powell looked like the
coming lightweight champion.
Matty Baldwin is very anxious to
come out to san Francisco and go
against any Of them next month. Jim
Griffin. who holds the January permit
can get Baldwin for the asking, but
he has not as yet made up his mind
who he viii put on. Hogan and Burns
look so very good that Griffin can not
reconcile himself TO sending east for
Baldwin.
However. IL looks like a cinch that
two Of these four likely performers,
Hogan. Burns. Powell or Baldwin will
be seen in action here next month. It
IS a foregone conclusion that a light
weight card is the one for the fans
The heavy weights. middle weights and
welter weights are practically off the