The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03
k|LBANE IS LIKELY
!. TO BRAG SOME MORE
He Dodged Wolgast, but
Champion Now III, SO
Johnny Can Boast.
.coRBETT LIKES GIANT
Sullivan's Conqueror Says
Morris Could Be Scfooled
Into Championship Class.
LIKES GIANT
BY JEFF THOMPSON.

BY Leased Wire to The Trb0nc
NEW YORK. Dec. The action Of
the New York boxing commission in de-
clining ia permit decisions in boxing
contests In this state. is wise and for tho
best interests OF the game.
With decisions there would be All in
crease in betting. with increased sus-
piclon of crookedncss. which would alien
ate many of the most influential friends
OF the sport
Unless | am greatly mistaken boxing
is going to need every friend il can mus
ter this winter. There Is practically cev-
tain 20 he determined effort TO secure
a repeal of the boxing law and II is BY
And in the repeal is likely TO be included
q much more drastic provision concern
ing tho holding OF contests by clubs,
which will shut New York tight
IL Is no secret that Governor Dix is
not favorably inclined towards public
boNing-and has neglected to appoint n
successor to James t. Sullivan as chair
man OF the commission. leaving II dead
locked on practically every question that
comes UP.
Al Herford manager of Joe Cans and
now prosperous stockbroker OF Balti :
more, has announced his permanent re-
tlrement from pugIlism and all other
forms OF athletic sports Herford for the
last twenty years has been one OF the
best-Enown sport promoters In the coun-
try Besides directing the pugilistic sf-
fairs OF that marvellous ring general Joe
Cans. he has been the manager Of the
Eureka Athletic club of Baltimore for
almost a score of years.
Herford. besides being a shrewd man
ager of affairs Dugilistic, also possesses
fine business qualities, as he has shown
by making big success OF the brok-
erage business. In announcing his re-
tirement from sporting matters, Herford
does so with many regrets. He says
that he managed To get a lot of pleas
ure out of the fighting game while he
sporting public in general for the gen
crous treatment ii always accorded him.
II things keep running as smoothly
with him as they have in the last two
throughout the country will probably
have TO visit Wall street when they want
TO pay him social or business call
Kilbano Declines Offer
Johnny Kilbane, tire Cleveland feath-
erweight. has declined Tom McCarey's
offer OF $4,000 and an additional $500 for
expenses to box Abe Atte before his
club at Los Angeles. Promoter McCarcy
offered $1,000 purse for the battle.
$4,000 TO be Attelrs share and $4,000 for
Kilbane.
This would seem TO he liberal sum
for the battle. Ii was. In fact, good
enough for Attell. who promptly accepted
the offer, and. therefore. should have
DCen cOnSlnerca uUlle SUFFICIENT lot Nll-
bane, especially as he was to get All
additional sum OF 500 fer expenses
Kilbane is reported 10 have demanded
$4,000 for his share and stubbornly re-
fused 10 consider the match unless he
got il.
McCarey doubtless knows his own busi
ness He probably knows exactly how
much The fight was worth to him; and
is only fair TO assume that he went the
limit. In any event. n $4,000 was good
enough for Atter $4,000 would seem TO
be ample compensation for Kilbsne who.
although he has shown considerable class
lately ls still an unknown quantity so
far as championship quality Is concerned.
IT VIII presanly he found qor tfas ihah kienne
and for that reason has set his price at
point promoters will decline TO go.
After the many bluffs kilnane has made
recently about wanting 10 fight Attell
Il hardly speaks we'll for him to run out
as soon as he got his hand called,
Gene McGoverp. one OF the toughest
fes stherwnights ever turned out In tho
middle west. has secured new manager.
Gene for tipe was with Ad Wolgast,
tho lightweight champion. and had a
number Of good fights on ,he ,c coast; ,s nnt
man. When Joseph decided TO hike TO
Australia with sam Lansford and Porky
Flynn Gene was turned ovar to JaInes
matches in view for Gene at Albany n.
v; Philadelphia and New Orleans aud
he expects to take on Tommy O'roole.
Benny Eaufman and Phil McGovern.
go south and then TO the Pacific coast,
providing. OF course. Gene makes good
ar and Hfw q aer Ions seG eouts IL os
siele, for thst is where his protese should
shine,
Corbett Likes Morris.
Il don't believe there is q heavyweight
in the world, unless ii is Laneford or