El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-10
FIGHT PROMOTERS
PLAYING POLITICS
San Fancisco Fight Situa-
ton a Bit Balled Up
at Present.


san Francisco. Feb. .l0--oan rrsh-
cisco=that is sporting san Francisco
ie partial 20 open air lights ne aver
axe citizen-meaning always the aver
axe sporting cilizen-loves 10 SIT on
lie bleachers or in a box bathed In the
glorious sunshine which prevails mere
an the year round. and watch pan
Of fellow men trying 20 put dents ia
each others physiognomy
Until certain disgrunlled poilllclels
IN san MateO county dlscoF cred lhat
domestic incorporated clup was
fiagranrlv Illegal prpposllen' l-s
meadows on the fair side OF san tfen-
cisco's Boundary line were q notaple
rendezvous for lovers Of ring sport
There on holiday afternoons a ~
who derives enjoyment from the spec
tscuIar side o. fsticulfs could get MS
nm Of excitement He could occupy a
comfortable seat chew gum OF muncn
peanuts and join in. the yelling
When san Mateo shut down, some
one built an open air arena in the
heart of san Francisco toWn-to Wit
on Eeighth street near Howard rms
place has been tae scene oL az -, -e :
holiday fights within the past couple
81 years The batch Of promoters re
Gently endowed with permits, looked
forward TO using this arena extensively
curing the coming twelve months:
But they reckOned without the host
Jim Coffrorh. VINO has paved the way
for the reOpeninE Of his arena ~ tHe
meadows Of san Mateo and VINO mas
boxing matches IN san Francisco. mas
secured lease Of the Bighth street
plant and has all his rivals az a dis
YER recently Coffroth declared him
self. and this is what he said: i VIII
conduct night fights in san Francisco
in the months allotted TO me Dy the
board Of supervisors 7 VIII put on
in my arena in DAILY City, which is the
name OF the burg in san Mateo county
where my property is located 1T any
Of the san Francisco promoters want
10 suitcase Eighth street Tor ordin-
airy occasions mean for night ISnts
they can have L by paying me my
price ] VIII not rent II TO them on
holidays. however as viii be running
not want opposition.
Promoters in Conflict.
~ hat forced Coffroth TO declare him
self was the fact thar brother pro-
the February date in san Francisco.
announced that he would put Frank
Klaus and fighter named PetrOskv
in the ring at Eighth street arena on
ETashingrOn's birthday.
Il guess be WON'T said Coffroth
-Iu be showing myself on that date
at DAILY City
When o. Cornell heard this. ne began
10 hunt about for another location and
III IS now told thar he has rented one
If the local skating Kinks and viii
adhere TO MS 4tLr4 llllld-l ZION 10 MAKE
TVaehingtOn-s birthday fight Of the
Petrosky- Klaus affair.
IL be does so and CoffrOth puts on
p boxing show at Daily CITY on the
same date 1t viii probably be the be-
ginning OF the end So far as pugllism
In California IS concerned
But C'Connell IS not the man thar the
public expects TO see Coffrcth become
nartfcu larly embroued with. Eddie
Granev the old time referee, is one OF
the new bunch Of promoters In San
Francisco and the enmity which exists
between Coffr0th and Graney is some
thing that age cannot wither-
The two sporting men were friends
"a ne Old days. They became members
~ the notorious fight trust OF 1905.
the other members being Norris Levy
nd Willie Britt There was split Up
over the question Of leadership Graney
and Levy taking sides against Coffroth
end Britt and, as fight combine. the
sffafr made neither profit nor pro
grese. BAD blood was engenoered and
m the case Of Coffroth and Graney there
hae never been a resumption Of friendly
relations
when the game OF politics was being
INDUCED ia here prior TO the naming