The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-10-03


 ability is concerned, can beat him and would have in our match, had known who he was. and trained fol the match. Now all I want of hin is for him to give me a match anC show the public who is the best man
 All want is fifteen days training and I will meet him here in Stafford or at Clifton, or any place desira b1e to him.
 Hoping you will find space in your paper for this, am
 Yours truly,
 YOUNG HALL. To the Editor of The Copper Era. Dear Sir:
 In reply to the letter of Young Hall of Thatcher, Arizona, appear ing in your paper of even issue, beg to advise that in behalf of Al Kemp, who defeated Young Hall at the Empire Theater on Saturday night the 27th of September, offer ed, in the presence of four witness es, this not including MT. Hall and his trainer, Mr. Curtis, to give MT Hall return bout within a week, following conditions, that MT. Hall weigh in at ringside at 140 pounds and put up his half of either a thou sand or two thousand dollars purse, winner to take all, and the net pro ceeds of the gate receipts to be di- vided sixty percent to the winner and forty to the loser. MT. Hall refused in the presence of four wit nesses and his trainer to either make the 40 pounds or to put up a dol lar on the bout, claiming a return rk AnT, s<wI-k 1,.~ only
 wish to call the public's atten- tion to the fact that MT. Hall claims the welterweight title of the Pacific coast and advertiSeS on his photo cards that he challenges the world, yet he takes exception to the fact that I brought in a light weight wrestler who weighed in at the time the match was made at twelve and one half pounds less than MT. Hall did and met him in the ring at con- public appreciates the fact that I gave them the benefit of one of the best wrestling matches ever staged in the Southwest, and I will say for MT Hall that I consider him one of the best wrestlers of his weight to be found in the ring today.
 In explanation of the amount of the purse I am asking, that it be not less than one thousand dollars, five dollars to be put up by each side, beg to state that the gate receipts ofthe bout staged on Satur- day, Sept 27th, after deducting ad- yertising and hall rental expense, amounted to just about $100.O0, and of this amount the winner received sixty per cent and the loser forty per cent. The entire amount would not pay a wrestler and his trainers expenses for more than a week or two weeks at the most.
 If Mr. Hall will agree to make 140 pounds weight at ringside and either he or his packers put up and deposit either five hundred or one thousand dollars with either The Copper Era or The Gila Valley Bank & Trust Company as their half of the purse, I will cover the amount deposited as MT. Kemp's, half of the purse, and Mr. Kemp will meet MT. Hall at any time within the next thirty days at Clifton, Arizona, in catch as catch can bout, strangle hold bar red, best two out of three falls, pin ialls only to count, the winner to .ake the entire purse and the gate receipts to be divided sixty and forty, or if MT. Hall does not care to make 140 pounds I will match an unknown 145 pound man against 1im catch weights, and on the same serms. Remember, dear readers, ne challenges the world and I expect him to accept either of the above ,wo challenges, and I will say furth- ,r that the above challenge applies o any 40 pound wrestler in the Southwest or the Pacific coast.
 I want to state further that MT. | Kemp has accepted a position. with The Becker Franz Company and will make Clifton his home in the future | md will do his share to boost Cliff | ,n.
 Respectfully submitted,
 G. A. FRANZ. |