East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-21
COMING OF SUMMER
DOES NOT DETER THE
GOTHAM FIGHT BUGS
INDOOR WINTER SPORT Is STILL
CLAIMING SHARE OF
ATTENTION.
Everywhere There Is An Undercur-
rent of Talk About Big Ffghtcrs--
Question Now Is Who VIII Willard
Next Mix It With?-Of More In
terest Than Anything Else.
BY HAL SHERIDAN.
(Written for the United Press)

Written for the United Press)
NEW YORK, May 2l.-The ad-
vance signs OF coming summer seem
not to deter the fight bugs. Straw
hats are as common as flies in Au-
gust along Broadway now but the in
door winter sport is claiming more
than its share of attention. Every
where there is an undercurrent Of
talk about the big fighters, and fin
ally the discussion always leads ar
ound to the question: When and who
will Jess Willard mix 1t with? That
seems to be of more interest to the
Broadway fight sports than anything
on the calendar just now.
And Billy Gibson's request for $10,-
900 for Jim Coffey's end in match
with Charley Weinert has stirred the
unsettled waters anew. Jack Bulger,
Weinert's manager, replied he was
willing to split that figure. But Glib
son can hold out, for Coffey is worth
all he can get and would prove a
mighty good drawing card in such
match. or course, the talk Of his meet
ing Willar right soon is a little pre-
mature, but Coffey ought to be able
to hold his own with Weinert.
But the big idea in Gibson's mind
is that Coffey is In training for a
match with Wllard-sometime The
date IS not Of much Importance for
the big champion is not anxious to
display his wares in the roped ring
just yet; but when he is prepared to
come ont into the ring again Jim Cof-
fey expects to be sitting inside the
ropes wa ting for Jess
4 So Gibson wants Coffey TO meet all
comers until the big time arrives
when his fighter will be in condition
to stand up to the champ. Billy Glib
son is a crafty manager but it will
take some clever work to force the
hlg Kansas cowboy champ into the
ring before he wants to.
However unless Gibson and Bulger
come to terms there is not much
chance Of Coffey meeting Weinert
The Broadway Sporting Club wanted
the match as Coffey is a favOrite of
the New York fight bugs" just now
A regular vanload Of trouble has
been wished on McGraw and he can
not seem to dump it, Fred Snodgrass
is sorely missed by the New York
team, for outfielders who can both
field and hit are at a premium just
now. Freds sore hand must be prac-
tically well. and he should be back in
the game soon. But picking out the
Giants troubles is small work these
DAYS. They are so plentiful they
jump right up in your face In fact,
the old time stars are neck deep in
sea Of misfortune
The recent winning OF the Modified
Marathon in New York by Hannes
Kolehmanien seems not to discourage
local runners. Almost nightly score
OF white pants and bare legs can be
seen running around New York's well
known parks What these promising
athletes are training for is unknown.
Perhaps they are preparing for next
years marathon.
MONTREAL. Can, May 2l.-Ted
kid Lewis. the English lightweight
meets Freddie Welsh in a ten round
bout at the Canadian A. c. tonight.
BOSTON, Mass. May 21.-The New
England intercollegiate Athletic track
meet begins here today on the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
field. The preliminaries will be held
today and the finals tomorrow.
Teams from all of the New England
colleges win compete and the most
successful track and field champion
ship ever held is expected. The new
athletic field will be christened by to-
days events.