The sun., 1918-10-31
BOXING CARNIVAL
HERE NOVEMBER IS
COffroth Announces Date for
War Work ShOw-Herman
Offers His Services.

Plans for the boxing carnival TO he
staged in Madison Square Garden for
the benefit of the United War Work
fund reached the date setting stage yes
terday. After n conference with Charley
Harvey and Jack Curley Jim Coffroth
announced that the show would be held
on Saturday night, November is. The
national horse show, which opens on
November II. will move out OF the Gar
den on the 18th. 1t had been announced
that the wrestling benefit would be held
In the Garden on the 18th. but that was
moved back to November 20.
A boxing champion at last has come
forward with request that he be per
mitted to help In the carnival. He Is
Pete Herman, bantamweight champion
He telegraphed to Jim Coffroth that
he would fight FIVE, ten or twenty
rounds for the fund. in New York. New
Orleans or anywhere else. and that he
awaited his assignments
Jess Wizards telegram that he would
not be able to box here, but that ne
would run stwo shows In the wilds oil
Texas failed to stop negotiations with
the heavyweight champion. Cofroth
wants willard here and he told him 50
for the fourth lime in a telegram whicn
read as follows:
Appreciate your offer TO box IN
Texas. Nevertheless, the committee
urges you to come to New York, where
greatest financial returns can be OBJ
tanned for the cause. Rush answer"
1t Is understood that unless Willard
in his answer yields to the wishes OF
the committee his name Will De
scratched of the list of contestants for
the Garden and the next best bout
Dempsey and Meehan--will be arranged
Fulton Eager TO Help.
Kid Mccoy wired the committee that
Fred Fulton is in Los Angeles and
offered TO match the plasterer with some
good man in the interest OF the drive
Mccoy is q movie villain in Los An
geles studio.
The trapshooting division was pleased
to learn that II. y. Hampstead. presi'
dent OF the New York Baseball Cluo mas
offered the use Of the famous stadium TOT
the shooting carnival, which has beer
set for November 10. Mr.. Hampstead
made his offer after a conference with
Herbert L. Pratt. chairman OF the Sports
committee, and William w. Roper. secre'
tary.
The members OF the sports committee
we're highly amused by the amended
offer of r. B. benjamin. manager oil
Willie Hoppe. to risk his title in
contest with welker Cochran for a SIDE
bet of $4,000. This Is $1,000 more thar
the first figure mentioned. which wa
guaranteed by the committee. The com
mittee will decide shortly as to whcthei
liz will guarantee $4,000. Meantime
movement In on foot to have 100 patri
otto men subscribe s25 each to the Coon
ran side bet.
Close students OF the billiard game de
clare that Hoppe probably would not pu
| himself In the position OF haggling Tor
| wager in an event for patriotic purposes
were Il not for the fact that Benjamin
has a contract with the player by wh'cf
| the manager receives one-thlrd OF all re
ceipts from matches and exhibitions
Without a side bet Benjamin would no
! receive his customary one-thlrd.
| - Bacxers OF Ralph Greenleaf, the eight
een-year-old expert at pocket billiards
| to-day will post with Maurice Daily s3o'
to bind a match with Frank Taberski
| the champion. the proceeds Of which arr
| to 70 to the War Workers Fund.
Bouts at Crescent a. G.
Word was received yesterday by thu
! Amateur Athletic Union from the Ores
cent Athletic Club that It would con
duct a boxing tournament on Thursda,
night. November IL, for tho benefit o.
| the war fund.
Homer Baker. the former New Yorl
A. c. runner and international half mile
champion. has offered his services L
help tho drive.
Baker. who is now a member OF thu
Ordnance Department, u. S. A. at Nor
! gan. y. j.. will compete In the 600 anc
1000 yard runs in the games TO b.
staged in the Forty-seventh Regimen
Armory, Brooklyn. on November ~
Baker will represent the Gillespie Ath
letio Association.