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Hm Seen HU Beet Day*In the FightingArena.fHVCH IK THK 01*124 U»N OF FIGIIT FANS AUiSU TMR CHIAT WUlTk WAV.WOUi \*r i \* HKAT HI* }; i Itf THKIH IIEMv HEUKF.W«TlSO A WWiraif Bt JEFF*KIES DOES NOT MFAX HE; w?. th qSjpsok. )Fronr He-ar«i' N«*fi Service. \-\. *. ;N©W ¥ork,\j«ly: party of•f.lght propintijra. fij.xt fottowers .and their fri«mdi .wiiRresated in- nu uptown wnWrt one evening jecatfy rjjti: over 4 cdl«l. bottle, HLft.SUtiJect of w)i«Ker ••UhI Neteon had. shot hi* holt and' like the rest of . the champion pugs Stbu Id ;;■', retiro .; lor good, onlyjo re-enter the iio«. «^et a disgraceful beating, and then imd to ?iiire: The coru*n«UB ot opinion w*4 that Nelson has aeei»: hia beet day* an d; afcould; he meet Adi • WoF ««at the latter would wrelyhnowh thatNftiaba has not kept In anythinb like fighting trim atoce he met DickHyland; and hl» boot with Hack CUfr lord ili Oklahoraa, *v didn’t :; require anything like Che slrcnuouswin*, kelson bus had to do for hla other fights: Ho pimply u rider S-ated W61-. Bast,-and practically dtd no .training Cor the boat, hut those in the knoware of the opjnlbn that Nelson ahouldretire :tof Bood. oi* he compelled to by getting an awful totfneeboCid he-hook up with; Adv again.; \One- of the figkte.s ;: for iwhohv wesierm Verities am ^redictinf great SEingfi ^ Aiv»iilt;y^vell-^ The tr brolLc^o/the fachouB. Xbe wo«: the he Art* of the Pacific sportB by hi* decisive defeats of PranVie Noil, Although Nell has* for soajc tlmo been considered a; back number, he was still thought welt off when he buiuived^nto AtteH. ^ : ■;■; ': . Atteli: now claims:: v.the^.hantain-weight chnmpionsbip, ;n»!lirtiigh tn»t title has -beep gysgraUj.1 conceded to Johnny Coulon of Ghicag;b.-':. Atteirs only answer to this elalnr,.-however; ik to say that be will meet Coulon before uriyxdubvin the lTnlted:.States offering the largest purse to go any. numher of :roiiiida, which may; bo* proplttwd by the club,-nod the weight to l|»Q J15 ringside. In order that there may be no question afterward •regarding-the legitimacy of the title. Coffroth has offered io stage the fight.any tium tluv Chicago lad wants to go w\*s»t, and.Attetl says he 'v.til make it a point to bo on the ground..loutitfidetniion. He sdjowvd Tommy jiiaiiitf lO »«* away viih \pr $JU,* Ovo In puli :«g •down npnUry fu.ouk lint Joanna is champion bow. au.l ha* a rijrhi to dR‘.n* iwrui* «o rvilt;u Ui» big hollar maker Tim he- Will light Jeffrief for jfio.uOb a «ulo and tli*i nig i*ir. and Jvlf wouldmake tbouaaJkU of irt*.-nd: by accepting icli offer a*ithoui further- quibbling.TM rensetcfclB* of Keicbol. and Pnpke tout forty-five rouua boul at Coima on September s. wiiich look.s to !* *. ocrtalmy. Joeuua itiaat I’ro-moter Cioffr“*h if! anxious to hnv Ketch ol re-eat;lt;bliBb himself as r;k-jnosc fonuiUaMc opponent for Jack Johapon, with whom the Michigan Lion Ij nikitht.1 to fight on C»Hblt;2V 12. if Kctfkol will c’imb on the water wagon witoout delay and begin the hardest kind or tfuiiiing.U is ibought that he :. can dispose, oi P«j»kc in *u.nin»ery-fas,«hm. Oilier-wise Papke will’ beat him out of a. rbaare to win fame and fortuus fc the e^eBt of a victory- over Johtsoi}. ;VlTth KnicheVand Papke NlKn;‘d to; rorfHjt again, the foruicr will havo! no 'cbanov ■ (0 .Settl'd . his dlffVrence with Sen Langford. v.Uo recently docllaed to figlii: at ■ iCly. Nevnua, but vwonld accept an ofl’cr for a tn-round bout bqfoiO « New York club, l^angford hse been, turned dGwn by Papke, so tfiat no^t Bp is anxious to hoc*k u;i with taii'rr P.urke or Willie: Lcwjsp'- Nobody UeTcvea that'. Lewis* wnutA. any of Lah sfoyil's gaiijp, but Burkft is wiHicg.'lb Ltke a .chnnce-iyiih- the.-l309ton b»c6k. if ho wllli :agr©b to wfelgbt ?h 15 iKJunds six ..SoiJ!-? buftira ring time.mmlt;1£S•ftio' Jliu JetTrles shy^ he wni. ^oc posta forfeit ifo ^gtirljaek Jdhnfion- in five ‘.niontus aTfen MSUteg' articles.which lnayv- In : blit opinion,' makegood with ihe sporting/public: ; But the posting of ft.: forfeit means hot is-ibg. it dobfi ttQ.i Boaj-anteo: tina^ ins iniHtlng all ffohdiUona . are .signed and fleaied; It; may be tbnt Jame? J.;1»« »f«cevv In his aetorminntion tofigbt- the cblQfelt;l inan. but sporting jn«* - retiiember ;..: tbtit- '• somel.lmea either one or lt;tte ot'aei* of tbe iight-ers name; inipdssibie oohdltionn. Jeffries will probably fasitst that he rer celyo n tremendous guarantee- in cash before he consents to enter the plug. In fact, according to a sior? prevalent, Jeff, would ref uae to si go articles unieis he could draw down $100,0M* in cash, win lone or drew, the money to be placed in the hands ot a responsible stakeholder.'^ before the beginning of the MttJe. Jn .otlier words Johnson should lie: glad of the opportunity to fight Jeff. Jor nothing as he. would win undying fame in caso of victory. If Jeffries haroes such .extraordinary conUltloiis it ttin bo taken for granted that ne Is afraid of the big black ;. and'; f« willing to take a .beating for the Sake of a foitune. or elac Is trying to wrlgstu. out f;.»n awkward pro- b idicameut. In'the first place, no “ fight promoter, no matter how woll fliod would offer 0 $100,000 guarantee to JoffriOH for the reason that Johnson would not agree to take part iu a mill unless he recelve^l at le«ust one-third of. that amouut. Fight promotora arc busineKu men as a rule ana arc looking for profits. The offer of a $50,000 puree, to be cut on a wifiner and loser hnsls would entail possible lo^a, when outside exposes are coiiBldered.Hugh D. McIntosh; who conducted Che Burns-Johnson light \Australia stands ready to hang up a $50,000 pumo. and James CroCauth I of (Jolmn. Californlu, would probably ho willing to guariint.ee. the wiuni amonnl, hut it in not thought that, any other promoter could outbid ihtfsc men.Ah the heavyweight, tltleholder ‘Jnhuson »b Rorialnly entitled to sonic
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Lima Morning News
Lima, Ohio, US
Sun, Aug 01, 1909
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