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BothSupremely ConfidentM Thurston Is a hard man and 'M M all that, but I have an Idea that 'M M the champlonshfp will star just * M whore It is. I couldn't be In fin- M M or condition and was never more Jf .ft confident of winning a fight than *I [ bid now. £ft “KID WILLIAMS. »'M I am going to win. That’s about ** all I have to say. I lost the last X* fight by my own carelessness. £* I am in perfect condition and I * M believe I am a better man at £ J most of the points of the game a* than Williams. ** CHARLES THURSTON. #■i#-‘.Vvjti9r' * ’.*4 ' ' 'Vi* ^ \■ * vV^'-rh^ ;1 ■; M -(i -■ ••• * « .ii, ./ .• .■ i-i•/.* - '.V. k- \• ' J -»{ » w• J f.....a i VlV t . ^ k.. ; ••* - . t-1 1 4'' ■.'•Mil* r• M-.'—.•-A .. * .. *lt; I '4 /What promises to be the fastestboxing contest of tho season and oneof the fastest In the pugilistic historyof the city, Is scheduled to come offtonight at. Scribner’s opera houBe between Dutch Thurston and Kid Williams. The fight Is for the welterweight championship of the Pacific Coast, the title which the Dutchman lost In tho seventh round the last fight- held In Bakersfield. For the past month both the boys have been training hard and consistently and to nil appearances are In peerfect trimuul fully, prepared for what will un loubtedly prove to be the fight ol their lives.For the first time since he came tc the city, Charlie has expressed hts confidence of winning a battle before going Into the ring, and when the do termination of the Dutchman is taker into consideration, his statement printed above means fast going from the first clap of the gong. He came back to the city for the expressed purpose of regaining the championship and in his effort to do so he will put up a fight well worth seeing, whether 1 he wins or loses.Williams appears to be faster or i his feel, and with his left than he evei j was and he is supremely confident ol | winning. He took his last training yesterday afternoon and was then 8 few ounces under the required 14£ pounds. The two boys will weigh In at 0 o'clock this evening at the Club Cate. •The preliminaries that have been arranged by the Arlington Athletic Club, under the auspices of which the fight is being held, promise to be nearly as good as the preliminaries. The first will be between Kid Johnson of Los Angelos and Young Donovan of Montana. Both boys are featherweights and fast goers. Kid Hamilton, who fought Bright Eyes a draw in Bakersfield earlier in the season, and Forbes, who fought a draw with toung Sharkey at the laBt Thurston-Williams fight, are entered for the second preliminary. Both men are hard boxers and tho go, which is to last four rounds, should be a good one.SecondB for the principals of the main bout were chosen yesterday afternoon. In Williams’ corner will be Kid Solomon, Jimmie Blsmark, Mike McCoshin and Bill Benson. Thurston’s seconds will be Bill Harvey, Vtntl Burke, Bert Corcoron and Kid Hamilton.Tho advance sale of tickets has been heavy and the indications are that a big crowd will turn out to witness what will in all probability be the last fight of the season.
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Daily Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Thu, Jun 15, 1905
Page 3
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