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THE CALL'S SPORTS NEWS
RACE NARROWING IN
BASKET BALL
TOURNEY
Championships in Two Classes
to Be Decided on Play
of Three Teams.
The Pacific athletic association bas
\u25a0 ket ball tournament is gradually nar- 1
rowing: down to the best teams. The
championship in the 110 pound class j
•' will be decided with the playing of the
• game between the South Park Midgets
-and the Columbia Park boys. In the
. event that the Columbia boys win the
cup will go to the Stockton Dwarfs,
who so decisively' defeated the Colum
biis on Monday. If the South Park
players are successful in winning they
will play Stockton and it is not likely
that they will' win, as Stockton has a
midget team that Is easily the supe
rior of anything in the state at the
weight.
Three teams remain in the 120 pound
class also, including the Columbia'
Park players, Meteors and the Berke
ley Y. M. C. A. 'These teams will play
I each other for a percentage champion
\u25a0 ship.
'1 he following are the results of the
\u25a0 games played at the Auditorium last
•• night:
no rot no class
Oakland hijrh school — I'ease and Ilamiiu. for
wards; Witter, center; Whetton and Curley,
\u25a0 guards.
• Cogswell Polytechnic — Kuiist and Quiun. for
\u25a0 wards; De Mrnige, center; Barron and Wiltuet,
- guards.
Field petals— Oakland 29. Cogswell 0. Foul
goals — Oakland 1. Cogswell t. Failures on fonls
' — Oakland 21. Cogswell 2. Score, first half —
Oakland 39. Cogswell 2. Filial score — Oakland
• 08. Cogswell 4.
lift POUND CLASS
Shields V. M. C. A. — Burges and Groom, for
wards; Ropers, renter: Brawn and Bosq. guards.
-\u25a0 South Park boys' club — McKeon and O'ReUlj-.
• forwards; Sievertson, center; McCullougu anil
Prazza, guards.
Kield goals — Shields 4. South I'ark 0. Foul
goals— Shields 4, Soutli I'ark 2. Failures ou
tools — Shields 0. -South I'ark 10. Score, first
half— Shields 3. South Park 2. Final score-
Shields 12, South Park 2.
• : i?.o porxn class
Columbia Park bors' oluti — Burke and Xagle,
forwards; Sballf. center: Spence. and Wlgiie,
guards.
Bed Wings — Hoffmon and Fried, forwards;
Stadtfeldt. center; Flood «nd Logan, guards.
Held goals — t^)lumbia Park 0. UeU Wings 5.
' Foul goals— Columbia Park 5. Ked Wings 4.
. Failures oa fouls — Columbia Part S, Red Wing*
6. . Score, first balf — Columbia Park 9, Red
, The Gladiator basket ball team which will appear, in the 130 pound
class at the P. A. A. basket ball tournament. From left, to right they
are: Upper row — A. McDowell, L. Schaick and. H. Hunter. Lower row —
. J. A. Neuhaus, captain; G. R. Chandler, manager, and L. Newton.
Wings *>. Final sooro — Colcxnbia Park 23, Bed
Wings 14.
130 I'OrXD CLASS
S«er*d H«*art collppp — l>pnu!s and Fwnch. for
wards; MurpLy, center; McKe<jTcr and Cordtz,
guards. .... »
St. . Mcrj'e oojlepe — Kins and Mclntyre, for
wards; Burke, center; Goohlneo and Benjamin.
gnards. \u25a0 . •
Field goals— S*i-rf(l Heart 11. St. Mar'.v's 4.
Ponl -goals — Sacred '-Heart 13. • St.- Mary's S:
Ftllor*s oa fouls— Sarred Heart 13. St. Mary's
17. ' Score, first Lalf — Sacred Hearf 19, St.
Marr*« 11. Final score— Sacrrd Heart 35, St.
Mary's 16. \u25a0 v -
The following games /vill be played
tonight: .' - \u25a0; •\u25a0':\u25a0.. ; ivi^ ; -
7 p. m. — Swastikas vs. Lick Juniors,
120 pounds.
8 p. m. — Sherman Evening vs.* Ponies,
130 pounds. -
8 p. m. — Pioneers vs. University of
"California, 140 pounds. . .
10 p. m. — Slaplamats vs. Baracas, un
limited.
COFFROTH MAY GET
COULON FOR
ATTELL
Battle Between the Little Fel~
lows Would Settle Bantam
Weight Dispute
Monte Audi's clever victory over
game Jimmy Reagan has boosted his
stock* and. the little fellow is recog
nized as the boxer being most entitled
to measure prowess with Johnny Cou
lon for the bantam weight title. .Jim
Coffroth has been angling" for Cou
lon. and he expects to land him for
Attell. ":\u25a0':\u25a0'&
Attell was around yesterday and his
features showed- that he. been through
a grueling mill. His lips and nose
were considerably puffed up' and he
also showed a couple of badly discol
ored optics. Reagan was around town,
too. but outside of being battered about
the face, he did not show any other
ill . effects of the terrific battle at
Colnta. ' .. - • \u25a0- . .. \u25a0.:\u25a0: ..- ...
Atiell can make 116 for Coulon, and
as the Chicago boxer has been taking
on weight tnls figure may be agree
able to him. ' If these men could be
brought together the question' as to
who is the bantam champion would be
settled for a long time, with a victory
for; either. Coffroth has been in com
munication with Coulon, and the east
ern boxer is willing to make the joui
ney to the coast if suitable induce
ments are offered. MMftßßjJEgagg
REAGAX WAXTS RETURN.
Charley Cleaver, who is managing
Reagan, is anxious. to'get another fight
for 1 his. man with Attell, and he has
posted $1,000 with Jim Coffroth as a
side -bet that - Reagan - can • take the
measure of Monte, .Cleaver; says that
he does. not want to take, any credit
away from Attell; but he says Reagan
was ill and he did .not: have a chance
to fit himself- properly 'for the "battle.
He says that the boy asked' him- to
have thebattle postponed," but he did
not want: to disappoint Coffroth,, and
he figured • . that * Reagan ; was good
enough to win anyway,; and .Induced
Johnny to go on. . . \u0084-.,„. • :_. \u25a0
« There were rumors around a» to
Reagan's condition several days before
the fight, and- his 'appearance In- the
ring indicated that the -. little \u25a0 fellow
was not at his bestHH&HLSSHa&E&NSIs
Fast Youngsters to Appear
In Basket Ball Tournament
';j The Young Men's Christian association Shields, who will compete in
the 110 pound class in* the P. A. A. basket ball- tournament* now being
held at the Auditorium rink. Reading from left to right they are: Upper
row — Wr Braun, H. Berges, manager; J. Dray andlG. Bosq. 'Lower,
row — P. Schubert, W. Groom, captain, and. R.;Leischenring. . : ' .
OREGON CHAMPIONS
WANT TO PLAY
HERE
Famous Basket Ball Team, With
String of Victories, Sends
Challenge
• The Oregons .of The Dalles, a cham
pionship basket ball team, will arrive
here within a few days to play a series
of games with the various representa
tive fives about the bay. Manager W.
E. Critchton,' who met L. A. Wolf,
chairman of the Pacific atheletic asso
ciation basket ball committee, when the
latter recently visited Portland, issued
1. challenge yesterday to play the best
team in the unlimited class of the
present P. A. A. a championship series.
On March 1 • the Oregon players will
meet the Santa -Cruz .Young Men's
Christian association* team, and the ac
ceptance of the challenge. will probably
find the visiting players opposing
either the Los Angeles Y. M. C. A.
team or the Stockton All Stars, which,
ever team is victorious in the, final
game for the- championship* of .'the
Young Men's Christian association.
This latter game will also be a regular
ly scheduled gameMn. the unlimited
class of the P. A. A.: tournament. .
The Oregon; players started on their
tour of the United States on December
15 last, and have played in all. a total
of' 45 'games,- • being . returned the
victors in 40 of -..the contests. Twenty
two * straight winning- games were
played and .the first- defeat - was
recorded - .at" StHlwater; ••'\u25a0\u25a0. • Wlsl ' 'At
Portage, in .the same state, the north
erners defeated the team that held the
state' championship -a" year by a score
of 33 to 19. .Throughout Michigan the
Dalles ,'flve was successful J ,ln winning
every game, -but. was . defeated in
Buffalo by .the team that /_ won '.the
championship ."at .the . St. . Louis ' exposi
tion 1n, 1904: "The score was 23 to '20:
In Illinois, 1 - lowa, -Kansas, 8 Nebraska and
Colorado' the team annexed -additional
victories, but went down to. defeat' by
the largest majority that hag yet ; been
recorded against. them when^they. faced
the University -pf Notre Dame..- -\u25a0 ..-\u25a0• :> -\u25a0
-Among, the. ; members /of the'- /team,
Reed,' who plays forward, is ; -a ;sure shot
atrthe : basket. 'On this; long, tour he
has 'averaged.- eight baskets, ~to --the
game and v has ; thrown > I 65 V' • per
cent of his foul shots.* Shaw at center
has -proven"- himself to.be-ttie bestvat
that position In 'j* the - United > States,
never failing .in a single game'- to out
play, his opponent. vFenton at forward
is '-also .'.accurate In : , tossing .-for :th«
baskets;- his • record »beln g three' or ': more
in all; tne games played.".- : .V
XAPAVSIGXS: PLAYERS
, NAPA, FebA 25.— Manager E." - H. Ray
mond 'of , th.c Napa' baseball ? team (an
nouncea ; today : that he; had. qigned
Tracy formerly" pitcher ;for t ;the
San Francisco . Coast league team -. and
the Santa Cruz - Stater league team,- to
twirl for the; Napa v team/ this .season*
OUie Hoapr.^ also v, with \Santa \u25a0 Cruzilri
1908,'Wil^beoh the receiving Tend. Rus
sell- of ;Napa' will, play =" first .baser and
Boyle of.- San Francisco will play, sec
ond-base. ; ;.The. :team: "will \u25a0 b« .'even
stronger- than that "of last year.
mfc^SAfr ; X
DUGAN SUSPENDED
FOR BLOCKING
FANATIC
Hildreth Jockey t Set Down for
Two Weeks and Probably
Will Go to Europe
J. R. Jeffery
Jockey Eddie Dugan, ; who - : came... up'
from Arcadia Monday to ride Joe Mad
den in the derby, probably- regrets by
this time that he did not ihimediately
return to the southern track instead
of remaining over to ride Al Koenigs
berg's 'fleet filiy Rose Queen in the
Reed high": weight handicap at Emery
ville yesterday." Dugan .knows' now, if
he didn't before,' that -the' : officials at
Emeryville will not. stand for rough r1d
..4 or -anything-; that savors- of ques
tionable tactics. -I-- j. i. *..'.
\u25a0\u25a0:• bo anxious- was -Dugan.- to. winvwlth
Rose yueen, wnich .ruled -favorite -in
the betting, that he. badly^fractured t"he
rules of racing by deliberately-taking
Rose Queen-from-the -inside to the out
side of the track in the stretch,-evi
dently with .the. intent , of. blocking
Fanatic, the: ultimate- winner, -when
Jockey Lee started to^make his .final
run' with that -horse. •; -"Fanatic was; so
much the best: that' he won off "In spite
ot-'the interference, b'utoDugan's -of
rense' was so 'flagrant that; the -Judges
ordered his suspension for two weeics.
ihls probably means that" Dugan will
not again be seen. in the saddle In Cali
fornia this winter, as he -expects -to
sail for Europe', where he Is. to .ride for
narry Payne Whitney, In the early part
of' March. 1 .-His -^suspension- niay-'have
the effect- of hastening his departure,?.;
It was nnlv'p^few weeks ago that
in -obtained Vrelstatement.'.'.aftei"
having -ktu- ttuS&sts auopensionfor -sev
eral months for rough ' riding rat VNeW
York. -The- boy, while acknowiengea
to be exceptionally sklljfullnrthe sad
dle, has always j had the reputation of
•"'« nig-a rough" rider.- his rein
statement he has' been' riding for S. C.
ilareth, who will lose Vthe ; boy's serv
ices In the Los derby on Satur
of next week inconsequence of his
3uspenslon. " \u25a0 '-.:-'',,\u25a0>:'•-'"_\u25a0\u25a0 : :\: y-\ ,, \u25a0
There, was 'another case, of question
able riding yesterday, when Fireball
all but put-Little Siss on 1 the* fence
in the closing race. Jockey-Upton
claimed a foul against fireball, but the
Judges, after long deliberation, decided
not' to- allow the -protest, although; it
was'admitted that FJreball had.crowd
ed the Hildreth' entry -to such an. extent
that she 'lost :all rcnance.™ ;Had Little
Siss 'finished second instead of third;
it Is probable that that-the foul would
have* been' allowed .and Fireball dis
qualified.,-The judges -took the ;vlew
that dlsqualiflcatlonj'off Fireball" would
give the ; purse :;to I a horse clearly -not
entitled to it and that Little, Siss .would
be- benefited^ only> slightly.- r-.,- v> iS:
Xof.a. favorite succeeded, Iri; wfnhlng
yesterday.' and "6nly" two of the: six
finished? in : the money. 'The officials
were ipclinedi to hold -thesdryingVout
track responsible ---for -the- \u25a0 numerous
form reversals.; that marked the
cision of -the 'card. '•* -Brush -Up, v Lega
tee and. iEd^Davls'werej: three .winners
thaf'had been running poprLy; ih-thelr
immediately -'preceding-starts. .The' "fa
vorites " that made*- ah '- especially-: bad
*showlne:.-...included < :.-Descomnets;v. Inflec
tion. 'Cambyaes'-and 'Early. Tide. - —:\u25a0
.-. F. A..c Forsythe. padded ;. two more
purses v to 'his' credit,- which"- is '-comirig
to' be an * almost J eyery-'day
with .him.:.-; jj.'Lee; :the stable
JockeY/. rode only onf -of .hlsfemoloyer'V
winners.* but."succeeded. in. landing an
outside mount, ;Brush-Up.;at-lpng; odds;
Lee is : constantly;Bhowlng;imbrovement
InV the' saddle. iind/l.s,;n9w,jriding; up "to
his'/easterh*: reputation..- v.,v^-- ->" "
MILI-S £ GIRLS ,<i DEFEATED
\*STANFORp ; -UNiyER-SIT,T.*Feb,
The" girls^of. Mills cdllega, of rOaklarid
were - defeated' by 'the decisive \u25a0 score *of
29 " t0*14 4 .' in r "the ' first! ganie "of Uhe*BeaV
son ; played recently • on v:th.e.; Oakland
\u25a0courts. i^Z -THe" r Stahford.'.womenV«were
easy victors. -\ ; The game* wilKriot; 1 how
ever.tbevQOunted' as' the.i:flrsf of.theiiri
tercollegiate s«ries, as- Ifwas> played
on^an • Indoor- court,". whit^Us^, contrary
to -the' regulations. - -The- first -actual
game *of the, serlcs*;'.wlll ; be,,| played. yonv on
the.Stanford YcourtsHhlsf week. ; ' v, :.. • •
J UN IORSV 3, **FRES iIJIEX^V.-^
Th«.'jpnlo.r I ctessrbaseball,,tea,m.','w6n',tfte
champiionßhip;»rof rthe^nnfyersltyttbls
afternoonvbjv^defieatiijglthevfitesnmen/
3 to 2i;:.sThs "inatqhi was? a;UEa.st;one {arid
witnessed i.by* a -large '\u25a0qrowd^-'iiThe'* Ju
;nlors*had .a'i close; call;Vasrthe jflr6t*year
players and
;scorlngilnfttne >? seventh* by:? the *junlors
nettedvthem'a s wlnnlhg.r,UT»r4iTheifi i esh-- l '
men- were? giyentsupport«hyAmany:i sym
pathizers i of •itheTbtner;i clashes, i^whlch
iwas^unuaual,-' ••":••••*\u25a0-"-"? - ,».,-.\u25a0•:* - ;.v-:% «- ,
WILLIAM J. SLATTERY
TRANSBAY TEAMS
PROMISE SOME
SURPRISES
Oakland. and Berkeley-Parochial
.\u25a0 Schools in Training for
} Meet of March U \u25a0 '• v
Will Scarlet
The parochial schools of Oakland and
Berkeley are going to ,be heard from
at the first meet of the Catholic Schools
athletic leagued The 'transbay cities
boast:6f id: host of. athletic enthusiasts,
and the,' boys _from. those centers en
rolled^ for; the*; Indoor games are de
termined ;to '"show" the San • Franciscu
leaguers in several senses of that sig
nificant' word. \ ".. \u0084 V-
- "Don't make .'.'much noise about X,«
but -. train.'',' Such is the- advice . givei-.
by- an Oakland coach recently, ,and the
transbay athletes are acting on it for
all they/areiworthr" At any; rate, they
are, mindful of the' second part of -the |
injunction.; •; ,V . . ,j
/.Through an unaccountable inadvei
tence the name or St. Joseph's school,
Berkeley, was onutteu lrpni tne list of
tneieagueititms puuasnea in' last Sun
day's 'Call. ' »"Tne>u6>s" ot that parish
were among tne lirst to enter tne.Cath
olic ; Schoois athletic league and .are
today among tne most entnusiastic can
didates for nonois in tne Dig- meet of
March 11. /They nuve aaopteu biue and
white as their uiiicial cuiors, Avhicti they
hope .;to plant, in 'a very high notch at
the ;.,Auuitonum • berore me indoor
games are over.
ryuite : distinct? from. St. Joseph's
school is' St. "Joseph's acaaeiuy, uiso' m
Berkeley. This institution is. really tne
preparatory uepartment of St. Mary's
college,, and Its students are as . full
of enthusiasm tor all that pertains- to
athletics as are their big brothers who
do things on the: Oakland; campus. \
; The academy boys are very rortu
nate in' having as; athletic director a
man of such wide experience as Brother
Vltus. He has, "during the last dozen
years, been connected with /various
Catholic educational institutions abou*
the bay," and everywhere he has added
zest to the athletic sports of, the stu
dents. -It was- under nis direction in
.laoti that the celebrated third baseball
team of Sacred" Heart college became
famOUS. ~ \u25a0:',-, ... ": -,-\u25a0, -\u25a0 • '.- • - '..'\u25a0; .-':\u25a0\u25a0
, : . The .well equipped truck at St. Jo
seph's academy is a big incentive to thb
students attending that Institution to
exert themselves in lieid e vents. .. Some
very promising material is to be found
at* St. Joseph's -and it is safe to say
that a formidable' group of athletes
wearing the green and wnite suits will
make things lively at the big meeu -
•"\u25a0Monday" afternoon a numerous squad
from St. Joseph's institute, West Oak
land, disported themselves on the.cin
der track at St. Mary's college.- Father
McNally's charges are: rapiuiy getting
into form and are very sanguine of
annexing at- least i two : cups* on the
night of March -11. ,;. .
Equal ardor is shown by. the .pupils
of St. Mary's school.'\ These clean
limbed' youngsters make" frequent trips
to the college stadium with gratifying
results. They \u25a0will present an unusually
neat; appearance in the" big paracc
which is scheduled to precede the meet
of March next. .
Little Joe Maher, the energetic track
captain of the' North .Oakland forces,
has. lnspired all his mates with the do
or..; die spirit, with the-, result that , the
boys from Sacred j Heart school . will Jas
suredly < score a refreshing J number of
polntsvln the relay races and In the
50 \u25a0 yard -run. ;\u25a0 Father % Serda's .'lads
started training nearly and have kept
consistently at it ever since. ,
A big athletic rally was held in St.
Apthony's school, East Oakland, at the
end* of the week, -"at which - that .in
tangible thing known as "school spirit"
was, very much in evidence. I Even^the
students not taking: part in the games
show a keen Interest in the forthcom
ing' meet and are" determined- to be on
hand at the. Auditorium " to cheer their
comrades on to victory, \u25a0 Those- com
rades,'; by the way, make a pretty pic
ture In .their new running suits/ and
would: stand an - excellent chance -of
securing any prize that might be of
fered for /effective' team work. \u25a0\u25a0"•, "But
the East;Oaklanders are out for bigger
game,' and feel- that 1 - the archbishop's
cup -belongs in" Oakland— way down
eastV-" ;" -. . ' :.'" '\u25a0' '•:•";\u25a0 -' " \u25a0 \u25a0-. \u25a0
-,A.. .cheery; sharp s wit t,ed and fleet
footed* group -of boys makes up the
contingent from, St. Franclg^de Sales
parish. /, Many of them .; live ':-, near St.
Mary's campus = and avail themselves
of the privilege\of frequently, exercis
ing- In- the -new • stadium. These -lads
prpfess .-indifference. /as., regards - the
claims and standing of San Francisco
schools . enrolled in: the league, but they
are convinced that among. the trans
bay-athletic centers St. Francis' school
stands supreme., They are .preparing
to '•prove .the truth of the conviction,
too.- / ; -...\u25a0; „ . ;\u25a0' '.:,/.\u25a0. r i. \u0084:.\u25a0;,.-.-.'; .
. .All ..in all;. the transbay teams are
doing • things. The meet of. March 11
will afford -the pupils of the Catholic
schools 'of Oakland % and " Berkeley a
splendid opportunity to -show that
thosecitles are not in any sense slow,
and the lads now so busily training are
ready, to, demonstrate their worth after
&'\u25a0• fashion \u25a0• which /they"- hope will* be
cohvincing. \u25a0 " ' . - .
High Private Going After
- ; Arcadia Derby
J.The, California . derby, winner,. High
Private. ';.wiir;be shipped to Arcadia
next ,-week, > wlth^ the •' winning of -the
Los .Angeles derby In view. ...F,' ,A.
Forsy the, owner of the colt, authorized
thls2 announcement" yesterday. , High
Private-yesterday.' showed'noltrace of
the,; lameness with" which >.he- came but
of* Monday's classic! and Ralelghr Coi
ston, -his . trainer, said that the horse
would be ready to run, again tomorrow
should "occasion :it.. . \-i '\u25a0 .
.l-llf develops that his. lameness of Mon
day* was not due. to- the- foot .ailment
which, gay e s his -.-trainer
troubled earlier in the season,. but was
the * result* of ; having t \been ; jumped: on
by Palo .'Alto; another, of ;the derby" con
testantsV one : of ~ whose plates" inflicted
a- wound on one of High Private's feet.
\u25a0• * HJgh; Private -will .have, to;- pick up » a
five; pound- penalty? in. the i Los J Angeles
derby Vf or; having- won'Monday's l derby,"
which will ljring;his,impost;up' to -124,
while, his adversaries will- get ;in-, with
the 'same"; weight as in the California
derby. \u25a0? Forsy the is confident o£ High
Private's ;T ability ;: to' ; win, - the : Arcadia
stake Just : as easily as -he ;dld \u25a0> Monday's
feature at. Emeryville. "He; has no hesi
tancy.; in ' declaring i. thatr High; Private
I*' Che" best Jiors^ that ..-he: ever devel
oped, va conviction -which t he -has 1 held
ever, slnce^the" colt outworked^ Berry
Maid. 'in : - sensational - fashion in his early
two, y ear •) old s f drnv : .:",;-.: ; . ;j. " i ; ' \u25a0 .- ; \u25a0 .
..^\u25a0lni 1 spite ' Of /the. esteem in; which »local
racegoers \u25a0:• have .learned ito hold High
.Private, ; Forsythe hasj an; idea -that the
San^Frahcisco^racegolng .; public;, still
falls to realize what. a classy,horse the
derby 'winner, of 1909' really is.'j \u25a0-\u25a0:• \u25a0-}\u25a0? ,
bonhag lowers Record
X/riltOY; :> N. ' Y:^Feb': ' ; 2 3^— Geor ge* ; , VV
Bonhagj of ;the Trish-'American; athletic
clubi.of j New- York ; lowered J thelworld's
record! of 'the five mile; event-, at the big
night In. j the v local
arniory. i^Hls; times was ";24 ; minutes.^ 58
;l-B';Secpnds.J. i The best-previous record
wasV26imlnutesrl9/2-5 seconds; held -by
fom' Collins." i r;T '\u25a0.„>.- f^'-f^J \u25a0:\u25a0'* U \u25a0". >.
SULLIVAN^ SIGNS
vCHICAQOrvFeb^23.— Catcher^Billy".
Sullivan v". of Chicago*; > American
leagueUeamltoday.sign edjhls? 1909 'con
tract .''with^PresJaent-gehilgljey.- ;" ; . . *
Nelson Soys Gans Quit to
Avoid Beating at Goldfield
Story No. XXII
(COPYRIGHT. 1908, ' Bl' BATTLING NELSON)
1MM EDI ATELY. after the .Herrera fiasco I began another theatrical tour,
which finally landed me in Chicago. Joe Gans had been following me for
..SQmeJ time and he would appear on the stage of the various show houses
and challenge me for a fight. , .
•He followed meinto a newspaper office in Boston one day and became
so persistent that "we almost came to blows. I refused to listen to his talk
for a long; time and many sporting writers and the general public won
dered why. ; - .
My first reason for" holding him off was^hat he was looked upon as one
of the crookedesf fighters the prize ring has ever seen or ever will see. He
was a- self-confessed faker^haviiig admitted to the Terry McGoverri scandal
in Chicago as to that most -palpable, fake with Jimmy Britt in San
Francisco. For all of that he;vvas a wonderful fighter and I refused a meeting
with him on the grounds that J had never been njixed in a scandal of. any
kind whatsoever and knew 'the minute I signed .articles I would .be accused
and called as guilty as him. ' ' .
/Finally the entire coterie of sport writers the country ayer came out
and demanded a meeting between ', Gans -and myself, claiming that Gans as
-well as I had beaten all the lightweights of the country and it was up to
him and me to settle for once, and all the question as to who was the real
undisputed lightweight champion of the world. '.
Upon this demand I finally consented to a meeting. . ". \^r:
• The meeting of Gans and me was spectacular in more ways than one. I
had just spent two weeks hunting and fishing up through Ogden canyon, being
piloted over the country by Hegewisch Anderson, one of the pioneers of Utah.
I; had a grand two weeks' session of hunting and fishing. I therT went to
Salt Lake City, where I engaged in an exhibition bout of three rounds with
Bean,. the : "Mormon pugilistic minister.
Just about, this time Goldfield, Nev., was in the height of its boom, and
naturally -I was interested. One dayl I picked up .'a .Goldfield Sun, .which
stated thatrjack Clifford had arrived on the" scene, and challenged the entire
camp, and the club promoters were advertising for an opponent for Clifford
for Labor day. As I had enjoyed a good rest and was aching for. a fight I
\u25a0 . • . \u25a0\u25a0" ' - \u25a0 -:'\u25a0"•\u25a0\u25a0-- ' • '_ — - sent a telegram to the Sun, informing
[ them that if inducements were right
I 'would come and meet: Clifford.
In the course of an hour's time I
received an answer asking me what
my terms were to meet- Clifford: I
wired back ' I would accept a $5,000
guarantee, with a $5,000 side bet, the
fight to be to a finish.
-Evidently the Goldfield sporting
blood was aroused to bigger game, as
they sent me the followingjanswer:
"Your proposition of $5,000 guar
antee and $5,000 side bet accepted, but
would prefer a meeting between yout
self and Gans. We will give $15,000
for .same.- • > •
• - (Signed) "TEX RICKARD.
V "Goldfield Athletic Club. Answer."
I sent back the following reply:
"Tex Rickard, Goldfield Athletic Club,
. Goldfield, Nev.
"Raise bid to $30,000 for Gans
match arid accepted;
\u0084 "BATTLING NELSON."
In. less „ than an hpur's time I re
ceived the following telegram . from
Rickard: -
proposition is accepted.
Money posted J. S. Cook & Co. bank,
will* forward to Salt Lake' or any
.place you name." -
I wired back to Rickard and} told him to wire the money to the San
Francisco Call, and that', if this was done we could agree on the matter.
.' Rickard responded promptly. -As I didn't know Tex Rickard I wired
him to send me $500 expense money or give this sum to the proprietor of the
Palace' hotel in ; order to guarantee that I would get it. This he did. ' My
manager went to Goldfield and arranged, the minor details; and when I
arrived a few days later Gans and everybody interested was 1 on the alert.
We arranged a meeting and-signedlarticles. I was to ; receive, in addition to
the $20,000 of the purse, $2,500 bonus and expenses, making a' grand total for
my end of $23,000. Gans\- was given $1,000 bonus and- expenses,- in addition
to the $10,000 win, lose offdraw. \v ' f.
We drew $69,715, which was undoubtedly the largest amount in gate
money Tever taken in at a prize fight in the history of the ring. "
Much, discussion was .aroused regarding the "three time weighing in,"
namely, 12 o'clock, at \ 1 :30, and again at 3 p. m. on .the day of contest.
v This was done to avert anymore Herrera fiascos, as I had just experi
enced' one, at a very great' expense. Nevertheless neither my; manager nor
I asked , Gans to; do a singlcj solitary thing that I myself dida't agree to do,
and do willingly. , : ; Therefore I don't think
good for the goose ought to be good for the gander,"
This fight was given more* publicity than any other contest in the history
of pugilism, including such great battles as the Fitzsimmons-Dempsey and
the Siillivan-Corbett figlits at New
Orleans, and even the "great Corbett-
Fitzsimmons go "zi Carson City, Nev.
The widespread interest in- the fight
attracted hordes of | sporting - people
from all over the universe. 'Goldfield
at that time ;had a population of less
than 2,500 people.' To get to Goldfield
you had to. ride 13 hours straight out
on the desert from the main line, and
only one train a day on regular sched
ule. " ' .'\u25a0 .. \u25a0\u25a0.;. \u25a0;. \u25a0• ..'. '.
Every newspaper, in -the United
States that could afford it had a repre
sentative there to t report, the fight.
We met in a specially constructed
arena, which cost the promoters
$15,000 to build. It was located down
on the flats, two blocks from the main
street. The,- edge of the -fence ex
tended directly into a graveyard. ? •
It was a warm.clear afternoon. The j
exact time qf'-the starting of the con- !
test was : 3:23 :p. m. Gans j and I j
weighed in -under weight— fit and '
ready" for the fight of our lives. Gans
was expected to outpoint me jj during
the early part of the fight,' but at the
end of the third round I retired to my,
corner, telling my • seconds ' that : I
would knock him out in the next -round.
I ;? had^, just -hurt -him with a good '\u25a0
hard left -half hook.to the liver,-, which finally^pfoved^his. undoins
Gans stalled through the fourth and fifth rounds Jand Commenced t6°£ke
quite a lead. In- the eighteenth round he had a ; decided \ lead ", In th? nin^
teenth and' twentiethVK commenced ;tb hit myjfightirig stride arid took quite
a, lead myself. , Up to this time j Gans had • been the favorite in the bettuil
The tide switched, .however, after the twentieth round, and I was then an
overwhelming favorite, people betting $500 to $100 .that I would win There
was; 'scarcely ' a taker --in-sight '\u25a0 After that round At was impossible 'to'force
Gans^to hght, : ashe wqul.dhold,^ hang ;pn.^clinch, -stall, back up^ and runaway
-- There wa^ a clause inthe articles- of agreement that we were "to-brei
Siler,ev»dently u forgot about -.such; a' clause or; else: didn't care^Se"verir«iS
du «ng;^ nght when^ was doing effective' work punSS
in^the body, -Slier-, deliberately :t^Md;of.:-m y :hair : and- polled SfSck
allowing-Gans to:thump me>on the'jaw. - ; - , • .<. °acK,
At the £ orty^econd -round it was \u25a0 getting dark and would have been im
continued. over^three rounds more^tSoS
s,de. : During the latter, part of- the contest Gans^Went iba'ck"©^is^co^nir
severaM.mes vomiting. As he reached his corner at the end of the forn°"r t
w^very^ 9 '^^
; As/the'gong sounded for the forty-second round I -sailed over to Ran'
corner;and jiaet-him .within; ayardof his" chair.; S I went aftlr hWhW^
andtongs, determined; to knock^him out. VI had- backeThm^o^iS^ Cr
across:;the,ring.when;i delivered : the^ final pxxnch Phzrd^tth^f -^'^
hbbk to,the:;livefnhat\traveled less than-af^
,with : the;fofefm^
y .Thisis the punch .thautoppled: the^black; champion 'ovJk Referee' SiW
eommenced.to -.cpunt : and: had reached the .count; of when . Gals' seconds
Jumped up on^theredge of the ring'andlbegan yelling. "Foul! Foul!""
. ; The referee then stopped counting; and.'thrustingme aside 'VaHert atmn «
- C
- Imade ia^vigqroiis? protest;^lalmlngUhat.' I had not dealt a.foul blow Km
avail. .jrsaldUheh^andJstiirdeclare-thatGans^ellbera'telv'auft
und^,punlshment:for;fear;df \u25a0being/knockedUuaiegltlmately-by'm^ -
; , Gans eltherput one. over.on Slier, clalmingUo have been hurt hv I ?« » v,
;or else/Ilwas^beatehlby- Jobbery..^. - - \u25a0 r * v - en nurt °y a foul blow.
[ , twice with- the same- identical nnn^K
delivered Jin jthe i same»placejandson ;the same spot.- The referees^ -TanL'^- ? h^
I and Eddie> Smith,- declared^no^ four blows \were struck/ - \u25a0"' \u25a0 Jack : elsh
Mt ' l ' 9 " 9ontinued - ) : *•\u25a0 - ;
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