Show TEX TfX HALL HAft IS SURf SURE OF KEICHEL GB GO GOEI O OEly Kl EI Ely Nev Jul July 11 Tex Hall Han who is endeavoring to promote a battle be ha between tween Sam Langford Lancford and Stanley Ketchel to take place here said Mid today that he was waa confident Langford would sign the articles of agreement when wh they reached him Hall added that the purse puree I had bad been bt en secured and was ready for tor the fighters when they the should settle the pre preliminary preliminary arrangements Langford Afraid of Ketchel New York July 11 lIThe The refusal of Sam Langford Lanaford to fight Stanley Stanle at Kl KI Ncr Nev for of the tile pur purse e eis is III I regarded by fight followers follow here hen as an n indication that Langford does not con consider shier sider Ketch such an easy esy proposition as ashe ashe he and his manager have ba announced Sporting men agree rH that if Ketchel and Johnson were as easy sy to whip as Lang ford baa has publicly declared them to be he be bee could e uld afford to fight them without any aDY financial interest in the purses to be of or prod so that as a champion he be could be he in ina Ina Ina a position to easily eully make a fortune Oth Others Others ers era contend that Langford Lan is entitled to tot at t least an even break on Of collie the Ely 11 purse puree |