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Show f SAY THE P1ILL GOSSIPS ' ; . XVTitthrr through laj?ocenc or de- ln, Mike Riley of Tonop&h ka con-trtred con-trtred to plc fully cow of proml-, proml-, nest boxen on. the uudoni seat. When , EOey rexched oat for the Brltt-Ouu -' Butca he announced that the event In Question ma to be the centerpiece of mammoth pugilistic bench show to .be held In the world-famous gold camp 'in the middle of March, says Billy Nangh-.fon. Nangh-.fon. - Fighters in every class, from the midgets to the eighty-one toners, were to bar sent together in the bhie ribbon vents and what, between ehampioa-ahipe ehampioa-ahipe and curtain-raisers, or ring warm-era, warm-era, the fiitie situation waa to be cleaned up so completely that there would be nothing in the way of a glove Combat left to decide. In pursuance of this scheme, Riley kept the wires tingling and each boxer of note was asked how be would like to hook up with his particular rival, whoever it happened to be, for a wall-filled wall-filled wallet. The thing reached such a stage that fighters took to turning down the purses that are forthcoming all the year around from points outside the mineral ball rolling, but is quick to repudiate any intention of the kind when reminded re-minded by brother tight handler that the present is no time for flaunting the red rag. The latest bit of gossip is that Morris Mor-ris Levy is going to dare the fates and bring Cyclone Thompson and Dick Hy-land Hy-land together it February. The rival : light-weights are willing enough to fin- isn the rubber each having a vietory to his creditbut o one w;l take any interest in the ' proceedings until the news of a permit being granted to Levy eomes through the usual official channel. chan-nel. As like as not. Levy's next interview boiled down will be, "I never said nothing about it." Jack Twin) Sullivan and Jim Flynn of Pueblo are to have a return date at Los Aneeles shortly. This is the only event MeCarey has on the eards at present the Jack O'Brien-Tommy Burns match always excepted. MeCarey ia talking of signing Abe Attell ana Tommy Sullivan. Frankie Neil says he will not put himself out of the war to do any mutual mu-tual purse bunting with Jimmv Walsh, but will defend the bantam championship champion-ship against the world and bet (5000 on the side. Sam Berger wants to box Jack O'Brien. So (iocs Al Kaufmann. Tack O'Brien simplv savs "show me." belt. 'Declined with thanks; I have an engagement at Tonopah,'' was the reply re-ply that greeted many an offer of work, and the average promoter began to feel j that Rilev and the likes of him were responsible for a race of pampered pugilists. pu-gilists. Brat there is a rift in the lute. The wires from Tonopah ceased clicking ten days ago and the ring men who believed they were in line for profitable engagements engage-ments are up in the air. To manv inquiries in-quiries sent from Ran Francisco, Riley replied that he would be "in town in a few davs," but np to the time ofwnt-.ing ofwnt-.ing he has not pyt in an appearance. It begins to look as though the mammoth mam-moth tourney idea has been abandoned, and that the Britt-Gans championship will be the only one decided in fhe Tonopah Ton-opah arena in March. Some are P'''" mistie enough to think that the Britt-Gsns Britt-Gsns affair is in none too good shape, all things considered the rumor fbgen can hardly be blamed for wax-LVsupicious. wax-LVsupicious. SVhen wholesale match making by wire ceases suddenly, and when by war of explanation the promoter telegraphs tele-graphs "am coming to town," and then doesn't come, it is about time for the goggipg to begin putting this and that together. .limmy Brit has made up hi mind to Stay at "Byron Spring? until well along in February. He w joined there lat Friday by his old chum. Tiv Kreling, and the structure which covere the swimming pond has been converted into an up-to-date gymnasium. Britt was always partial to road work, and put in many a good Hay on the macadamized highway before the advent of Krfling. and "according to Jimmy C'offroth is showing the effect of the outdoor exercise. "I should say that Britt has taken off eight or nine pounds since went to Byron," said Coffroth. "He is in good shape and within easy reach of the weight he has to make for Gan. The fellows who reckoned that Brift would I have trouble in making 133 do not know how to size him up. Britt isn't big bodied and he merely shows the effect ef-fect of easy living in his fac and n"k. It doesn't take long to put him in prop er fix after a spell of idleness. In thi particular case it should be remembered that Britt was in trairing for several weeks at San Rafael before he went to the springs. By the time he lands in tV ring with Gans he will have under- fone fully three months of preparation, j e will not only be at weigh:, but he will be at his verv best norh phvpi- ca'.lv." j Britt is planning ahead for his work at Tonopah. He experts to reah th gold camp about the middle of Febru arv. and h intends to go in verv extensively ex-tensively for boxing while fitting him self for the contest. He will have for partners a man about his own weight ;4vJ another much heavier, j" selecting the light man he will aim tVure one who is endowed with cleverness. clev-erness. It is believed that Tim Calls-ha-n may have the job if he cares to accent. ac-cent. In the heavier man Jimmy will look for grit, strength and average talent as a boxer. Britt wants, while training, to run the gauntlet of everything that is hkelv to happen to him in his affair with Gans. He wants to accustom himself to setting to with one partner who is fast and clever, and with another who will crowd him and try to hammer him down. This is a good deal of a compliment compli-ment to Gans, as it suggests that Joe is master of all kinds of milling. According to all accounts. Joe Gans never misses a chance of referring to his other contest with Britt ss a fake. Britt is correspondingly steadfast in declaring de-claring that if the fight was a fake he knew nothing about it. It isn't likelv that cither man will change h's tune if he lives to be as old as Methuselah 's goat, but it will be interesting to note how opinions of that other affair influence in-fluence the betting. Expert opinion, as reflected in the gporting columns of the press, is to the effect that Gans will be a strong favor-ie favor-ie in the coming battle. This means that the last fight as viewed by the experts ex-perts was a fake. If it were not so, Britt would be a favorite, for in the few rounds that were boxed Britt smothered Gans from start to finish and clouted him when and where he liked. ' This logic of expert opinion may not afford very pleasant food for reflection to Jimmy Britt, but the situation has its eonmpensations. If, as Britt stoutly maintains, the former bout was on its merits, there is no reason why Gans should be made favorite. But money is a great balm, and Jimmy and his friends will be able to avail themselves of the odds offered on Gans and not experience ex-perience any pricks of conscience at the thought that they are accepting a false price. ' J?te San Francisco match-makers are ernPVting Br'er Rabbit, and the ma-jorl ma-jorl of thorn will not speak above a whisper Until the fate of the Hartman anti-boxing measure is decided. This rnav mean that there will be no bouts . in this city until March, and of course, if Hartman 'a spite measnre goes through, there will be none thereafter. 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