Show Man Mantell tell May Meet M ee t in Frisco SAN FRANCISCO Aug IZ Should Billy deem it inadvisable to accept the terms offered to him by the North End club for an appearance against Frank Mantell In September the friends of Sailor Burke of New York have offered their man as a substitute U offering to bet tet a considerable sum um on the result providing the match goes twenty rounds In a letter received from tram Burkes Burke's representative today he says Burke would make a splendid opponent for tor Mantell especially In view of the fact that each of them has beaten Jack Twin Sullivan himself no ordinary performer with the gloves Burke is fa essentially and positively a middle weight In spite of ot the general belief that he Is heavier He can make pounds for any of them and would be a s. great card against l MantelL The Sailor has not been given the credit due him in the past but if given his chance here In San Francisco will win certainly Justify these remarks ing tog him Burke whose ri right ht name is Charles will best be remembered red as the bruiser who whipped Joe Thomas Thomasa a couple of times in the east tast and whom the latter recently offered to ti fight ht for nothing if only to get et another chance at him Burke Burkt has put up some fairly good battles a against Ja such men menas menas as Thomas Thomas Jack Johnson Dave Dae Holly Jack Jacc Blackburn and others and andis is said to be a tough nut to crack He lie has never ne' appeared on the Pacific coast roast havin having made almost all of his fights tights around New w York and Philadel Philadel- phia It i is doubtful however t if it he would prove to be the main attraction the first time out Word is expected almost any minute from Billy announcing hi his de dt decision decision de- de in reference to the Mantell match Billys Billy's first terms w were re 2500 guaranteed with the option of f 40 per percent percent cent of the gate att Matchmaker Garibaldi Gari Gari- baldi after conference with his associates associates as as- a agreed to let the Thunderbolt have one or the other of the propositions but not the option It is believed believed be be- that will accept the guaranteed guaranteed guar Juar sum stun and will appear on the coast within a Ii short time He has always re regarded Mantell as an easy thin thing for him but the latter h hoc has II improved improved im proved steadily since he allowed Billy to put him away with a punch and might ht spring a surprise b by giving t tl tu latter a lust lusty battle probably with will Hh not the t conclude North d End any club l b ba a arrangements arrangement until he be has had a conference e with Sunshine Jim Coffroth and discovered what the chances are for a fifth meeting with Stanley StanllY Ketchel This is the one great ambition of life just now and he be would give ghe up almost anything for another crack at the Michigander lichi ander By Bythe Bythe the time h he arr arrives arres es in San Francisco I should get et here from the wilds of Mendocino county whither Manager Wilma has gone Ione in search of him and it will then be bf known just what he intends doing in the matter of the fight with Beggar I ar Sam lan Langford ford in New York If he does dols not take that tap up p ma may sign him with for one of hi his September dates |