| Show nl 97 9 51 l V 7 i S ili tb Q Under r the Old Shade I i l Bl t Th Q Q W WHEN liEN Malty l Baldwin of Boston and and Johnny Frayne of San Francisco meet tonight in iii a ten round boutS bout it tL itHie the lie Auditorium local fight fans lans should see sec the best glove contest ever staged her here Both men are arc going to try their best to win a decision and both arc are in ill good shape to put up a real battle hattle In a n ten round bout there is little to choose between them as both can go that distance at top speed without tiring Both are aro fast and clever and each carries a good stiff punch Both are inclined to like the speediest kind kin of milling It looks a good deal as though they ate arc so evenly matched that thal it will be a case o of one man getting in ill in a blow which will count sufficiently to slow his opponent up until he can pick up a sufficient lead to justify a decision in iii his favor Its It's a to l shot that neither man will lare to lag voluntarily for even a fraction of a round Each will have haye to he up wand md going all the time and amI reither can afford to let the other carry the fi fight ht to him for finy length of time as aggressiveness is apt to count for a great deal in the final result and the battle is comparatively cly short I Regardless of nIl all other considerations the thc intense rivalry between the two men is t to make them sI show their tonight This was WIS for the long delay in the selection of a t referee Had o speed t h Toni Tom nere nen jie no no would have been named without argument argument anu- anu ment hut he ho Is in the tho east Al White mana manager er of or Fra Frayne ne and Alex McLean IcLean who i Is hi Baldwins Baldwin's manager both a agreed reed to accept either Walter D. D Bratz or Char Charts Charles s H H. Porter These were tho the only two men whom the thc mana managers ers of or both hoth tl fighters would accept but both declined and up until last night it looked as though it would be bo impossible ble hIe to a agree ree upon or secure an of of- of It was then discovered that G G. G E. E Cox of at Reno Nov Nev was in the city and after aCter a long wrangle ho was accepted b by the managers and by Hardy Barel K IC Downing who is promoting the bout This means menns that there willbe will willbe willbe be no delays due to ar arguing over the thc question after atter the men got get Into the ther r ring I n g. g There is a peculiar incentive for tor both fighters to win tonight Al White has hassent hassent hassent sent Frankie Burns and Johnny McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- Carthy against as Baldwin in iii an effort dort to defeat the Boston boy and has failed both times White is the owner of oC the Oakland baseball team In the tho Coast Coalt league and one of or the best known sporting men on the coast He hates to lose although h he ho is a good loser and he ho is now determined to get ct somebody somebody somebody some some- body to beat Baldwin It was for that purpose that he brought Frayne here He has ever every confidence in the ability of ot Frayne Frane to defeat Baldwin and White Whito would rather lather have his man get the tho de decision decision do- do elsion tonight ht than to be bo the recipient of ot a present Baldwin on the other hand is de determined de- de to win for the reason that he has no love for tor the fighters from the Pacific coast Not ot a single one of or them has ever eyer been ablo able to defeat him and he ho knows that White is trying to get ot him licked this time rime This has aroused Baldwin to such an extent that he will extend exten himself In every wa way to win Were cre Baldwin and l Frayne ra ne anything but experienced and first-class first fighters the bitterness between th them m would he be apt to cause either or both of ot them to lose their heads In tho the ring and tor forget et etall all about rules There Is every reason rea rca son on to believe bellevo that the they will put up a rand grand battle probably battle probably the best ever seen been here HE writer on July 27 Zi predicted T THE how the eight clubs in the National National National Na Na- league would finish in years cars pennant rac race Tho The prediction was printed In these columns and was wasas wasas wasas as follows Nc cw York Philadelphia M. M c. c Iou 10 At that time New York had bad Just managed managed man man- aged to pull puB Philadelphia out of ot second place while the Cubs Cub were running alon along with a good g lead head for Cor first place St St. Louis was tearing away with a burst of or speed which promised well for Rogers Roger's Rajahs But St. St t. t Louis blow up With the exception o of this one ono club the writer had all the trams teams picked exactly in the order in which they will tin finish Ish as us follows cw ev M York Vork St. St toni Louis Chicago o 11 nOtton Not so 80 had bad was ns It Well VeIl w we are willing to let the bet ride on tho the Giants In the worlds world's series although it looks as though there Is little to choose be between between between be- be tween them ant and the Athletics |
