10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1913. COFFROTH MAY SIGN MANDOT AND MURPHY FOR A CONTEST HERE DIXIE SCRAPPER BIGGEST FIGHT BUG IN PARIS IS A $40,000,000 RUSSIAN PRINCE Edgren INSISTS ON 133 POUNDS RINGSIDE Jim Buckley Balks at the Proposition?Southron May Recede From His Stand JOE MURPHY »lter qf a few hours is prevent- ing Promoter .Tim Ooffroth from sign- ing Joe Mandot of New Orleans and Harlem Tommy Murphy of New York. The local promoter has hopes of mak- ing the fighters recede from their pres- ent stand, and compromise. Mandot was offered a match with Murphy and accepted it, but held out for IS3 pounds *t ringside. When Mandot's terms were made known to Jim Buckley, who Is manag- Baseball Bee WillBegin ing Murphy, the latter went up in the air. He could see no reason why Today Mandot should dictate these terms Buzzing in Oakland when he was not a champion nor even as good a card in the place where he f OAKLAND, Jan. 13.?-After lyingdor- up the big mitt in a pinch with «reat is offered the match. Buckley says mant for a couple of months baseball credit- Murphy will make the lightweight limit will give its first stir tomorrow- here, John also will essay the Job of first four hours before the fight, but will or is expected to, for Manager Carl base, where he will have a brace of not concede the point of weighing in Mitze of the 1912 "Fighting Oaks" runners to make him extend himself. at ringside to any fighter other than should step off the train tomorrow and The new men for the initial position the champion. take up his abode here. The real work are Jack Ness and "Rube" Gardner. If Coffroth has hopes of getting Mandot on the 1913 team will then be launched. Ness lives up to his appearance and to concede the point. It is a fact that SLOUGH CITY LOOKING FAVORITE IS The club officials have been quiet reputation he will be a real contender. ONE LONE season, the New Oilcans lad is a small 133 since the close of the 1912 He is six feet tall and hits awaiting the manager over give the arrival of consistently. pounder, but this 'does not him before going into the matter of con- around 300 He is from the right to demand ringside weight. tracts. No contracts have been sent the New Bedford organization in the FIRST has England league. an- WIRE out, one signature Right UP US TO PUGILISTS UNDER only been New Gardner is as THE hero Murphy is regarded a and to a clouter, a left hander, who man Mandot, affixed paper, that of Elmer Zacher. other 300 better than and the New star outfielder. The officials will get hails from the Topeka club on the York lad can not be blamed for not together with Mitze shortly after his western circuit. fio there will be giving in. Ad Zotte Has Made Good in Bookies Have a Successful arrival, and the situation will be sized plenty of fun around flrif. base. A bout between the pair would prove up from all angles. Leard will have but one opponent at a corking good attraction. Mandot has Local Ring?White Is Day, Thank You, in The new park will not have to worry the keystone place, and that a busher. never been scon in action in this city, the manager, as it is an assured thing The new youngster is Charles Emery though he is regarded as one of the Another Comer Consequence that'the field will be ready for the from the interior bushes. He seems to best lightweights in the field. Murphy opening gong. In the matter of a be a good one, however, as the Seals is a better card now than ever since training camp there will not be much tried to get hold of hint after the local his victory over Frankie Burns. proper quarters, an on and surrounding country (Special Dispatch to Tbe Call) I trouble in getting the club had secured option his Buckley is still on the ground, but he Stockton its either, for all the towns are ready to services. He was recommended to threatens to leave shortly unless he is is noted for its agricultural products, EL PASO, Jan. 13.?One lone favorite PRINCE LWOOF LIKES SCRAPPERS do the right thing for the champions. Detroit, which tipped the buck to the -successful in g< tting \u25a0 mat< h. He has but right now the Slough city is get- won today at Juarez, and the book The meeting between the club heads Oaks. He may do no damage this year. offers from other places, but would give ting considerable publicity through its makers experienced one of the most and the delegation from the Chamber Arst Guest, an inflelder from Spring- Coffroth the preference if he could find of Commerce of San Jose, to field, as a products. Friday night days the meet. The only consider Mass.. heralded whirlwind a suitably opponent for Murphy. fighting Last successful of the proposal of the Garden City people bags a steady sticker, will B, on the and Coffr<) h is still in communication Ad Zotte startled the fans with a sen- choice that delivered was Madeline Muscovite "Bug" Spends Coin on Fight flame that the Oaks train there, which was make Al Cbok look to his laurels at wr ith Mandot and lias hoped of inducing sationa; victory over Marty Kane, and winner of the third event, which was to have been slated today, has been set short, and Hetlifig's only rival will b» him to give way weight matter. over tomorrow. Wells, in the now comes He. o White the same liberally backed, her price being ham- until a busher named who played from Mitze will have a really pleasant job City. going place with the avowed purpose of put- ROBERT EDGREN about Yuba Wells is to Buckley lias jetting a i mered to 9 to 10. in looking over the contracts to be sent college in Oklahoma and will be on for his heavy Smith.; ting the crusher on the aspiring "Rod" G. Hogan, an odds on choice, NEW YORK, Jan. 13.?When Frank greatest little fighter I ever saw. He's out, are very few new weight. Gunboat in the feature Frank for there names hand to take a whirl at third base. The which Watson. The patr meet manager, he the guard Harnboldt club, holds the j of club's show, was beaten easily In the | fifth event Klaus and his George Engel, a wonder. When I saw* him first in list. "Honus" knows well the All of the old of the outfield professional permit' bout the Ormonde of ready except for the month of ! early breezed from Paris, he a bit to to at my camp, and the qualities each man on the team, and will be to start Clair>» which will be staged at Pavilion rink by Just Red. Hogan had all the in had came train high by February, la still without and ; Dailey (who the new ones come with recom- Patterson, who was lost draft. Coy, there is a chance Jack O'Connell, next Friday night. speed, but weakened in the fast eighth. say concerning his royal affiliations first day he and Frankie that is regarded one best won championship of mendations. The old reliable pitching Zacher and Abbott are the steadies. who is looking . affairs, White as of the The fourth event brought out a shifty on the other side of the salt water the lightweight pen- jobs picking after the club to a new faces lightweights developed recently) put eight ounce staff that twirled the Oaks The for of them Will fall for Smith and in Stockton bunch of sprinters, and Jim Basey, at pond. France on year be on deck?Abies, of the are Jess Becker and Willard. ' days has gloves and it. walloped nant last will out air According tn from the of Rufe Turner. He 16 to 5, proved the winner. The im- went at He Malarkey. Gregory, Pernoll, Christian, Schirm, former a ived ' boys weight you a on your split lip so had to George the left the cast says he has of- cleaned up ail the of his post of 115 pounds proved too much of "I hear have prince Dailey and his it Parkin, Killllay, Pope from Portsmouth, Va., Willard been country, as well staff," I have three stitches put in it and they and Olmstead. handed hitter fered matches- . by in that section of the a package for Gilpy, the favorite. said. again poles 325, an experi- four on the coast Cof- grinned. to separate Honu3 himself will take up the who and Schirm froth. Tin-' as h mimher of outsiders who tried to Summary: Klaus went at it so hard we had. Buffalo, hits big Kansan js anxious to "Oh, big them. mask, assisted by "Daddy" Rohrer and enced man from who SI3N come to the coast tn display his invade his territory. Among this lot not exactl?. Lots of the by Tiedemann, is bear on bases. fistic McFarland, light- FIRST RACK-Six furlongs: Frenchmen are so interested fight- "Engel says to me: 'Frank, if these also John Who can take and a the J wares. He realizes the west is was Tommy the local Odds. Horse, Weight. Jockey. St. Str. Fin. in that the weight, in 1 n ers that they to manage them.