Good houses insures good boys. $
Better houses call for better men,
etc. Jf the public doesn’t support !
the big bouts, it’s a slump back
into the ham and eggery of
other days. ,
"Bob ltoper is a mighty good
boy. We were only able to book
him because he is on a tour of
the south, and is willing to stop
over here to fill a one-night en
gagement. We'll have a good
boy opposed to him, and we're
leaving it to the fans whether
Birmingham has as good boxing
as any city in the south from
now on."
If Tom Berry, the Cincinnati
pug, In hilled to oppose ltoper
fandom should really wlIncan n
corking good limit. Berry, the
record hooka show, holda a de
cision over Battling SIki, the
Senegalese negro light heavy
weight champion of the world.
That isn't the drerun of a press
agent, either, for it'a down In
lilaek and white In the old refer
ence library of the ring game. |
Herbert Cobbs, president of (he
Birmingham Athletic club, is off
on a tour of some of the large
cities that boast fine athletic
clubs, with the view of getting
a line on improvements to be
made in the local institution.
Prexy Cobbs will take in Bos
Angeles, San Francisco, Portland,
Denver, Kansas City and St.
Louis on his tour. All these
cities have fine clubs, and Her
bert Cobbs will look over their
advantages and bring back a
noodle full of suggestions.
Bay Schultz and J. M. Roberts
of the B. A. C., will probably
join Herbert Cobbs in St. Louis
in a fow days.
