THE UNION AND ADVERTISER ROCHESTER, NEW YORK TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1907

_ NEW YORK, Aug. 13. - Billy Edwards, one of the old school of the ring fighters and from 1882 private detective at the Hoffman House, died yesterday at the home of his brother, Joseph Edwards, 99 First Place, Brooklyn. William H. Edwards, as he was known in private life, was lightweight champion of America and the world in his time and in two capacities, as pugilist and sporting adviser to Ed Stokes at the Hoff- man house, he was for thirty years prom- inent in the eyes of the sporting public. He was born in England, but became an American citizen. He was 63 years old.

COMING PUGILISTIC EVENTS

Several Important Bouts Scheduled During Next Few Weeks Jack Johnson to Meet Sailor Burke at Bridgeport, Having Cast Burns Aside Mike Schreck and Al Kaufmann to Fight at San Francisco Late This Month

_ NEW YORK, Aug. 12. - Several important pugilistic events are scheduled to take place in the next few weeks. Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight, has declared that his next fight will be with Sailor Burke. They will meet prob- ably at Bridgeport on September 2nd. Johnson says he has ceased to pay any attention to the offer to meet Tommy Burns on the coast. He has also engaged to meet Jim Barry, the Chicago man, who recently knocked Butler out. _ Another battle between heavyweights will be decided at San Francisco on the night of August 30th. The big fellows who have been secured to fight are Mike Schreck and Al Kaufmann, the Californian whom Billy Delaney had an idea some time ago would be the coming heavyweight champion. They will come together in a twenty round bout at the Auditorium rink in San Francisco. _ Schreck says he will force Tommy Burns to fight him if he is successful in beating Kaufmann. It looks now as if Jack Welch of San Francisco will supplant Jim Jeffries as the refereee of important fistic battles on the coast. The club managers in California claim that Jeff's demand of $1,000 is too much and on that account they are seeking Welch's services, that latter only asking $500. Welch will probably referee the Gans-Memsic fight on August 23rd. _ Jimmy Coffroth has matched Joe Thomas, the California pugilist, to meet Young Ketchell, the promising light middleweight of San Francisco, in a forty-five round bout in the open air, and in the same ring where Bill Squires and Tommy Burns fought at Colma, Cal., on July 4th. Thomas and Ketchell will fight at 150 pounds, weigh in four hours before the contest. The fight will come off on Labor day. Billy Roche has been selected as the referee.

THE UNION AND ADVERTISER AUGUST 13, 1907

THE UNION AND ADVERTISER AUGUST 13, 1907

THE UNION AND ADVERTISER AUGUST 13, 1907

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