Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1909 — HEAVYWEIGHTS WILL BOX [ARTICLE]

HEAVYWEIGHTS WILL BOX

Al Kaufman and Tony Rosa to Perform Before New York Club. New York, April 13.-—'the sports will have an opportunity tonight of freeing ip action two good heavyweight scrappers. tfhey are Al Kaufman of California and tony Ross pf Pittsburg, who are scheduled to go ten round* before one of* the local sporiing clubs. Kaufman has championship ideas and is credited with a desire to Qgfit Jack Johnson in spite of Jeffries' statement that Kaufman “couldn’t lick 8 postage stamp." Ross recently beai Jim Barry and has shown much improvement during the past year.