The sun., 1907-12-28
SPORTING TALK OF NTVRESH
JOE wALCOTT COMES BACK To
BEAT a SECOND RATER.
Former Giant Killer. q shadow % aBis
Former seIE, stu Fighting 10 Farm q
Livelihood BOxInw cub TO he
Formed Wer6--GampbeIn Renmst atetI.

to a beating In a sit round bout an Phlla-
delphia on Thursday night. WalcOtt ham
msred his man at will but was unable to score
a knockout. Ever since WalCOtt accidentally
shot on a finger several years ago he has
been practically out OF the puRillsfic game,
but 80 long AZ he stays In the ring fight fans
will never forget his remarkable achieve
ments. without a superior in the weller
weight class. WalcOtt became known as the
Giant Killer. because of his ability TO beat
down pugilists bigger and heavier than him
self. His decisive victory over doe ChOyns<
and Dan Creedon made him believe that he
could defeat Kid Mccoy and even Jim COrbett.
but neither OF these noted boxers would
agree 40 meet him when he posted a forfeit.
WalcOtt had numerous sensational battles
With Mysterious Billy Smith. one OF the
rOughest men EhO ever drew on a glove.
but the stocky negro more than held his own.
Walcottis greatest Eight aha with Nid
Iayigne. the 4 ght weight champion, at Mas
peth a dozen years ago. in which LavtRne.
after receiving terrific pnnishncnt. wore tha
negro down and came within an ace OF putting
him TO sleep in he fifteenth and last round.
Walcott made 4 wonderful showing In this
mill In view Of the fact that ne went out Of
his class and weakened himself in point g.
weight and strength In order TO take LavigH
on. he made a sD all fortune In the ring. but
blew IL ALL just a. Dixon, sullivan, McGovern
and other fighters have done too, that
even in his old age he Is still compelled to
put up his hands with second raters and
mixed ale .puRilists 10 earn livelihood
Al his best WalCOtt would have polished on
Joe Thomas. Young Kstchell Hugo Kelly
and Bill Papke. all middleweights who are
before the public Just now. He never got
chance 10 tackle Tommy Ryan because the
latter was too wise to make o match, Barring
two OF three mills. Walcott always fought
on the square and whenever he appeared
L. skg ..is. -ka, Ia N.v- IN,
effect he helped to draw big gate receipts.
Ring experts have figured II all out that
Hugo Kelly will beat Bill Papke at Milwaukee
next Monday night aud that Abe Attel will
defeat Owen Moran In the featherweght
championship battle 10 be decided In Cali
fornia on New Years Day. but il il conceded
on all sides that both OF these contests will
be for blood and will be worth going miles
to see. According TO the pugilistc sharps
Kelly and Attell will win chiefly because OF
superior science and experience.
Plans are uTdeT way for the organization
Of a big boxing club in this city patterned
after the National Sporting Club or London
before which Burns and Moir recently settled
heir differences u Is said on excellent
authority that many prominent sporting
men and politicians have agreed TO sub
scribe for stock in the New York club and
that enough money will be raised 10 build
an amphitheatre and clubhouse as large
as the Metropolitan Opera House. IL is
pla nnpd to limit the membership to about
o. 600 or 1000 persons. who will be assessed
so much year to pay for initiation fees and
membership dues. In that way there will
he plenty Of money with which 70 run the
club and hang up purses for pugilists NJ all
classes. No admission fee will be charged
at the doors and the general public will be
excluded The promoters of the nev club
have received assurance that IL the club is
and run exclusively for the
benefit and entertainment OF members there
can be no interference by tn police.
Those who have the matter in charge say
that application for membership will he sub
ieCt ed to a strict censorship. with the idea
of keeping out an undesirable element. There
is room here for such an organization as the
average New Yorker Il int crested in the
manly art. Several years ago similar
chb. the Bohemian Sp)rting Club. was or
ganized here. but it, did not live long for the
reason that only a few hundred spectators /
could be- accommodate ed in the arena. 80 that |
big fights were run nj heavy financial loss.
Joe Cans. the lightweight champion. has
offered to fight Young ketChei. the well
known welteTNeigni. AT ltj pounds. weigh
in al 3 O'Clock. while Tommy Ryan. who still |
insists that he is the middeweiRht cham |
pion. says he will tackle Tommy Burns. the |
heavyweight champion, " the money for
such mill is forthcoming
There is every indication hat the National
league race next year will he more inter
esing than for several seasons While crit
les believe that the ChiCsgo cubs will again |
win the pennant. IL ~ conceded that the Pitts |
burgs Philadephias New Iorks Brook
lyns and Boston have been 40 well boIstered
up that all Of them will be factors when the |
race begins. Ia the American
league il will be a matter Of general inter
est TO see whether the Diet rOis Can repeat their
I riumph OF last season. as the Chicago White |
SOX. the Philadelphia. the Clevelands and
I he New lOrks appear TO he more danger
Gus than ever. Few OF the prophets believe
that ST. Louis. Boston and Washington will
he able to improve their positions Of last
season.
The Boston Americans have begun to get
rid of some of their players. First Baseman
t.-imshaw. a good sticker. has been released
to the Toronto East srn League club as part
of the deal by which Nhe feet foot ed Jack
Ihoney goes to the Hub. while Right Fielder
COngslfOn has been turned over To the Co
llmbus American Association club in eN-
change for Outnelder Gessler. Manager
Jim McCiuire has definitely decided to plav
Inglaub at first base with LapOrte az sec
Ond base. Wagner will probably cover
short field. When Laporte was drafted
from Buffalo by the New York Americans
he was a second baseman pure and simple
But Griffith put him on third base. where
he was not at home. In BOstO therefore,
Laporte. who IL a sterling batsmaB. is ex-
pected to play far better game at second
base than he did at the third corner at Amer
lean League Park.
The National Baseball Commission has
just handed down a decision by which Pitcher
Campbell. who was blacklisted by the National
Association OF Minor Leagues not long ago.
IN reinstated and awarded to the Cincinnati
club George rebeau, owner OF the Louis
vile American Association club. claimed
that the player was still under contract TO
him and that Cincinnati could not secure
a valid transfer OF CampbeIl's release from
the Tri-State League. TO which he jumped.
On the other hand Campbell assert ed that
Tsbeau had not kept mis- part OF the contract
and that he was therefore no longer bound
by its terms when he entered the service
of the Harrisburg management. Ths COM
missions ruling is regarded a. direct slap
Al the minor leagues. also at Tebeau who
is generally regarded as a baseball marplOt.
Col Bob. the sensational two-year-
who recently ran three-duarters OF a mile