Evening star., 1909-02-28

tucked away in sweet slumber in the
third round.
Following these wins Driscoll was
matched to meet Harry Mansfield again.
Mansfield had just been returned as win
ner over Jack Goldswain. and 1t was quite
an undertaking for Driscoll to meet him
In a contest Of length. giving away, as he
was, fully fifteen pounds. They met at
Wendesbury, outside Of Birmingham. The
battle created more talk than any bout in
which Driscoll had ever engaged, and
when he won in the fourteenth round by
Knockout he was the talk of all Eng
land.
Jack Roberts. the ex-champion feather
weight of England. challenged him and
was promptly accepted The National
Sporting Club pulled off the bout. Driscoll
scoring Knockout in the seventh round.
Driscoll was now fad with the sport
lovers of London and he was matched
right away with Johnny Summers This
bout was also decided a. the National
Sporting Club, Summers losing on a foul
in the second round.
Beats Bowker and Griffin.
Summers pleaded for another try and
was accommodated. but week before the
match Summers hurt hiself while train
ing and the club substituted Joe Bowker.
then the featherweight champion of Eng
land. They met at nine stone I96
pounds) and all England was surprised
when Driscoll walked away with the de-
cision. Arthur Ellis, faatherweight cham
pion of South Africa, was Driscolrs next
opponent, right to the jaw putting him
down for the full count in the third
round.
Joe BOwker despite his defeat at the
hands of Driscoll. did not lose his stand
ing with the National Sporting Club or
the sporting public. Bowker pleaded for
another chance at Driscoll, the club Of
fered very fiattering inducements and the
match was closed. The plea was made
that on account of BoWker being sub
stituted for Summers the first line he
met Driscoll he was not fit to do himself
justice and consequently should not De
deprived of his championship tile until
defeated in a bout for which he had pre-
pared properly. Both men prepared with
great care the winner would be the
undisputed champion of England.
All England was interested in the meet
ing of these two sterling knights of the
mitts. and when Bowker went down and
out i'll the seventeenth round DriScoll was
declared the featherweight champion OF
Great Britain. In order that he may have
clear title to the championship of all
the English possessions, having won the
championship of South Africa from Ar
thur Ellis. the National Sporting Club
imported Charley Griffin. the feather
weight champion of Australia.
Griffin made the 1900 journey from
Australia to London TO get the chance TO
win the honor of being termed the best
featherweight under the British flag.
They met at the National Sporting Club
and battled like wild men for fifteen
rounds. For the first ten rounds the
honors had been fairly even. but the bat
tie turned as the bout wore on and with
Driscoll going out in front Griffin began
to transgress the rules.
Comes to United States.
The Australian was cautioned several
times and finally. in the fifteenth round.
the referee ordered the bout stopped and
awarded the decision TO Driscoll. 1t was
a popular declaration on the part of the
referee. After this bout Drscoll turned
his attention to the many offers he had
been receiving and turning down to come
to the United States.
The great success of Owen Moran and
Spike Robson in this country made trip
look good 20 Driscoll and last fall he de-
cided to take n chance and CROSS the
briny deep. OF all the lads who have
visited these shores from the British isle
Driscoll has been the most successful.
both in point OF achievement and as a
money maker. Driscoll has won every bout
in which he has engaged and is at the
present time flooded with offers to meet
men in all parts of the country. To ac-
cept the matches he could have. if he
cared 10 take them. would net him small
fortune. But he is going home. No offer,
however flattering, could influence him TO
remain here.
The reason for his return TO Cardiff is 10
appear at a public boxing entertainment
given yearly, the proceeds going TO the
Nazareth House of Cardiff. Nazareth
House is public orphanage, to which
orphans of all denominations are welcome.
but are instructed in the Catholic faith.
For the past fifteen years-the first Mon
day and Tuesday of March-an assault
alarms entertainment IS given.