Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

the present English lightweight champion
at the National Sporting Club u.s. for OBJ
vious reasons. out Of the question.
Here in England Baldwin is not re-
be staged at the National Sporting Club
against an English champion. Baldwin
will probably find that he can do better
in France than here In England.
Amateur Boxing Association.
The Amateur Boxing Association Is ex-
.periencing considerable difficulty in arriv-
ing at any satisfactory method of dis
posing Of the medal emblematic Of the
1910 amateur bantamweight championship.
These amateur medals are always regard
ed with something more than the average
amount Of value. and. surprising as 1t
may seem to some of those who have
come In contact with the alleged amateur
boxers in the states, very seldom does
an Amateur Boxing Association medal
ever find its way into a pawnshop or q
manufacturing jewelers. establishment to
be melted down for the precious metal
there IL In 1t.
Recently the Amateur Boxing Associa-
ton insisted, under threat OF court pro-
cedure, that j.. Lee, winner Of the ban
tamweight title last spring in the associa-
tons annual tournament. should return
the medal. it. having been clearly es-
tablished that Lee was anything but an
amateur when he made his entry. Lees
title having been Cancelled and the medal
returned, the association is now endeavor-
ing to ascertain to whom the medal and
they should go to the youngster who was
In the final with Lee-on the face Of it a
perfectly fair procedure.
But at once howl Of protest went up
from some of those whom Lee had de-
feated on his way to the finals. Surely
Lee had spoiled the chances of both T.
Webb of Saint Pancras and F. Nestor. q
French entry. by winning over them in
the early part Of the tournament They
felt they were entitled to have a say in
the disposition Of the title and the medal.
and the officers Of the association at
once saw the logic of their contention.
All pugilistic England is awaiting the as
sociation's final ruling, which, 1t Is pre-
in which II. Matthias. the runner-up to
the deposed titleholder. and the boys
whom Lee defeated in fighting his way to
the finals will be the contenders.
Danny Makers Success.
The dispatch sent out over the Assoc
ciated Press wires from London a week
ago that Danny Maher was having phe
nomenal success in the saddle told only
half the story. Maher has not only been
winning consistently, but he stands a
beautiful chance of placing more tirsts
to his credit than at any time since he
made his English debut at Manchester's
September meeting ten years ago.
His higffwater mark of wins in single
season Is the 1870 f1rsts he scored in 1903.
and he has already exceeded his figures
for every other former year. Maher
still needs an even dozen f1rsts, before
the season ends, in order to have won
14O races. 1t will be recalled that early
last May he scored his one thousandth
win since riding in England, which Is in
itself q record that but three other jock
eys ever made on the English turf.
In Need Of Good Jockeys.
Many weeks ago 1t became a certainty
that another season on the English turf
was to pass into history without having
given to England a much-needed first
class jockey. The turf here is woefully
in need Of some good jockeys 1t has
been for years. but one season after an
other rolls away without any worth
while additions to the ranks of the high
class riders who can, today, be counted
upon one hand. Danny Maher and Woot-
ton. Of course top the list. with Skeets
Martin. another American jockey, riding
for the Whitney-Joyner combinations.
third in the list.
The English sporting press has long de-
plored this scarcity. but the remarks
lfall than ever before. One publication
stated "just brace of the Jockeys rid