Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16

Is requested to jot down his impressions
Of the contest as 1t proceeds. Mcintosh
thinks that this creates more interest,
and has the cards collected after the bout
sensus of opinion from which many good
suggestions are extracted. We have to
hand it TO Mac as the classy promoter
and the man with the ideas.
The wonderful showing made last week
by that Philadelphia youngster. Pal
Moore. against the classy veteran, Owen
Moran, has drawn the attention Of the
fans to this youthful candidate for light
weight honors. When it is considered
that Pal is only in the neighborhood of
eighteen years of age. he must be given
great deal of credit for fighting a draw
with the clever Moran. Moore is one of
the few exceptions among the boxers Of
today in that he has studied the finer
points OF the game and depends upon his
knowledge Of clever boxing and footwork
to defeat his opponents. If the boy is
properly handled and not overworked be-
fore thoroughly developed he should have
little trouble in fighting his way through
the present bunch Of Iightweights.
Scientific Match Seldom Seen.
Pal certainly is great kid in his
class He is a legitimate lightweight and
there are few good men in that class to-
day. The best men who claim to be
lightweights. such as Packey Mcfarland
and Jack Goldman, are really welter-
weights, according to all accounts Out
side of AID Wolgast and Tommy Murphy
there Is little promising material. II re-
ports from the west are true the cham
pion's arm is in such bad shape that he
may never be able to fight again. Friends
of AID fear that his days as a champion
are numbered. for in his last two fights
he has broken the same arm twice, each
time in a different place. This Is surely
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Will knock him out of many money-mak-
ing opportunities to which a champion is
entitled.
The other day ran across Sandy
Ferguson. the Chelsea heavyweight.
and was pleased to note a great I'm
provement in his appearance. Sandy
told me he had given up the riotous
way of living, and intended to fight
his way until given a chance at the
Champion. Ferguson asked my opinion
of Johnson as fighter, and 1 need not
repeat here what l told him, as the
readers OF this column are familiar
with my ideas on that point. Sandy
has been matched to fight Jim Barry
at New Orleans. and his showing in
this battle will determine his standing
and chances with the classier heavy
weights.
Live UP to Rules in England.
Al Kaufman is putting in his time
cleaning up the dubs. His last two
engagements were with Kubiack, the
marvel" from Michigan, and Tony
Ross. the Italian fighter. If Ferguson
wins over Barry. the Californian will
have no trouble in arranging another
match. and if Sandy Is anywhere near
back to his old form he should be able
to give Al stiff battle. But you
know what they all say: They never
come back.
1t looks like Jack Johnson's racing
the wh m be the he hope h af
been matched to meet Barney Oldfeld
in the series of speed contests during
the coming week. AS Barney is one of
the daredevil drivers. who will take
the possibility that Jacks ambition to
shine as a race driver may be the
means of removing him from the cham
pionship throne. Let us hope the affair
speed trials. and that if Jack is to lose
the heavyweight pugilistic champion
ship it will be in the regular way.
Club Owners at Fault.
Another new heavyweight has come
out Of the west. in the person Of Jack
Burns, a Californian. Burns comes east
we'll recommended, and with q twenty
round draw with Jim Barry to his
credit He is said to be clever and a
hard hitter, and the fight followers
most earnestly hope that he possesses
these qualifications, as they are sadly
lacking in the makeup of most of our
Burns should be given
a trial at once.
Several Boston clubs are following in
the footsteps of the Irish American As
ISOLATION of New York city. and show
ing activity in the way Of promoting
am hnXfnR tournaments The
boom is one of the best things
for the sport. and will help restore the
game to a greater popularity than it
enjoys at the present writing.