Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-09

| and has that great advantage-youth
/ His ten-round fight with Johnson in Cali
/ fornia and his months experience In
/ Jacks training quarters should have
given him good line on the negro kauI-
| man says he believes he can lick the
| champion in a finish fight. Billy Delaney
| seems to think it just as well TO allow
| the champion to rest on his laurels awhile
| longer, figuring. probably, that the life
] the negro is living at the present time
will not do him any good and that Al is
not hurting his own chances by waiting.
Public Wants Action.
| But what the public wants is some
action. The fact that a negro is heavy
weight champion of the world does not
| make us love the game any more than
/ the law allows. The interests of pugiEsm
! as sport demand the return of a white
! man to the throne, and it is up to Kauf-
I man or some other white fighter to go
| after the champion. If AIS advisers do
I not think he is good enough to take the
| first crack at Johnson. all well and
| good. We will have to dig up some one
| else.
| I know that Lang is willing to fight
Johnson or any one else in the world
| soon as his broken hand has mended, and
| the Australian is the sort of timber of
which champions are made. Lang has
W
| is half the battle.
Kaufman is given the preference on
| mis- record, and it seems to me that it is
about time his intentions were made
known. Delaney is one of the craftiest
! handlers of fighters in America, but the
| first thing we know Mr.. Johnson will
beat it over to Europe with the cham
| pionship in his pocket. Once over there
| Jack will put in the time for year
or two playing the music halls and occa-
| foreign "phamn"
! of the Gunner Moir or Herr Plaacke
| type, and then where will we stand?
AL ranks as high in pugilism as is posi-
| BILE without being champion, and to my
way of thinking there is nothing to be
gained through delay. Johnson would
be forced to pay attention to challenge
from Kaufman. He has repeatedly
stated in interviews that In his opinion
the Californian is the best of the as
pirantS to the championship.
1t is my opinion that Jack would prefer
to meet Kaufman rather than Lang
ford. and that he would impose such
an unreasonable side bet as he has
done with the tar baby The public
is tired of the regular Langford ''chal-
lenge." and. for that matter, would not
be on the level. A little noise like a
challenge from the Kaufman camp.
though. would make the fans sit up and
take notice.
week to take a look al one of the class
lest little scrappers when Packey Nc
Farland climbed through the ropes to box
Fighting Dick Hyland. Mac outclassed
Hyland completely. and he outweighed
the game little westerner. too. There was
some difference in the size of the men,
and all in McFarland's favor. The lat
ter had agreed to weigh in at 49, pounds
at 3 o'clock, but failed to do so. Dick
agreed to go on rather than disappoint
the club members. and took a good beat
ing as result. HyIand is a legitimate
lightweight and has no trouble in making
1913 ringside. He was up against too
strong and clever a man in Mcfarland.
Packey looked big and as IL he would
have great deal OF trouble to make 135
pounds at any time. but claims that he
certainly did not do it for Hyland. and
If he figures on getting on with any of
the local lightweights 1 am afraid he
will be disappointed.
Packey to Meet Goodman.
Jack Goodman is matched to box
Packey some time this month, and there
should be no great dispute over the
weight question. as both boys have out
grown the lightweight class. Jack re-
Gently injured his hand in bout with
this same Hyland but is rounding into
good shape, and the bout between these
clever boys will be hummer. My only
regret Is that my theatrical engagements
may prevent my seeing it. Jack and
Packey have more than likely fought
their last fights in the lightweight divi-
sion. and in the future probably will be
compelled to take on weIters or get out
of the business
AID Wolgast. the present lightweight
champion, is still staliing around from all
accounts and doing his best to avoid
meeting any one who figures to have a
chance with him. Battling Nelson is all
worked up over the fact that Ad will
pay no attention to his challenges, and
after tryout the tow-headed one has
arranged for next week in Kansas City
will turn loose the press bureau on the
champion and try to force a return
match. Bat says that when he was the
champion he gave them all second
chance at the title and that Wolgast
ought to do as much for him. Nelson
relinquishing his claim on the lightweight
honOrs, and on that fight alone should be
given chance.
Owen Moran's recent victory over that
clever little boxer, Pal Moore shows that
the Englishman has resained his best
FORM Moran has been doing some mighty
good work lately, and when we figure
that he has held his own with the best
boys in the lightweight division for five
or six years We must give him credit
for being one of the best the old country
ever has sent to these shores. Abe Attel
Is about the only man who ever had the
Indian sign on Owen. and that little mar
vel always has to give from five to ten
pounds to get a match.
There now is some talk of establishing
a governing board to regulate the weight
question in the professional ranks II
have been arguing in favor of some such
plan for year or more. and am glad
to note that it is at last being given Sc
rious consideration. A new scale of
weights is badly needed In this country.