Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-06
Sammy Smith Has Chance.

Smith has been on his way now for sew
eral months and has been getting the long
end of the purse In nearly every bout.
He has to his credit decision over that
Philadelphia trial horse Young Erne, who
might have been a champion had he been
looked after properly. Also verdict on
points over Knockout" Brown. the boy
touted around the east as the legitimate
successor to Battling Nelson.
The result of this last bout undoubtedly
will boost his stock and put him IN nne
for a match with the best or the hsnt-
weights for Goodman Is looked upon as
classy enough to send against Mcf arian Ir.s
and a match has been on the hre LOT TWO
months. ,
+ There is not enough doing In heavy
weight circles to warrant me IN using up
much space, SO l will have little to say
about the big fellows TINS week. im1
engagements and other side lines that
fightint is about the only subject he
taloos. The easy life Jack has been living
has fattened him up considerably, ana
report says he now hits the peam arouhu
$40 pounds.
Negro to Visit Europe.
interviewed the other day about his
nlans in ,the fighting line Johnson says
he intends to visit Europe when MS con-
tract expires In the show business. FROM
this It would appear that there is little
prospect Of his engaging in a contest for
a long time to come. Jack thinks MS
next opponent win prove to be one OF
those English birds that Hugh Mcln-
tosh is trying to develop into real fight.
ers And 1t looks that way TO me.
While I dislike to admit the fact, our
leading white heavyweight, Al Kaufman,
does not appear any too anxious to chai.
lenge the champion, and contents himself
with occasionally taking on a dub mere
and there. Langford. of course, claims 70
the hOnors. but Johnson Is drawing the
line on his own complexion and prefers
the lily-whites for his, or at least pro-
fesses to.
Bill Lang. the Australian who 1.,. broke sh MS
mann. would be only too pleased TO tackle
tho negro a little later on, but Is not yet
i'm shape to talk fight. would ADVISE biii
tn look for something easier than the
champion to start with, as broken nanas
do not always mend the way they ought,
and a tryout with one of the trial horses
would be about the proper thing to COM
mence with. ,
Kaufman to Meet Stewart.
Al Kaufman has been matched to meet
linn Stewart in a ten-round contest at
Tom O'Rourkes club next Friday night.
Stewart will have to show marked i'm
provement over his showing against Jack
Burns or he will be the easiest kind OF
subject for the. Californian. Jim Is big
enough and clever. but 1t is thought that
he lacks the heart to make a successful
fighter. II he Is not game 1t should not
take Al long to find it out with one OF
those triphammer punches that have es-
tablished his reputation.
Another 60 that New Workers will have
the pleasure of witnessing this week will
be that between Tommy Murphy. the pride
Of Harlem, and Knockout" Brown, the
ambitious East Side youngster This bout
should determine. Browns status as a
fighter, as Murphy is the first really clever
boxer ne has ever tackled, and 1t is
either a big name and big money or else
back to the preliminaries for Knockout"
after next Thursday