Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
BUSY DAYS AHEAD FOR THE
YANKEE BOXERS IN AUSTRALIA
Clabby, Bronson and Thompson Have
Several Fights Carded for This
Month, December and January.

doing" Then he discovered that he was
out $50 by trick, and he wanted to
take poke at the sharp young man. but.
hastily thinking IL over, he changed his
mind and said well. pal, you handed
me an Australian lemon, but guess IL
is a cheap experience at that shake"
The American boxers have finally set
tied down to hard work for their ap-
preaching matches. Clabby, Bronson and
Thompson have taken up training quar-
ters at Botany Bay, the place where
Capt. Cook first landed on Australian
soil, and where Jack Johnson worked for
his contest with Tommy Burns when
they fought for the title. It is a pretty
spot. with a good gymnasium and surf
bathing i'm the bay whenever they de-
sire 1t. Walter Owens is training the
boys and looking after Bronson In par
ticular. Dave Smith. who will meet
Papke later on. is also there and may
| work a little with the boys Papke 10
training at the Stadium, as he is board
ing at the Mansion Hotel nearby. and
Patsy Burke. fine handler. Is working
with Billy. A week before the bout
Papke will go out To Botany Bay every
day and spar with the Americans. All
the boys are in good shape and viii MOI
! require a great deal of hard work. How
ever, they are taking no chances and
will train to the minute and be prepared
! to go against the hardest kind of game.
| The quiet and unassuming manner Of all
| the boys has made hit with the Aus
| tiaiians, and there is no doubt they will
become popular, the same as Tommy
Burns. and il is putting ii mildly when
you say Tommy was popular here.
The first appearance of the Yankees
| here will be October %. when Papke
| meets Ed Williams. Later he will meet
Arthur Cripps and Dave Smith. and pos
sibly Bill Squires. Ray Bronson will
meet Tommy Jones. the ex-champion OF
Queensland, at Brisbane. October -, just
to keep i'm line and TO get started. Later
he will meet Thorn, Douglas and Jim
| Sullivan. Cyclone Thompson will open
with Arthur Douglas either November
| or November .. Clabby may meet Bob
Bryant. a weller, November ,. in which
case Thompson would go back a week
and Bronson week later. Thompson
| will then meet Hugh Meeghan and a
couple of other Ightweights. as will
Clabby the welters or men UP to 155
| pounds. The boys plan to box once every
| three or four weeks. Clabby and Thomp-
| son also expect matches at Brisbane
Jimmy with Jim Scanlon and Jerry
| Jerome, an aboriginal. and Cyclone
with a couple of 13o-pounders. If the
| schedule is carried out the boys expect
/ to sail for home the latter part of Janu-
| AIRY, and If successful they may all 90
| via England. as MIR. Mcintosh has them
under contract for London and Paris.
The Sydney newspaper men gave tho
Americans splendid reception after
their arrival here and have done every
| thing i'm their power to make things
pleasant for them. Mr.. W. y. Corbett
i OF the Referee. who was at Reno last
| July, has gone out OF his way TO enter
| tain the boys, and his son. who is also q
sporting critic on the Telegraph, has as
| sisted.
The contest between Arthur Douglas
and Johnny Summers for the champion
ship of Australia, was held at the
| Stadium Thursday night and the LON
! doner won by small margin OH points.
| Referee Snowy Baker made q fine on
| cial and gave the correct decision: still a
/ draw would not have done any harm 70
Johnny. The contest was a good one
| all the way and pleased the big crowd
Summers had the best of the weight bv
| about eight pounds. Up to the sixth
round Douglas put up a fast bout and
| worried the, Britisher, but then Johnny
began to land some heavy blows over
Arthur's heart and II made him ease I'M
bit. The local lad was game to the
| core and whenever he got "stung'' ne
I came back all the harder In the twelfth
| Johnny nearly toppled DOUGLAS with a
right below the heart. but he recovered
L quickly and gave Summers no chance 70
ffollow 1t up. TIP 10 the fifteenth Sum-
fmers had q rood shade. but in the NEXT
four rounds Douglas fought like a. tiger
and nearly evcned -Satters only to yet
the Londoner take the lead again in the
r final session. In style. Douglas reminds
F! o~e of Charlie Neary.
We attended the races at the local
| track Saturday and it was n SIGHT to he
! hold. Over $4,000 people were there AMI
| everything was ha ndied like clockwort
Will have something to say about II
| later