El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-19

| been very evident on numerous Occa-
| sions lately and 1t is hoped that in the
not distant future the leading men OF
boxing affairs in this country and Eng
| land will be able to~get together and
| organize an international board of con-
troll and fix upon q scale of weights
! agreeable to all.
At present Packy Mcfarland, the
Chicago lightweight, and Freddy
Welsh, the British champion, are squab-
bling over the weight question and can
not agree on terms for an international
match. Welsh insists on the 133-pound
limit which Battling Nelson stipulates
for all his matches, being world
champion, while Mcfarland wants the
English weight, which is 1S5 at
o'clock Now if there was an interna-
tional scale of weights there would be
no need for an argument of any kind
In the bantam weight class Johnny
CouIon claims to be champion at 115
pounds, while Jimmy Walsh claims the
honor at 116 pounds. The latter has
the better claim for Terry McGovern
once fought Pedlar Palmer for the title
at II6 pounds, while frankie Neil,
when the American champion, fought
Digger Stanley of England at the same
weight, 116 pounds. The English
weight has been changed TO 116 pounds
and a paper weight has been scheduled
at 112 pounds. AS there is no set scale
of weights for the bantams in this
country II shows the necessity for an
international agreement.
The same condition prevails in the
welter weight class. Since the days
when Joe Walcott was the recognized
welter weight champion, there has been
more or less confusion. There has never
been really authorized weight for this
division. When Tommy Ryan was bios
soming out he was recognized IS cham
pion welter at IA pounds. Then 1t was
given out as 142 at o'clock or las
pounds ringside. Joe Walcott was the
champion without dispute for quite
time, but in 1906 Honey Melody beat
Joe and claimed the title. 1t was shown
that they did not fight at the correct
weight and another match was ar
ranged by Johnny Mooney, who had
Melody in charge, and again Honey
won.
Jimmy Gardner also beat Walcott and
claimed the title, but Mike (Twin) Sui
livan came forward and beat Melody
and also Gardner, and claims he is the
real holder. Harry Lewis put in
claim because he outpointed Mike in
Denver Jimmy Clabby claims he has
a right to the title, too, as ne has had
$1,000 up for over three months to fight
Sullivan, Gardner or Lewis for the title
The English weight is 147 for welters
and if the International board was
formed the weller weight dispute could
be arranged along with the bantam and
lightweight mix-ups-
The London Sporting Life has been
working faithfully on the proposition.
with the idea OF having a meeting
90 he
writer and others have been busy in
this country to get the promoters and
leading boxing men interested. The
writer has been assured by several
prominent sporting men that they viii
attend such a meeting if it is called for
New York. 1t seems that New York
would be q central meeting place, as
some Of the delegates would have 10
travel from California, which is just
as far away as London and Paris, but
some one will have TO take the lead and
call the meeting. or it will drag along
for another year or two without definite
action being taken. If the American
delegates would agree upon London as
a place of meeting all well and good,
but If not then New York seems the
logical place.
Wisconsin has been turning out quite
a number of star boxers the past few
years. Charlie Neary was one of the
best and Young Fitzgerald and Jack
were classed well, besides
Steve Kinney and others. AID Wolgast
of course is on the top wave just now
and may get still higher, while Eddie
the Oshkosh boy, is gaining
laurels in England and Ireland at pres
ent. The latest to make his mark is
Frank Connley of Kenosha, Wis, who
had the best of Danny Webster, the
feather weight. in a node
.ision contest at Portland, Ore.
Connley is the boy who was hot after
Wolgast for a match the past year.
Twice he fought draws with Wolgast
and afterwards tried hard to get a
match, but the conditions did not suit
him and it fell through. Connley is now
going after the bantam weight title and
has challenged Monte Attell TO a match
for the Pacific coast championship, and
also wants another meeting with Web
ster, only at a longer distance.
owen Moran, the English feather
weight. came back in his return match
With Matty Baldwin at Boston recently,
and wsn just as decisive as Matt did
n their engagement three weeks pre-
yious 1t only proved that Moran was
III ms SlTlUe when biSS NIT OOAVAC'
Tue to his long absence from the ring,
md also shows that he will be a dan
gerous opponent for Battling Nelson |
should they meet.
owen showed all his former clever |
ness and hitting ability Now he wants !
q get a match with Nelson and should |
he Battler defeat Ad Wolgast on Feb. !
2 the chances are that the coast pro-
noters will put him against Nelson, and |
should AID put one over there could be /
10 better match than one between
Moran and the Milwaukee boy.
The result of the bout between Sam |
Langford, the negro terror, and Jim /
Flynn. the Pueblo fireman, at Los An
geles was a big surprise to the boxing
ans throughout the country. The gen
raj verdict at the ringside was that