El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-15
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Andrews Sporting Gossip
(By II. s. Andrews.)

Milwaukee, Wis. Jan. 15.-Of late
there has been considerable controversy
going on as to the nationality of James
J. Jeffries. who is matched to meet JACK
johnson for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world July next Owing 10
the prominence of the two men and the
fact that Jeffries is endeavOrtng to win
back the championship to the white race,
it is interesting TO know all about the
man at the present time. 1t is well
knoavn that Jeffries was born in small
town named Carroll, o., April 10, 1879,
and is the son of a prominent minister
of that place As to his nationality, Je1f
comes from the good old Scotch stock
oe hi; fathers side and Dutch on his
mothers side.
Both Of his parents were born in TINS
country and even p is grandparents were
His mother came from the old PennsyI-
y4n;a Dutch which were among the
early arrivals in the east. while his faith
er parents were from the Highlands OF
Scotland His fathers people settled in
the south his father in later years set
ting III ohio. While Jeffries does not
appear TO be as tall as Johnson, still the
fact remains that he is one and half
inches taller.
The difference is probably not so no.
ticeable owing 10 the fact that Jeff pos
ScSScS a uAdSSANC pan VI 49,
probably does not carry himself quite
as erect as Johnson As to their weight,
there will not be great deal of differ
ence as Jeffries at the present time
scales about 230 pounds and Johnson
about 215 pounds. Jeffrtes will train
down to about 215 pounds for the fight,
while johnson will probably scale
around 200 and possibly 2O5 pounds
Battling Nelson, the lightweight
champion, has not been making hit
with some Of the promoters the past
week or two, although in some respects
the Dane was right in his contentious 1t
seems that Nelson had signed up with
Sid Hester, of San Francisco, TO box
Wolgast there in As round go for the
championship. Nelson was TO receive
$4,000 for his end, while Wolgast was
to be secured for whatever Hester could
get him. WoIgast had been offered as
Nelson claims, $500 by Tom McCarey,
OF Los Angeles, VINO afterwards raised
it TO $500. Hester boosted this amount
$500 and then stopped bidding. Nelson
held The full hand and refused TO bulge,
claiming that the fight would take place
at Frisco or Wolgast would get 10
chance at all for the championship. AS
a result the bout fell through and cow
the promoters are casting about for
new one.
1t is said that Tom McClarey Is en-
deavoring TO match up Wolgast with
Freddy Welsh, the English champion,
which by the way will be a cracking
good contest if it is arranged. Nelson
also received an offer OF $4,000 purse
TO meet Welsh in England, but declined
unless he could get s23. 900 for his end
That IS what he received practically
when he fought Joe Cans ar Goldfield,
New. No one can blame Nelson for get
<incr q no ha has
met some very hard propositions during
his career, but AZ the same time he must
consider that Welsh as champion OF
Great Britain cannot be placed in the
same class as some of the outsiders and
Is, therefore. entitled 10 consideration as
well as the Batter.
The fact, is Welsh has offered to meet
Nelson and make it winner take all and
give him side bet If he wants it. This
shows cOncluSively that the little for
eigner is not looking for any the best
of the bargain. but is willing to take
his chance with the champion It IS too
bad that Welsh aud Nelson cannot be
brought together in an International
match for it would prove almost as big
a card as the one between Jeffries and
Johnson
If the lightweight boxers, that is the
best class of them, make good their
claims of going to Australia, there will
be quite a bunch of them in the land Of
the kangaroo before great while. Rudy
UnhOlz, who made himself known
{ throughout the United States by his 10
round no decision contest with Nelson,
has been on the ground for some months.
Johnny Summers, the English light
weight, has just arrived there and is
looking for the scalp of Rudy
Now Ad WOlgast. the Milwaukee
lightweight, and Battling Nelson are
| talking of going TO the antipodes If
they do. there will be nothing doing in
the lightweight championship division
until they return and II is possible there
will be a new champion when they do
return, providing, of course, Nelson ar
ranges any matches with the quartet
while over there.
1t is long way 10 go for a champion
ship battle when there are such good
purses TO be had in this country and so
many aspiring lightweights to pick
from Tom Jones, manager of WolgaSt,
has announced that he viii sail early in
February and Nelson has figured upon
leaving some time this spring. How
ever. we will wait until they set sail be-
fore believing that they really intend TO
go.
The efforts that have been made. both
in this country and England. to bring
[ about a uniform scale of weights for
Noxers, and to establish an international
board of control. seem to be meeting
withSconSiderable success. Letters were
recently sent out from this office 70 "a
rious pvomoters about the country ask
ing for their views on the subject The
foIlowinG reply was received from
Thomas WalSh. who is managing the
West Side Athletic club at New Orleans:
MY Dear Andrews: Your letter received
few days ago and I am pleased TO
know that youNare trying to help along
the proposition TO establish "a board of
control that amSsure Will help boxing
1t Is something X have been thinking
about for a long time and now that IT