El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-03
CYCLONE THOMPSON REDUCES HIS
WEIGHT CROSSING THE PACIFIC
Bronson Also Took Off Some Flesh and Is in Shape for
Australian Lightweights- American Boxers Reach
Fiji Islands-Have Great Time Going Over
and Become Members of the
Order of Neptune
CBy T. S. Andrews).

English champion, for the title Of
Great Britain ,Dapke also plans a
fight or two in l'aris after his English
enga cement; in tact he may take on
an extra man if asked to do so before
starting for England.
Bronson is hot after the lightweight
and If he wins all his battles in Aus
tralia he will Immediately go after Ad
Wolgast for the championship and en-
deavor to get on with Freddy Welsh in
England before Packy Mcfarland gets
to the other side of the pond Pro-
moter Mcintosh has offered a purse OF
$4,000 for a contest between either
Bronson or Thompson against VOL
CAST, to take place in Australia, the
distance to be 20 rounds. This is prob
ably more than any club in America
will offer at the present time. Bron-
son can easily make the weight for
Wolgast, but with Thompson it will be
a harder job, although the Illinois
cyclone says he will make 1873 pounds
ringside whenever the champion will
agree to a match, and he will also
wager $4,000, but this only for cham
pionship match Clabby will in all
probability be matched with Young
Joseph or Harry Lewis in England for
the welterweight title of the world, as
Mr. Mcintosh has intimated that he
will make the date for the Milwaukee
champion some time in February.
Walter Owens. the Indianapolis
trainer. who is with Ray Bronson,
will have a busy time on the trip, as
he has practically arranged 10 train
Thompson and 'Clabby in addition to
Bronson, and he will also help Papke
in case Duke Mullins does not arrive
in time from England. Owens has
been a trainer the past five years
and has made success of his work.
1t is the intention Of Owens 10 open
school of physical culture after mis- re
turn to the States.
Twisted on Birthday.
peculiar incident in connection
with the changing of time at the
equator or after passing it. to be cor
rect, was the wiping out of Ed Kill
patrick's birthday. Edward is
brother of Charlie Fitzpatrick. the well
known American cycle performer, and
intended celeb rating his 10th birthday
anniversary on Sept 70, but IN This case
the 18th does not come around at all,
for when they went To led on Saturday
evening, the 24th, they woke up next
morning TO find that they had lost a
day, it being the 26th. Now Ed is
wondering whether he is 20 or SO years
Of age He will have no chance to
celebrate now until Sept Is, 1911.
The Story of All FOng.
Many American people remember the
story Of All Fong. the rich Chinese
merchant of Honolulu, who some years
ago left his wife in that city and re-
turned to his native land because of
the request of. high officials in China.
This was Is years ago. All Fong was
immensely wealthy and had II chill
dren by his Portuguese wife, II of
whom were girls and three boys All
Fong settled something like $4,000
on each Of the children before leaving.
Since that time most of the girls have
married some of them to very promi-
nent men of Honolulu, and two of the
boys are also married. Two of tile
sons are prominent brokers of that
city Mrs. All Fong remained a widow
until two years ago, when she was
welded to a japanese merchant. Mr..
All Fong has never returned TO Homo
lulu since his departure Is years ago.
Leper Colony Decreases.
The leper colony in Hawaii is de-
creasing, according to officials at
Honolulu. The colony which is
located on the island of Mola-
kai, contains 1900 of the poor wretches
now. whereas there were some 1900 a
few years ago. The new treatment
which was recently introduced in
full in many cases, has been in use at
Molakai and several cures are reported
but the doctors do not seem to have
the same confidence in the new toxine
that the Europeans have. Great care