Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

will have to pass. He will have to show
something better than that to establish
his claim as a challenger Tor Inc utic.
Lewis could not beat a second-rate wei
terweight like the Dixie Kid few months
ago, and was q Joke In the hands OF
Papke In Paris last winter.
On the dope Jimmy Gardner and Leo
Houck appear to he the best In TINS
part of the country, with the former
veteran and on the down grade, Whlch
will make me string with Houck. VINO Is
coming all the time. Leo was uniuckE
enough to break one OF the small bones
Of his hand a short while back. and the
accident kept him out OF the ring until a
week or SO ago. His last bout was with
a boy named Williams, whom he easily
outpointed. While Houck has not as yet
been sent against SO formidable an antag-
onist as Billy Papke appears to be. still
the Lancaster boy has met the best in the
east and the worst he got was a draw.
The winner of a series Of bouts between
Gardner. Klaus and Houcl1 would seem 10
be the logical opponent for Papke upoa
his return.
More "White Hopes" Needed.
Guess we will have to look forward to
some one or other OF the budding white
hopes" as the veterans among the heavy
weights are gradually dropping out of the
game. Jeffres has announced for the
'steenth time that under no circumstances
Will he ever engage in another contest.
and Tommy Burns reluctantly admits that
MS injured knee will keep him out OF the
squared circle for all time, and has there
fore Cancelled the engagement to box Bill
Lang in England next April. jeff has
been known to make the same declaration
of intentions before. only to change his
mind and re-enter the game but | guess
1t goes this time.
Al Kaufman is on the road with
show and challenges Johnson in every
town. or at least his press agent hurts
the def at the champion Al wants to
box Johnson over Il long route and will
not listen to Jack OBrien's siN-round
proposition. He argues that he wants 10
win the title and realizes his only chance
is in long affair and wants Jack To ac-
commodate him in the matter. kauf-
mann suggests next Labor day as a ia
vorable date for hostilities and intimates
that the champion can have Il side bet OF
any amount up to $4,000 if he wishes. 1t
would listen more like the real thing
and carry more weight If the mention of
big side bet was omitted
Champion Johnson Sidestepping.
johnson sidesteps every direct attempt
to clinch a match. and in doing the
lodging stunt tries to work III a little of
his comedy. In speaking of Kaufman s
dcStIc " meet llltll Jdtk saws lie VIII
back his sparring partner. Walter Mona
han. and his own particular hope
against the Californian and will bet as
much as Al On the result. This sort of
CUFF does not interest the sporting public
In the least. and Jack would do well To
can the comedy. An answer one way or
the other from the champion as to his
intentions would be more to the point.
Kaufman has licked all the second
rate pugilists WHO have had the courage
to tackle him and at the present time
there is not q suitable opponent on this
side of the water outside of the champion
himself. Al could establish himself as a
greater favoritc with the followers of the
game il he would accept McIntoSh's offer
to cross the Atlantic and box Lang or
Langford, but evidently figures he is due
the first chance with Johnson and is anx-
ious TO clinch the match. And on his
record Al is the man entitled to serious
consideration as q championship posi-
hilitV