El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21

n 4 nWAUKEE. WIS, Oct. IL
MI When win the boxing pro
~ moters get together and estab-
fish uniform scale of weights for in
teruationaI championship battles?
The need Of a uniform scale Of
weights Is being mace more apparent
every day. To a certain extent the Brit
ish sporting public recognizes the fact
that the weight for a worlds cham
pion is 1913 pounds either at ringside or
at 8 o'clock as may be determined upon;
in fact the battles Of recent years have
been at 1913 ringside.
The controversy going on between
Ad WoIgast, Matt Wells. Packey Nc
Farland and Freddy Welsh brings up
this interesting question at this time.
There is no doubt that Matt Wells, the
English champion. is the logical oppo-
nent FOR Wolgast. but what if Freddy
Welsh should come along and defeat
the Michigan wildcat in their 20 round
contest at Los Angeles? It would kind
of tangle matters up d bit, for II would
make Welsh practically the world
champion without having beaten the
champion of his own country. Wells
and WOlgast are trying to get together
the last Of this month in q 10 round
bout but there is nothing sure OF II
yet and besides II Will be no decision
affair 50 nothing would result as 10
the settling OF any title.
Now If Wells can make 1873, as he
says he can, why not have W els ana
Welsh meet first and then the winner
would have clear sailing for the cham
piOn
For a time Jimmy Britt claimed the
title and was recognized as the cham
pion and then Battling Nelson defeated
Britt. This brought about the great
contest between Nelson and Cans at
GOldfield when Cans won and later the
contest at Frisco when Nelson defeated
the negro wonder. Thus the weight has
remained at 1913.
English Boxers Coming.
The coming of the English boxers 20
this country is awaited with interest
By many Of the eastern followers OF
the game, as there are numerous boys
here anxious to test their speed. w III
Ames, who will have charge OF me
team, cables TO me that he viii arrive
in New York the latter part OF the
month with Billy Marchant the 1aSt rs
FOUNDER and Sid Smith. the sensational
112 FOUNDER, who is after Johnny COu-
Ions scalp. The third member will be
either Sid Burns or George Randall
Smith had two fights in London the
past two weeks and won both and
MarChant had two bouts, winning a 10
round battle and also a 20 round bout
Matches are being arranged Tor the
two little fellows at New York, Boston
and Philadelphia, also in New Orleans.
kilbane Doing Well.
Johnny Kilbane, the little Cleveland
wonder has been marching along at
a splendid clip and there IS Just one
hOuOrs and that is Abe AttelL Abe
shows that he fears kilbane as ne asks
Tom McCarey and the New Orleans pro-
mOters a guarantee of $4,000 for his
end to meet the Cleveland boy, a sum
that is out Of the question for small
men these days. Kilbane intends to do
a few weeks of theatrical work and
may then 20 south and meet Tommy
Dixon at New Orleans, also Billy Mar
chant the English featherweight star
who is coming over the latter part Of
this month.
1T is possible that Billy Papke and
Eddie AlcGoorty will be brought to-
gether in a % round battle at New Or
leans some time this. month or In No
Vember. Billy asks big guarantee and
45 percent Of the Gross receipts, but
the club is confident that he will be
more reasonable and come down TO
earth McGOorty is one Of the clever
middleweights Of the country and is
entitled TO a match with the best in
the land, for he has shown the proper
form on more than one occasion. He
viii meet Jack Dillon at Indianapolis,
November ], and that will give the fans
a line on his ability for Dillon has been
meeting all the eastern cracks. McGOOr-
ty won over Dillon at New Orleans in
four rounds. but Ii was unfortunate
that the Indianapolis man had a boil
on his arm at the time and was forced
TO give up, being unable to use his arm
at all. McGOOrty knows Papke as well
as any one, as he trained him for Stan
ley Ketchel when the two fought their
great battle, so that a meeting now be-
ing
Dave Deshler who put up some great
fights about 10 years ago. is still in
the game. His manager, Tom McDo-
nough. writes that he would be tickled
almost to death If he could get a
chance 10 take Dave to faraway Aus
tralia, stating that Deshler is fiEhS-