Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
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he derived his fighting monaker. He al
ways was a good advertiser when active
as one OF our foremost young glove push
ers and incidentally light heavyweight
champion, and knows the publicity game
thoroughly.
Jack is his own press agent and ought
to lead his rivals merry chase. Fight
ers all look alike to the former pride of
the Quaker city and he is trying to sign
them all up from Johnson down TO
Johnny Coulon. OBrien claimed to nave
a contract with the heavyweight cham-
pion to box Sam Langford before MS
club. but Sam spoiled the play by quietly
hacking up and sailing for England.
where he is matched to box twenty
rounds with Bill Lang at Mcintosh
Olympic arena.
Rattling Nelson's signature has also
been secured by the Philadelphia hustier'
and the ex-lightweight Will appear uH-
two months. Who Bats opponent VIII
be deponent sayeth not. Nelson IS TO
be paid at the rate of $1,000, or IS II
$1,000, a round. l wonder what amount
O'Briens promised Wolgast when be
conned the champion into putting his
signature to paper, if such an interesting
event really happened at all. the Bat
tier has expensive ideas when 1T comes
to making matches. but Adolph has him
skinned to death in this respect
Packey Makes Friends.
The New York boxing critics who re-
Gently awakened to the fact that the
public was being imposed upon and In
sisted that the club directors import
little talent are now unanimous that a
regular fighter has at last appeared In
their midst. Mr.. Patrick Mcfarland dem
onstrated to everybody's satisfaction that
he can box some and hit little more
when he disposed of Jack Goodman's
championship aspirations inside OF five
rounds. 1t was the first time IN his
career that Goodman was knocked out.
and Gotham sports think Packey the
greatest ever since he trimmed their
former idol so easily.
Packey gave the lovers OF the game
an interesting exhibition, and his clean
cut work was greatly appreciated by the
sports, who had rather soured on the
game as result of the poor bouts the
club managers have been dishing out to
their members. A scrapper who will
box clean and cut out the hugging and
butting tactics which so nauseate the
fans Of the metropolis is bound to be
favorite with New Workers from now
on even when he loses. And with all
modesty and without desire to brag
might add that my arguments in this
column for clean boxing had much to
do with waking up the critics, and, /
am pleased TO say. with material benefit
to the sport
Bill Lang Unlucky.
Bill Lang, the Australian champion. is
an unlucky young man. l have con-
tended that much from the night he met
Al Kaufman in Philadelphia and broke ms
hand in the second round when he was
doing most of the fighting. Recently he
took on an English heavyweight joke
known as +. .. Curran. In the first
round Lang made a rush at Curran and
the Brton fell on his knees. Bill had
already started Il punch which he could
not stop and II landed on Mr.. Curran
as the latter reposed gracefully ON the
floor Referees respect the rules in Eng
land and make boxers live up to the let
ter of the law. and Eugene Corri who Of
ficiated in this match, >disqualifed poor
Lang. Hugh Mcintosh, in order not to
GiSappoint the patrons, tried to induce
Curran TO continue in a new match, and
offered a substantial bonus, but =. o.
had had enough of the Australians game
and was satisfied to win the techni-
cality.
ians's coming contest with Sam Lang
ford will be the supreme test of the kan
CARGO boxers ability. and will determine
his chances for a match with Jack john
son. / am confident that Bill will acquit
himself creditably.