Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-16
CHANCE
To MAKE GOOD
BOAST TONIGHT
Jim Claims He San Put Joe
Jeanette Away Within IL
Rounds - Mcfarland Wants
Title if WoIgast Retires.
Champion Fights Memsic To-
morrow.
, VICE Jim Barry has asserted his

IT VICE Jim Barry has asserted MA
SUP remacy over Joe Jeanette,
and his claim made in Phiia-
delphia the night Ad Woigast met
Knockout Brown that he was willing
to lose his end OF the purse II he
couldn't put Joe away inside Of twelve
rounds adds interest 10 their fight FRI
day night al the National A c., New
York.
Barry had a lead in Philadelphia, but
suffered g damaged nose from b Ho-
boken coiored boys blows. Yet he was
strong and willing at the finish and
more confident than ever he was mas
ter OF Jeanette.
II proved a treat down there 20 see
The two exchange wallops. and was
as good as the main attraction Of J ok
O'Frien.s all-star show. Tom O'Ro rke
Will ave a large attendance Friday.
Buddy Faulkes should win over
Johnnie Dundee in one of the preiimi-
mar es. Young Ferris. of Orange, fought
dundee at the National A. c., snf
made him look slow with q left 5ab.
Dundee fights almost every other
night.
Rumors of the impending retirement
from the ring OF Ad Woigast, light
weight champion. lend added interest
to a statement issued by Packey Nc
Farisnd. in which the latter alleges at
considerable length that he IL the only
real simon-pure lightweight champion
boxer of the world The only reason
| that his championship claim 10 not rec
ognized, says Mcfarland. is a little
matter Of a couple OF pounds in weight
| His statement goes int details on this
proposition of weight
1.-The weight question" he says,
seems TO be the bone of contention
with champions who wish to sidestep
q challenge. The lightweight limit In
this country Is 1888 rounds. Under my
agreement with Moran / made las
pounds without difficulty. and I am
now confident that / can fight at the
1~ss-pound limit. What is more, ! am
willing to do so. / have never been
beaten, and I think this record cunts
for something in support Of my claim
that am the leg Innate champion
A TO the weight limit II In q mat
ter of history that Lavigne. Erne and
Gems all Won the title at weights above
the 123-pound limit"
Although great interest IN ths 70
round fight scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon between Ad Wolgast. light
weight champion. and George Memsic,
of Los Angeles, at the Vernon arena.
Is indicated by a heavy seat sale. IT.
tie money has been placed on the re-
suit. WoIgast supporters offer 10 to =,
VIII lie the Memsic contingent is hold
ing back for 2 10 / Memsic will enter
the ring several pounds heavier than
the champion
Before n of the largest crowds that
mas assembled In Oakland, Cal. IL
years to witness a prize fight. Gun
boat" Smith, OF Vallejo. last night
knocked out Walter Monahan. former
sparring partner Of Jack ms IN
the fourth round of q six-round fight.
Champion johnson acted as Monahans
principal second.
Frank Mantell. OF Rhode Island. get
the decision in a twelve-rouni bout
last night over Harry Mansfield. of
Eneiend. Both are middleweights- IN
a preliminary. Kid Graves. OF Miiwan-
kee, won over George Watson, OF Co
lumbus, In a six-round bout.
Paddy Sullivan battered Harry
Ferns so badly last NIGHT al the Star
key A. C, of New York city. that the
ref aree stopped the bout in the fourth
round. Before tina sullivan had SEQ ed
two knockdowns. Ferns was b'eedin ;
and groggy when h bout was
stopped.
Assistant Sup rintendent O'LearS
Of the Philadelphia police. said yester-
day that as far back as December lafr
be had given notice TO A J. Drexel
Biddle that II he intended TO conduct
fstie contests in his gymnasium over
his stable In the real OF his home at
2l04 Walnut street, he would be obliged
to comply with the samA regulations
as imposed by the police authorities up
on the proprietors and managers OF tho
various boxing arenas throughout tbs
city.
Jack Dillon. Of Indianapolis. hal q
decided lead over Youne Loughrey.
of P~hiiadeiphia. in a t~en-rcvnd fight at
Indianapolis last night. The local b Y
appeared in retter condition than the
fastener. The first three rounds were
even. after which not a single roand
broke in favor of Loughr y.
Tommy Andreachs will fight Terry
Edwards at the Whirlwind A c. II
Brooklyn tonight.