Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26

tralian champion Dave Smith, who hat
previously won decisions over both him
! self and Thompson. would tend to prov,
| that he was not AT his best when thes,
men defeated him. and | look for the IT,
linois Dutchman to prove it to the salts
factlon OF the large colony of his ad
mirers when given an opportunity. I con
slider Papke much better boxer and
harder hitter than any of the middle
weight aspirants with the possible ex.
ception Of Kelly and Gardner, and these
two are veterans at the game compa red
with Billy. Thompson. too. is a much
older man in years and in long drawn
contest this might be Of considerable
Houck is in France. where he is
matched to box Harry Lewis. for the
cha mpionship of the Moulin Rouge or the
Folies Bergere, which the latter claims
left us, as he appeared to me to be one
of the most formidable Of the champion
ship aspirants. and l would have pre-
ferred that he remain on this side and
try out to satisfactory conclusions with
Gardner and Klaus. and one or two Of
the other ambitious ones. II success
full it would mean a chance at Papke and
the title and, If properly trained, Houck
looked to have a corking chance for the
honors The foreign trip may spoil his
future career as it has for others in the
past. hope that in the event of win
ming over Lewis Leo decides to return to
this country. where he can find more
worthy opponents.
New York sporting writer's who have
watched Frank Klaus in several bouts
think they see in him the coming cham
pion. Not particularly clever. Klaus is
OF the rushing type. and many compare
his style with that Of Ketchel. 1t must
be remembered that the late champion
had considerable cleverness in his make
up. of the awkward kind it is true. but
still he had the mastery Of the finer
points OF the game and was a cOrking
good ring general. From all accounts
Klaus has won the majority Of his vic
tories by superior aggressiveness and
rushing tactics, and few shrewd judges
are Of the opinion that stiff puncher
like Papke would find Frank made to
order Jimmy Gardner recently outpoint-.
ed Klaus in a six-round bout, although
report has it the latter would likely de-
feat the Lowell boy in longer contest.
This is merely conjecture, and Jimmy has
demonstrated in the past that he can go
the route as well as the next man. Tom
New Castle. Pa. has entered the lists as
challenger of any or all middleweights,
as his recent press notices have been so
strong that the fans are beginning to
take notice and look up the dope on the
latest would-be champion. I would pre-
fer TO see Mcmahon pitted against a real
good bout before passing on his skill
and chances among the top notchers Of
the mlddleWeight class.
Kaufman After johnson.
At last Al kaufman has been heard
from. In letter the big fellow says
Through his press AGENT he is getting
tired of the footlights and has agreed
TO box Jim Flynn at Kansas City some
time in the near future. After that, ac-
cording to the same authority, it is AIS
plan to camp on Mr. Johnscns trail until
that worthy recognizes his right as
challenger for the championship. AS for
Jack. his recent attempts to burn up the
asphalt in Frisco having resulted in his
in the BOBBY hatch for
speed merchant may undergo a decided
change of temperature. and he might