El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-30

New York after the holidays and look
I over the white hope prospects. If
I johnson imagines he will be able to
| secure any matches in this neighbor-
/ hood, he has another think coming A
| promoter informed me the other day
| that while Johnson would be desir-
l able party, so Tar as he and other club
I owners are concerned the mere an
nouncement that the champion had
! been signed for a 10 round bout here
would sound the death knell of box
ing in New York state.
Personally I can see no great obiec-
! ton to the champions showing here.
5 provided a suitable opponent is found
I Tor him, but the nOtoriety that would
I attach to a match in which the heavy
| weight champion Of the world fig
/ ured would bring storms of protest
from the "hOlier than thou element
II IS a safe bet that Jack will be forced
10 look elsewhere for easy" money.
New MiddIeweighter.
Tommy Ryan. former middleweight
champion, gave US glimpse of his
protege Howard Morrow, at the Ma
uonal Sporting club the other evening
Ryan has great confidence in his
youngster and told me that it is only
a question of a short time before he
nights ms way TO the top of the middle
weight division Pltted against that
star performer, Eddie McGOOrty, Nor
row made showing that reflected
great credit on his able instructor.
MorroW has most impenetrable de-
renee out was not aggressive enough
in the McGOOrty match. Possibly he
was under orders to cover up. If RYAN
succeeds in teaching Morrow the Of
fensive style Of boxing the lad will be
a wonder. As 1t stands I think he made
a remarkable showing in holding the
clever McGoorty so successfully for
10 rounds.
Mike Gibbons's Chances.
Mike Gibbons. New York's favorite
Ior the weIterWeight stakes, has been
Offered two chances to prove his right
70 claim the title in that class. Ray
Bronson and Young Erne have both
challenged and the clever Michael need
complain no longer Of lack Of opp0r-
tunity- Bronson is an accommodating
cnss ana IS willing to please Nike in
the matter of distance. Young Erne
stipulates 10 rounds for his.
Bat Nelson's Stamina.
Battling Nelson was well named the
Durable Dane" When the eXcham-
Hogan recently he added few hun
dred punches to the large collection he
has assimilated IN the past To be
truthful Hogan's gloves were in Bats
Dane was on the move Always after
MS man. never on the retreat, the Bat /
tiers showing in the face OF odds was I
simply another demonstration Of his !
stout heart. He was Outpointed ali the /
way, but strong Of fight al the finish /
My Idea of nothing to look at would /
be bout between Two men with the /
Nelson style of milling. But when a /
fellow like Bat is matched with a |
clever boxer such as Hogan has de- I
leloped into IT Is interesting because I
it brings out strongly the contrast be- !
tween the clever man who uses his /
mental as well as physical powers and 4
the one who relies upon his natural 4
gifts Of courage and endurance.
BrOWn-CrOss Contest.
The recent knock Out" Brown /
Leach Cross contest demonstrated not |
only that neither boy is in the cham
DiOnship class, but also the desirabflity
IF and crying demand for referees de-
eisiOns. The day following the match /
waded through "A leading New York
papers and found that seven gave the
fight to Cross, four to Brown, and the
other three called it a draw.
j am not going into the merits OF /
the verdicts. I merely want to illus
-rate for the benefit of my readers the
diversity of opinion that exists among
boxing critics and to show how unfair,
both to boxers and to public, are the
present methods Of judging contests in
lew York.