Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
NEWS OF THE BOXING GAME
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS
Good Word Spoken for the New York Fight
Commission-Experts Doubt That
Gibbons Has the Punch.
By T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

By T. s. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. December 1S-"Do
l think boxing will continue in New York
city,? replied Frank Furlong a we'll
known commission man of this city. when
! asked regarding the boxing situation in
New York: Yes, I believe that the game
Is being placed upon a more solid founda-
ton and that the agitation against 1t
which appeared some time ago is gradu-
ally dying away.
Il have Just returned from the big
city, where I spent several we.ks, and
while there attended all of the big boxing
matches and also some of the elimination
bouts In the heavyweight contest. l will
say that some Of the promoters there are
doing their best to keep the game clean
/ and improve it in every way possible.
But there are others who need repri-
manding, and from the manner in which
the boxing commission is handling af-
fairs 1 do not doubt that these people
will be made to see the proper course to
pursue.
one or the elimination shows that
attended had twenty-seven battles of two
rounds each, and while some Of the bouts
wee funny to watch, others were real
good and enjoyed them immensely. The
very best people OF New York attend
these bouts along with some of the
rougher element, but in the big clubs the
patrons are among the best people in the
city. and some Of them attend in full
dress suits. i Will say this however the
New York clubs have considerable to
learn In the handling of bouts--that is,
nf thnra
to take lesson from the Milwaukee
CLUBS In conducting shows. l attended
boxing contests In other cities and there
IS no place where the contests were bet
ter conducted-in fact, not as well-as
they were handled in Milwaukee in the
past
The people there want clean boxing.
and they are willing to pay for it, and L
believe 1t is a foregone conclusion that
the game will increase there instead of
90 sn 1t is the great winter sport
IN the east, and the people seem to take
TO 1t the same as they do to base ball in
the summer.
While going along Broadway, 1 saw
9 crowd Of boys and men following
AFTER AFTER a young fellow. and inquired
informed me that the guy with the
SOFT hat on was Mike Gibbons, the St
Paul welterweight. l saw Mike in ac-
ton there. and while he showed the
S0AAAS SiSvC1ASSo tidl ne Ola IN MIL
waukee. 1t did not strike me that he is
the wonder they tried to make him out.
although 1 must admit he is yery
clever indeed. but lacks the punch to
make champion"
Mr. Furlong' 8 impression carries con-
siderable weight for the reason that
he Is one of the most ardent supporters
OF the game in Milwaukee has fol-
lowed 1t for years. and is fairly
good amateur himself
In Memphis. Tenn, the other night
the patrons at one OF the boxing
shows raised an awful howl about
what they termed a rotten contest be-
tween Joe jeanette. who aspires to lack
Jonnsons crown. and q young eolored
lmliddleweight. known in that section as
founs Jack johnson. jeanette simply
s piayeo Win the man and put him to
sleep in the fourth round although he
could nave done SO in the first had he
desired. The promoters We're the ones
to blame for the miserable contest and
not the principals. for they must have
known that a man of Young Jack John
sons class would stand absolutely no
snow against clever boxer like Jean
cite. 1t is much such kind of matches
mat hurt the boxing game, and if pro-
in arranging their cards they would
keep the sport on a higher plane and at
the same time bring more money to
their own pockets. Matchmakers who
w hoN hAoN oily ItOIe ABOUT the game
than to arrange a sided contest
which every one knows are Cne-sided
should be barred from attending to that
KIND of business. the same as the faker
A great deal has been written regarding
the kidney punch" many critics claim
ing that it should be barred in all
matches as it does a boxer no good in
gaining a decision but may do a great
deal of harm TO the Twin tLo
punches. 1t has remained tor the Ma
t1onal Sporting Club of London to take
definite action regarding this alleged
foul blow, and it is hoped that the clubs
In the United States will follow suit and
make the same ruling. The London club
has announced that all matches in the
future will be made with clause in
serted in the articles barring the kid
ney blow" Probably the first club to
take stand against this illegal punch
was the Badger Athletic Club of Mil
waukee, which barred it about eight
years ago. the referees at this club al
against the use Of it. With this blow
barred. it will help the sport, inasmuch
as 1t will do away with lot of hugging
in the clnches. 1t will not be surprising
the example set by the British organiza
ton.
Battling Schultz. the Toledo feather
weight. has been heard from once more.
Sam Jordon. his manager, writes me that
the Battler. who has been on the sick list
for some time. is able to be about once
more. and to take part In real boxing
matches. He Is very anxious to get on
with Jack White of Chicago or Tommy
Dixon Of Kansas City, and says he will
not object to putting up a side bet OF
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