Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
UP-TO-DATE BOXING NEWS
FROM EXPERT TOM ANDREWS
Urges Uniform Scale of Weights for All
International Championship
Battles.

can beat all the heavyweights in the
world outside of Jack Johnson. and he is
wiling to stack his Italian heavy
against the colored man. Ross recently
gave Sam Langford hard bout in New
York city. Mcmahon is one Of the COM
irg eastern n1iddley.e Shts. and has had
some very creGitabie battles the past
year. meeting such men a Leo Houck
Bill Mckinnon. Billy Berger. Buck
Grouse. Jack Dillon, Sailor Burke jack
Morgan. Jack Fitzgerald, jim Smith and
others.
In answer to Si'vy Ferrettis statement
that h would ma ,ch Hugo kely's fight
ing partneT-,Iirn:nv HoHard-against
Billy Papi-e, johnny Thompson or any
of The star rl!ddleweights. and let them
then meet Kelly. the Sycamore Cyclone.
Johnny Thompson. saws ii letter:
Kelly get any license 10 dictate who
shall meet before meeting Kelly? | have
as much right to the championship of
America as any man living. tor | won
the title when ! defeated Bily Papke i'll
Australia. and nave b=en ready To defend
the championship ever since asa INST all
corners in twenty-round battles. the prop
er distance Tor :itle match. or a longer
distance il desired. 1 met Kelly at
Racine in a ten-rouud bou+ and held him
even. although said Kelly had q shade on
points. They may say so. hGt ! felt diff
ferPnt. and as no decision was given
why it can go as a draw. However. had
We fought another five rounds Mr.. Kelly
for the fifteenth round, and he
knows II. II he did not why
did he sidestep d tUenty-round bout with
NE al New Orleans: The same goes for
Papke. whom | offered to meet al New
Orleans and posted forfeit 10 80 through
with the match. ! do not pretend to he
q. tsn-round boxer. but fighter. and the
distance twenty rounds or over suits
me hest. Klaus has not come over with
his acceptance as yet to meet me over the
marathon route. and until he does he
cannot lay claim 10 any champion ship"
1t can be stated here that Howard had
better meet q number of lesser lights in
the nIiddleWeight ranks before he aspires
Memphis against a second-rate certain
ly did rot entitle him to a match for any
cha mpcnship.
wonder. has been marching alcng at
splendid clip and there * Just one man
in his way nov for feathsrWeight hon
ors and that is Abe Atteu Abe shows
MrCarey and the New Orleans promoters
a guarantee Of $1,000 for his end to meet
the Cleveland boy, a sum that is out of
the question for small men these days
knbanS intends To do few weeks of
theatrical work. and may then so south
and meet Tommy Dixon at New Orleans
also Billy Marchant. the English feather
weight star. who is coming over the lat
ter part of this ponth.
1t is possible that Billy Papi<e and Ed
die McGoorty will be brought together in
a twentyround battle at New Orleans
some time this month or in November.
Billy asks a big guarantee and ~ per
cent of the gross receipts. but the club is
confident that he will be more reasonabl
and come down to earth. McGoorty is
one of the clever middleweishts of the
country and is entitled to A match with
the best in the land. for he has shown the
proper form on more than one occasion.
de will meet Jack Dillon at Indiana polls
November |, and that will give the fans A
line on his ability, for Dillon has been
meeting all the eastern cracks. McGoorty
Won over Dillon at New Orleans in four
ROUNDS, but 1t was unfortunate that the
indianapolis man had boil on his arm
at the time and was forced to give I'D
being unable TO use mis- arm a. all Nc
GoCrty knows Papkc as well as anv one
as he trained him for Stanley ketchel
when the two Fought their first great bat
tie. so that meeting now between the
two would be most interesting
Dave Oeshier. WHO put UP some great
nights here about ten years ago. is still
in the game His m2nager Tom McDon
ousn, writes that he would be ticl-Ied al
most to death if he could get q chance
to take Dave to far-away Australia. stat
Ing that Desnier IS h2hting As well as he
ever did. He was a clever bov in his
day, but he would find the game pretty
1ast now. even in Australia, where they
nave number of clever lightweishts.
Young Saylor, the indianapolis light
weight. will have his work cut out Oc-
toner IL, when nc meets Ray Bronson
also ar Indianapolis boy. in a ten-round
Dout IN that city. the weight to be 12J
pounds at = o'clock. Saylor will have
a little the worst of the weight bur he
ngureS that his cle-eIness will carr him
along. Bronson has a great lef, hand II
ne only would use it more. bat he de-
pends too much on d right chop and fails
20 get the result he should from his, Isft.
He should be strong at the weight and if
SAVIOR can beat him he Will be entitled
10 contest with Nolgast for the worlds
championship. Bronson received an offer
10 visit Australia again. and il all de-
Ponds on the result of this hattie. Should
Kay win ne Viii be in a position to talk
business with Hugh Mcintosh but if nor
why, he Will remain in the HooSjer CITY