Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
lightweight Crop Is Poor.

As an exhibition of boxing -uch as
would be expected from a champion AID
his challenger it was a rank dis appoint
ment and emphasizes the POINT that we
are sadly lacking III material when boy
OF wolgast's class can ruiz the light
weight roost. One has not 10 loak far
back to bring home the truth o. TINS
When one tries to compare the present
bunch with thosa narveis of speed ana
cleyerness, Frank Erne and Joe Cans.
he can but mourn the scarcity o. talent.
These former lightweight champions
could fight cleverlv and fight fairly, to-
IT Is a rather difficult matter to please all
the critics all the time Now, for in
stance, here is this bog Wolgast. the
champion in his class. whose showing
in his first engagement after the series
OF accidents that kept the iad out OF the
ring for a long period is not up TO the
championship standard. Result is. no a.
Iowances are made for the long laSon
and the hoy is PANIED TO the queens
taste and held up To ridicule as a Joke
champion Which is ali good enough.
But take the case of another little cham
pion-Abe Attell.
The latter has been at the head of his
class 50 long it would be nothing short
OF lese majestic to even think of a pos
sible successor. When Abe does not
smother an opponent lie generally Is
accused of pulling and saving the easE
mark" for another bout. No credit is
given the adversary. for it is taken for
granted Attell was stailing. Sure. it
funny world. and the boosts and knocks
are not always distributed fairly.
Woleast Respects Mcfarland.
wolgast was to box Packey Nc
Farland six rounds AT O'Brien's club
In the near future. but for some reason
or other tire bout has been called off.
Probably for the reason that Adj realizes
he would make a sorry showing in
short contest with lad of Netherlands
cleveTness and speed. If the champion
figures on meeting Paci.ey al all, my
advice is he insist on the marathon
route. as Mae would show him UP badly
in a six or ten round dash. Mcfarland
and *. D. Brown are different PROPOSE
tons.
Ads next engagement will be with
Owen Moran and tie agreement Will call
for twenty rounds or more. More likely
for forty-five rounds. The champion will
not risk his title in a sprint. And VOL
CAST ought to win over Moran over the
long course He is the same style miller
as Nelson was in his na!my days-a boy
who can stand grueiing and with his
wonderful endurance and recuperative
powers wear his opponent down. Owen
10 a clever boy. but has not the youth
nor the rusgedness of the champion.
Jack O'Bren did not make any money
with his first all-star show. Socially it
aristocratic sponsor. Tony Ridlle. set the
style for the Quaker city sports and was
Respondent In evening dress, We're "A
number OF his friends. Also numerous
society women" were AT the ringsidc
according 10 reports. and O'Brien's new
club had All auspicious If not profita BILE
opening. The box Office showing was a
big disappointment. There were too
Jack. Evidently Philadelphia sports have
not yet been educated to the ten-dollar
thing. Had it not been for the liberal
attendance OF New Workers O Brien would
have been a loser.
Smith Not World-Beater.
Tardy advices from Australia would in
dicate that Dave Smith, who won from
Billy Papke n foul. is not the world
heater we were led to believe from first
accounts Of the battle In letter from
Tom Andrews. the Milwaukee sporting
authority who accompanied the Amer
leans on the Australian trip. We are ad-
vised that. while Smith made good
showing, Pspke was wearing his man
down. and but for the unfortunate and
accidental foul the Dutchman eventually
would have won by the Il @. route. OF
course. this part of the story is conjec-
ture. but Andrews was at the rinRside
and in position to tell how things We're
going. The foul blow was sort of right
uppercut for the stomach and delivered
when Doth men were IN a crOuchng posi-
ton. II landed trife too low and Smith
was laid up for repairs.
The middleweight title was not at stake
as the men fought at 100 pounds or seven
pounds over the limit. Papke has taken
weight during his stay, and announces
that he Will not try co make los unless
for the title. which he claims since the
death of Stanley ketchel.
This claim has been weakened by
Papke's defeat at the hands OF Cyclone
Johnny Thompson Of Sycamore. H. ca
hle advices OF which We're received from
Australia last week. 1t was a surprise to
learn that Thompson, a former light
weight. had taken on enough flesh to be
able TO more than hold his own with
Papke.
Good "Middles" in the East.
There are several promising middles
around this neck OF the woods. and I
find the New York papers full OF praise
or Frank Klaus. the Pittsburg boxer, who
stood off the late champion in a short
bout last summer. Klaus recently stop
ped Willie Lewis in six rounds, and if
that Is the scrap on which the scribes
ere boosting him for the championship I