The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-23
C0RBETT PICKS KENNEDY
 TO DEFEAT CARL MORRIS
Inside Gossip of Ring Matters by Former Champion of the World Specially Pre-
 pared For Farmer Readers

of the foremost heavies of the world tn the persons of Langford and Me Vey. If Johnson's retirement is on the level, and we must take his word for it, twill be the winner of this contest who will be accepted generally as best fitted to legitimately succeed, him. Both men are scientific slug gers' and pack the dangerous wal lop. McVey has the edge on his ri val in size and weight, and a good big man can lick a good little one. However, it looks like a very even bat tie, taking a line from the Paris con- test of last Spring, and one in which the element of luck may figure large ly.
 Middleweight Eddie McGoorty made his New York debut last week and looms up to me as the class of the di- vision. Many think Frank Klaus the best man among the middles; me for a ticket on McGoorty should the pair be matched. Eddie has what most boys have. not-a combination of cleverness and punching powers. He knows the ins and outs of the game, too, and has a trick of jerking his left out of clinch and up and across the face of an adversary that is tantalizing to say the least. With a boxer who knows his business this stunt would be a diff ficult one to pull and get away with
 Fight fans in this neck of the woods want classy exhibitions and clamor loudly for the stars. If the Boxing Commissioners would make themselves more popular and incidentally put the game on basis where the State would derive a much larger revenue from the gate receipts, their first step should be to remove the gag from the referees. That idea of prohibiting de- cisions is one huge joke, and keeps many good boxer away from New York fo1s fear of getting the worst of 1t. A boxing match without decis- ion makes as much of a hit with fight fans as horse racing without betting among turf followers.
 The midd' d'eweight supremacy might be settled in New York this winter were inc bans removed. The knOwl- edge that they would get what their magnet for the hgh-class aspirants for the title. There are besides Me Goorty and Klaus to draw from, Houck, Dillon, Moha, Coffee and Hugo Kelly, each of whom thinks he has a chance for the highest position in the division.
 Marcel Moreau, who answers to the title of middle-weight champion of France. has arrived from Gay Farce and may be matched with Willie Lewis or some other local scrapper for try out. imagine France is in the same boat as ourselves regarding the own ership of a midd' d'eweight title. The cable told us only the other day that Carpenter, ''middleweight champion of France had beaten American Harry Lewis in twenty round battle.
 When suggested fn my last letter that Young Erne would give Mike Gib- bons an excellent try-out I did not know the men had been matched for six rounds in Philadelphia. The re- suit of the bout bore out my predic- tion. and Philly fans tell me it was the swellest exhibition of scientific boxing ever pulled off in the National cub house. Erne can set terrific pace for the short circuit. Would like to see these clever lads box ten rounds in Manhattan.
 A Merry Xmas to all my friends and readers.
 JAS T. CORRETT