Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

| might have been all 0ay WIN the ten
count going on. Bronson was afraid
to rush and take a chance and that
| helped Packey. However, 1t was ten
rounds before Mcfarland began to be
himself after that tirst-round jolt, and
then he went In and made a splendid
finish, earning draw. 1t showed
plainly that he has the right kind of
noodle and also the ability to take a
punch and come back.
From all accounts Packey will make
the weight for Wolgast-133 at 3
o'clock-without any great incon-
venience. and will be At and strong for
the contest. With several pounds ad-
vantage-say. at least, four-he should
be able to hold his own with the cham
pion and possibly little bit more
| Angelo Izzo. the Milwaukee Italian
lightweight is making New Orleans
his home for the present Angelo never
had much experience with mosquitoes,
but he knows all about them now.
Arriving in New Orleans. he secured
room next to Harry Stout, former
! Milwaukeean and retired early. He
! was advised to use the net or mosquito
/ bar above the bed The next morning
! Angelo appeared at club headquarters
| but was rubbing his feet and limbs.
Have a good rest, Angelo inquired
| Harry Stout
Fine" said Angelo. but the mos
! quitoes were bad
/
| didn't you put the netting over your
! bed"
| Sure said Angelo. Il put the net
ting over my head and they never
! touched my face. but gee they made
up for it by nearly biting my feet
Off
What" howled Stout. You only
! covered your head. You deserved to
be eaten alive. The netting was to cover
your entire bed, not your head
/ 1t is safe to say that in the future
Angelo will take the full benefit of the
mosquito bar for he is wise now, and
when he retres at night he is very
careful to see that there is no loophole
for any stray mosquitoes, and there are
a few in New Orleans.
The opening of the boxing season in
New Orleans was not the success expect
| ed by the promoters: that is, not from
boxing standpoint. although from an at
| tendance point of view they were Well
pleased. The disappointment was caused
by hoil on Jack Dillon's right arm, and
the club felt very much put out because
Dillon had permitted the promoters to
think that he was In condition to go on
with Eddy McGoorty. the Wisconsin mid
dleweight. when in his own mind he must
! nave known his arm would be too sore
! to permit the free use of II, and thus
make it impossible for him to put up
satisfactory boxing exhibition. d. J. Tor
Club, felt so chagrined over the affair
that he ordered his treasurer to pay back
half the price of tickets to all holders of
coupons presenting the same. and there
by standing a loss of over 5000 1t was
certainly the fair thing to do on the part
of the club president. and the chances
are the fans will give him better support
! than ever, knowing he is sincere in his
efforts to give them good boxing bouts
and to treat them fairly. Had the same
trfy x13xg>
ing is conducted the chances would have
been good for no refund Of money at all.
! Mr. Tortorich. in addition to refunding
half the price of the tickets, arranged to
give the fans an extra bout of eight
rounds at the next show, September IL,
and at cheaper prices of admission. which
is surely giving the fans a square deal.
Some of the New York promoters might
profit by following in Mr.. Tortorich's
| footsteps.
The above trouble makes 1t palmer than
ever that the promoters themselves Will
/ nave TO he more careful to guard their
own interests and protect the public.
| There is no excuse for boxer going into
the ring with a hand arm so sore that
he cannot use II. When the boxer does
| so he is not dealing fairly with the pro-
moter, nor with the patrons of the game,
and II he is barred disqualified for
such work he has no one but himself to
blame There is absolutely no excuse for
1
and him physically fit and still be unable
to Determine whether a boil on the arm
would prevent the use of that member
| That is what happened to Dillon, but he
let the club officials think his arm was
! all right. As a result the club suffers for
4 the ins1ncerity of the boxer. 1t is up to
the CLUBS TO protect themselves against
| such occurrences in the future
EDDIE McGoorty was In no way to
i blame for the fasco He had met Dill
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score a decisive win over the Indianap-
Oils boy. thus paving the way for a
match with either Cyclone Thompson or
Billy Papke. MeGoorty was In fine shape
ana down to Weight-1JS pounds-which
suited him. nicely. He took the agrees
slse from the jump and was scoring re-
pea,ediy' Que in measure to Dillon
working entirely on the defensive. Dill
| fcult for Eddie to get to his man but
| ne did all the work and tried hard TO
make fight out of it. In the third
round Referee Harry Stout warned Dill
ened to. stop the bout At the beginning
OF the fourth round Dillon said he could
not use his arm and Referee Stout
stopped the bout and gave the decision
10 Mcdoofty Some of the fans ap-
proved of the referees action. while 9TH
ers wanted their money back The nre-
| urinary bouts were excellent Ii might
De mentioned too, that Harry stout
, .o0 iiS hIsl appearance as a referee In
the south and made hit his work be-
ing clean and his handling of the con-
testants excellent. He would not permit
unnecessary hanging on in the clinches
oieahlnS the men quickly and without
potherlng them to any extent
Jack Dillon said after the bout that he
leit confident all along that his arm
would not bother him in action. esne-
cidilF after he used IL once or twice bur
The reverse was the case and he could
not use II at all. He said he felt sorry fo,
the AFFAIR. as 1t put the club in a bad no.
sitlon, ana he wants to return when he ic
al right and show that lie wants to do
the right thing. and says further that If
the crowd Is not satisfied then he will
turn ms snare OF the money over to any
cnartable institution the fans name.
Inc orleans A. Z. plans bout for Sem
tember il between Monte AtheII and
lonlmy Dixon Of kanas City, the bow
who fought Joe Rivers sixteen hard
rounds Angelo Izzo, the Milwaukee,
Italian. will have his first southern hout
the same night. meeting Young Denny
In the semi final. Bob Mocha Of Milwau-
kse Is also billed for the near future and
also cyclone Johnny Thompson. The
big club across the river will not omen
till September ~. The New Orleans
rams like the game and with better luck
regarding the contestants the clubs
should have a good season
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