Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
FIGHTERS MADE TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD
CIabby, Bronson, Papke and
Thompson Made Money In
Australia.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
sMILWAUKEE, Wis. April 22.-The
round-the-world tour of the American
boxers-Jimmy Clabby. Ray Bronson.
Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thomp-
son-is at an end, and, taken as whole.
the boys were very successful in the I'M
dertaking During the tour Clabby. Bror-
son and Walter Owens (the latter trainer
for Bronson) covered 80, COO miles. Papke
and Thompson making little less be-
cause they returned via Honolulu and
San Francisco while the balance Of the
party made the complete circuit going
BY way of India and Europe and back to
New York Thompson was the biggest
money getter. having over $4,000 to his
credit, while Papke was next. with about
50, 600. and C1abby and Bronson made
nearly 5000 each. Had Clabby remained
a month longer, he would have cleaned
up $4,000, but as he had booked his
passage and it was impossible to get late
bookings via London. on account OF the
coronation, he decided to leave early.
Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Australian pro-
moter, had contracted to pay the fares of
all the boys from, Chi hgo to Australia
and return, which he did. The difference
IN the IaTeS ITOiI SSuucS ~ >hSo6o e.aio
to London was only $50 a passage, so
Clabby, Bronson and Owens preferred to
paw that difference to have the benefit
of the trip all the way around the world.
Clabby made wonderful hit In austria
liza. and Mr.. Mcintosh has made him q
splendid offer to go back there next sea-
sor and have from six to ten matches,
both in Sydney and Melbourne. HIS man,
aver, Frank Mulkern. has not yet decided
what course he will follow as Jimmy
Io hod hond a nraSpnf and must give
it ample rest before starting again.
Bronson, too, has an offer to return. ana
should Clabby or Thompson go, II IS pos
sible the Heosier lad will make his sec
ond trip to the orient. The writer has
also been approached with view to
making second trip to Australia, but
nothing definite has been done as yet
Australia is q great country for sports.
especially boxing, and the indications are
that with good men there next season,
it will be better than ever.
Jimmy Clabby, on his arrival In New
York from London, heard SO much OF the
arrangements for Ray Bronson's recep-
have q small one himself on his arrival
at Hammond, Ind. his home. so he sent
two dozen kilograms to friends there
telling them to meet him at the depot az
3 O'Clock in the afternoon Jimmy ana
his manager, Frank Mulkern, took the
fast train on the Lake Shore, but 1t so
happened that the train was a new one,
which the officials were trying for new
schedule Of time, and 1t was just one
hour and fifteen minutes ahead Of the
schedule, arriving there at 1:45 instead Of
o'clock. The result was that not a
soul knew OF the arrival OF the train and
no one met the welterweight champion OF
the world on his arrival. Jimmy hiked to
his home by his lonesome and left for
Milwaukee almost before his friends
knew of his presence in the city. which
Walter C. Kelly. the Virginia judge. says
is sometimes hidden by freight car as
one passes through.
Ray Bronson. the Hoosier lightweight,
was given a big reception on his arrival
at Indianapolis, where 1000 people form
ed in line and paraded him to large
hall, where he was given an ovation.
Ray was there with the goods. and made
a speech that opened the eyes OF his adj
mirers. and told of the beauty and wealth
of faraway Australia. There is a prob
ability that Bronson will arrange to
1--WE q series Of lectures through Indiana.
showing views of the many pleces -
visited, etc. =.