Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31


aspirants. at least the white ones A
"oigast' though convalescing from a
operation. is the undisputed champion O
the lightweights Abe Attel has tn
featherweight title nailed fast to tn
walls OF his boudoir. Johnny Coulon 1
given credit for being the best of the ban
.aihs' OUT mas not been seen in the RIM
Tor good many months.
The middleweight division boasts ~
nuiloer OF good men, but affairs are in ;
chaotlc state. and the championship nrOb
| ZEN apparently difficult Of solution
would be some task to pick out one ma,
t tio,h mat bunch Of scrappers and labe
MIN champion" McGoorty. KIa,,,
Houck. Dillon and half dozen other
lay claim to superiority. An elimination
series OF long-distance contests woul
appear essential to the final adjudication
OF claims in this class
Ihere is no such thing as "one-m.r
rule among the welterweights. Ther,
| IS not much likely material to So az
| from, either. Mike Gibbons looks c,ass
| enough to win the title in comDeti
| from what he has shown New yorhers
mere are several western welters Wrh1
claim they will make Mike look like
lnree plugged dimes when the opportu
MY arrives AS these lads have no
performed hereabouts. am not oualifiet
to pass on their assertions. I will saw.
though, that If any one of them can -.
the can to Gibbons he will have nv
'9te Tor the championship thing.
crown in the near future it viii be one
or MS own complexion who turns the
trick But If Jack takes care Of his
cessfi1 being ne should be able to sue
such formidable challengers as Jean.
nette, McVey and Langford.
anere are numbers of promising light.
feather and bantam weights. In fact
many might be said to have arrived
salreaoy, and titles in these classes are
iapie TO change ownership at any time
Ao Wolgast may not be the same sturd v
youth or his incorporation days: Abe
H,b1n Is c noi growing any younger. and
out defending the bantam honors from
the dozen or more classy little men who
are camping on his trail.
That professional boxing Is q snort Tho
people want and patronize literally will
be shown In the official report of the New
YORK state athletic commission soon to no
presented to the legislature. The commits
sloners nave accomplished a great deal
OF good in the short time the sport hts
been under their supervision. and the
facts and figures they will lay before the
lawmakers will go far to put the quietus
On the plans or the professional reform
erS 10 repeal the Frawley bill.
JACK Johnson's physical appearance is
said to have furnished a big surprise to
the reporters who met the champion the
gay OF MS arrival from Europe. Many
went 10 the pier prepared TO see the big
smoke wheeled out in an invalid's
chair. and great was their establishment
to discover that the cables had been kid
ding us regarding his condition
JACK decla ed he never had any tnten-
ion Of retiring. and Is ready on short
notice to meet all comers-under certain
Conditions. The conditions" are that
he party Of the first part (A1r J. Arthur
Johhson) be paid the small sum of 10000
cash In hand for each and every contest
ne engages in. Same old song Jack sang
when Langford was pressing him hard
last year.
The champion promised to return TO
New YORK after the holidays and look
over the white hope" prospects. II
Johnson imagnes he will secure anv
matches in this city he has another think
coming. A prominent promoter Informed
me the other day that, while johnson
"ouio oe a desirable party. SO far as he
nd other club owners are concerned the
mere announcement of the chamn,on's
'lening for ten-round bout in Manhat-
an would sound the death knell of hoy
ing in New York state.
to Fe Ga",; can see no great objection
10 jacks showing here. provided a suit
able opponent Is found for him, but the
notoriety attached to a match in which the
heavyweight champion of the world fig
ured would bring storms of protest from
.ne mo. 4. than thou" element; It is
saIe Det Johnson is forced to look else
where for his easy money.
from reports at hand the McVey-Lang
iord bout was ascorker, the best held in
=: Australia since Jack Johnson defeated
as hurns IT proved that where men
are evenly matched in science and hitting
powers, size and weight will tell in a
match of any distance.
McVey Is undisputed champion of AUS.
tralia. having won every battle in which
His first victim was Bill Lang, then Jack
Lester and now the redoubtable tar
baby" has succumbed to his prowess
Johnson may not have long to wait for
that $SuOo. It's sure thing Hustling
Hugn Mcintosh Will meet the big "cin-
der's'' demands.
Tommy Ryan, former middleweieht
champion, gave us a glimpse at his
protege. Howard Morrow, at the National
Sporting Club the other evening. Rvan
has great confidence In his youngster and
told me that IT. is only question of a
short time before he fights his way to
the top of the middleweight division
Pltted against that star performer. Ed
die McGoorty, Morrow made O. showing
that reflected great credit on his able in
structor.
Howard has most impenetrable de-
Tense. but was not aggressive enough In
the McGoorty match. Possibly he was
under orders to cover up. II Ryan sue
ceeds in teaching Morrow the offensive
style Of boxing the lad will be a wonder
As 1t was think he made q remarkable
showing in holding the clever McGoorty
SO successfully for ten rounds
AT one period during the match. when
the men were giving a clever exhibition
Of feinting and fast foot work, inter.
srersed with lightning-iike leads and
a bunch of hoodlums started
hooting and kissing. The disturbance was
quickly duelled and the applause that fol
lowed showed that the spectators as a
whole greatly appreciated the clever
work.
AS Referee Patsey Haley remarked att
er the round:
1T is so very seldom New Workers are
given the privilege of seeing two clever |
men box that many of the newer edition |
IF fight fans have come to believe the |
principals are stalling II they do not |
vrestle and gouge each other around the |
ing"
Mike Gibbons, New York's favorite for |
he welterweight stakes, has been offered |
NO chances to prove his right to claim |
he title In that class. Ray Bronson and /
Young Erne have both challenged and
he clever Michael need complain no