Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
ALL THE LATEST FIGHT NEWS
FROMPARISA NDLONDON CLUBS
Tom Andrews Tells of the Frenchmen's
Enthusiasm Over Scrapping and the
Many Matches Carded by Mcintosh.

before they will be able to educate the
people OF the German capital to tho box
ing habit. However. in Brussels and
Monte Carlo the game catches on in good
style. and clubs may be established there
before long.
Eddy McGoorty, the American middle
weight OF Oshkosh. Wis. will have his
meets Pat OKeefe at the National Sport
ing Club the latter part Of this month
Okeefe is light heavyweight. but from
past performances McGoorty should win
without doubt. He has been training
faithfully for tho past three weeks. and
Is In excellent form. and his manager.
Patsy Callahan. Is confident that Eidv
WIN carry OF the long end OF the purse
ana then be In position to force Harry
Lewis and Jim Sullivan into matcne.
Hugh d. Mcintosh has given un the
olympia Annex building but has secured
larger place in the center Of the CITY.
ana intends to promote some big contests
up 10 ana during coronation week. He
mas several big bouts in view, but has
NOT told all the details as yet It is prob
doie mat Sam Langford will figure in
one OF them, and also Bombardier Wells,
wnlie Jim Sullivan. the champion of Eng
auu. may De principal in another bout
Jimmy Britt, who recently starred TO
tram with Jimmy Clabby and RAY Rron-
son at the Bull and Bush. has continued
nus work and Is WORKING harder every
o oaa ne mas gotten himself into fairly
good condition. and IL now in earnest
apout meeting Battling Nelson in a short
3out at Philadelphia I'm the near future
SIltt mas shown himself to be Just an
e.sNe. AZ ever. and II Is only q question
whether he Will be able to 70 at ton sneed
In a six-round contest. From the va
ne mas boxed with tho Americans here
.here is little doubt that he Will be aha
TO e, make Nelson extend himself to the
limit when they meet
jim sullivan. the champion middle
~elent OF Great Britain, has received
many oners Of late from American clubs.
and 1t Is just possible that he will accept
one OF them for next fall. Sullivan may
De matched with Harry Lewis in the near
ne should win he would certainly be a
big card in the United States. He has
oeen very anxious to meet Billy Papke
Tor the worlds title. but he insists that
.ns Welgnt De l6S pounds ringside. .
to make.
George Mcdonald. the English sporting
man. who postponed his trip to the
limited states with a string Of boxers.
take q bunch Of good ones with An. II
is likely that Young Cohen, SD Smith
ana Fred Delaney will figure in the
party, with two more added.
The Johnny Summers Young Joseph
contest which was billed at the National
Sporting Club last week did not take
place. owing to the fact that Summers
had bad foot and claimed he could not
go on. 1t was to have been for the well
terwetght championship OF Great Brit
ain. The men may be matched 1t Q
future date.
Dan Flynn OF Boston, who lost to Bonn.
barber Wells recently, Is after another
match with the big fellow, and II is like
ly that they will come together some
time in May. Flynn defeated Gunner
Moir. and thereby claims the right for
another match with Wells. ri. Boston
boy says II he does not win the next
time II will be back to Fortune Green
for him, as Joe Woodman refuses TO
carry along any dead ones
Joe Bowker, the clever little English
featherweight, who seemed to have lost
his speed for q time, has come back nice
ly, and Is boxing as well as ever. He is
marvel when IL comes to cIevemes0.
and Il he could show in the United States
the way he has been boxing here Of late
he would make a tremendous hit. Bowlker
IL very anxious to get on a match with
Digger Stanley, but the latter does not
seem anxious to meet him.
Jim DriscOll. the champion feather
weight of Great Britain, intimates that
he may return to the United States next
season and meet any Of the Yankees
from Ia to 100 pounds. Jim says he II
particularly anxious TO meet Abe Attell
again. He Is looking fine at present and
taking life rather easy, for he has plenty
Of money and Is well fixed with a fine
homo in Wales.