Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
BY r. s. ANDREWS.

The movement started in Milwaukee tt
form an organization for the purpose OF
boosting boxing promises to become
general through the country before the
end is reached. The men back OF the
movement are keeping quiet pending theil
completion Of organization. Queries have
been coming in from promoters in Other
parts of the country asking for informa-
ton and offering what assistance they
could to help the movement along. The
officers state that the object of the or
ganization will be to promote the boxing
game and to conform with the laws In ali
states-that is to adopt rules, ETC., whlch
will do away with all semblance or the
much misunderstood and so-called prize
night. They will favor the cutting out OF
the kidney punch entirely and to foiio"
some of the rules as laid down by the
Philadelphia clubs, also the hmluns oi
all contests to ten rounds. with the eA-
ception of contests for titles, when they
should be placed at nothing under twenty
rounds. The officials intend to watch all
local elections and see that the candl-
dates put up give them falr cnance,
the same as other organizations demand
from the men behind the guns. 1hey
also propose to create a fund for the pur-
pose of making test cases where II Is
necessary and thus help the game In CIT
les where politics becomes mixed ana the
boxing game is used as. the goat Har-
Ian Zea of Milwaukee is one of the prime
movers, and intends to soon call meet
ing to discuss matters. Ben Croce OF III
dfanapolis, a well known theatrical man
and former writer: Miah Murray OF Bos-
ton and James Mason Of Pittsburgh nave
all expressed themselves as ready to back
the movement, not forgetting Domlnck
j. Tortortch. the well known sporting
man of New Orleans.
Jimmy Clabby. the American welter-
weight champion, who recently went 10
Hugh Mcintosh. has kept his word about
joining the middleweight ranks Jimmy
will have for his first opponent IN the
antipodes Arthur Grips the former
champion middleweight of that country.
Cripps is a very clever fellow, and has
given Dave Smith some hard battles over
the twenty-round course. He weighs
around 15S to 100 pounds, and has
good-right-hand punch, but depends upon
his cleverness mostly. However, Crlpps
is not at his best now, having been In
the game quite time, and if Clabby Is
In shape at all he should win. Later on
Clabby will be called on to meet Dave
Smith again. but he will have to give
away at least ten pounds. for Smith has
not been losing any weight since Jimmy
fought him twenty rounds eight months
ago. and if anything Dave has improved
in his hitting. Smith had a battle with
a heavyweight named Jack Howard last
month and put him to sleep in nine
rounds. Howard trained with Billy
Papke while the Illinois boy was over
there. and was considered a very promis-
ing youth. weighing about $50 pounds and
having hard kick in either hand. Smith
also had decision over Johnny Thomp-
son while the Cyclone was there. and
Johnny intends to try and wipe out that
one defeat he suffered while abroad last
season. It is doubtful, however. whether
Dave will agree to meet Sam Langford,
who Is also on the way to Australia. for
he has great deal of regard for the
Boston Tar Baby and will think twice
before making such a match.
The feeling of the white people against
Jack johnson. the heavyweight champion,
and there are rumblings of protest to be
heard now against the big black being
matched against any white man over
there. Hugh D. Mcintosh had Johnson
Guide big championship battle in Sgd
ney, but he is too wise sportsman to
go ahead with any such match. even IL
JACK does go over. II the people launch
any protest against the match. There is
land caused all the agitation in that
country against boxing. and the Johnson
Jeffries contest at Rero. a year and a
half ago. did the same thing in the United
States. If Johnson is matched at all in
Australia it Will no doubt be with either
Sam Langford or Sam Mcvey, both col
Ored men.
Big Jim Barry, whom John L. Sui.
Ivan once picked up as a possible
heavyweight champion. may go to Aus
tra1ia; in fact, Jim says he is going
with his younger brother. Jim's prin-
cipal object in going over is to have
another try at Sam Langford. whom he
las met about eight times and who al
ways puts the Indian sign on him.
Barry at times fights like champion,
and then again. as Teddy Murphy. his
former manager. says. like a dub. If
Jim takes care of himself he will be
Kent busy. for there are several big
men in Sydney now. including Sam Nc
Vey. Sam Langford. Bandsman Rice,
Bull Rudd. Bill Lang. Jack Lester,
Tommy Burns. Jack Howard and sew
eral lesser lights.
Billy Allen. the Canadian champion
lightweight. can now sport a belt that
is patterned after the Lonsdale belts in
England. having won the trophy at
Toronto the other night, when he de-
feated Patsy DrOuillard for the title.
Tom Flanagan. who used to manage
Tom Longboat, the Indian runner, and
Jack Johnson. when the latter fought
Jeffries. is giving away the belts at
Toronto. Tom runs the Toronto A c.,
and has been making a success Of it.
Allen was a full-fedged featherweight
last season. but ha~ grown considerably.
and his manager, e. Il. Huck or SYRIA
cuse n. Y. has decided to put him
into the lightweight class. Billy bars
no one in the world at 1873 ringside, and
that goes. he says. for Knockout Brown
and AID Wolgast. also Joe Mandot, the
new southern champion. Allen is busy
now trying to induce Joe Mandot to
meet him at New Orleans over the mara
thon distance.
Joe Mandot, the victor over Young
Saylor by the knockout route. will have
his science put to the test November
20, when he meets Matty Baldwin at
Memphis In an eight-round bout. Bald
win is one of the hardest boys in the
country to beat at the lightweight limit.
but he would prefer the long distance
to eight rounds. Matty had chance
to go to Australia. but his manager,
Alex Mclean, concluded that there were
too many good matches in this country,
unless he should get big guarantee
for crossing the Pacific ocean. Should
ne defeat Mandot il would put him in
line for about with Wolgast or Freddy
Welsh and the same may be said for
Mandot. for he has been doing phe-
In looked upon as one of the legitimate
opponents for the champion lightweight
The report that Packey Mcfarland had
received an offer to visit Australia and
box under the new Sports Club there
an organization backed by the govern
ment is without foundation. Writing
from Sydney. Hugh d Mcintosh tells
me that the report is simply ridiculous
for the reason that the government has
nothing to do with boxing events of any