Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
EVENTS IN BOXING WORLD
MOVING WITH GREAT RAPIDITY
Closing Up the Big Boxing Halls in London
and New York Boon for
the Sport.

Drummond at Dick Burgess club in Lon
don just recently and had the best of the
contest until the sixth round, when a
couple OF hard body punches put him to
stopped the bout and gave Drummond
the verdict. There was q story going
the rounds some time ago that Craig
was in Chicago, but which has been
proven by recent events to be untrue.
A we'll known boxing promoter of New
York state is very sore at the way the
New York city promoters have muddled
governor down upon them. Writing Of
the matter. this man Gays: when every
thing should be sunshine for us after the
splendid bill was passed through the
legislature the NUTS in New York have
about put the kibosh on boxing by their
stupidity and greatness. Then, to make
matters worse, the boxing commission got
mixed up by taking sides over the Car
nothing but dissatisfaction. Why. the
clubs uo state. which should have just
as much license to run as the rest, are
unable to get their licenses and run. l
hope for the good Of the game that they
get things settled and not muddled up
any more"
Watch out for Kid Julian. the youngster
ing the featherweights Of that. section
take notice lately. He is young Italian
with an American name and his greatest
victory was his point decision over Joe
He also beat Matt Brock Of Cleveland,
Ohio, the young featherweight whom Art
Simms thought was world beaten. Man.
ager c. E. Huck he's sent Julian's name
tender for the featherweight title, with a
request that he be entered in the elini-
nation tourney. He, has lost but one de-
cision since he started boxing three years
ago. which sounds pretty good.
Mike Gibbons, the ST. Paul welter-
weight. who fought Jimmy Clabby at
Winnipeg prior to the latters de-
parture for Australia. put up such a
good contest that it brought an offer
from Hugh D. Mcintosh for Gibbons
to go to the antipodes for the season.
The offer was made to Eddy Reddy.
manager for Gibbons. but the latter
decided that he would not make the
trip, at least not this year Gibbons
plans now to make trip east and try
to get on with some of the best men
in New York and Boston and if possi-
BILE to get a marathon distance bout at
New Orleans.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson's def to
all the middleweights in this country
has not brought forth many responses.
Thompson offered to meet Billy Papke
over the twenty and twenty-five round
at 3 o'clock. or to make that weight
himself and let Papke in at catch
weights. posting $1,000 forfeit to go
through with the same, but as yet no
acceptance has been announced by the
Kenawee boy. Thompson is also after
Frank Klaus, but the Pittsburgh boy
seems to like the ten-round bouts too
we'll to venture into twenty-round
| contest with the. Cyclone. 1t is the
| same with Hugo Kelly of Chicago, for
Hugo and his manager, Silvy (Ferretti.
have not accepted the proposition for
match. although the New Orleans
club has made a good offer Unless
one of the big three accepts soon
Thompson will likely go to the coast,
where he has several offers, also at
Joylin, Mo.
The coming OF the English boxers
under Will Ames is being watched
with interest. as 1t may result in some
lows. Sid Smith. who is coming over,
Is certainly a clever youngster and
has beaten everything that walks over
there at 112 pounds. He will have to
give away weight to Johnny Coulon
and frankie Burns, but is willing to
do that in order to get the matches.
Billy Marchant the one-hundred- land :
twenty four-pound star. who is COM
ing also, will have plenty Of bouts
limit. If he Is as good as Jem Dris-
coll. as they claim, then he must be
wonder. Sid Burns, who was to have
fought Georges Carpenter, the French
welterweight, also intends coming,
but his place may be taken by George
Randall. q likely lightweight. whom
Manager Ames thinks we'll Of.