Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-18


witness the defeat of Billy Papke il
Australia and the overthrow of Jacl
Burns, the Salinas heavy weight il
London by Bill Lang. This does no
necessarily mean, however. that tn
titles held by American boxers ar,
seriously threatened, as can be easil,
explained writes Harry B. Smith il
the Chronicle.
Papke's defeat in Australia by Dave
Smith, the Sydney middle weight, i!
the more important of the battle!
chat have been fought, for while
Papke has never been regarded the
successor to the late Stanley Ketchel
ne has as much right to claim the
title as any other man in the game
So far as Papke's bout is concerned
there are number of explanations that
can be given. 1t is we'll known that
Papke was sick several weeks before
the match and had to postpone one
scheduled bout He is also known as
a most unreliable performer, whose
lack of courage, what we are pleased
to call gameness, has been his most
serious setback.
Some of the critics believe that he
has not been as good a boxer as he
was prior to the whipping that Ket-
chel gave him in the Colma arena
That is matter of debate. But do
in gaway with the explanations it can
safely be said that the victory of
Smith does not give him the cham
pionship 1t only goes to confuse all
already complicated situation and it
may be some time before we have
recognized champion in the 158-pound
class. Dave Smith may be all that
Tommy Burns says for him, but he
will have to visit America to prove 1t,
an undertaking which he will prob
ably accede to very gladly.
AS to the balance of the boxers
from this country who were taken to
Australia by McIntosh-Clabby Cy-
clone Johnny Thompson and Bronson
it is quite we'll understood that they
are men of second rate ability, to say
the most. They may have been Stun
bling blocks in the way of other am
bilious scrappers, but that is about
all. The best proof of how they stand
is ITO realize how little stir there
would be in the United States at the
defeat of any one of the three.
Mcintosh was not to blame. He
tried for the best and when some men
failed him he took the available tai
ent.
Bill Lang's Empty Victory.
Bill Lang's defeat of gentleman"
Jack Burns in London is likewise of
little importance in fistic circles.
Burns is a big, good-natured fellow
with no boxing ability worth speak
ing of and with only great punishment
possibilities to recommend
him. He was always the slowest of
the slow among boxers and his ap-
pearance in a San Francisco ring
stamped him as an Indifferent heavy
weight
1t has been said for Lang that he
did what no other heavy weight was
able to accomplish = stopped Jack
Burns. The only drawback to this
is the very serious one
that Burns has not been meeting the
who might be expected to
stop him. 1t is very likely, all the
same, that Lang will take to himself
great credit
Certainly, it will put a stop to a
'urther campaign in England by
Burns.
Johnsons Scheme Not Well Taken.
Jack Johnson's suggestion that he
would be willing to appear in six
'ound bouts does not seem to have
been enthusiastically received in the |
East. where Johnson, of course. ex-
1ects to appear. Jack says that he
cannot cheaper himself as an attrac-
ion by accepting a small purse, no
natter who his opponent may be, and
lie endeavors to cast doubt as to
low he would show up in short bouts
1V announcing that he believes he
.otlld get into condition for these linn
ted-round encounters.
There are two stumbling blocks
which will play havoc with his plans. I
First of all, there is no man in the
leld who would be considered as hav-
ng an outside chance with the black
md particularly in six rounds. The
leavy weight champion is altogether
90 clever a boxer for short dis
ance and the small circle of heavy
Weights who have had the temerity
o challenge have not contemplated
nything less than twenty rounds.
Again, the Eastern authorities
1here boxing is permitted, do not
rant to cause a revival Of anti-boxing
citation by putting on a heavy
eight, and that heavy weight the
hampton of the world. Even in
alifornia, the promoters, you notice
ave been quite contented to match
ne smaller men against whose ap-
earance, curiously enough, there does
OF seem to be the same public dis
pproval.
For these reasons Johnson will
oubtless fighrd ehet mnehe mon d
find that he is obliged to
ontinue with his theatrical work.
hat should bring him to the Pacific
cast in February or March, when
lie people will have chance to see
y themselves how he shapes up and ,
oN much truth there Is in the story
lat he was suffering from a nervous |
reakdown.
rift AS Self-Advertiser.
Jimmy Britt, known in London as