Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-09
LANGFORD AND
JEANETTE MAYN'T
MEET AFTER ALL
|CoulOn Matched to Meet Forbes.
Lewis and Sailor Burke Fea-
ture WhirIwind Clubs Show
TOnight-WelIs Beats Flynn
in England.
~rHERE IS q probablIity that &c

VHEkE IS a PROBABILITY that
proposed fight between Sam
Langford and Joe Jeanette IN
France will not m~aterlalize. The
principals appear to be h~opeIessiy
divided In regard to the date for
the match. Jeanette, who Will
box In New York on March Ie.
wants the Paris battle put over until
April. as he viii not sail for Europe
until March Is. Langlord insists on a
twenty-round battle on March p
Langford has refused to agree to n
date TWO or three weeks later. and has
also declined absolutely to g for q
Foreground fight, which Is what
Jeannette's hackers desire.
Johnny Coulon and Harry Forbes
former bantamweight champ on. viii
fight at Kenosha. Wis, March Is. Ths
light will go ten rounds. The agree
ment on weight is the only feature yet
to be decided on. Coulon wants TO
fight at l16 pounds three hou before
the fight. n Forbes wants the weight
liked at ZIG pounds at 3 o'clock
Johnny Kilbane, OF Cleveland, was
awarded a decision over Johnny Al
banese. Of Columbus. in a ten-round
bout at Cleveland last night.
The ten-round bout between Spike
Kelley, of Chicago, and Tommy Gavt-
gan, Of Cleveland, was declared 4
draw.
Packey Mcfarland viii likely go 10
England as soon as he cleans up hts
present engagements and fight Matt
Wells for a purse Of 1900. Those who
have seen Wells fight say that McFar-
land could not find easier money any
where. Wells whipped Freddie Welsh
for the English title recently.
Sailor Burke and Willie Lewis are
training for their ten-round battle at
the Whirlwind A. c., Clermont rink.
New York, on next Thursday night
Burke is working u at Johnson's
roadhouse. in The Bronx. where he has
been for a month. Lewis is working
out at West Haven, having already put
in five weeks hard work. mo excuse
for tack of condition is what bcth
fighters say.
Young Fitzsimmons. who is wen
known to local light fsns. detected
Marty Brown last night IN a ten-round
bout at the Wendover A. c. in the
Bronx. Brown had all the better O
the first four rounds, bGt beginning
with the fifth session Young Fitzsim-
mons punished Brown severely. and
when the gong changed the end of the
tenth round Brown was a. in and on
the verge of a knockout.
JEFF Clarke, the Fighting Ghost Al
but put Bob Seanlon ava IN a ten
round bout at the ShGrkey Club las.
night. Bob was doing his best to stick
it out. and with the aid of his long
arms and the handy ropes. he heard
the clang of the final bell standing Up
Clarke is as fast as q fea~therweighL
on his feet and easily had the better OF
the go, although Bob took a dylnS
chance occasionally, slamning over a
right TO the jaw that made the Ghost
stagger.
Perky Flynn. of Boston. was out
classed by BombardieF Wells in q
twenty-round battle al the Olympia II
London last night.
Flynn put up a hard, game battle.
but had no chance with his huskier
opponent. He went to the mat twice
from hard right-hand punches. Wells
had the weight and reach over Porky.
The opening rounds we're fairly ey -.
Both men were cautious and felt each
other out. The only good blows We're
struck by the ~Bombardier, who took a
few chance and found that he did
not get anything very hard in return.