Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30


Tuesday night at the St Nicholas Club.
IN this city. he boxes Joe Wagner. local
bantam. Wagner. by the way, is one OF
the best Of the little fellows who call
Gotham home. Jut not good enough. to
my way &C thinking. to cop the title from
the CLASSY Coulon.
THURSDAY there will ne big doings
Champions IN the heavier classes then
take the center Of the stage. and it Is
safe to predict they will furnish enough
excitement and thrills to satisfy the bugs
who depore the modern safe and sane
methods o. celebrating the nations birth
day.
Naturally Interest centers on johnson
and Flynn az Las Vegas 1t must be ad-
united. however that IN comparison with
heavyweight championship battles of
former years there is very little enthu-
s!asm displayed Fight followers through
out the country regard Flynns chances
Tor victory as very slim. and practically
conCede lie contest TO Johnson.
But with the WoIgast- Rivers match il
Is horse Of another color. Many ex-
perts IIgure Rivers has an even chance of
Wrestling the tide from Woleast They
contend that ID IS no longer the bear-cat
or year ago, ard point to recent ex-
hibltlons with Richie and Brien to en-
pnas~ the arEuments.
Joe Las several natural ADVANTAGES over
MS rival. lie is younger. heavier by sew
eraI pounds. a better boxer. can hit lust
as hard. also he IS very confident of sue
cess. Rivers friends and hackers pre-
Glct that Ad will find the Mexican a
more formidable rival than he reckons
ana that one or two of Jpe's trip ham
ner punches will take much of the fight
out of the champion.
Ny opinion is Wolsast will win His
fF.r-rr
To TO championship standard but those
EoutS were more in the nature of try
outs than anything else II will be re-
called that when Ad was getting back in
game last year, after his broken arm
Had mended, he came east and boxed two
snort bouts with Knockout Brown, a To-
Cai celebrity. Because he failed to put
ms man away the calamity howlers be-
San TO croak that Wolgast was through
g champion and predicted defeat the
flrst time he would meet a good man
When the champion was satisfied that
the injured member had grown strong
again he proceeded TO demonstrate to
the pessimists that their demonstrations
We're of the cheese variety by meeting
and beating all corners. Among the bows
Ad licked in rapid succession, and by the
hlockoUt route, We're George Memsic
0ae-Round Hogan, frankie Burns and
owen Moran.
L have never seen Rivers with the
gloves on. The boy hasn't appeared in
TIE ring outside the state of California
bus his record there would suggest he is
somewhat of demon scrapper on his
own account. The only black mark in
MS career was the defeat by Johnny Kill
bane. and in the light of the more re-
cent performances of the latter. includ-
ing victory over Abe Attell, that Is
nothing TO be ashamed Of
Luther McCartys eastern debut was
mace In Philadelphia in sx-round bout
With Sailor Tim Logan. While the per-
f.Tmance was not of the sensational or
or the big boy made a favorable i'm
preston on a number of experts who
lourneyed from New York to have a
look." Although failing In the attempt
to. stop his opponent. McCarty certainly
have landed *. O." had the bout been
extended q few more rounds
Buther was a bit nervous and over
anxious TO show to advantage on his
arst appearance in the east. and as a
ceSult there was little science to be OBJ
scrved III his methods. For that matter,
seY of the heavyweight fighters of today
an lay claim TO any great knowedse of
he art of boxing. so Mac will have little
-Oz fear on that score in the crop OF am
ryout in, this city within the next few
veeks.
Packey Mcfarland could no, resist the
saowering upon him since announcement
y the contemplated vacation on the other
sidc. and has signed 10 box in Cincn-
aau next week Furthermore. Manager
-t3son of the Garden has Packey's prom
50 10 appear az the big arena once or
.vice during the summer
There Is more talk % matching Paclsey
.tth M'}.a Gibbons. bur doubt very
ulch II The men aLrec to do battle
SaekHy j. wiling 10 meet the ST Paul
'tsHcuaW. bat would insist on -, pounds
-lr@siec. and know Mike halks at MAX
r :. such low figure. Packey IS AT his
aest around l36, while Mike usually scales
= tho ucighbprhood Of i.a rinssjde a
disparity n weight that will keep these
sicver Queensberry experts from mingling
which is 70 be greatly deplQred. They
ovid pu' W an exhibition worth going
many niles 10 see.
'rea Kim. oC Gibbons, that clever young
ma vii soon have TO box in the middle
: = .glf dzF'sior II he hopes 20 continue
7:eAlrs money ut his profession.
noFEt he had long ago exhausted the
g ala III" supply Of welters. but he man
IS 80 DIG VI ono now and then. As
Ike : good card at the local clubs,
IS not A difficult proposition TO ind a
N ichm3kSr willing to gamble on any
III match IN which he Is a principal
fhhnns would have things pretty much
1fs own way IN the middle division, with
Idle NcGoortv otr of It, The latter
= rounds. and 10 me he looks the only
re Of The bunch who might hold his own
N the 81. Paul wEirlwind From what
'l1ve seen IF Klaus and Dillon IN action
7 should say II world 70 comparatively
~ ~ for Gibbons 70 best them. Both are
7cskN individuals. hut neither Is any
Were near Mixes class as boxer.
sid BURNS OF England and reputed the
est Wsterwoighf on the other side will
acN Gibbons ten rounds Monday night at
Mad son Square Garden This bout was
ir giuallv' scheduled early in MAY but
ireortuuateiy the Briton was taken sick
md bad ~ call II off. II is To be hoped
s7>ffrS vii be az his best form Monday
IN invalid has no business in the ring
Tifh 2 srccf marvel of the Gibbons model
lack Brittcr The Chicago light wei ht
-7s not vet succeeded I'm perSuadtnS any
y TIE local bows 70 agree to box him As
= the ease Of Willie RitChie his ''rcp'
- coded INN 70 town and scared all de-
s.re to fight out Of the New Workers.
FrHton manager has tried in every hon.
,raole way To set Leach Cross to consent
60 match, but the latter is evidently
afraid 10 take a chance with the clever
gesterner. Seems a shame TO let a boy of