Evening star., 1912-11-10

will come back home in the near future.
There does not appear to be any one
worthy of his skill on the other side at
the present time. Notwithstanding his
defeat of Carpenter. Papke would have
little chance with the sturdy Pittsburgh
er Klaus would beat him at any style
of milling. A match with Gibbons or
McGOOrty would give line on Frank s
title aspirations, and local clubs would
jump at the chance to land such bout.
Ad Wolgast and Joe Mandot put up a
corking battle the other night, and the
young Frenchman is now being heralded
as a strong contender for the champion
ship. Wolgast, too, made it plain that
he is far from being ''all in" as eastern
critics would have it. For down-arid-
out proposition Ad showed considerable
speed The champion came close to end
ing the scrap in the third round, when
ne had Mandot in pretty bad shape. but
the youngster was able to weather the
storm and to come strong at the finish.
If Joseph has a chance to cop the
honors. how about Willie Ritchie? If l
remember rightly. Willie gave Mandot
an artistic walloping a few months ago,
and in Joe's home town at that. While
1 think there is little danger of Wolgast
losing his title in the very near future,
if a newcomer is the cards to turn
the trick / rather fancy his name will
be Ritche not Mandot or Rivers.
Jack Johnson's ring career is over, ap-
parently, as a result of his late esca-
pades. There does not seem to be
chance for him to fight again in any
country where the sport hourishes. Hugh
Mcintosh has turned him down. and
Australia looked to be his last chance.
While l would prefer to see some white
man take the title from johnson in hon.
est battle, still it's for the good of the
game that he has been barred.
Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles pro
moter, argues that johnson having been
deposed by public sentiment. It Is up to
him to find successor, and with that end
in view has arranged series of white
heavyweight battles for the winter @
months. He has already signed jim
over the twenty-round distance for
substantial purse and a diamond-sIudded
belt emblematic Of the lilly white cham
pionship.
McCarty will be put to a severe test
in tie Flynn battle. and his future is at
stake on this one bout. If he wins Luther
will be acclaimed the real white hope,
although If the BLACKS are to pc be .a;s erased
canoe Of that high-sounding title. With
a slugger of the Flynn type and raw
mixer like McCarty there doesn't appear
to be a chance for the bout to go the
limit. Billy McCarney. who looks ater
Luther's affairs, must have world ol
confidence to pit this green lad against
the veteran Flynn.
It doesn't seem fair to bar Langford or
Jeanette from participation in tourna-
ment arranged to dispose of tie heavy
weight title Especially SO as Johnson. a
negro, won the title fairly from Jeffries.
While personally opposed to contests be-
tween whites and blacks where titles are
concerned. this is an exceptional case, and
as long as negro was given chance
to win it. there is but one way to take
the title from the race. and tnat Is ,,i1 IN
Iohnson 1h m barred let jeanette or Langford,
the hest of the blacks, take his place as
representative of the race Then II wnite NJ.
nm can beat the negro he can claim the
- on mnionship with all honors pertaining
thereto. Il ere whereas a title won in Mccareys
tn1rnev will have a flaw in it. AS my
friends know, I am no admirer OF ,ne
ne 90 the plan l suggest is the only fair
way to play the game.