Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
etc News From the Different High Schools and Colleges
JOHNSON MAY BE HANDICAPPED
BY LONG LAY-OFF HE HAS HAD
Promoter Curley Maintains That Jim Flynn
Has a Good Chance Of Beating Jack
on Account of His Active Life.

Of Great Britain. II Coulon does not
think well of Smith as a drawing card.
why We are open to meet him in q six
round bout In Philadelphia or ten
rounds in New York, and after that he
Will probably be glad to arrange long
contest for the International title, for |
think Smiths chances Of beating him In
short bout are very good. The same
goes for Billy Marchant against any
12S-pounder in the country"
The abve talk with Curley was given
with all sincerity. and even though Jack
is bent on boosting his man for theatrical
purposes. etc. he must be given credit
for going through with the proposition In
other point that the public is not ia
mtliar with in regard to the recent con-
troversy about the Flynn-Palzer match
in New York. and. knowing the inside at
fairs. one cannot blame Curley for re-
fusing to go through with the match.
1t seems that one New York promoter
could not do business with Johnson. and
he did not hesitate to help along the
proposition to have him barred in that
state but there Is another angle to the
affair. which / am not at liberty to men,
ton at this time, but IL 1t was given TO
the public II would place Johnson in a
Curley had good reason for not match
ing Flynn with Palzer at this time. but he
assured me that should Flynn be success
full against Johnson. or even lose. he
Immediately after the big show. During
his stay In Milwaukee. Flynn made very
favorable impression and gained many
friends thereby.
1t seems strange that a boxer coming
to this country from q foreign land and
holding the championship In a certain
class. carrying with him the recognised
belt Of that country as emblemsas OF
make a showing before being able to get
on q bout with a good boy in this coun-
try. II q champion OF any class In
America was to 60 over to England no
would laugh at the proposition to make
a showing there before getting on .
big match, and the chances are he would
want to dictate terms to the other TEL
lows Immediately on his arrival there.
Charley Calvin. the former Rochester:
N Y, sporting man and manager OF
boxers, writes me from London that
he has decided to give up handling col;
very well for the shines In some parts
writes Calvin, ''but am through with
them for good now. as there Is no chance
to do much with them over here. nor IN
handle. The Dixie Kid was getting along
fine until he got the 'swelled head. ana
followed the same pace as many others.
with the result that Harry Lewis beat
him good. 10 tel the truth n tine at people
blacks and whites. and I understand the
promoters over in Paris are doing the same
thing. BY the way. keep your eye on
this sss snd SOME Of
these days il liable to be lighting for tire
championship. Frank Moran, the Pitts
burgh heavyweight, Is another gooo one.
Kid Mccoy is making quite Splash oser
marks, but you cannot blame the KID.
wish Jimmy Clabby was here. as he could
clean up the entire bunch. and there
would be good money IN n i nn. ~ the
best pieces Of horsenesh over here. ana
expect to land big thing June . IN p s,n..
20 watch out for your Uncle Cna.es,
Barring rssa he Is sna then &c Il viii
he hack to the Stars and Stripes Tor
yours truly"
OF late the French boxers have been
making such q good showing against
English and American fighters that
they have attracted considerable at
tention few years ago the Frencn-
but not now. and there is a good rea-
son for IL. Recently I referred to the
promising French featherweight.
Charles Lesrand. whom ! regard saxsrs az az
this poundage on the other side OF the
Atlantic and his latest performance
has added to my opinion: AT bnrges
Club In LOnd0n ne faceu CHdTAo .
in q ten-round slam and outciassed
the Britisher as completely as any one
Eight times was Dixon sent down for
the count but he resolutely continued
to the finish. only to be very badiy
beaten. The remarkable strides made
by Frenchmen In the boxing game
during the last two years IL the SUD-
feet OF much discussion in the British
sporting press just now. Ledoux's vic
tory over Joe Bowker being the main
theme OF the critics. Not one, how
ever, gives the real origin OF this won-
derfui improvement in the Gauls, the
main contention OF the English critics
being that English boxers do not take
French boxers seriously when they
meet them.
II is to America. or rather American
boxers residing In Paris. to whom the
credit belongs. and any one with the
siiThtest acouaintance with American
boxing methods can see with half an
eve whence comes the Parisian's knowi-
edge Of the game. Frank Erne laid the
foundation stone Of the French school or
boxing, teaching them the great secret or
never going into contest Without pelhg
physically sound. tenets further pushed
home by Harry Lewis and several other
American cracks who have made Paris
their headquarters during European tours.
In George Carpenter they possess very
strong claimant to the worlds middle
weight title, and Young Ledoux bids
weight championship. 1t Is true that
their big fellows are not up to first-class
standard: but I guess 1t Is only ques-
fion Of time before q substantial French
"white hope" makes his appearance. Car
pentier. Il is stated. will make the weight
ali right for his contest with Jim Sulli-
van. in which case the Britisher will be
Nth the Frenchman. but