Evening star., 1912-11-24

like many foreigners who have visited US
lately. In his first bout here he decaoaseIy
defeated frankie Burns, the Jersey ban
tam, and local critics. all of whom are I,
great admirers (O of Kilbane, allowed
he did the job much better than our
featherweight champion. Also Morgan
showing in the OKeefe contest was I'M
pressive. But boxing kilbane twenty
rounds is a different proposition from
waltzing through short bouts with boys
of the Burns and O'Keefe variety, neltner
of whom has punch.
Tom O'Rourke denies that Tony Ross
bested Al Palzer at Philadelphia last
week. He says Ross was entitled to draw
and no more. O'Rourke is not making
| excuses for his hope" and Is not at all
big fellow is way over weight as re.
suit of five months vacation, and that
1t will take considerable hard work ana
several battles to round him into good
condition. 1t is like beginning all over
again with this fellow. according to Tom
At that O'Rourke takes a goodly share
of the blame for the poor work or the
other night on his own shoulders. he
says Palzer was sufferlng from very
had cold and that on top of the fat ne
was carrying was too much of a hand1-
cap He underestimated Ross and thought
his man. even though in poor shape, couid
win. Which is an error of judgment the
shrewd O'Rourke is seldom guilty of. Be-
fore taking AL to California to box the
winner of the Flynn-McCarty match Tom
hopes to arrange several local bouts for
his charge as part of the preparatory
system. Palzer thrives on work.
would advise waiting Hugh McIn-
toshs testimony in rebuttal before con-
victing him on the complaint of Grover
Hayes, the lightweight, recently returned
from Australia after an exceedingly short
stay. Hayes charges Mcintosh with
breaking the contract made with the pro-
moter's representative in this country and
advises American boxers to stay at home.
Grover and his manager say the sup
posedly prosperous condition of boxing in
the antipodes is the bunk and that our
scrappers can do much better In the u.
s. A.
Possibly Hayes did not draw very well
and may have been a bit homesick and
jumped at the first excuse to make a get
away. l have a great regard for Mr. NC
Intosh and would take his word In a
matter of business without asking a bond
BY all means do not condemn him with
out a hearing.
Those who bank strongly on ante-elec-
ton promises generally live to regret
their foolishnesS. Experience has taught
me that the word of an Off1ce-seek1ng
politician is not always to be relied upon.
October pledges Of candidates are, as a
rule, not so dependable as assurances by
the same gentlemen after the first Iues-
day following the nrSt Monoay III No-
vember.
Therefore the recent news from Chi
cago carries more weight with me than
the bunk that was peddled before election.
The announcement that a bill to legal1ze
professional boxing will be presented at
the coming session of the Illinois leg1sla-
ture and that number OF recently
elected lawmakers have declared in. Ia
vor of resumption Of the sport under
proper auspices. is gratifying to all VINO
love the good old game. To get a line on
the chances for a revival of boxing l re-
Gently dropped line to a Chicago po-
litical friend asking information, and the
answer was most encouraging. While
pledged to secrecy to an extent, am at
liberty to affirm the report that bill to
license and regulate the sport will be in
troduced at the first opportunity at
Springfield. The proposed law calls for
a state boxing commission modelled on
the New York system. Those fathering
the bill are confident it will meet with lit
tie opposition, and that boxing under su-
pervision of a state board of control will
be in full sway throughout Illinois in the
near future.
It will be a fine thing II the bill goes
through. ChicagOans were always strong
for boxing in the old days and interest
has never died out. although the game
has been legally dead for years. 1t will
mean a new and very profitable field for
the great army of professionals. and a
competition worthy of New York and
other cities where boxing now fiourishes.
and will undoubtedly be the means of
making many new friends for the sport.