El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

EA 1Dhh- Jan. ZD--BOlDd-
n der Wells may postpone his visit
= to the United States l have a
letter from London informing me that
the Bombadier may remain at home 10
arrange a meeting with hid Mccoy, who
has challenged the English champion.
That the veteran Mccoy IS stlll classed
among the ~eligibles" in heavyweight
pugdom on the other side Is a sad COM
nentarv on the class and quality OF
present day opponents OF the manly art.
Should Wells experience dlnlculty IN DIS
posing of the KID he can call the Amer
lean trip of for good and all But /
give him credit for being a better man
on TOP of the news OF the coming Eng
Hsh invasion ] learn that a number OF
American scrappers viii shortly embark
with England and France as objective
points. Dan McKettrick's stable, j am
told. viii be the first lustalment to take
ship.
The leading members of McKettriek's
outfit include Tom Kennedy, Joe Jean
nette and Willie Lewis. Jeanette IS
finding it pretty hard to get work on
this side. From Johnson down the
heaTies VIII have none OF him. Joe Is
the bucko who knocked out Sam McNey
in IS rounds and has gone through seven
contests with the terrible" Jack John
son, and still lives. In TACT, he has one
decision over the champion
Jeanette and Lewis are very popular
in France and England. Paris was the
scene Of Jeannette's Knockout Of sam
1IcVey. Kennedy's trip hangs, i am
told, on Bombadier Wells 8 plans. Should
the latter elect TO remain In England,
Tom viii journey across the water.
4 AZ he IL adj
NAV first tackle one Of Brltaln's lesser
lights to see how he sizes up on for
eign soil One such battle, he figures,
should prep" him Tor the struggle with
the "gallus" champion OF the British
Isles.
Nothing could help Kennedy more in
nv opinion than a TRIP OF this sort
Besides lacking In experience the New
York "hOpe" needs plenty hard work
both Of the training and fighting varl-
cites. An unusually clever yOungsters as
heavies 90 nowadays, he IS not rugged
enough to mix it successfully with the
elephantine Carl Morris or the burly
Al Palzer. And. needless to say, he
would show even less favorably opposed
to any one Of the cOlored TOD notchers.
Fighter With Brains.
Tom acts like a champion in the
gymnasium. Boxing skill, fOOtwOrk,
Veneralship, all are IN evidence IN the
practice bouts He uses ms gray matter
at rehearsals, but in the ring 1t Is an
other story In the recent engagement
with Carl Morris, Kennedy forget he had
q pair of legs and tried to mix 1t with
the Oklahoma giant When he found tins
method Of no avail one would think ne
would have brought his speed and skill
into play. But no, he stood his ground
4-n -%r or
strength and in such trials he cannot
compete with the powerful Morris
His greatest fault Is poor ring Judg-
ment. If he knew how to conserve MS
strength BIZ RELYING upon boxing skill
and footwork ne could In my opinion
easily outpOint the majority of heavy
weights in limited bouts. Toms last
public appearance was an exhibition
hardly worthy Of his known ability.
Two Chocolate Sans.
The two chocolate Sans, Langtord
and AIcYey, are to have another whlrl
at It. so the cable tells us. January 26
il the date. Referee Bakers verdict at
the wind-up Of their recent bout was Sc
Vereiv criticised BY Australian sports,
MANY opining that the star baby was
entitled to a draw. Tommy Burns, who
was q spectator, saws LangfOrd was most
unfairly treated The protests resulted
IN return match
The victor viii challenge johnson, but
in view of the stand taken BY the
present champion It wiz be no easy task
70 corral the big Smoke" johnson Is
not showing anxiety to fight anybody
who figures to have a remote chance TO
beat him. Not so you can notice It. He
shows eageruess, however, to grab a man
fifty pounds lighter than himself, and
one over whom he has already demon
strated superiority.
The winner Of the McKey-LangfOrd
match should take on Joe Jeanette and
settle the question Of superiority among
the black challengers- Popular demand
would force johnson to meet the victor
IF johnson tried to stall" public indig-
nation would compel him to fight or quit
the business. Many contend that John
sons nerve would fail him when it
came to signing articles and that he
would retire rather than run the risk
Of defeat
Eddie McGoortv Returns
Eddie McGoorty, middIe-weight. and a
eorker. returns to New York next week
TO box Walter Coffey at the tairmOnt
club. Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis
bear" is promised a match with the
winner. Dillon recently stopped Leo
Houck's winnig career and shares with
Frank Klaus and MeGOOrty popular IN
doTsement as championship candidate i
ave never seen Jack box MeGoorty