El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-13

! contests more popular ana OF greater
frequency.
DIX disappointment,
The stand taken by governor DIX, OF
New York in recommending the re-
peal of the Frawley bill IS a great
disappointment to his friends and sup
porters His excelency has unques-
tioHably been misinformed regarding
the operation Of the Frawley law Wnen
he asserts that IL has missed It's pur-
pose. For over 20 years / have been
connected with the sport and never
before in my experience have knoWn
the game to be conducted so Clearly
and free from anything that saVors or
the undermined. This applies not
only 10 New York state, but to other
communities as we'll While lovers OF
boxing do not apprehend hostile legis-
lation against their favorite form OF
amusement, they are shocked and sur
prised at the attitude OF the governor.
Jack Johnson is reported to have &C
cepted the offer to fight Jim Flynn In
Nevada rather than the Mcintosh ten
der TO box McVey in Paris, or the New
York proposition to 90 10 rounds with
Joe Jeanette. This is no surprise TO
me. I have all along contended that
the champion would grab at the chance
to avoid meeting Jeanette or McVey.
Boxing Match Not Certain.
At that It IS no sure thing that
Johnson viii box Flynn. The latter
is down on the cards for a 10-round
match with Al Palzer in New York
February Is. He will have some Job
disposing of big. Al. In fact. l rather
in hopes" furnish a real surprise
party for the Pueblo fireman.
Should PalZer decisively defeat Flynn,
and he has splendid chance to turn
the trick, the newly-laid match between
Jim and the champion would be re-
garded in the light of a huge joke.
johnson is guaranteed" $4,000, and
would advise him to insist upon his
-
agreeing TO take on Flynn. the cham
piOn accomplishes his purpose-that Of
avoiding an early meeting with McVey'
or Jeanette.
On its face. the Johnson Flynn match
is quite as ridiculous as the Wells
J Johnson fiasco. In their former meet /
ing, Jack played with the white man,
lulling him to sleep in the 18th round.
Flynn has also been twice knocked /
cold by sam LangfOrd,- upon one oc-
casion in a single round, and again in /
eight Flynn's most notable victory I
was that over Al Kaufman last spring.
A New Possibility. Il
If Tom O'Rourke's protege, Al Palzer.
continues 70 improve during the COM .
Ing u months at the same rate of /
made during 1911, the white Z
nopea problem viii have been solved I
Today Palzer is the most promising
91g man in the country. Flynn hasn't
the size to win a heavyweight cham
admitting that he has the
IL
Prise me an iota If Palzer effectually
iquelches his pretensiOns to greatness
when they meet next month.
Jim Coffroth, the San Francisco pro-
noter, plans a lightweight elimination
tournament to select an opponent for
Ad WOlgast should the latter come Z
Jack good and strong from the after
Effects Of the recent operation. II jim
5oes the route and takes in the whole
lunch of eHgibles, thus making a
borough Job Of it he viii earn the /
hanks Of the American public. What
With such an abundance OF talent in
he division just who's who in the
oremost ranks of aspirants can be de-
ermined only by a tournament such
IS CoffrOth proposes. Take at slant at
he bunch Of good 'uns: One Round
logan Tommy Murphy. Joe Mandot
-oung Saylor, Owen Moran, Freddy
Welsh, to say nothing Of Packey Nc
'arland, who, many claim, cannot
make the 133-pOund mark. Quite some
lass, eh2
Jas J. Corbett.