El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

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AILOR SHARKEY,' once a lead
ing heavyweight pugilist with
~ a record of standing % rounds
before Jim Jeffries and giving the then
champion one OF the hardest battles of
his career has announced himself as
a contender for the white heavy
weight championship of the world"
Sharkey looks TO gain the distinction
after a long period OF retirement by
taking the measure of Tommy Burns,
whose defeat by Jack Johnson gave
the latter the worlds title
Sharkey says he has been led to be-
lieve that Burns wants return match
with Johnson and expresses his own
willingness to arrange q match with
Burns, under any fair conditions the
latter may name" He expresses con-
strict training he can reenter the ring
and defeat Burns.
Several members of the Olympic
team. including Melville Sheppard. r.
iSh-American A. c., J. E Meredith,
Meyersburg academy, and D. F. Lippin-
colt, university of PENNSYLVANIA, took
part in the games of the Celtic foot
ball club in Glasgow Sheppard won
the halfmile invitation in 1;57 40, de
feating Braun, of Germany, by 20
yards. Meredith was third. Lippin-
colt, who started from scratch in the
22O yard dash, was unable to over
come his handicap, but finished third
The swimming championships claim at
tention in London from now on to the
end of September and with NUMBER
Of olympic champions ready to com
pete il is not surprising that the EnS-
iish swimmers are wondering now
many of this years events VIII be won
BY foreigners In the first champion
ship of the season was P McGilllVray,
Of the Illinois S. c.. who performed at
Stockholm, but did not win anytnlnS-
After winning his heat IN % % sec
onds. he fairly romped home IN the
al nv
wards the Hungarian, L Betegnay, be
ing close up third. McGillivray's time,
81 3-5 seconds, has only once previous
" been beaten in England, and was by
c. NJ Daniels IN 1907;
According to the manager of Joe Jean
cite. the negro heavyweight has Just
turned down an offer Of Sl5,OOO from
Hugh Mcintosh to take the new cnam-
Mon TO Australia for a series of bouts
The manager says his reason for de-
clining was that the trip would neces-
state a long absence from TINS coun-
try during which the new champion
would he sadly missed. Also jeanette
means TO wait for sam Langford to
arrive and force him to live up to the
contract he signed to box jeanette 20
rounds at Los Angeles
Toe Levy. the former Chicago boxing
promoter, now manager Of Joe Rivers, /
lightweight contender, has started for
Los Angeles TO take charge of Rivers
training for the Mexican's bout with /
Joe Mandot. The battle is scheduled |
for Labor day and is to go 20 rounds |
at Uncle Tom McCarey's Vernon arena |
Levy SAYS that Rivers would make no /
attempt to force Wolgast into match /
He thought the public demand would /
be sufficient and also declared that the 1
longer Rivers waited the further back 4
Wolgast would drift in his physical I
scale and the easier he would be for I
the Mexican when they eventually meet /
for the title.
The salem. Ohio, franchise and play /
ers of the o. & P. league have been /
transferred to Fairmount, W. Va
In an interview published in a London
journal BON bardier Weells. the
English heavyweight champion, de-
clares that barring Palzer, there IS no
first class white heavyweights in this
country. He said that when he returns
here in the fall he intends to go down
the line, whipping Mccarthy. Stewart
and the others in rotation. Wells also
declares that Porky Flynn. the Boston