Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-10

of enthusiasm so far as the public is concerned.
 It Is with the San Francisco tourney that this article has mainly to do. So far, in the line of elimination bouts, We lnve had Frank Klaus and Sailor Petroskey; Klans and Jack Dillon.
 Klaus came to us heralded as the most promising middleweight in sight, with the possible, exception of Eddie MeGoorty. and he has proven good deal of 8 disappointment In his first encounter he was not equal to the task Of stopping the fellow who wears 8 blue jackets uniform between his matches and who knows more about the dog watch than he does about the technique of fighting. In the next affair he gained the decision through superior condition. but apart i from his tendencies toward perpet- ual motion, uncovered nothing to leave a lasting impression in the minds or | those who watched him work. Ii is said now that there is some hitch over the bringing together or Klaus and McGoorty They may box later in the year. but if the bout falls through all together. so far as san ! Francisco is concerned. no disappoint- ment will be felt around here. The local fight followers know noth- ing about McGoorty but if he is mer- ely a rival of Klaus-and the term rival carries the usual suggestion or something approaching equality-it is felt that McGoorty can be no great shakes.
 California patrons Of boxing feel rather glum over the outlook of the middleweights. With a cessation Of activity among the lightweights; with the featherweight problem nearly worked out and with the heavyweight situation all heads and points on account of the malign ln- flnence of one Jack Johnson, it was felt thought that the middles could keep the ball rolling and supply good en- tertainment. But judging from what has happened so far. the middle weights are a pcor lot.
 What would Stanley Ketchel have done to your Dillon and Klaus?' ask ed one man coming away from Con- roth's arena.
 Or what would PapRe have done to them when he was fighting well. or Hugo Kelly when in his primer re- marked another of course If one recalls the boxers Of even a year ago. he is accused of living in the past but why should there be such a falling away of the fighters when the world is progressing by leaps and bounds in every other direction?'
 The middleweight division is cer- tainlt in an anaemie condition and It needs an infusion of new blood-good hot fighting blood at that. That there will be Klaus-McGoorty match is inevitable and it may be that Klaus will show better form than he has yet done, but in the meantime there IS suspicion that Mike Gibbons is the youngster who is likely to inject a lit tle ginger into the middle weight pug ilism.
 Word has been received here that Gibbons. finding himself growing heaV- fer. is going to toss his chapeau into the middleweight al y and dare Me Goorty or the next est man to boot it. And, with no ktbwledge of Gib- hons apart from what he has accom- plished with the welters. there is more speculation in the west as to what would happen if McGoorty and Gib- bons get together than attaches to the contemplation of the Klaus Me Goorty clash.
 It is said that some foreigners will happen along presently. Dave Smith the Australian champion, is expected, and George Carpenter, the French man has threatened tO invade Amer ica. But there is doubt as to whether Smith or Carpenter are bona fide mid dleweights.
 If they can conform to the 15S pound standard, they should be given a royal welcome. for even the most optimistic must admit that the mid dleweight class is in a moribund con ditiOn just at present.