Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
special Dispatrn to The Star.

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Why is il that the champions of the
bantamweight and featherweight classes,
with possibly a few exceptions. never
draw anywhere near the money that
the stars in other classes do? The
little fellows can always be relied upon
TO put up the fastest kind of battles.
hut for some reason the average hSht
fan likes to the big fellows IN
action or if not the heavyweiShts then
The lightweights Take Johnny Couion'
considered the worlds title holder IN
the bantam class, and his earnings do
NOT begin TO compare with AID WOlgast,
Packey Mcfarland. Mike Gibbons. Jimmy
,labby or Jack Johnson. and still the
little champion is great favorite in
most of the cities where he has APP
peared. Outside of a few big matches
Johnny has had down at New Orleans
lie has not pulled down any big purses.
II is the same with Johnny kilbane.
the wearcr of former Champion Abe
Attelfs crown. Johnny has not been
the busy kid like many others. grab
hing off the coin in all directions. and Ii
IL doubtful whether lie has ever had a
bout where his end was more than
81. 500 to $4,000 Abe Attell was an ex-
Ccption. as the clever little Hebrew had
knack of getting good money for his
services no matter whether he was
hGhting champion or a dub. II has
always been the case with the real small
lighters. however. that their drawing
power has been limited Battling Mel
son was probably one of the biggest
money getters among them ALL both
liShtweights and heavyweights, and
Wolsast. too. has been ID big Garner.
Johnson has earned big money during
his two years of championship enjoy
ment. having been d big card at the
theaters and music halls. although hav-
ing only one fight in all that time. Mike
tItbnOnS been another good
setter for the short time that he has
been in the spotlight. while Tommy
Burns could hold his end with any of
them when he was travelling about. Jim
torbett and Bob Fitzsimmons We're also
big money earnerS. but they had the
atrical companies of their own the
road. and that made big difference
As a vaudeville card John L. Sulii-
van. no doubt beat all of them. for
after he had retired for ten years he
came back Il vaudeville card through
his former popularity world
champion. and cleaned up over 100000.
Jack MCAuliffe was another big Garner.
Jimmy Barry was wonderful fighter
and bantam champion. but never made
much money, neither did johnny Crit
fin. another wonderful bantam which
goes to prove that the majority of
fight fans like the bigger ones to idoIize.
The eastern debut of Luther McCarty
The white hope whom Billy Mccartney has
heen nursing for some time. was quite an
who has been training at Col. Dickerson's
ranch near Springfield, Mo. While he did
not stop Jim Stewart or have away the
best of the ten rounds of fighting. still he
made showing that brought favorable
comment from most of the fight critics
and old-time followers of the game Both
men scaled over 21 pounds. McCarty
being a pound under Stewart. One thing
that was pleasing to the fans the
fact that McCarty demonstrated that he
can hit hard when he does connect. for
every time he caught Stewart with a
straight punch he staggered him. He
carried lots of power back of his blows,
which is what the fans like to see with
heavyweight. II was Stewards expert
ence that gave him the edge on McCarty,
ard often as the men broke away Jim
sent in blows which the New York
rules do not allow. Big Luther also
showed that he has a good left jab when
he wants TO use it. Taken seriously Nc
Carly looks as though he will develop
into a really good man, but he needs
plenty of experience before stacking up
against Jack Johnson. Sam Langford
and Bombardier Wells.
While Jack Johnson is laying back and
announcing that he has given up the
fighting game for all time his great
rival-Sammy Langford-is winning new
laurels in faraway Australia The tar
baby met Mistah Sam McVea the other
day in Sydney. and after twenty rounds
of boxing the Boston man was declared
the winner on points. MS is the fourth
twenty-round battle they have had within
the past year and half. and honors
have been pretty well divided, the Paris
fieht being a draw, while one was a vic
tory for McVea in Sydney, one a draw
.sud the last d victory for Landlord. In
the last fight in Sydney there was not a
'nockdown by either one, but still the
lighting was hard. according to the cable
accounts of the bout. and Langford earn
ID victory by good, clean hitting. Nc
Yea vas the cleverer of the two, but
langfcrd's rushing tactics offset the big
fellows jaibs. This win for the tarbaby
nuts the championship question little
nearer solution than heretofore, as IT
Eliminates McVea from among the colored
aspirants. and brings Langford and Joe
Irdnnette to the fore for a big battle.
Fsese two heavies have been fighting shy
~ one another. but now that John Arthur
Johnson states that h, is through with the
zane IL may bring about a meeting be-
tween Sam and Joe. 1t should be great
battle TOO. for Jeanette is some bear
cat himself when il comes TO fighting
Then let the winner get busy with the
many hopes
And while Mistah Jack is talking so
loudly about doing the Patti act. and
Jim Flynn is trying to kill off more
hopes Just put it down mild guess
that Lii Arthur Johnson is not through
with the game yet He may retire ana all
that; so did Jim Jeffres for five years.
but he came back and suffered defeat.
and il will not be at all surprising to find
the colored man doing the same thing.
II,
exceptions. Even now there are certain
parties working on future battles In Paris.
wherein Jack Johnson Will appear as one
of the principals.
During the It'll in the proceedings Tom
my Burns who permitted Jack Johnson
TO annex the title to his belt, is begging
Lii Arthur for fight. and he is also
endeavoring TO get on with Joe Jeanette
or Al Palzer PalZer would be just the
kind OF man Burns would like to meet.
for foxy Tommy would come awful near
putting a stop to the forward march of
the Iowa farmer boy. Tommy may be
passe as a heavyweight championship
possibility. but he is just foxy enough to
beat most OF the white hopes before the
public.
1t is very probable that Johnny Coulcn
the bantam champion, will have good
international battle on his hands next
fall. have letter from the man.
ger Of Charlie Ledoux, the champion
French bantamweight. and ne writes that
he wants to come over in the fall and
meet Coulon for the title. LedoUx has
made some great fights in France and
England. and is we'll thought of. Dan
Mckettrick. who manages Joe Jeanette,
saw him perform in Paris some monhs
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