Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

game is being bette handled than ever
before The lightweight championship
has changed hands. Ad Wolgast. tie
clever little Cadillac wonder. los NJ on
foul in the sixteenth round to Willie
Ritchie a California boy. which, oy the
way. is the first time the little has been
recognized az belonging to a Californian.
although il was once claimed 10y Jimmy
Britt The featherweight title also
changed hands. Abe Attell losing the
crown to Johnny Kinane. on decision.
after twenty-round battle at Los An
geles. Johnny COulon still holds the ban
tam crown. but he has couple o. per-
sistent challengers in Kid Williams OF
Baltimore and Charlie LedouX Of France
The welterWeight title is in dispute. both
RAY Bronson and Kid Ferns claiming H.
The middeWeglt crown * Also in dis
pute. IL being claimed by Eddie McGoorty.
Frank Klaus. Johnny Thompson, Billy
Papke and Jimmy Ga bby. Nike Glib
bons has also been after but since he
lost to Mc(;oorty in "a no-decision bout in
New York, he is out % Ii for the title
and will have to start over again. Ii
Papke can make the weight the title
seems to be between Eddie McGoorty ard
| himself although If Johnny Thompson
was younger would say that he had the
best claim of all for he beat papke over
the marathon distance when the kewanec
boy was admitted TO pe the cham pion,
after Ketchers death. AS for the heavy
weight class. there is also dispute. Jack
Johnson holds the title. but since his trout
bile In Chicago he has been barred by
| many clubs. and boxing authorities all
over the world have apparently entered
into an agreement to match only white
| men for the title. and colored men against
one another In that event the toITna-
| ment started by Tom McCarey OF Los
| Angeles may bring a real champion TO
the front The most important bouts of
! the year are as follows:
Cleveland. Ohio. January |. l9l2.-Willie
Richie and Paul Koehler boxed twelve
| rounds TO a draw.
New York city. January lack Dem
ming defeated Marcel Moreau OF France
| in ten rounds.
| London, England January L. Frank
Moran of Pittsburgh won from Fred Stor-
| beck of South Africa, on foul in the
| seventh round.
Los Angeles. Cal, January Joe Riv-
erS knocked out frankie tOnley In the
| eleventh round.
| New Orleans. La.. January 2.-Battiing
! Nelson was given a twenty-round decision
over Jack redmond.
Philadelphia, Pa. January S.--Young
Jack o B-ien stopped Joe keenan, tsub-
stituteb in the second round.
| London. England. January S.Blink Nc
Closkey of America was given a draw
with Arthur Hartman at the end of twen-
~ rounds.
Memphis, Tenn. January s.Joe Man
dot was given the decision over Billy Al
len Of Canada at the end of eight rounds
Dallas. Tex. January lO.-Charlie Pier
son knocked on: RUDE Smith I'm the If
teenth round.
Paris. France. January 10.-kid Mccoy
beat George Gunther in ten rounds.
South Bend. Ind. January 11.-Johnnv
Coulon knocked out George kitson. chal-
lenger of the bantamweight title in the
third round.
Pittsburgh. Pa. January II. - Willie
Richie shaded Young Savior i'm six
rounds.
Cleveland. Ohio January Ii. = Willie
Richie knocked out Yankee Schwartz in
two rounds.
Brooklyn ~ Y. January I6.-Harlem
Tommy Murphy defeated Joe Bedell in
ten rounds.
Toronto. Ont. January Him Flynn
knocked out Al Williams in the second
round.
New York city. January lS.-Abe Attell
was given the popular decision over
Knockout Brown In ten rounds.
Kansas City. Mo-. January 19.oClarence
(Wildcat) Ferns won a ten-round decision
over Ink Russell
Utica, \. Y. January 19.-Joe Jeanette
stopped Griff Jones i'm the third round.
Sydney, Australia, January .U.-Hughey
Michigan won from Frank Picato on
points i'm twenty rounds
Sacramento. Cal, January -. = Fritz
Holland won the decision over Frank
Mantell in twenty rounds.
Sydney. ~ s. W.. Australia. January
24.-Jimmy Barry won on points from Fill
Lang in twenty rounds.
Oakland. Cal. January 25.-Jack Brit
lie Burns.
Sydney. Australia. January 26.-Cyclone
Johnny Thompson lost twenty-roiInd de-
ciSion to Dave Smith.
indianapolis. Ind. January % - Jack
Dillon knocked out Howard Wiggams in
the second round.
Pittsburgh. Pa. January 20 = Frank
Klaus won from Knockout Brown in six
rounds.
Melbourne. Australia. January 29.-Jir-
my Clabby stopped Jack Howard in the
seventh round
San Francisco. CAL January 3l.-Iiar-
lem Tommy Murphy and One Round
Hogan of this city fought twenty rounds
TO a draw.
Paris. France, January 81. : Georges
Carpenter won from Harry Lewis IN
twenty rounds.
Lowell. Mass. February Bill Mckin-
non won a twelve-round decision over
Kendall Salisbury.
Blackfriars. England. February D =
Frank Moran of Pittsburgh stopped Fred
round.
New York. February >. = Packey Nc
Farland won from Kid Burns in ten
rounds.
Brooklyn, y. Y. February 6-Joe Cos
.er won the popular decision over LOUIS
De Ponthieu in ten rounds.
Oakland Cal. February 6. - George
Kirkwood was awarded a ten-round deci-
sion over Benny Kaufman.
New York City. February Mike Glib
bons knocked out Young Eastman in
four rounds.
New York City. February s-Johnny
Dundee was awarded the popular deci-
sion over Eddie O'keefe in ten rounds
Buffalo. y. Y. February S.-,Jack Dill
lon won from Paddy LAWN in ten rounds.
Pittsburgh, Pa, February 12-Eddie Nc
Goorty won from Barney Williams in six
rounds.
Philadelphia Pa. February 12.-knock-
out Brown fought six rounds With Billy
Galley Of Australia-no decision.
Sydney. Australia, February la-Sam
Langford defeated James Barry on points
in twenty rounds.
New York City, February 13.-Mike
Gibbons won over Freddie Hicks in ten
rounds.
Rochester. y. Y. February 13.-George
Chip knocked out Walter Coffey in the
third round.
Columbus Ohio. February 13-George
Kitson Knocked out Kid Williams in four
rounds.
South Bend. Ind. February 14.-Packey
Mcfarland bested Eddie Murphy in ten
rounds.
Liverpool England. February l6.--John- |
ny Summers knocked out Jack Meekins
in fifteen rounds.
Philadelphia. February Ii. Tommy !