Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
Los Angeles way passes, Oily jim
Will be III Dutch, as the saving is.

VIII De III Dubcil, DIS inc SdA lIlS Ia
Los Angeles is some bear of a town and
boasts more than its STARE of red-blDoded
sports, WHO dearly love 10 watch the boys
slam each other about in the ring. Yet
the city is a hotbed for professional re-
formers. 1t was in southern California
the boiler arose over betting on horse
races, and which resulted in chasing the
ponies out of the Golden state entirely.
Now the long haired ones are trying to
nail the lid down for keeps and viii sue
ceeed in doing if not given a battle
IT. the strangest thing in the world to
me that the public. and this applies to
other communities as well California,
stands for this sort Of Interference With
its liberties. If put to a popular vote II Is
cinch the ''kill-joy'' folks would be
showed under, but somehow or other
they so cleverly manipulate matters that
they win nearly every time they start
on the job. It's case of organized
minority putting the kibosh on an unor-
ganized majority.
Monday night Gothamites will have
their first glimpse OF Luther McCarty
since Billy Mccartney brought the big boy
east. Jim Stewart. the Brooklyn trial
horse. has been chosen to give Luther his
metropolitan t-yout. Stewart himself
win not do championship possibility:
he is very inconsistent performer. but
has the knack of waking up occasionally
and footing the boys. He did this with
1afI MOTIFS twice. jim should De aDlt
to bring out whatever fight there is in
McCarty SO that we may get something of
line on the big westerncr.
McCarty profe sses confidence and says
he Will put Stewart away, barring acct
dent His feat of stopping the elephantine
Morris sugg SITS great punching power
Others Of greater fame. Including Jim
Flynn. found it Impossible to even daze
the Oklahoma giant 1t Luther y ms this
heat he Will be sent after PaiZer. The
Ia for saw h..i n.ly ,1.-in TO hny
Mac at any me- bat asks a reasona bic
amount of coin for his crvices II
the winners end OF the r. ent PalZer-
Bombar rider Wells contest did not m
sure up to AIS idea Of what he is worth
an attraction. so lie now insists upon
a guarantee OF $1,000 Providing Nc
Carly shows class and energies easy
winner from Stewart he Will he establish
ed good card and doubt the Gar
den nagement VIII then arrange some
how to grant PaiZer demands Tough
on the scrappers these days In the olden
times champions could not command the
purses that third-ratecS now insist upon.
/ received a letter few DAYS ago from
friend of Tommy Burns advising me
that the former champion plans an early
return to the ring. having booked a fif
teen-round bout tn one e II RicA ard, a
novice hailing from Vancouver, B. c
The contest is n the nature o. a try-o,,t
in the Saskatchewan d:str ct this coming
week. There is no reason in the world
why Tommy shouldn't make good. pro-
V.ding that knee trouble no longer both
ers him. Burns is young man and was
by no means a dead one when he volun-
tar ly retired two years ago. If near old
form he Will make most of the present
crop Of white heavies take to the woods.
} m FLYNN IS not discouraged at failure
to annex the championship, and intends
taking on all the white hopes one after
the other, so Manager Jack Curley SAYS,
with the intention of earning another
chance ut the big dinsc
| suggest that Jim exercise rho great
est discretion in selecting the hope. TO
Begin operations upon, else he might not
get to the end Of the line NV ady.ca
would be TO save PaIzer for the final
bout, and to toe the mark in the very
best condition. Otherwise curtains for
James, same as kaufman and Wells
iaizeh though Very raw, is no dub. and
II IS extremely dangerous to attempt to
take liberties with him In the ring.
An IDEAL opponent for Flynn would be
Tommy Burns. That is, should Tomasso
come back in good style Flynn and
Burns are about weight and there
would De no excuse for the loser. Tommy
knows the craft better and is brainier
boxer and superior ring general. But his
long lay-oH would prove e considerably
handicap and would about even matters
between the men.
If the matchmakers ever succeed in
pulling Jack Johnson into the ring with
Joe Jearnette, even tor ten-round
match the writer will be n very much
surprised man. The champion entertatns
aitosether 100 much respect for the heavy
guns OF the Hoboken ye''ow boy to Climb
through the ropes with him.
Johnson is the greatest dodger in
pugilism- July t, 1910 he won from JEFF
fries and has since that time engaged in
sV1lE ~ a hat -stI, r.
had beaten in jig time once before Men
who have qualified for championship tests
have been ignored: only within the last
week New York promoter offered
box Jeanette ten-round ''no-decision'
contest. which the big coon fatty refused
to consider.
/ have right along commended Johnson
is the poorest excuse for a champion that
pueilism has ever known and some day. |
readers YOU will one and all agree with
me and not charge that my opinion Is
based solely upon prejudice and cor
dial dislike OF the smoke. His action. |
unprecedented in prize ring history. of
refusing $4,000 to box ten rounds where
the law does not permit referees deci-
sion and where the only chance for him
to lose would be to get knocked out cold.
stamps Heavyweight Champion Johnson
as a cowardiy titleholder.
Charles E. Parson) Davies, famous
sporting man and boxing promoter. is
seriously i'll in this city. In fact Mr.
Davies has been in very bad health the
past four years Unfortunately, too
certain investments which assured 3n n
come as long he was able 10 devote
time and attention To their direction have
not panned out we'll OF late. As a result
Mr.. Davies. II victim of paralysis. and
unable To leave his room without the
aid of an attendant, is in need of ready