Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-09

Late News and Views

Jack johnson still claims he will retire
from the padded ring next Labor day.
However, should the champ carry out his
threat he would leave three heirs who
should be able to take care of anything
IN the white hope" line now on the map
The three blacks who can be placed in
class with the champ are Sam Langford.
sam McNey and Joe Jeanette Any of
these fighters should be able to hold their
own against LII Arthur" in champion
ship contest.
Joe Herrick is now looming. up as a
strong contender for the welterweight
| crown. Herrick has been winning stead
lily His last victory was over Pat Nc
Kenna on the Fourth.
Jimmy Dragin. a boxer. and Thomas
Broderick referee. are held without bail
at 1onkers, n. Y, pending the outcome
Of the death Of George Newson, boxer
who was killed by a blow delivered by
Dragin in a bout between the two in that
city few nights ago
Promoter Tom McCarey, of Los Angeles
Is. still holding the $500 diamond belt
which was to have been presented to the
winner of the Wolgast- Rivers bout staged
last Thursday. on account of the decision
which Referee Welsh rendered McCarey
refused to give the belt to the champion.
Billy Papke, the come back artist, is
| scheduled to box George Carpenter TWEEN
ty rounds in Paris the last of this month.
That Johnnie Bilbane is a good drawing
card In Cleveland was proven beyond
doubt last Thursday when he defeated
Eddie Randall. Four thousand fans were
refused admission. They charged the
fence surrounding the ball park and broke
it down despite the attack of the police.
II the featherweight title holder con-
tinues to turn deaf ear to the plead :
ings of Johnny Dundee for scrap he is
likely to be blRckmailed into bout as
Dundee is an Italian.
Porkey Flynn is back from Australia
and as soon as the custom officer passes
on his Jewels he will probably go to New
York to seek laurels in the Gotham rings.
Harry Donahue will probably land a
match with Joe Mandot or Ray Temple
some time in, the-near future. = The little
| boxer has been going so str@hg of late
| that he has won himself place among
the select class of 1873 FOUNDERS.
Donahue defeated Phil Harrison in
Peoria on the Fourth and beat his OPP
ponent up so bad that Harrison was put
under medical attention for some time
| This proves that Harry has an awful wal
| Top which should aid him in his future
scraps.
Johnny Coulon seems to be. in a class
champ had an easy time defeating Joe
Wagner in New York on independence
| day
Although Joe Rivers admits AID Wolgast
was little too rough and strong for him
he still contends it was foul blow that
struck him and the Mexican has the state
ments of three physician who made ex-
aminations to back him up.
Luther Mccarthy wired Jim Flynn at
! the ringside in Las Vegas a challenge
which stood good, win. lose or draw,
Flynn has not announced whether or not
he will fight the big white hope.
In talking Of All PaIzer's challenge, Jack
Johnson said he would be glad to accept
it and would like to place $4,000 on the
outcome of the match.
New Orleans boxing promoters are ar
ranging to bring New York K. O. Brown
South to hook Up with Joe Thomas at the
Orleans Athletic club in that city.
The winner of the Brown Thomas
match viii be given crack at Joe Mandot
STAR GOLFER DANGEROUSLY ILL