El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-16

PROFESSIONAL boxing In New
ID York city is in highly prosper
4 Gus conditiOn-that is the 1ls
clubs and the boxers with fancy repu-
tation are finding the sport exceeding
~ profitable
The stars OF the game are making
bie money. and so are the club own
srs who promote their matches Packey
Mcfarland and One Round hogan "
vided a $500 purse after their ,4 4ast
weeks ten round eXhlpltloh- 49,
Gibbons and JACK Dehll- lii{,s q ss an in
for a similar amount. Whlle as AZ ~ IA
ducernent for Carl Morris and Al Fal1-
~ TO give New Workers sample u
the best the w ate nope ne - -, -
fOrds, an otfer OF S4SivVV OOAa se
10 indication Of hard times in such
offers for ten round exhibitions u
there2 And yet many scrappels WIZ
furnish entertainment for the fans are
finding IL rather dlIIcull pIoPys4-
ton to corral enough Of this Worta
goods to supply the eats at Hesa4e-
While the pugilistc headliners and
the big promoters are making money
I'm large gObs, the mediocre peAsLS ete
little club owners have 70 hustie 70
make both ends meet am IN re-
eeiDt Of a letter from a DISCOUNTED
Gotham promoter informing me tAat
the gross gate at his last show was
of this he was expected TO pay rent
light. help and the boxers ana nc
Entertainment was to consist OF some
thirty rounds OF boxing Win AR
lot Of bows 70 furnish the sport. Need
less to say he had to call the show OH;
In nearly every city j have VISITED
of late while filling my tnealriCal s.-
gagements ] have been urged D9 Do4
ers in some cases unheard or OUTSIDE
Of their immediate neignpornooos. "
exert my influence with NeM e4A
matchmakers in their behalf The I'M
preston seems to preFall lnat 20 $50
a boxer on the high road to fortune
all that is necessary IS the chance 20
perform in Gotham
courage ambitious youngsters from
taking a crack at the game IN Man
haitian. Nike Gibbons went there an
unknown and IN a few weeks was "a
nous There is the same chance for
any other lad who has the goods Bll
before packing up and grabbing rat
tier for the effete east my advlee 20
aspiring puglnsts is pc sure you aLe
there with the goods" otherwise the
glad hand OF welcome and the guar
anteed" purse are not to be your por-
ton
It is reported that Ad Wolgast is to
don the spangles sometime in May and
that Senior Jose Rivers viii be the
first to be used as a trial horse 10
demonstrate whether or no the disar-
rangement OF the champions interior
department has seriously impaired his
fighting skill
Rivers IS a pretty tough customer
for anybody. even champion, to TICKLE
after q long siege Of cOnvalescence and
absence from the ring Tt would seem
to be the proper scheme to select
bov who does not look quite so hard
a nut to crack. However, Ad and
MANAGER Jones know their little books.
Should WOlgast come back" with
flying cOlors as he did after breaking
his arm, 1t IS TO De hoped that he viii
decide to settle that long moOted ques-
ton OF superiority between Mcfarland
and himself The public has waited
long and patiently for that battle; there
was heap much disappointment in the
/ land when the authorities interfered
with their proposed bout last fan and
I the promoter who succeeds in bringing
/ these stars together viii deserve the
thanks OF the admirers of the sport as
well as the large financial returns