Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-21
CORBETT'S LATEST
NEWS ON BOXING
Continued from First Page I,

England after Wells. as mentioned in a
foregoing paragraph. and the latter
should successfully defend the British
tit e. the situation in white heavyweight
circles would become decidedly interest
ing. A match between the winner of the
Palzer-M orris-Flyn series and the Eng
lish champion would determine beyond
question the future dependence of the
white race.
Eddie McGoorty. middleweight. and a
corker, returns 20 New York next week
to box Walter Cofrey at the Fairmont
Club. Jack Dillon. the indianapolis
'bear." has also been promised match
with Coffey. Dillon recently stopped Leo
Houck's winning career and shares. with
Frank Klaus and McGoorSy, popular in
dorsement as championship candidate. !
have never seen Jack box. McGoorty l
know as q good man, much handler WI n
the gloves than Klaus, II not SO strenuous.
Young Dillon and Eddie would make a
most attractive card, and Klaus and the
victor could about settle the vexed cham
pionship question.
Hugo Kelly threatens to challenge all
the Johnny Newcomers who pose as
middleweight championship material.
Hugo is at present in Hot Springs and rs
big as house. My correspondent init
mates that Y Kelly co succeeds In reduc-
ing to 15S pounds 1t Will be at the cost of
his strength and stamina.
The coming Tuesday New York sports
will be given the privilege Of witnessing
what should be very clever exhibition
OF the scientific art of self-defense. Mike
Gibbons boxes ten rounds that evening.
Nuf ced.
With the return Of health and strength
Ad Wolgast feels the fighting spirit surg
ing within him. He wants to get
Packey Mcfarland. and as an inducement
in the mater OF weight / am afraid the
match Is still long way of. Little Ad
WIN hardly be In shape to perform credit
ably for some months yet.
Freddy Welsh is still out Los Angeles
way awaiting first crack at the champion
Joe Rivers. rapidly growing into full
dedged lightweight, has also challen ed
AID. Joe Mandot. the southern kid. wants
a chance. too, and If he succeeds in beat
ing Owen Moran, with whom he is
matched to box twenty rounds in New
Orleans next month. will throw down the
gauntlet. A win" from Moran will mean
much to Mandot, and will at once jump
him to the front rank of "eligibles.''
The only contest involving a title
scheduled for the near future is the
Atteil-kilbane match for the feather
weight championship Washington's birth
California. where Joe Rivers is already
figured AID Wolgast's legitimate success
sor, 1t would be considered foolish To
suggest defeat for Kilbane. Reason
Johnny Is the Only laQ VINO ever sue
ceeded in putting Senior Rivers down for
the count of ten. If one-half the praises
sung Of the Clevelander's skill and
punching powers are true, Attell can kiss
himself goodbye. as they say in the
classics.
Johnny Coulon emerged from retire
ment long enou- h to knock out George
kitson In three rounds last week. While
kitson's chances were not taken serious
ly, Johnny demonstrated by the neat
ness and dispatch with which he accom-
plished the task that he has retained
championship form. There is a little
New Jersey lad, frankie Burns by name.
who to my way OF thinking will give the
champion a good argument should the
pair meet. Burns Is at present in New
Orleans, where he has several matches.
II successful he will demand meeting
with Coulon.
In an interview Gov. Dix is quoted as
saying that he is not opposed to profess
sional boxing, but that the Frawley law
precludes the successful carrying out of
its purpose.
II the governor feels that way about it.
1 would suggest that he call of the bill
recently introduced which will put the
sport out of business. and offer to the
legislature such amendments as In his
opinion seem to remedy matters. This
would be a much more simple way than
repeating the entire Frawley bill and a
method that would greatly appeal to the
followers of the game, VINO are at pres
ent on the anxious seat