Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22

white hopes" McCarty, however, has
relegated Jimmy and his ambitions fur
Their to the rear.
If some enterprising promoter will bring
Tom O'Rourke and AL Palzer together
long enough to arrange a match between
McCarty and the big Iowan he will earn
the everlasting gratitude OF the local
sporting public and at the same time
book an attraction that will draw like a
mustard plaster. The lads are the best
Of the younger white heavies and anxious
to meet and settle the question of supe-
rlor1ty, but the PalZer-O Rourke row
stands in the way. Unless truce Of
some sort can be arranged, and this calls
for the services of diplomatic match
maker, there is little prospect of Palzer' s
early appearance in the ring
Jack Harrison. reputed middIeweight
champion OF Great Britain. "debuts" at
Madison Square Garden Monday next
Eddie McGoorty will clash with Jack, the
weight 1oS pounds at ) o'clock. Mac will
hop on the Fairbanks and make weight
or forfeit piece OF change. Profting by
Dave Smiths mistake HarrisOn's man
ager had clause inserted in the agree
ment that has the Oshkosh Joker dashed
to the mast.
OF Harrison little is known here other
man that he is protese of the marvel
Gus Jen Driscoll. That is q recommends
tlon In the eyes of American sports. bat
Jack Will have to show rs Missouri evil
dence before we accept him at his own
valuation. 1t is to be hoped he makes a
better showing than Dave Smith.
McGoorty has Trapped out a strenuous
campaign and Is boxing every week. The
other evening he tackled that sturdy old
| cainpa'sner Cyclone Johnny Thompson
over In Cincinnati and a draw decision
was the answer. Thompson is A hard
man to box He is tough as sole leather
ard one of those fellows who don't know
Sshen he's licked
Eddie may be matched with Mike Glib
bons, who started his 1912-13 middle
victim being Young Mccartney. Mike ia
on the bill at the Garden Monday, along
with McGoorty and Harrison The fan
guy will be Tommy Maloney, who until
recently boxed in the lightweight ranks,
but Is now regular middIeweight.
Friday evening Gibbons and Packey
Mcfarland hope to pluck more fruit Of
the citrous variety. Mike gets al Nc
Coy, a Brooklyn middlcwcight; Packey
a local welter ycIept Kid Alberts These
matches have been substituted for the
Wolgast-M Mcfarland priZehght ~. which
was called off for the very good reason
that the champion wanted more money
than the contract called for and not be-
cause the governor threw a. scare into
the promoters.
Speaking OF the governor, the Mcmahon
brothers sent Mr.. Dix an invitation to at
'end the kDbane. Keefe contest. His
excellence replied by making a statement
10 the press Boosting that no had never
witnessed a boxing exhibition and does
| not intend to. That's a fair sample of the
dttitudc or a man who would reform
things. lie condemns boxing without
knowing the sport.
/ Frank Erne has a very clever pupil in
Louis dc Ponthieu The Young FRENCH
man improves with each start and II
should not be long before he is matched
with the best of the lghtweights. De
fonth leu outboXed and outspeeded Tom
my Okeefe a few nights ago and sur
| prlsed the fans with his exhibition of
two-handed lighting. In many ways he
| recalls the famous Erne, but as vet has
not developed the hitting powers of the
| former champion.