Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30

weight, some months ago, in London.
has no doubt put the popular American
boy out of the running for champion
ship honors. Before the accident Lewis
was a dangerous contender for the title.
and there is no doubt but that he would
have given Frank Klaus. Billy Papke,
| Eddy McGoorty. in fact, all the middle
weights. hard battle for the champion
! ship. Recently Lewis thought he was
| just well as ever, and took on Jack
Palmer. an English middleweight. at
Liverpool. Palmer beat Lewis all the
| way and earned the decision. Still Lewis
he arranged another match with Johnny
Mathieson. a Scotch middleweight. This
/ battle took place at Liverpool last week,
and was won by Mathieson BY a good
a rugged fighter and did not know
much about the scientific end Of the
game. It only proved that Harry Lewis
has dropped back, andtWill hardly be
able to get into the running for middle
weight hopors again.
1t might be we'll to mention here that
Georges Carpenter. the French champion.
who lost to Frank Klaus through a foul
permitted by his manager, is hardly the
wonderful middleweight many of the
only voungster, however. and may
come along later. By winning over Car
pentier Frank Klaus places himself in a
position whereby he can lay claim to
being real champion. His victory gives
him the middle-weight cham pionship of
Europe. and ii will be up to the American
middleweights now to decide among them
selves who is American champion in order
to battle, for the international title. Of
the Americans. Eddie McGoorty, Jack
Dillon, Bob Moha aud George Brown
seem to have the best claims. and 1t is
up to them to find winner who can rep
resent America. then the winner OF the
international bout could be matched with
Jimmy Clabby, the Australian title hold
er. for the worlds championship. Dave
Smith. the Australian middleVeight. who
should be in New York around this time.
having sailed from London over ten days
ago, may lay claim to the Australian
title, but 1t is doubtful whether he will
De recognized in view of the fact that he
did not make weight for Clabby in their
matches in Sydney. having scaled over
the stipulated 1Gn pounds. Therefore, if
Smith wants to get into the running be
will have to make weight the same as the
rest OF the boys.
The Ad Wo'gast-Joe Rivers champion
ship match scheduled at Los Angeles July
will vie with the Johnson FLYNN bout
at Las Vegas in importance on the day
when the Americans celebrate their in
dependence. The California people are
very much interested in the battle and
will back Rivers, who is a Mexican, very
heavily.
The fact that Wolgast underwent an
operation for appendicitis some month.
ago will cut quite a figure in the betting
and also in the prediction by the critics
There are many Who believe that the
Cadillac wonder will not be able to stand
the rough work as he did previous to the
operation. and they figured that if Rivers
can weather the storm for ten rounds
be will have an excellent chance of beat
ing the champion. However. Wolgast is
one Of the toughest pieces Of humanity
that ever stepped into a ring. not barring
the wonderful Battling Nelson, and if
Rivers is able 10 defeat him it will be
because the champion has gone back
from the effects of the operation. When
II comes TO smuggling and biting ability
Rivers cannot hold a candle to Wolgast.
Ad has much confidence in himself
that he has arranged for several contests
following his battle With Rivers. AS far
as the contest itself goes II should be
one of the best that the coast fans have
seen in long while. and. barring an
accidental knockout early in the fight. 1t
will not be surprising to see it go to the
full twenty rounds.