El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06

A SYNDICATE has been formed in
~ New York to take over the lease
4 \ of Madison Square Garden. and
within a few weeks boxing may be re-
sumed In that spacious arena If no
hitch arises and the state boxing com
missioners grant a license. the pro-
motors expect to be running SHOWS De-
fore the month Of April is over.
This may be the reason why Al VOL
CAST, Packey Mcfarland. Matt Welis'
Johnny kilbane and other stars or the
fraternity have shown no incllnatio
10 grab a the flattering offers recently
made by other clubs The ambition OF
every boxer Of prominence and draw
ing capacity is TO box at the Garden.
1t is q popular rendezvous for the
sports. most centrally located and be-
sides il seats twice the number that
any other arena in the city can accom-
modate, and that means more "cush'
for the scrappers-
This coming Monday sam Langford
and sam McNey are booked TO renew
their little argument with the gloves.
Last December the latter was given the
decision at the end of their 20 round
bout, but the press and public hoWled
so long and loudly in protest at the
unfalrness Of the verdict that return
engagement was inevitable The Lang
ford cOterie is very confident OF SCOT
ing q decisive victory this time 70
judge from letters and cabiegrams, and
prophesies speedy victory for the BOs-
ton coon.
In this country authorities were
prone 10 pass LanglOrd up as a back
number when IT was first learned that
Nov ey had won the decision, and until
the Australian papers reached here and
their stories Of the fight carefully
perused, that impression prevailed. The
press accounts told Of a very even bat
tie, with Langford, If anything, having
the shade.
Langford is not yet a has been" by
any means and is TO be reckOned with
as a very important factor In the heavy
weight problem. He is dangerous IN
Top If McNey succeeds in beating
him decisiVely Monday he win have
attained position OF prominence in
pugilism that Will force Johnson TO
or else quit the game And I shall not
be surprised If an announcement is
shortly forthcoming that the latter is
through with fighting for good and all
II Sam Lsngford is a back number
/ most earnestly wish we had a few
mas beens' Of the same sort among
our crop of white hopes" The other
night Tom kennedy and Frank Moran
boxed 10 rounds in New York and dem
onstrated the futllity OF continuing
their campaigns with the hope Of ever
rising higher in the profession. AS a
which is necessary attribute OF the
successful boxer, the exhibition was a
Joke can't understand kennedys ,
case de is not anywhere near so good
right now as year ago when first
breaking into the professional ranks.
He has gone back. one might say. be-
fore he ever really happened
When Kennedy decided to desert the
amateurs and embark in the game as a
professional, spurred on by the promise
OF lame and fortune for the man who
shall bring the title OF heavyweight
champion back to the white race he
was most promising material boxed
with him on several occasions when he
was an amateur; he was a star per
former IN practice. I'll say that for
him II was on his dash and clever
ness that 1 predicted he would make
good as professional
somehow or other Tom is a different
man when he enters the ring these
days He hasn't that air of confidence
that characterized his amateur per-
Iormances; his appearance is Of ex-
IRENE lassitude or exhaustion. and cIev-
erness is evident only in flashes. As TO
1ootwork and ring generalship, Ken
neey seldom brings those qualities into
He reminds me somewhat Of steve
ODonneu, the Old-time Australian
heavyweight, who was a wonderfully
clever boxer IN training there was
hardly trick that he did not pull and Z
10 watch him at work one would i'm
aglne him a sure enough champion. He /
pat plenty OF pep in everything and I
was aggressive as a bull terrier. But I
what different tale to tell when he 4
climbed through the ropes in pro- ]
Iessional contest Poor tSeve was 4
!lcked before the milling began. His I
neart was gone. and his science with It I
Inc Teriest dub would outlook him. 1t I
could not be called stage fright for in 4
exhibitions back of the fOotlights J
sieve vas bear; the excitement at
tendant upon q contest seemed to par
alyze him and he was a mark for men 1
ne should have disposed of without 4
even having his hair mussed-
II Al Palzer, whom Tom O'Rourke Is
pointing for the championship. knew
nalt as much about evading punishment Z
as Tom Kennedy there would be no I
stop ping ms rush TO the top. Palzer I
Is the ideal aggressive fighter. but woe