Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21
OLYMPIC GAMES COMMITTEE
TO BOOST THE BOXING GAME
Amateur Officials Have Agreed to Give
Sparring Regular Place on the
Program Of Future Meets.

Frenchman, Is by no means out OF !:
and will he heard from again
The following interesting letter is just
at hand from Sydney. Australia, telling
Of the Lang Flynn fight and Jimmy
Ciabby's good showing:
Sam Langford and Perky Dan Flynn
met in Melbourne Monday last. May II.
Langford won after very hard fight.
which lasted fourteen rounds The fight
just had to take place. Ii 1t had not been
arranged in ring ii would have hap
pened in the street the first time the two
men met Flynn was in Langford 3
training camp. but row blew up. ana
the two sparrfng partners became fierce
fighting enemies. Both men went into
the ring in Melbourne hot with anger,
ard the clash was ono of the most fero-
cious seen in the southern city for many
a long day. Flynn has developed into a
beautiful boxer All he needs now Is a
knockout punch. IF that had been handy
May 81 there is no knowing what might
have happened to the Boston tar baby
As il was. Sam went In to give Flynn the
sounfest OF whippngs. and duly gave 1t
to him. He left Himself wide open often,
as an angry man does. but Flynn was un-
able to stop him. The crowd objected
strongly to negro pounding a white man
as Langford pounded Flynn. but their
jeers and boots only urged Langford to
redoubled energy. Flynn pluckily stood
his ground. though in the last couple of
Still he cleverly evaded the actual knock
out, though every smash of the black s
fist on the white mans face brought the
blood. l.. the end the referee interfered
and In the fourteenth round stopped the
fight and gave the verdict to Langford.
Jimmy Clabby will go back to America
by the same vessel as carries this mail
Jimmy has won golden opinions in this
country, not only as a boxer, but as a
decent little man. His boxing record has
been of the very best, and he has always
been good draw. Jimmy is now we'll
outside welterweght limits. even of the
generous Australian standard.
Like all young boxers, he has found
every month of extra age. few weeks
ago in Sydney he was able TO train down
to 14S pounds to meet Hughte Michigan.
1t cost him an effort. He had TO take
off his boots to avoid the forfeiture Of
$3.50. and he stood on the scales wrapped
only in his singlet. If he had drawn in
deep breath hewould have had to drop
the singlet and be satisfied with fig
leaf. There was some talk then OF Clabhy
coming down to LAT pounds, which Is the
existing Australian limit for welter-
weights-though il must be admitted that
here. az In the United States. the welter
class is a pretty loose and confused one.
But Jimmy realized that it couldn't be
done Even 14S pounds is too hard a
task for him now. and In his last go
with Michigan the lowest mark that he
was willing to touch was 149 pounds.
Jimmy is after the scalps of number
of American middleweights; also, IL Dave
Smith turns up in America while Jimmy
Is there Jimmy will want 10 share an
enterprise with him. Clabby has never
acquiesced in the decisiveness of Smiths
one win over him-a victory gained on
points in the west-and Smith is stone
heavier than he is. ciabby. however, is
not going away from Australia for good.
Like the others from your side who have
been here through the recent big seas son,
he likes the country and will come back
to II. Just now he has the home instinct
very strongly and wants to spend his
birthday with his mother and family. but
will return here in few months. Clabby
is being entertained before his departure
at Batemans Hotel and is receiving
present of a gold watch and chain
Billy Papke. IL correctly quoted In a
statement on his return from Paris, said
he would not mind taking on Eddie Nc
Goorty and men OF that class. before
returning to Europe, as he would not
have to train much for them. That is
just where Billy has made several mis-
takes Of late. Had he trained properly
when he went to Australia in the fall of
at the hands Of Smith or Cyclone Johnny
Thompson. IT was this same lack OF in
terest that Cost Papke 50 much--not the
Australian climate as he minated after
on the boat, but he could easily have kept
It down by working a little daily, and IN
stead of training steadily after his
arrival in Sydney. he took matters
easy and tried to prepare himself in
eight days for his first bout. He discov
cred his mistake later, but that did not
help his reputation among the Australians
at the time. He will make the same mis-
take IL he ever tries to fight Eddie Nc
Goorty without properly training. for the
Oshkosh boy can travel with the Illinois
Thunderbolt on even terms under most
any circumstances. SO Billy had better
take heed and not make the mistake over
again that he did in the antipodes.
II Jack Johnson carries out his agree
ment with Hugh D. Mcintosh of Australia
he will be kept quite busy during the
next six months and with some OF the
pieces of fighting machinery in
the business today. Jack has contracted
with the Australian promoter TO night both
Sam Langford and Sam McVey in Aus
tralia. having signed the agreement just
before the Flynn fight at Las Vegas. the
writer having acted for Mr.. Mcintosh. |
ThA contract calls for n fortune for the =