Evening star., 1912-09-01

nabbed. Bat has also been engaged to an
heiress in California, but he side-stepped
at the critical moment, and went on do
ing his vaudeville stunt or picking up a
few thousand for meeting some budding
133-pounder. OF all the girls the Battler
has had a fond feeling for there is a
lurking suspicion that one Fay King
a clever cartoonist-held a little string
about the Cupid dart, but then when 1t
does come to an issue it will not be sur
prising to hear that the Battler has
picked out dark one" entirely. And
when he does he will probably make one
moro farewell trip around the world" :"
and then settle down on nis ranch at
Omar. N, NJ It is Just such romancers
as Bat who usually fall down hard when
the right time comes to select one from
among the unknowns. We may not have
long to wait.
Georges Carpenter. the sensational
French fighter, has decided to quit the
Imiddleweight ranks and become a heavy
weight. This announcement comes from
Carpenter himself. In letter the clever
French boy, who is just nineteen years
of age. states that he has now passed
out of the 15S-pound class, weighing at
present about 175 pounds. OF course, he
could train down to 162 pounds. if neces-
sary, but he prefers to retain his strength
and become real heavyweight, and per-
haps a real white hope. Carpenter stands
there is reason to hope that he will de-
veiop into a crack heavyweight in the
course of a year or two. Frank Klaus had
been matched for a return engagement
with Carpenter but when the latter
found that he could no longer make the
weight he called it Oft. Hugh Mcintosh
has been after the French boy to make a
trip to Australia, but he has so many
matches in sight in France and England,
also America, that he will probably defer
his trim TO the antfDOdes for some time
John Greedy, the Pittsburgh feather
weight. Is going after Johnny kilbane for
a title match. His manager. Frank Tor
reyson OF Braddock, Pa, has offered to
give the Cleveland champion a side bet
Of 81 coo real money for a twenty-round
battle. Greedy was a bantamweight last
year. having met all of the best boys in
the east. including Patsy Branningan,
Tommy Dixon, George kirkwood Monte
AtteIl and others. Creely is now negotia-
ting matches with Jimmy Walsh of Bos-
ton and Johnny Dundee Of New York, and
if he can make a showing with those
boys he has q right TO get after Kill
bane. for both Dundee and Walsh are
tough picking for even the champion.
Jack Britton's knockout of Eddie Muir
ply of Boston the other night came as
surprise to the many friends of the .eaSt-
ern fighter. Britton has been credited
with much cleverness. but little hitting
ability, and his knockout of Murphy will
probably change the opinion of some Of
the critics Murphy was being boosted as
the boy to beat Packey Mcfarland, but
this reverse will upset all the plans OF
his manager. 1t will be a big boost for.
Britton, and incidentally bring him nearer
a match with Mcfarland and Ad VOL
CAST. Britton had signed to make an
Australian trip, but now that he has made
such a hit and has two big matches in
sight he will no doubt want to postpone
his tour OF Australia. Britbon should get
after the winner of the Mandot-Rivers
match. at Los Angeles. It would be quite
a card, and Tom McCarey will no doubt
get after 1t.