Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
BRITISH BOXERS
COMING IN DROvES
Continued from First Page

schemed plans to get some easy money.
At any rate by signing to take on Flynn
Johnson accomplished his purpose-that
of avoiding an early meeting with McVey,
Langford or jeanette.
On its face the Johnson-Flynn match is
quite as ridiculous as the Wells-Johnson
tiasco. In their former meeting Jack
played with the white man, lulling him
TO sleep In the eleventh round. Flynn
has also twice been knocked cold by Sam
round and again in the eighth. Flynn's
most notable battle was the victory over
Al Kaufman last spring.
continues to improve during the coming
twelve months at the same rate of prog
ress made In 1911, the white hope" prob
lem will have been solved. Today Palzer
is the most promising big man in the
country. Flynn hasn't the size to win a
championship, admitting that he has the
other qualifications. His gameness is the
chief asset. 1t will not surprise me an
iota if PalZer effectually squelches his
pretentions to greatness when they meet
next month"; the match is not called off.
Jim Coffroth, the San Francisco pro-
moter, plans a lightweight elimination
tourney to select an opponent for Ad
back with his full stock of health and
strength. If Jim goes the route and
takes in the whole bunch of eligibles. thus
making a thorough job Of 1t, he will earn
the thanks of the American public. What
with such a wealth Of talent in the di-
vision just who's who in the foremost
ranks of aspirants can be determined
only by a tournament such as Coffroth
proposes. Take slant at the gang of
good 'uns-one Round Hogan. Tommy
Young saylor. owen Moran. Freddy
Welsh, not to mention the never say
die Battling Nelson and the clever
Packey Mcfarland. whose ability to
make the weight is questioned by many.
Quite some class, eh?
This coming week will bring Abe Attell
and Danny Morgans much-advertised
lightweight, Knockout Brown. to the GEN.
ter of the ring in one Of the most in
teresting matches Of the New York sea-
son.
The boys will meet at 133 pounds. This
will give Knockout much the best of the
weights. Attell does not appear to worry
over that trihing detail. and figures his
cleverness and generalship will carry him
to success when pitted against the
clumsy. hard-hitting. lightweight. as they
have done many times and oft in the
past with fighters of the Brown type.
The following week the sensational
Mike Gibbons of ST. Paul is to box ten
ROUNDS WITH JACK DcHnlQS, VINO recently
put the rollers under Marcel Moreau. the
French Ketchei.'' The weights are an
nounced at 145. but I am Of the opinion
Denning cannot make that figure. Jack
Is no SLOUGH with the clever stuff: he
will be extended to the limit to hold his
own with Mike.
Too bad that Gibbons Dung Erne
thing is up in the air. Those unusually
clever lads would stir things up for fair
in ten rounds Of milling. Bert Crowhur t.
Ernes manager, claims Gibbons refused
to make the weiterweight f1gure-14o
pounds. Not a chirp from Mike on this
point.
Crowhurst is within his rights in de-
handing the few pounds of flesh on be-
half of his man. The book reads plain
ly that LAP is the welterweight limit. and
fight for the championship according
to the code would necessarily have to be
at that figure.
have long argued for revision OF the
present scale Of weights in the II hit r
divisions. AS limited in a foregoing par
agraph, the adoption Of an International
scale would be great achievement for
professional pugilism, The welterweight
limit for one is altogether too low. A
man like Gibbons, who scales prot ably in
the neighborhaad Of 145. Is barred from
championship competition in a division to
which he rightfully belongs, and is forced
to box mfddleweights. men Of 15S or
more.
An exceptional exhibition of boxing
skill and science is lost to New Yerheio
as a result. Neither Erne nor Gibbons
wants to take the worst of the weight
Possibly the Philadelphian's manager,
for the sake of the sport, and to give
the public a treat in the boxing line. may
be persuaded to make the concessions
asked for.