The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-05
DIFFICULTY IN
MAKING WEIGHT
OPPONENTS ABLE TO GIVE JOHN.
NY KlLBANE SATISFACTORY
ARGUMENT ARE MUCH
TOO HEAVY.
BY Ed. w. Smith.

Chicago, March BITS the old quos-
ton of ringside- weight stopping some
IF the men who otherwise might give
johnny Kilbane, the new feathcrwcight
star, a hard job for the honors.
Take Jack White, one Of ChlcaSo's
best featherwcishts of any time. for
a good example. In the strict sense
of the word as laid down by Attell.
and doubtless maintained by the pres
cnt victor. Jack must scale in at the
ringside At 122 pounds for Ki!bane,
else he VIII set no chance with John
ny.
Nobody can blame Johnny for fol-
lowing out the precedent set by tbs
man who held the title for such 4
long time. For Johnny surely can
make the iingslde weight Of l22 pounds
and do II handily Like WOlgast, he
may be willing to give away lot OF
weight TO a certain set of fighters who
do not class with him--Wolgast if H.
had his way, would give II away t.
anybody, irrespective-but the wise
chance. and all opponents of the new
champion doubtless viii be forced Ia
come down or so without a match.
Hard to Make Weight.
1t doesn't look from this angle as
IL Jack could make a ringside weight
with any degree of safety. He could
10 II at 3 O'Clock. perhaps, and put
mp good battle, but the other thing
would look like suicide to his chances.
But Brother Charley can make the
figure without much trouble and hght
good and strong. too. II looks. then,
as IL he might le the White who
would be selected To represent the fam-
ny when the time comes. when Char
ley boxed Kilbane a short time back
he made 122 pounds at O'Clock and
had none the worst of the milling.
Charley had few things to say
about CALIFORNIA; climate ana what IL
does TO an eastern fighter.
Coast Climate Bad.
MANY fighters arc affected by go
ing out TO the coast for too long n
stay before a contest" Charley said
That was ny fix when | boxed Dan
ny Webster out there and II cost me
a lot of money and loss of prestige,
It may be that Jack is making the
same mistake. but | hope not.
IL was there Tor three weeks before
the contest and got so lazy and tired
I;l-a -, ,,V tr,.fnf,,o t,at I couldn't
figure out what was the matter with
me. But | know now. I shodld have
landed there not more than 2 weet
before the contest. and then | would
have been all right"
Wolgast time and again has called
attention OF eastern lighters TO this
trait Of the California climate, and
most OF them needed his warning.
Comes Tommy Walsh. smart young
man from New Orleans!
frankie Burns Manager.
lie has taken the handling of frankie
Turns. the eastern bantamwcight, who
gave Johnny Couion such tight rub
for the coin I'm New. orleans 81 week
ago sunday. Deponcnt sayeth not
what become OF the old manager. but
anyway. Tommy has the fighter now
and will attempt TO force the Logan
square pct !i'to return mat.h. lis
ten to what Tommy wires nc:
"Am handling frankie Buns, who
trimmed Coulon last week. He got a
bad deal from The referee. and is the
next champion, sure. Have several
good offers from the coast, but will
accept match at indianapolis with
Chick Hayes IL the terms suit al
right"
Which brings to mind the fact that
New Orleans is torn apart still over
Referee Stout's decision In that con-
test some Of the papers there arr
scolding vigorously about IL and cali
ing Coulon poor champion for de-
10 make n return match under
similar conditions, excepting the ref
cree.