Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

victory for the entire white race. 1t
gives us hope that the coveted title OF
supremacy with the gloves will before
long have been restored to us. The sig
nificance Of Luther's decisive defeat of
Flynn must be apparent to all when 1t Is
compared to the miserable performance
Of Jack Johnson against the same man
last Fourth of July. McCarty's success
champion retained his title through
technicality after furnishing the specta-
tors with plenty Of evidence of his deteri-
Grafton.
eide the white championship New Year
day it ought to be a great fight. Palzer
is an entirely different type of fighter
than McCarty or any one else In the
game. He has his own peculiarly effec-
tive methods, and what is lacking In skill
Is more than made up in aggressiveness,
strength and stamina. Wide open and
easy to hit, his remarkable powers of
recuperation make him one Of the hard
est to beat. Luther will find Palzer the
tackled. and II successful in stopping
O'Rourke's whirlwind will be we'll de-
serving of recognition as the best Of the
white heavieS.
Boxing draws its support from all
walks of life. At any big bout In New
York one can see eminent jurists, mer-
chant princes. captains of finance. Ia
iuOuS IdWyoTSp dCtOIS, dutIfOTS anu pay
wrights. to say nothing of ex-f1ghters,
gamblers, touts. barkeepers and the sher-
If of New York county, with a number
Of deputies, scattered about the place
The thigh brows" and the 1oWs mix
pretty well at such gatherings. 1t Is diff
f1cult to say which element is the gamer
by the temporary truce.
With Billy Nolan debating the policy of
our lightweight champion there is not
much prospect OF Wolgast's conquerOr
being seen In the ring for some months
to come. Richie has been made many
nice offers during the last few weeks. but
his manager has held out little encour-
letic Club wired Nolan for terms to box
Packey Mcfarland ten rounds in this
city. but upon learning that a ten-thou-
sand-dollar guarantee was the least that
would be considered by the champion
the management dropped the negotiations
then and there.
No one can justly censure Richie for
getting all the money out of the cham
pionship that he can gather for the next
few months He has earned the right to
reap the financial rewards that go with
a title. and like those who preceded him
has adopted the stage as the quickest and
easiest way of getting the coin for the
time being. The most pleasing news that
has leaked from the Richie camp is that
the new champion will not draw the
weight lines SO tightly as Nelson and
WOISaSC O1O, so tndt Wnen Wine mas
tired of elevating the stage such men as
Mcfarland and Britton may get the
chance to compete for the title which
was denied them during the reigns of the
Battler and Ad.
Wolgast by the way, is the original
hard-luck kid in the matter of accidents.
He had signed to box Joe Mandot or
frankie Burns at Jim Coffroth's club on
New Year day, for which he was to be
paid the magnificent sum of 5000. but
had TO cancel Of fniIlrv
his left hand. received during the Richie
bout. That Thanksgiving day battle was
rather costly for AID. He not only lost
the lightweight title, but fractured a
couple of small bones to boot.
Broken bones and the operation for
appendicitis have knocked Wolgast out
of thousands of dollars, and 1t looks as if
the hoodoo is still working on him. Short
~ after winning the championship Ad
broke his arm while boxing Jack Red
| mond at Milwaukee. When the member
had healed he rebroke 1t on Tommy Nc
Farland's dome. AID then got along swim
work on the eve of match with Freddie
| Welsh. which meant something like So
uO cold cash to Adolph. win or lose That
/ operation fastened his finish as title
holder. And possibly the saddest part of
| all to Wolgast lies in the fact that his
| illness gave Richie his first opportunity
| to display his talent. Willie having sub
| bed in the Welsh match for the stricken
! champion.
| Failing to land Richie. the Garden Club
is flirting with Freddie Welsh, who re-
| Gently came back In grand style and
regained the British lightweight title
| from Matt Wells. Freddie is now match
ed with Hughey Michigan, the Australian.
and their meeting is set for next Monday
| at the National Sporting Club in London.
The offer to Welsh Is contingent upon his
success in the pending engagement
Should Michigan emerge victor he will be
asked to meet Packey.
! Mcfarland and Welsh are not strang-
ers. They have met on three different
occasions. with honors pretty even In
fact. Welsh has given the Chicagoan the
| hardest battles of his career. While Nc
Farland and Welsh would make a great
match and unquestionably draw big here.
the bout New Workers are hankerfng for
| strongly Is one between Packey and Jack
/ Britton. The latter is boxing in erea.
form and has won several of his recent
/ engagements by knocking out his oppo-
/ nents, dispelling the idea that he was a
parlor boxer and lacking the punch. He
Is modelled very much on the Mcfarland
plan. and while hardly the COOL calcuIat-
ing performer in the ring that Packey is,
Jack Is the only boy of the weight in this
country, barring possibly Willie Richie.
VINO can boast OF skill approaching that
or the stock yards marvel I would like
10 see Britton tried out by Mcfarland
Delore the Welsh bout takes place Who
knows but Jack might lower Packey's
colors.
Fred Odwell. former Cincinnati and CO.
lumbus player. n q candidate for post.
! master In his home town Of townsville.
MI ~ IL