Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10

working on the Oklahoman Tor over
year now. and as yet he has failed to
show anything like real high-class per-
Torrance.
1 am not attempting to underrate
Morris He may be all his friends claim
for him. but one would think he would
show an occasional flash of it in his
fights His best performance was when
arrayed against Tom Kennedy. and then
his work was good only by comparison
with the miserable showing of the latter.
who was not anywhere near his best
form.
IL asked for an opinion | would say
that Al Palzer is by far the most promls-
ing of all the white hopes who have
sprung into public notice since Jenries
met <defeat at Reno. ] believe he would
beat Morris decsvely in twenty-round
battle. Palzer has youth and strength:
SO has Morris. Both have stamina In
abundance. In the Flynn battle Morris
recuperative powers were put TO severe
test and found not wanting. And so
were PaiZer'S in the fight with Kaufman.
Palzer has responsiveness and the hsht-
ing spirit, departments in which MOTIFS
is shy The latter reminds me somewhat
of the late Gus Rubin in that respect.
Gus raight have been champion had he
been more on the offensive in his battles.
And Palzer's hitting powers are superior:
at least me has used them to better adj
vantage than Morris. In my opinion
there is no white man who gives greater
promise for the future than this big
. farmer boy from Iowa.
Although Palzer has signed to box
twenty rounds July with Ensland's
heavyweight champion. Bomb ardier Wells,
his manager announces that little thing
like that will not stand in the way of
arranging a ten-round contest with Nor
ris or any other aspiring white man in
the interim.
The National Sporting Club ard the
Empire Athletic Club have each offered
a purse Of S11.OOc for the pair. but Morris
refuses to box at the first-named. owing
TO the fact that PalZerS manager. Tom
O'Rourke. was formerly connected with
that institution as matchmaker. This ap-
pears to me rather poor excuse. The
managers OF the National were first in
the field with this most liberal offer, and,
therefore. entitled to the match, unless
their bid is boosted by some other organi-
Zateon. at least it would seem SO to any
fair-minded person The loag-drawn-out
controversy over the battle-ground is
growing tirescme, and it is high time the
men came to an understanding. The de-
lay aggravates Gotham sports. who have
been looking forward to this scrap as the
fistic treat of the season ever since Morris
UtAt hCihcuy IdlLci lIlQllpiIcu over
Kaufman.
Two important middleweight matches
have been arranged for the latter part of
the current month. Frank Klaus and
Jack Dillon are to so twenty rounds be-
while Eddie McGoorty and hugo Kelly
will settle their differences March 1S-at
Kenosha, Wis, / believe.
Klaus and Dillon boxed in Pittsburgh a
fat 10 I. A.
favored the indianapolis man. Certainly
Frank did not show the form his ad-
mirers predicted, nor did he display
championship class in the more recent
contest with Sailor Petroskey. As a re-
suit he has suffered a considerable slump
in prestige. The loss of form may be due
to neglect in training. 1t is said Frank
is not the most willing worker while pre-
pairing for q bout. No such excuse as
lack of condition Will be accepted this
time: Klaus will have to put top speed on
when he enters the ring with the sturdy
Dillon.
AS for McGoorty and Kelly. the former
ought to score easily. / saw Eddie box
in New York and he impressed me as a
high-class workman. Kelly at his best
never had anything on him, and ! shall
not be very much surprised If Hugo de-
cides to follow in Bill Papkes footsteps
and retire from the ring after the Nc
Goorty combat.
X x : :.
New Workers We're entertained the past
week with a series of really high class
swatfests. Mcfarland and Hogan proved
the greatest attraction from box Office
standpoint, although the Dundee-Okeefe
featherweight struggle was not far be-
hind in point of popularity.
The McFarland-Hogan contest resulted
about as expected Packey was entirely
too puzZling in his delivery and defense
for the youthful expert from the Pacific
coast. His superiority was marked dur
ing every round. Hogan is some pun
kins" at the game. but in the hands of
the Chicago marvel early grew discour-
aged and threw cleyerness to the winds,
resorting to smuggling tactics the latter
part of the scrap. This forced shift OF
plan of battle is eloquent testimony to
the great skill of Mcfarland. and practi-
cal admission of inferiority on the part
of Hogan.
In this battle Mcfarland further en-
phasiZed his right to battle AID Wolgast
for the title. Packey stands head and
shoulders above all other lghtweights
and IL would be one of the fstic treats OF
any year TO look upon his marvellous skill