Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19
MAN to the floor twice during a short bout
is far from being a de4d one

MAN to the floor twice during short bout
is far from being a deAd one.
That Richie boy may be lightweight
champion some day at the rate of speed
he has developed during his brief fstic
career. Willie was Packey Mcfarland S
sparrng partner while back, and alb
sorbed much of his knowledge of the
game from that master of the art. That
he is made of the right sort of stuff is
evident from his gameness in agreeing to
substitute for the champion on twenty
four hours notice against such clever
performer as Freddy WEIGH last Thanks
giving. And furthermore, he gave the
Briton a good, stiff battle, although only
beginner. On the top of that he jumped
at the chance to step a heat with VOL
CAST. Really. it Is no disgrace even for
a champion to fail to dispose of Willie
Richie in four short rounds.
Packey Mcfarland. being only a near
champion, can take on the marks without
criticism. It LIS one of the penalties of
crowned greatness In puglism that the
soft things are to be eschewed IL the hard
wallop of the knocker would be avoided.
Packey made a former champion of
Scotland hurdle the ropes during one
sided contest the other night in Fall
River. Mass. IL this fellow who quit is
fair sample of the top-notcherS in the
land of the thistle. / wonder what the
common or garden variety of Scotch
scrapper is like.
In stopping the sturdy Paddy LAWN in
eight rounds Mike Gibbons accomplished
something many heavier boys have tried
and failed in the execution OF, and at the
same time demonstrated beyond question
that his superior skill makes him a
the middleweight division.
Mike will start again this week, this
time in an international affair, in which
he will find himself opposed to Sid
D,r, Ivraf%k o6 walter.
weights in England. The men are match
ed at 14S pounds at pm, which will
permit of both entering the ring at their
best.
letter, Burns is regarded on the other
side as the rightful holder of the weller
weight championship. He has beaten
some very classy men. and his fifteen
middleweight, stamped him as man OF
considerable ability with the gloves.
The winner of Tuesdays match will be
sent against Eddie McGoorty in about
two weeks time. barring the possibility
of a difference over the matter Of weight.
Burns is one of the kind that is willing
to concede a few pounds to land
match. and Gibbons has about made up
his mind that the middleweight fled Of
fers greater opportunity for fame and
fortune than can be found In the welter
division.
II Gibbons beats the Briton. and 1
think Mike the best man OF MS weight
in the world, he will have chance to
make some real big money for the first
time in his career. With McGoorty OPP
posed to him. the Garden. large as 1t is.
would be packed to the doors. and as it
is the policy of the management to be
liberal with the boxers. each man would
be assured Of a nice big piece of change.
Also ii will bring the middleweight title
question very near solution. There would
remain only Frank Klaus to argue the
matter with the victor.
Johnny KilbAne just cake-wa.ked all
the way with frankie Burns in his met
ropolitan premiere. The match originally
scheduled between Johnny Dundee and
the champion would have furnished much
better entertainment for the. fans. Kill
bane outclassed Burns. who had no
chance from start to finish 1t was
Frankie's first appearance as a feather
weight. and in sending him against the
deddy of the division his manager set
the Jerseyman at a pretty hard task. /
would like to see Kilbane in action with
fast feather of the Dundee kind. While
the champion would probably win, the
match would not be so one-sided as to
make II uninteresting.