Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-07
AAuGHT0N HITS BULL'S-EYE
Noted Critic Calls Attention to One
Pugilistie Evil.
ELIMINATION PROMOTERS GAME
Proceeds In Cinch and Gives Halt
baked Fighters Fine Chance
nj Nany fat Bits of
Gate Money.
" w. W. NArGHroN.

SAN FRANCISCO. April G.-The So
called elimination tournaments are a de-
lrxion and n snare Like desert trails
they lead nowhere in particular. The
hes, 10 store for anyone Who follows them
u a glimpse Of a mirage or something
equally unstable and misleading.
In the memory of man about the only
elimination tourney that held the even
tenor e. It's way and produced a prac-
tical result was the one iHaugurated at
Los Angeles for the purpose q develop
ing a challenger for Abe Aitell.
For further particulars see Johnny XII
bane.
The main purpose OF elimination tour
neys Is TO give the promoters a chance to
work up interest In the operations Of re-
lays c. no-good fighters. Just al present
two far western match handlers are In
the throes OF middlcwcight elimination
Journeys. AIccsrey Of Los Angeles is
running one and Coffroth OF san Fran
cisco the other
II looks as II e1ch Il The promoters IS
..npalci upon doubie-horned dilemma.
lie has IA material worth while 10 carry
on with. and he has failed 10 arouse any
thing that savors Ct enthusiasm so far
as the public is concerned.
II is with the san Francisco tourney
that this article has mainly to do. So
far. IN the line OF elimination bouts. We
have had Frank klaus and Sailor Pet
roskcy: klaus And Jack DliS9.
Klaus came TO US heralded as the mos;
promising middlewoight in sight. with the
possible exception OF Eddie McGoorty,
and he has proved a good deal OF n dis
appointment. In his first encounter he
wasn't equal TO the task OF stopping the
fellow who, wears blue Jackets uniform
between matches and who knows more
about the dog watch than he does about
the technique Of fighting. In the next
affair he gained the decision through
superior condition. but apart from his
tendencies toward perpetual motion. un-
covered nothing to leave lasting Inn
precision on the minds OF those who
watched him at work.
II Is said now that there Is some hitch
over the bringing together OF Klaus and
McGoorty. They may box later In the
year. but II the bout falls through all
together. so far as San Francisco is
concerned. no particular disappointment
win be felt around here.
Tho local fight followers know nothing
about McGoorty but IL he is merely a
rival OF Klaus-and the term rival car
ries the usual suggestion OF something
approaching equallty--it is felt that Me-
Goorty can be no great shakes.
California patrons OF boxing feel rather
gium over the outlook OF the middle
weights. With a cessation OF activity
among the lightweishts. with the feather.
weight problem nearly worked out and
with the heavyweight situation all head
and points on account OF the malgn In
fiuencc OF one Jack johnson, II was
thought that the mlddles would be able
70 keep the ball rolling and supply good
entertainment But. Judging from what
has happened 80 far, the mlddleweights
src poor lot.
"Vhat would Stanley Ketehel have done
to your billions and Klaus?" asked the
man coming away from coffroth's
arena.
Or what would papke have done TO
them when he was fighting well. or Hugo
Kelly when In his primefr remarked an
other. "of course. II fellow recalls
the boxers OF even year or two ago, he
Is accused OF living In the past. but why
should there be such a falling away In
fighters when the world Is progressing
by leaps and bounds in every other Sec
tlong"
The mlddlewcight division Is certainly
In an anaemlc condition and needs an
Infusion Of new blood-good hot fighting
blood at that That there VIII be Klaus
Mc0oorty match Is Inevitable and II may
be that klaus win show better than he
has yet done. but in the meantime there
~ suspicion that Mike Gibbons Is the
youngster who Is likely TO inject
little ginger into middleweight pugilism.
Word has been received here that Glib
bons, finding himself growing heavier
is going 10 toss his ehapeau into the
middleweight alley and dare McGoorty
or the next best man to boot II. And,
with DO knowledge OF Gibbons apart from
what he has accomplished with the welt
crs. there Is more speculation in the
west as 10 what would happen IL Nc
Coorty and Gibbons got together than
attaches to the contemplation OF Klaus
McGoorty clash.
II is said that some foreigners will
happen along presently. Dave Smith,
tho Australian champion. Is expected
and George Carpenter. the Frenchman,
las threatened to invade America. But
there is doubt as to whether smith Of
Carpenter are bona fide middleweights
II they can conform to the I5s-pound
standard. they should be given a royal
welcome. for even the most optimistic
must admit that the middlewsight elias.
is In q moTibund condition Just at pres.
ent.