Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
FRENCH PEOPLE ARE LOOKING
UP IN ALL LINES OF SPORT
Especially Strong at the Boxing Game,
and Have Made Good at Golf,
Tennis and Running. i

of Jim Flynn next. July. = In the mean
time 1t might not be 4 bad PROPOSE
ton for Mr.. Langford to return to the
states and take on AL Palzar, Tom
strate just how good the big German
American boy is. II Palzar has the
ability he Will be forced to show it in
contest with Langford.
Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles boxing
impresario, has been very fortunate the
past year in getting high-class attrac-
TONS 1t seems that the, proposed match
between Joe Rivers, the Mexican light
weight: and Joe Mandot, the southern
champion, which was scheduled for July
4, has been shifted, and, instead, Rivers
Will meet the worlds champion Ad VOL
CAST, in title match Independence day.
Ihey Will battle twenty rounds at 13s
about the weight, for each of the boys
can make it very easily. The financial
inducements are very hottering to VOL
CAST, for he gets $3.50 for his end, win,
lose or draw. which is 81 800 more than
McCarey originally offered Manager Tom
Jones. and which resulted In few I'M
pleasant kilograms between them AS to
the probable outcome of the battle, there
VIII be considerable speculation. Had
the boys been matched before Wolgast
was operated on the betting would favor
the champion two to one. but with the
uncertainty as to how Wolgast will per-
form over the long route after having
undergone an operation remains to be
seen. That is where the followers OF
Rivers will make q strong play for their
mans chances. There is no doubt that
Rivers has proven himself a great little
fighter and one who can take a punch
but whether he will be able to go sue
cessfully against an experienced boy like
Wolgast is another question. From q
fighting standpoint the match would prove
great success. and 1t should develop
into one of the best contests staged at
Vernon the past year. When the boys
q better chance to size them up and
Judge as to their real chances.
Matty Baldwin, the Boston lightweight,
seems to be the hard luck kid in that divi-
sion at the present time. Alexander Nc
Lean. manager OF Baldwin. has been
negotiating with clubs all over the cosln-
try to match his boy against the high
class lightwefghts. but Alex says they are
all sidestepping him. lust why McFar-
land, Mat Wells and Wolgast want to side
Mclean, but such Is the case. without
a doubt. I have tried every means to get
these boys into match with Baldwin,
but without avail. Baldwin defeated
and that seems to have SCARED them ali
away. l have offered to let Baldwin
meet either Wells or Mcfarland at 1856
pounds three hours before entering the
ring, and have also offered to make 1873
pounds ringside for Wolgast.. and give
him all the side bets he wants. They
cannot make the claim that Baldwin is
not 2 drawing card, for he. has fought all
the best boys in the country, and is one
of the best cards in the east. They sim
ply do not want his game. II. they do
not come out Of their shell very soon /
think win go over to Paris and London
and may take Gilbert Gallant. good
13O-pound boy. along with me. However.
Il Ia 80. To- -
battle for the title, for I believe Baldwin
Is the boy to defeat Wolgast In. cham
pionship contest Of twenty rounds
Pal Brown. the Minnesota lightweight,
has taken unto himself q new manager
He has signed a five-year contract with
Neil Moynihan Of Hibbing. Minn., and
intends to get busy for the future. Pal
taken on little weight. so that he Is not
full ffedged lightweight. He expects
to- be matched In the near future with
Young Saylor at Indianapolis, and II sue
cessful there he wants to make another
The showing of Bob Mona, the Milwau-
kee middleweight. against Freddy Hicks,
another Milwaukee boxer, in New York
the other night. was q disappointment.
While Mona won the point decision. &C.
cording to all the papers. he did not make
the showing that was expected of him
after the manner in which he. defeated
Jim Smith only ten days previously.
When Hicks was boxing around here he
was considered only fair second-rater.
but according to reports from the east
Freddy has improved greatly since that
time, and has really been boxing In good
form: despite this fact, Moha was look
ed upon as q certain winner over Hicks.
and the result IL that Freddy must be q
much better boy than he has been. credit
ed with in the past, or Mona has gone
back or was so6 form completely. It is
very true that Mona does not like train
ing, and 1t may be that he he went into
the contest without being properly pre-
pared. II he did so. 1t is his own loss,
and he deserves no sympathy for II. Ten
days time made q big difference with Bob
for after whipping Smith he was looked
upon as another giant killer Of the Joe
Wolcott order, burt following his bout
with Hicks the Wolcott> feature has dis
appeared.