El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-29
Anew YORK, n. Y. June 29.-Patrons I
IN Of pugilism are to be treated to
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YEW YORK, N Y. June 29--Patroni
Of pugilism are to be treated Il
a sort of three ring circus tbs
coming week. Promoters are spread
ing themselves in the matter of attrac-
tive cards. No less than three. and
possibly four, champions of the prize
ring are booked to emerge from OBJ
security and appear as defenders Of
their titles.
Johnny Coulon, champion bantam
weight Of America, opens the big show
Next Tuesday night at the st. Nicholas
club in this city, Johnny viii box Joe
Wagner, a local bantam. wagner, by
the way. is one Of the best OF the little
fellows who cali Gotham home, but
not good enough, to my way of think
ing to cop the title from the classy
little ChicagOan-
Thursday there Viii be big doings.
Champions in the classes higher up
will take the center Of the stage and
it is safe to predict that they VIII fur
nish enough excitement and thrills TO
satisfy even those bugs who deplore
the modern safe and sane methods Of
celebrating the nations birthday
Naturally interest will be centered on
the Johnson-Flynn contest at Las We
gas. It must be admitted, however,
that in comparison with heavyweight
championship battles of former years
there is very little enthusiasm dis
played. Fight followers throughout the
country regard Flynn's chances for VIC
tory as very slim and practically con-
cede the contest to Johnson
But with the Wolgast-Rivers light
weight championship match It IS
horse of another color. Many experts
figure Rivers has an even chance OF
wrestling the title from W OlgaSt- Ihey
contend that Ad is no longer the bear
cat Of a year ago and point to the re-
cent exhibitions with Richie and
O'Brien to emphasize their arguments
Joe will have several advantages
over his rival. He is younger, heavier
by several pounds, better boxer, can
hit lust as hard and has world OF
confidence in his ability to beat Adolph-
Riverss friends and hackers say Ad
will find the Mexican a more 1ormld-
able rival than he banks on, and that
when he backs into one Of those Her
rera punches Of JOe's it viii take al
the fight out of him
Nv opinion is shat WOlgaSt Will win
While his recent performances were
hardly up to the championship stand
ard. it must be remembered they were
more in the nature of try-outs than
else. 1t viii be recalled that
when Ad was getting back in the game
last year, after his broken arm had
mended, he came east and boxed two
short bouts with Knockout Brown, a
local celebrity. Because he failed to
put his man away the calamity howl
ers began to croak that he was
through" as a champion and predicted
defeat the first time he would meet a
good man.
As soon as the champion satisfied
himself that the injured member had
healed and was as strong as ever, he
proceeded TO demonstrate to the critics
Just how wrong were their prOgnOsti- ]
cations by meeting and beating all !
corners. Among the boys Ad licked in /
rapid succession and by the Knockout 4
route. were George Memsic. One Round 4
Hogan, frankie Burns and owen No /
ran.
I have not seen Rivers with the 4
gloves on. The boy has never ap- /
peared in the ring outside the state Of J