Evening star., 1912-09-01

Mike Is not the only one who does this
same thing. but he is in the limelight
just now on account Of his recent state
ment that he would turn middleweight.
1t will be the same thing with Packey
Mcfarland should he win from Ad VOL
CAST. for Packey would Immediately boost
the weight TO 135 pounds. All these argu-
ments only demonstrate more than ever
the necessity for uniform set OF weights
for all countries.
Notwithstanding the declaration on
the part of Michael that he would re-
tain the welterweight title. his manager.
Edward Reddy, writes me that he is not
going to sidestep any Of the middle
weights at 15S or $50 pounds. but he
draws the line at McGoorty just now.
He figures on getting Kid Wagner. a
newcomer in Philadelphia, at between
so and $50, and also Frank Mantell. at
15S. besides Jack Harrison. the English
titleholder. at $50 pounds Mike will
outpoint the entire bunch without the
slightest trouble over the ten or fifteen
round route, but if the promoters want
a real match for Gibbons, let them get
McGoorty or Jimmy Clabby. Clabby
both clever and able to hit with either
hand It is the best match in sight for
Mike. but the twenty-round route Is
what 1t should be over.
Labor day has become synonymous
with Boxing day to most followers Of
the sport. for every club in the country
looks upon that day as one of the best
holiday dates of the entire year. and
they make special efforts to get big at
fractions. There are some splendid
matches booked for Labor day. chief
among them Joe Rivers and Joe Mandot
at Los Angeles. This match should
furnish the followers some excellent
to size weight and skill. Mandot has
been boosted very strongly of late, but
1T Will not be surprising to see the two
boys going the full twenty rounds with
honors even. although If there is a
verdict Rivers should come close to It,
Mandot has not shown so well in the
last half-~oZen bouts, due to over
training previously. his manager claimed
II Mandot is in as fine condition as the
reports would indicate, then he will
give Rivers as hard battle as Wolgast
did.
Eddie McGoorty and Dave Smith of
Australia are to meet over the ten-round
route in New York and !. should f,1rndsh
some battle 4 do not look for a knock
out either way, although II one should be
landed 1t would be the Oshkosh boy to
get 1t home in my opinion Smith IS not
a punisher., even though he carries a
However. he Is a ieft-handed fighter the
same as McGoorty but he does not carry
the wallop In the left that Eddie does
saw Smith fght Papke. Clabby and
me as being a hard hitter. He was never
able to hurt Clabby in their three fights
and Jimmy gave Smith at least ten to
fifteen pounds in each fight Dave is
clever and knows the game tforoughly
but ne will depend ON his left tabs to win
him the points, and McGoorty will do
likewise varied with an occasional right
cross. On form ] look for McGoorty to
get the newspaper decision, If he fights
as he can fight. but he is not going to
have 1t all his own way by any means
Ray Bronson, the Hoosier welterweif,ht.
who was nearly killed in an auto acci-
dent a few weeks ago. Will get into action
again, meeting Kid Ferns of Kansas City.
Ferns Is one hard nut to crack and If
Raymond can hand Il to THE Kansas lad
then he will have a right to claim the
weltcrweight ti&le. The weight is to be
142 pounds at 3 O'Clock, and this will
suit both boxers.
Johnny Coulon. the bantamweight
champion, will have another contender for
the crown the coming season. The new
challenger is Kid Williams of Baltimore.
The kid has been coming along with
rapid strides the past year, and his per-
formances have been such as to earn him
the right to challenge for the bantam
championship. He has met and defeated
nearly every boy of prominence In the
of New Orleans, who was pretty well
thought OF. Williams won easily.
Battling Nelson. the former lightweight
champion of the world, has been engaged
to more young women both on and of
the stage. than any boxer in the business,
that is, according to the dope handed out
every few months. but somehow the
Mayor OF Hedgewish has never bean