El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30
LITTLE STORIES OF
PRIZE RING FOLKS
CBY TOM S. ANDREWs)


Milwaukee. wis. March So.-The
matching Of Eddy McGOorty and Frank
Klaus. at san Francisco, will 80
long ways towards settling the mid
dleweight champ Onship proposition.
This contest is announced as being Tor
the championship Of the world, but
this is wrong for 1t CHI only be Tor
the championship Of America The
time has passed when the Americans
have absolute control over the various
classes in boxing. and now they must
consider other countries as being IN
the race for titles England. france
and Australia have champions in the
mlddleweight class. who are entitled
10 q try for the worlds title, and IN
til we can develop a man who can
win from the various champions, II
will be hard matter 10 crown the
American champion Of the world.
However. we are getting to point
now where a real American champion
viii be developed and recognized. and
1t viii be an easy matter then to set
tie the worlds title The defeat OF
Hugo Kelly by Eddy McGOorty had
great deal TO do with clearing the at
mOsphere in the middl eWelght diviS-
ion and now that McGoorty is to meet
Frank Klaus. II wiz about settle mat
ters. for the winner OF L1is contest can
claim the title in America and defend
II against all corners There is no
doubt that Jack Dillon and several
challenge for the tide, but II IS first
necessary to create a. champion, and
then have him defend it
With Mike Gibbons entering the mid
dleWeight division there viii be q
great deal OF interest created. for 1t
viii mean that the St Paul boy viii
be matched with the winner OF the
Klaus McGOorty battle Gibbons has
finally made up his mind to get out
Of the WelterWeight ranks. and take
on 1913 Founders. A battle between
McGoorty and Gibbons should prove
one of the best attractions in the cOun-
try. for both are clever. and have DIFF
ferent styles OF fighting
With a recognized. champion OF
America. 1t viii then be up TO the
man holding the title to get busy and
match up with the champions Of France
and England George Carpenter, the
French champion, win probably be the
hardest man TO beat and there is a
possibility Of the Frenchman capturing
the worlds champ nship for the mid
dleWeight class. It viii really not be
necessary to bother about the British
title at the present time. as Carpen-
tier recently won that from Jim
pion can defeat the Frenchman, he }
will be killing two birds with one /
stone
The split between Tom McCarsy. /
the Los Angeles promoter, and Tom 4
Jones, manager OF Ad WOlgast. viii 4
probably mean the canceling Of 1he I
proposed match between WOlgast and I
Joe Rivers, the MeLca lightweight !
There was no occasion for a split be- I
tween the two men, as Mr. McCarey /
had made q bona. fide offer, and very
liberal one al that. for q contest be
tween Wolgast and Rivers, for July 4, I
and had Il not been for the sarcastic /
answer which Jones sent to McCarey. {
there would have been no trouble /
Zones may have intended II as q Joke, 4
but the Los Angeles prom Oter failed to
see it, and refused to take IT as such.
N hen a man offers S12, 500 in cold cash
to a boxer, with 2 certain privilege in
connection with 1t, be Is going pretty I
steep. and no fighter has a. right to !
treat ii lightly 1t Is big money Tor
any boxer, whether he is g champion Z
mad they would consider II as such.
Rivers has proved himself firSt-clsss
boy and as much entitled 10 a match /
with WOlgast as any lightweight in (
The country Some time ago WOlgast
made the stipulation that Rivers must /
+ FOURTH OF uly date with him. the Mex !
can lived up TO all demands Of Vol
CAST and Is now waiting for the cham
DiOn 10 make good his part Of the
proposition WOlgast now talks o
meeting Willy Richie for the cham
1iOnship in his next match but sport
ng men generally would prefer TO see
lim battling Win either Rivers or
2acky Mcfarland It is 20 be regret
ed that the controversy between Jones
and McCareT should put q damper up
init, but sporting people viii not
)n it. but sporting people will not
he stand he has taken
Freddy Welsh. the English light l