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call or time. COulOn is geCtlnS READY Tor
a busy campaign, and has gone to Bluff
Lake ILL.,. to spend the balance of the
summer. roughing about and bathing
daily. He is looking forward to another
battle with frankie Burns at New Or
leans and. if he is successful he may de-
eide to take a trip to England next sea-
son and take on Sid Smith over there
before the National Sporting Club. Dig
ger Stanley has been after a match with
Coulon. but the weight difference is too
full negotiations.
Johnny kilbane. the featherweight
champion of the world Will not go to
Los Angeles for a Labor day battle.
mad been expected. Tom McCarey, the
promoter of the California winter re-
sort city. had been after Johnny for a
contest with Abe Attell, from whom he
won the title last spring. to take place
on the September holiday, but Jimmy
Dunn. manager of Kilbane. decided it
would be best TO wait until later. as
Johnny was not in the best of shape
and needed a rest. The warm wealth
er and the fact that Johnny's wife and
baby We're not we'll made me change
my plans somewhat, writes Jimmy
Dunn. land therefore I made up my
mind to pass up the Labor day date.
We planned to so to California in De-
cember and fight Attell again. just to
show him that Johnny Is his master.
but Mr.. McCarey preferred the earlier
date. I figure now that Johnny Will
meet Attell in New York over the ten
round route, and if he does not like
that game why we will take on any
legitimate featherweight and give
away a few pounds if it is necessary.
We may also decide to take trip to
England during the latter part of the
season and meet the best boys over
there. also in France. for / understand
the French champion. Jean Poesy, is
a big card and will draw big money.
In the meantime any Legitimate chal-
lenGer for the featherweight title will
be given consideration by us, but they
will have to make the limit of 122
pounds ringside."
There is one lightweight who deserves
recognition. and that boy is Grover
HAYES, who has been battling all corners
in the lightweight class for the past 1--WE
years. but always being half point
from the top of the ladder. Grover
started his career in milwaukee, as
bantamweight and he was faster than
chain-lightning with his hands at that
time bun after going to Philadelphia.
where he got his chops regularly, he took
on weight and soon developed into
genuine lightweight. He has had dozens
of hard battles with the best boys among
the l3:; Founders and has always made
creditable showing. but he seemed I'M
able to get into the big money. His
battle with Freddy Welsh at Winnipeg
accounts. it was good draw pecu-
liar incident i'm connection with this
fight was the fact that the writer re-
ceived two reports of the contest from
correspondents at Winnipeg. one stat
ing that Welsh won by a good margin
on points and the other that Hayes had
a clear shade. Both boys must have
friends among the scribes. Willard
Stuart. manager for Hayes. writes me as
follows: Grover is going to be one busy
boy this fall. After the Welsh bout we
have several more in view. and will meet
Knockout Brown in Philadelphia some
time this month and also Young Jack
O. Brien who by the way. looks like
conner in the lightweight ranks. although
he will soon grow out of it. as he has the
build for a fine middleweight. We may
get O'Brien for Labor day. and expect
to meet Leach Cross some time in Sep
TENDER. Harry Edwards is trying to get
Willie Richie or Joe Rivers to meet
Grover i'm Philadelphia some time in Sep
TENDER or October. but both Rivers and
Richie have decided to remain on the
coast for a while longer and that will
put off meeting for time at least. l
want to get Joe Rivers, as 1 feel sure
Grover can defeat him. l honestly think
that Hayes has as much right as any
lightweight to challenge Wolgast for the
lightweight championship. and if match
can be made / will see that the Michi-
gan wildcat gets fair-sized side bet. or
course. L cannot bet $4,000, as they de-
mand of some, but / will be willing to
take big chance on the winner and loser
end of the match or in long fight win
ner take all. OF course. that goes for
title match only. as the chance would be
worth something.
Since Mike Gibbons and Jimmy Clabby
have announced their intentions of be-
coming full-fedged middleweights Johnny
Thompson has come out OF his hayStack
at Sycamore. ILL.,, long enough to put in
a protest against any one claiming the
middleweight title. Johnny says he is
the rightful holder since defeating Billy
Papke in Australia, as Papke was then
the recognized champion after Stanley
Ketchel had been killed. Thompson has
been ready and willing to meet any legiti-
mate middleweight over the marathon dis
one of them has fought at the legitimate
limit of 15S pounds, said Johnny the
other day. but they go around claiming
all kinds of titles. but never agreeing to
make the weight Papke can't make it
and he knows he cannot, but he will
keep on claiming the title as long as peo-
pie will listen to him. Frank Klaus has
no right to it, neither has Eddie Nc
Goorty nor Jack Dillon. OF the entire
lot I believe McGocrty is the best, and if
he wants a match with me over the long
distance why he can have it. / know
that both Clabby and Gibbons are simon
pure middleweights and Jimmy Clabby is
a great fighter l don't know much about
Gibbons. but will vouch for Clabby as
trained with him one whole season in
Australia and know what / am talking
meet me and beat me before claiming the
title. for l won ii fairly. Then let the
winner meet the Frenchman, Carpenter
| for the worlds title"