Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

will be starred i'm the big feature show.
Jack decided he would not deprive the
sports of his presence for some time to
come, and has consented to exchange
punches in Il ten-round bout with Joe
Jeannette, his persistent challenger. The
Mcmahon brothers, guiding spirits i'm the
ST. Nicholas Athletic Club, have landed
this prize, if it may he referred to as
such.
Not TO be outdonc i'll the tar perform
ance line. Manager Billy Gibson of the
Garden. trekked westward. and boarding
Ad Wolgast and Packey Mcfarland on
their home grounds, clinched for his club
the Compromised meeting between those
celebrated opponents of lightweight pugil-
ism. September ~ is the date selected for
the Johnson j eannette match. and Ad and
Packey will mingle two nights later
Johnny Eilbane has likewise been per-
suaded To visit us some time next month";
when he'll give Johnny Dundee the chance
long hankered for. The day and date for
this racket have not yet been assigned.
Even the very little fellows have not
been sighted in arranging the plans for
the boxing carnival. Johnny Coulon has
promised to box here whenever the pro-
motors find him an opponent and come
through with the sugar. Johnny is
only a little fellow. but has big ideas
when il comes to appraisinS his services.
hid Williams, the Baltimore whirlwind.
who has been trimming all the little fell
lows around here, may be the first TO
tackle the Chicago nghter. Williams Is
the coming bantam fighter, so the wise
acres predict. He knocked out Young
Solsberg recently, something Coulon could
not accomplish.
All of which. added to the intense rivalry
existing between the two big local clubs
and the prospects that several new or
will no tiaf6 tic 70
assures New Workers an abundance of
high-class tistic entertainment for some
time to come. II it is found necessary
the foreign fields will be invaded and the
best talent imported.
As purely sporting proposition the
Observation-Disclosures mill is the class.
The Johnson-Jeannette fray may bring
more money to the box office, but the
sporting sentiment and feeling will be
lacking. 1t matters very little to the
white sports at large whether johnson
bests Jeanette or not. Possibly those
who would not feel vexed IL John Arthur
had his block knocked of are in the ma
jority.
Ad wolgast will draw something like
$500 for boxing Packey Mcfarland
also a slice of the picture money. The
Garden magnates had to come through
literally. Manager Gibson had dreams OF
losing prestige as Gothan's leading match
maker. so he took the limit of and bet
them high.
Ad has the worst Of the bargain in the
matter of weight. The articles say the
boys must hop on the scale at in the
afternoon, the weight at that hour to be
135 pounds. Pretty soft for Packey. The
champion Is legitimate 133-pounder. In
fact. he can do a couple less and still be
GOOD, and it would appear that In this
match he has handicapped himself a bit
Mcfarland should weigh around 1873 al
post time. and he's bear when not
trained down too fine. But that SO, 500
is lot of money for thirty minutes
work. and AID is willing to take the worst
of the weight to get his mitts on that big
bundle.
III may be the match will cause a spill,
in the relations existing between Wolgas
and Manager Tom Jones. 1t is saiC
Jones objected strenuously, as he believe.
the champion needs more time to recu
peraie from the tll-effects of that ap-
pendicitis operation and the strain ant
wear and tear Of training for the River.
bout. Ads work in the Rivers engage
ment did not overplease his admirers ant
Jones holds the view that il the champion
could do no better than with a question.