Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-26
Arrangements Under Way to
Have MiddIeWeight Battle
Fought in That Country.
BRITT ISA GREAT
ADMIRER OF NELSON
Says That Batting Dane''
Is One of the Greatest
Fighters in the Ring.
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

BY T. s. ANDREWS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. November Is, 1872
1t is very probable that the world
middleweight title battle will be fought
in France instead Of the United States or
England. The French Federation of Box
ing has taken up the matter Of the mid
dleweights and is endeavoring to bring
about a meeting between the aspirants to
the championship during the present sea-
son. Leon See is one Of the moving
spirits in the organization and he has
done much to help the boxing game along
IN France. He has been after the best
middleweights available and writes me
that he wants to bring the real topnotch-
ers together in nothing under twenty
round bouts. He would include Frank
Klaus, Billy Papke. Jim Sullivan, Marcel
Moreau (who was a French hope), Eddie
McGoorty. Mike Gibbons. Jimmy Clabby,
Leo Houck and Jack Dillon. An offer
has been made to Clabby for three fights
abroad. which goes to prove that the Mil
waukee middleweight is well thought of
abroad. Clabby is wanted to meet
Moreau and Bernard, F'renchmen; also
Houck and Papke. Frank Mulkern, man.
ager for Clabby, has agreed to send Jim
my over to meet the entire bunch of mid
dies, providing his bit is sufficient. and he
does not ask all the receipts. There is
one man Clabby can beat for the title"
said Mulkern. land that man is Papke
If Papke will do the middleweight limit
why, the match will be made and he will
also be ready for McGoorty and Klaus.
l doubt whether Papke can make the
weight. but IL he can. we will take him
on and We will give some real money for
a side bet. To my way. OF thinking Klaus
and McGoorty are the middleweights who
Will figure for the title. and Gibbons may
also come along. We also had a fine
offer for Clabby to go back to Australia,
but Jimmy wants to rest up a year and
may then think it over for another trip.
He likes Australia and would have gone
back this fall had he been feeling just
right when the season opened, but he
held or and now prefers to wait a year."
Here is a funny situation for Columbus
boxers as regards Australia Recently
Grover Hayes, with his manager, Will
lard Stuart. went to Australia for a Sc
RES or bouts under the direction of Hugh
u. Mcintosh. They returned this month
with a statement that they were not
fairly treated by the Australian promoter,
and preferred to pay their own fares
back rather than remain and go through
with the contract submitted to them. On
top of this comes Sammy Trott, with
his manager. Nick Albanese, with a re-
trip to Australia under the same condi-
tons which Hayes accepted. Sammy says
he is sure he can make good and he is
willing to take a chance. The story that
Mr.. Mcintosh had offered q different con-
tract from the one given to the Column
bus boxer here may be true, but there
surely was no occasion for it, as it could
not be changed IL Manager Stuart de-
clined to change it, for the laws in Aus
tralia regarding contracts are more strict
hor to h,
writer that it was a case of homesick-
ness on the part of Hayes and Stuart.
for the very day they sailed. October 10.
from Sydney. l received letter from
Mr.. McIntoshs secretary. E. C. Covell.
dated Sydney, October 10. which read:
I'VE were sorry that Hayes did not
show better against Jack Read, who is
not considered a tOp-notcher here, for
he had good record in the states and
must be much better than he showed.
1t may have been the climate. We have
not seen Hayes since the night of the
fight, as he no doubt wants to get fit for
the next bout. He is a gentlemanly fell
low, also his manager. and We want to
with Mccoy here, and they should draw
big house. as Mccoy is favorite
now The above shows that Mcintosh
had no idea up to the time the boat
sailed. that Grover and his manager were
leaving for America, so it is not likely
them to return with. Hayes got between
$500 and 500 for his end in the fight,
which is not bad for going against a
second rater and for an introduction. I
Mcintosh, and to my knowledge he has
never broken a contract to date.
1t is not often that one boxer will will
ingly give another one full credit for
being a star, but Ray Bronson, the In
n lie u-nic IN 10
exception to the rule. Ray has been
claiming the welterweight title. having
put in his bid when Jimmy Clabby an
nounced that he could no longer make
the weight. and would advance into the
15S-pound division Bronson has fought
all the boys who are in the hunt for the
welter title and while he believes he is
the rightful holder he gives full credit to
others. Says Ray in letter: Il saw
Kid Ferns and Tommy Howell fight the
other night, and believe ME that this
Howell boy is some fighter He gave
Ferns an awful battle, an4 it was hard
to choose between them, but take it
from me he is a sure contender for the
welterweight championship. He can
make weight easier than Kid Ferns; in
fact, 1 doubt whether Ferns can make
142 pounds any more. I am ready to
match up with either one at the weight
for the title, but prefer the long distance
for a match Of that kind"
A couple Of new white hopes shot into
the limelight within the past week-name-
", One Round Davis of Buffalo and
Frank Moran. the Pittsburgh heavy
weight. Davis has been making a good
showing of late. and his knockout of Jim
Stewart of New York city put him ace
high with the sports of the Bison city.
Good judges speak we'll OF Davis. and If
he can weather the storm for a few tights
against some of the real fighters he will
come in for some big matches in the
metropolis. The other hope to make a
good showing was Frank Aoran. who
gave Charlie Miller. the Frisco heavy
weight, a hard battle for four rounds.
Moran looked like a champion when he
was in Paris two years ago. He had the
appearance of a young giant and handed
himself well. but the Paris life was bit
too much for him, and he was taken Ill.
He recovered but did not appear to have
the wonderful stamina he displayed in
some of his early Paris fights. Since re-
turning home he has shown Improvement,
and his last two fights have been enough
to convince the followers that he is back
in form and may be heard from later on.
Harry Wuest, the Cincinnati heavy
weight, is still another big one who has
been coming along and who hopes to
climb higher.
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