Evening star., 1913-03-02
NEW YORK WILL GET
HEAVYWEIGHT MATCHES
Gotham Fans to Be Treated to Series Of
Contests Between Best OF
Big Fighters.


into the field lately-Bob Moha. the Mil
waukee boy. who was !: heavyweight
short time ago. but who is nov back
to the 160-pound mark and who can
make 15s II necessary. Moha was going
along splendidly. beating Billy Papke
and others in the east. when he took
it into his head to lay off while. and
he did. He gave Johnny Thompson
beating a week or more ago and weigh
ed only 1855 pounds at the time. and
now he is negotiating match with
Eddie McGoorty over the half-mars-
thon route. Jack Dillon is also after
both Moha and McGoorty. and il the
three meet there will be some fur
middleweight honor. And after look
ing over the entire bunch We cannot
help but eXclaim that among the real
15S Founders. at rings!de weight none
is better than Jimmy Clabby.
Boxers-or, az most follks say. fighters
as rule are very fond OF sweets.
There are few Of them who have not
sweet tooth. Jimmy Walsh. the
Boston bantamwe!ght. is fiend Tor
Clabby. Packey Mcfarland. Jack Brit
ton and others. Eddie McGoorty likes
candy. Freddy Welsh always had
sweet tooth. and he is also vege-
tartan. Charley Neary always had
have met about the streets and at train
ing camps have liking for ice cream.
strawberries. candy and the like.
Several years ago, when ! was act
ing as matchmaker for the Badger
up young fellow named Morris from
Green Bay, Wis. to meet a Chicago lad
1t was-ir- January. The day OF the
show the clerk at the Globe Hotel
phoned me ,and said: Say. there's n
young fellow here named Morris from
he nv
the club. Is he all right"
Sure. l responded. Give him his
meals and room.
A couple of hours later another phone
called out: Say. that kid had break
fast on the European plan. Does that
go?
"All Q. k" answered.
Yes. but his one meal runs up to
s7.SO.' said Mr.. Clerk.
"For the love of Mike. what did he
eat?' I asked.
Nothing but portcrhouse steak and
stra berries and cream. came the
answer. "Is he all right for dinner?
continued the clerk.
Yes. but feed him pork and beans
and nothing else. No more berries at
so cents a plate for the 3. a. c.: not
even for fighter
That night Morris was stopped inside
Of three rounds. but, strange to say. he
ala not LAY tHe W oti a w pNi iNo
and cream
On another occasion two preliminary
boxers from Chicago were to appear
at Milwaukee show and after weigh
ing in they proceeded to the Davidson
Cafe. where between them they ate
$3.50 worth OF steak and ice cream.
Both Of them made such poor show
ing that night that they admitted
"overeating." and all because it was
at the expense OF the club.
There have been many queries Of late
as to what has become of Johnny
Coulon, the bantam champion. The
truth is Johnny has been sick boy FOR
the past four months. and losing his "a
ther did not help matters any. for
johnny and his dad were like two pals
The little fellow Of late has been accused
of sidestepIing matches with some o.
the classy boys in his Line, but the
little champion has been unable to ac-
at him from the east and west. as his
doctor has advised against 1t. A cham
pion is supposed to defend his title In
real championship match at least once
In every six months. but In case OF
this kind where the title holder is really
i'll he must be given some leewsy. Two
of his most persistent challenRers have
been frankie Burns. the Jersey boy. and
Kid Williams the Baltimore whirlwind.
who recently beat Eddie Campi the Pa
Angeles There is no denying the ability
of Williams as a fighter. lie is little
whrlwind and no mistake, and 1t VIII
take just such q clever ring general as
until he has been through n tough bat
tie AS for Burns It can be said that
Coulon has already beaten him. at New
Orleans. SO that Williams is the one to
fear most. Johnny writes me that he
hopes soon to be able TO take on some
" Hof 10
round distance-after which he Will be
prepared to accept Williams challenge
for championship battle over any DIS
tance and for side bet in addition.
The little champion tells me tnat ms
health is improving right along and that
he will begin light practice at once II
these boys get together II will open the
way for a worlds title match between
the winner and the champion OF Europe,
at present held by Charles LedouX of
France. There have been few interna
tional matches for the bantam title since
the days Of Jimmy Barry. the Chicago
wonder back in the early 3Os.
especially in regard 10 the ability OF
fighters! 1t is not many months ago
that many writer's and followers or
the boxing game were calling JohnnS
Kilbane paper champion and claim
ing he had won his title from ABE
Atte,; by a fiuke. These charges were
by no means pleasing to the little
cleveland boys care. bat he kept quiet
and said nothing. Then came the story
of an alleged take fight in Pennsyl-
ysnia town with his own sparring part
ner. which was afterward proved that
Johnny had nothing to do with. How
ever it all hurt the reputation of the
little champion, and it was up to him
to make good. fle went about 1t In a
way, stopped few easy
ones and then headed for New York.
Johnny put MP corking good tight
a few weeks ago against tough
voungster and followed this up with
a battle against George kirkwood Of
st. Louis considered a very promising
122-pounder Kilbane showed his real
class and ended by practically knock
Ing his man out in the sixth round. II
was a clean-cut victory, and the cast
ern critics sat up and took notice, Civ
ing Johnny full credit for his work.
Now ne is matched with Johnny Dun
dee, the hardest piece of fighting ma
chinery about New York. at 12< pounds.
The contest will be decided before the
McCarey Club at Los Angeles In April,
and 1t will be the marathon route
twenty rounds. Kilbane will find Dun
dee a hard man to beat, for he is a
little fellow and can stand
a lot Of punishment. 1t will be the
fighter against the boxer. but as the
distance 10 none too far for man OF
Kilbane's makeup. the shade should
be on the champions side from the |
Jump 1t will be the first real title |
bout Johnny has had In many months. |
but there Is every reason TO believe he |
will give the fans a real championship |
battle, even though he has been tardy [