Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24

We have one man on the white list
who should beat both Laugford and
Jeanette. His name is Gunboat
Smith, and his victory over Langford
in Boston, while questioned as fake
by some. is said to have been a posi-
tive show of superiority on the part OF
Smith over Langford. The Gunboat
Is the best white man in sight, and he
seems to be in line for the champion
ship just as soon as the colored con-
tlngent is eliminated.
c.
Over at the Garden Monday night
Bob Fitzsimmons made the big hit Of
the show, and his remarks about the
white hopes caused considerable
merriment and applause. When In
troduced by Joe Humphreys, the an
nounoer, Fitz was given a welcome
that almost brought tears to his eyes
and choked his voice with emotion,
and when the cheering subsidized and
Bob got to himself he thanked the
spectators for their glorious grecrfne
In no unmistakable terms. His red
face glowed as he spoke, and the
words seemed to come from the heart
He was in deadly earnest about his
challenge to meet any Of the present
crop of white hopes" but that such
a thing will ever come to pass is
doubtful. Old F'itz is too old to fight
He can still talk it and get away with
it, but he has proved that he is not
able to execute any more. When Fit2
was forced to submit to defeat at the
hands of Bill Lang, of Australia, he
was done for good, for Bill Lang was
about the worst apology of a fighter
that ever stepped into the ring.
C.
After looking over the aggregation
of misfit boxers that performed in
the Garden ring, F'itzsimmons could
hardly be blamed for feeling that he
tho champion. Starting at tho bot
tom, Jim Flynn is about the worst
ever, yet the fans seem to like the
easy way he takes punishment and
the ferocious way he endeavors to get
back at his opponent. George Rodel
comes next. He Is at least better
than Flynn. He makes an effort to
box and he seems to try hard to
show form. He Is inclined to take a
"Brodfe' now and then, but Mt otnsr
times he acts very game. Jim Coffey,
if he had any pugilistic brains at all,
would make his mark In the ring. lie
is well built and fairly clever. but he
just lacks the common sense methods
of attack. He'll never be champion.
The career of Battling Levinsky Is
doubtful. He isn'a big enough to beat
the big fellows and he can't hit hard
enough to be in that class. He made
much better showing in his fight
with Coffey than he did against
Charley Weinert. With Coffey, ne
displayed speed and judgment, but
when he met Weinert he was slow and
clinched repeatedly and tried to do
Levinsky could outlook the awkward
Coffey, whereas he was outboxed him.
self by the clever Weinert. Right
now, I would rather have Weinert s
prospects 10 to 1 than any chance
Leyinsky might have OF becoming a
champion. If Percy. Woodruff plays
his cards properly he will make a big
thing of it with Weinert. The boy
will take with the public because he
has very agreeable style and he
looks little and acts somewhat like
old Jim Corbett.
G
Alfred Goullet has q good friend
who predicted great things for him II
the New York six-day race, and now
writes as follows to say that what HI
said beforehand has come true. and h,
is glad of IT.:
J. p. NJ:
| Have waited till this late day be
| fore giving my sentiments on the re
cent six-day bicycle race It's reall,
amusing to read some of the argu
ments pro and con about the winne
of the race and the foul riding of Verr
and Hill. ]. p. N, you have allowed
me several times TO contribute to you
Topic of the Hour" and so I'm TAX
| ing the liberty again. Some weeks
previous to the six-day race one o
my articles appeared, in which said
1 oh .xxl< -
would be the winner" and, sure
enough, he was the class of the race
1 attend nearly all the races a
| the Velodroma and know the merits o
the various riders. 1 am proud to sa.
| that I'm an italian, and sure woul,
have been glad to see Verri come il
| first or second, but, as you say, h
rode like 'boob," with a capital 3
| Our old friend, Ben HILL would hav
ridden from q better position If in tn
same kind of a race.
II Root wanted to ride from in front
as he always has done on similar oc
| casions, that's no reason why tn
credit for winning the grind shout,
he taken from "Goullie." Goullet
n clean rider, honest as the day /
| long, and no matter what is said Il
regard to the recent race, you'll neve
| And that he was connected with an,
combination.
Rutt, Clark, Root and Kramer ma,
be great riders, but If I'm not mis-
| taken, they were all implicated Il
one of the races as helping to fix
| for the winner, but some one did tn
double cross act.
Now, then, j. P. NJ, here's to on
next champion. Alfred Goullet, tn
boy wonder, who with the assistanc
of 40 10" Fogler, broke the world
six-d day bike record.
This was the first time that Clarl
promised to ride ION his own" and
was the first time he quit In a six-da,
race. He had hard luck, no doubt. blu
little "Goullie" would have trimme,
any of them, including our good oil,
champion, Kramer.
BIG BIKE BUG.