Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
ANOTHER CONTENDER FOR THE
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Pal Brown Of Hibbing, MIMI, Coming
East to Show Off His Ability
Before Boxing Clubs.

Mike in the east again, where he is big
favorite. but where his prestige VAS
dimmed somewhat since his bout with
McGoorty, and he will require a couple
of good matches to bring back the en-
thusasm. Mike has taken on weight and
will hardly be able to tight at the weller
weight limit. which he announced some
time ago. but he may be able to make the
New York limit for welters. which is
placed at Ia. The weight Bronson. Ferns
and other claimants of the title demand
is 40 ringside or 142 at ) O'Clock. The
New York weight corresponds with the
British limit However. Mike is anxious
to get in with the middles. for he realizes.
as does his manager that the big money
is in that class. and another clash with
McGoorty would bring big returns. but il
is a cincll that Eddie will not agree 10
make los ringside again for Michael TIE
st. Paul boy rises to remark that he viii
pay no attention to Ray Bronsons chal-
lenges for a match at the welterweight
limit. as Bronson has lost two bouts and
has no right to the title. Ten-round bouts
should never. be considered champion
ship affairs II they Were Battling Mel
son would have lost his title more than
once. But Mike cannot say that Jimmy
Clabby is not a card and even up with
himself. WHY not arrange a match
with Jeems? The Hammond boy is just
clamorinS for a battle with Mike. and it
would be some contest. too. without any
frllS attached. Let MS hope they Will gee
together before the good old summer
time comes round again. over the mara
thon route it would be wonderful battle
to watch. according to the best dope on
the two boys.
The decisive victory of Georges Carpen-
tier over Marcel Moreau has given the
French critics something to enthuss
about. and they are certainly making
the most of il. The battle between the
two French contenders for the middle
weight title. or. perhaps. more correctly,
the light-heaVyweight title. WAS despcr-
ately contested until Carpenter put his
rival down and out To the French
critics il was proof positive that tha
champion of their country has reSained
his FORM and they look for him To ac-
compliSh great things in the future.
They are absolutely certain now that tho
defeats sustained by Georges at The
hands of Billy Papke and Frank Klaus
were more or less unlucky. and that
given further opportunities he viii easily
convert those black marks in his record
into victories. However. some OF tho
English critics who watched the young
Frenchman s work in all his battles doubC
very much whether he is the real wonder
that he has been touted TO be. Up to ths
end of 1910 Carpenters career was moth
ing remarkable consisting of a number
of victories over local boys and few
beatinSs from fairly good English boxers
like Snowfall Broad, Buck Shine and
similar ones. At that time lie was a
featherweight. In 1911 his record ina
proved, his best efforts being against STA
Burns. Young Joseph and Harry Lewis.
but even these wins Were not conclusive
as to his standing as a world beaten.
Burns gave him terrific battle for fif-
teen rounds and was only beaten by
points. Harry WAS badly treated in hav-
ing the decision given against him after
twenty rounds of hard fighting. and
Young Joseph's record does not help to
put Carpenter on the pinnacle of fame.
1T must not be forgotten that he was
beaten last season by Henri Piet. Eus-
tecle and Dixie Kid, and that he refused
a second encounter. Increasing weight
drove Carpenter into the middleweisht
class last season and he was promptly
matched with Jim Sullivan. the British
champion, whom he knocked out I'm two
Subsequently, he defeated George
Gunther and Willie Lewis on points, VIC
tories that were thought by the French-
men quite good enough to warrant match-
ing him with Klaus and Papke. In each
Of the latter bouts he defeated.
Looking at it from "A lighting standpoint
it seems that Carpenter is a little shy
i'm stamina for a long bout, and il would
not be a bad idea If he was to wait a
year or two before seeking heavyweight
honorS.