Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Only YANKEES
LEFT IN CHASE
| FOR BIC TITLE
By w. w. NaughtOn.

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smiths victory over Bombar-
/ der Wells than appeared at first
... II settled the pretensions of
II n. foreigner who was supposed
have q voice in the settlement of
.-.r.d.s championship controversy.
=. issue i confined to Americans
En,iroy now.
T. is easy enough to make this ar
,.,ant stick. Take the case of the
,,barJier TO begin with. On his
.r side of the pond he was ac-
oovfsdged to be far and away the
%, of the heavies. His defeat by
.,,sr was excused on the plea that
suffered from heat or had not di-
Sod himself of his sea legs, and he
as a-corded another lease of life.
IN. came back to this country tabled
tb,. representative British heavy
eight" and he was panied because
miner AlcCarty did not consent to a
E. ,rirkase of the championship dis
r.a IN ten rounds and give him
a.tla i'm New York. He threatened
Il follow Luther around the theatre
u bplt and denounce him nightly.
To divert his mind from his trou-
les he accepted date with Gun
oat Smith, and now he has gone
back home.
That eliminates England.
RANCE had its George Carpenter.
a Not 80 many months ago he was
so1,ed as a tit opponent for JACK
Manson. Since then he has been
immed by pair of American mid
eweights-Billy Papke and frank
Klaus -,
4 This means that France has hauled
s own her flag.
out i'm Australia they are not claim
anything much in the line OF
Il 3yyweight supremacy. They know
hey haven't leg to stand on. what
interesting the Australian critics
rst nov is the question Of who Is
#us-Talia's heavyweight champion.
They know. of course. that their
.a.t man. Bill Lang, was defeated by
B maricaa Jack Lester, and that Les
pr was served up roasted, boiled and
Il 4
n angfoli and Sam McNey.
Bgt the Australian sporting writ
) have hit upon the ingenious argu-
nj that an American scrapper can
u be regarded as an Australian
81 Hmpion. because he is a bird OF
passage
Therefore. the question really be-
Il bone. Who is the resident champion !
II Australia? Aud If a voting con-
were inaugurated. the chances
b. that poor old Bill Lang would win |
Now. sir. marry a whimper Of pro- |
IS. is likely to be Forthcoming from
!. Australia. no matter what disposition |
made of the worlds championship |
l1i for that reason and other reasons
rntioned il becomes an American |
81 s,itutiOn.
rHE question now is. When will the |
American survivors Of the white |
8 rIs movement arrange series of |
,fs 90 decide who is entitled to |
gnt the pedestal2
one of the strange traits Of human |
2.ure, as seen In fighters, is that d. |
Ly a ring man achieves promi- |
Knee. he remembers some old grudge |
bat he feels duty bound to satisfy
Before the bars went up against ]
%. Jack Johnson refused to box for I
m DRourke in New York because |
R1lr6e i'm the years gone by, re- |
sad him an employers" ticket to a /
gging contest, or had him thrown |
st after he had crept in under the !,
saras.
Billy Mccartney. manager Of White ,
smpiou Luther McCsrty. is said to !
bitter against Jim Buckley, who |
r-Cts the fistic fortunes of Gunboat +,
ill., and an because Buckley once f,
yad some slight on Mccartney when /
q was doing the best he could in |
< Gotham.
As consequence. it is said that no |
ban handled by Buckley is likely to
sce.ye -e-ognition from Champion |
g,tar.
Gunboat Smith claims that jess
Hard once ran out after promising /
box him in New York. Now Jess |
q go and whistle for a match.
7 mud1Ies the prospect. but there is
a grain Of comfort in the reflection |
-at money has modifying effect. Ii
8, without saying that McCarty- |
~. n Smith-Willard or a McCar- |
willard match would pull a big
re- and AS this is as evident To the /
irfHs uusili-tiC factions as To any /
Else, She chances are that hard |
-..AsS viii rot prevail very long.
resent Smith. McCarty and /
.-. are the main factors in the /
.l7lsHip dispute. but Al Palzer |
,l v Dee heard from before the /
-- Is finally settled 1t would i'm
'- AIS chances of being allowed /
~. A II he won a couple of fights 1
'.r Carly. Smith and Willard !
Tar along with their three
a...A tourney. But, no matter
Rue hing works out. America /
ruCh on the heavyweight /
1innslip Of the world.