El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-04
Pal Brown Now Seeks Ritchie's Crown
Fighter Only Lightweight
Observation-Disclosures Wog May Arrange
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and il is doubtful whether he could get
below that notch If he wanted to-
Then there is another who has been
after both Packey and AID WOlgast. Jem
DriscOlI. the British featherweight
champion has cherished the idea for
some time that he would like to meet
either one at the lightweight limit, or
he would give away a few pounds to
packey, but his drawn battle of 20
rounds with Owen Moran in London
viii 40 doubt put a damper on his as
piratiOns in that direction. Moran has
had several reverses in this country and
to hold DriScOu even now makes it look
rather dubious for Jem to want to try
conclusions with the pride of Chicago.
although a match between the Britisher
and WOlgast would be a match worth
seeing. as both are of the same weight
and size
Johnny CouIon. of Chicago, the ban
ts-mWelght champion of America. IS a
great little fighter and well entitled to
the honor conferred on him in the fis-
tic game. but he should also be aware
of the fact that under the boxing rules
ne IS expected to defend that title
against legitimate challengerS at least
every six months. Johnny has not been
any too well the past few months and
that may account for his idleness, but
there is no good reason now why he
should not get busy and accept some
OF the challenges being hurled at him
by aspiring bantamS, east and west
-
Frankie Burns at New Orleans over the
20 round route just about a year ago
and frankie is clamOring for another
match over the same distance, as is
Kid Williams and Eddie Campi, the
california bantam. Johnny met Kid
Williams IN = 10 round bout in the
a championship match by any means.
Tom McCarey. the Los Angeles pro-
mOter, has started an elimination tour
ney for bantamS, the same as he did
hoe ennr IN Z
Campi are the first pair to meet. He
wants the winner TO meet the champion,
which is right. but of course COulOn
viii have the right to accept the best
offer, whether at Los Angeles. San
Francisco or New Orleans, or where
they can meet over the long distance.
Tommy Walsh has his prOtege, frankie
Burns, all primed for a match with
Johnny again and SAYS he will make
1l6 pounds at o'clock for the cham
plOn- Then, to the French champion.
Charlie LedOuX, is coming over again
70 get try at the title and Digger
Stanley. the British champion. wants a
crack at the International champion
ship.
And while the little fellows are hav-
ing time trying to get a crack at the
bantam title Jimmy Clabby is having
Just as much trouble getting a match
for the middleWel ght championship.
Clabby has demonstrated that he is
one Of the greatest middle weights in
the country, ore who can make the
legitimate poundage, 15S ring side,
easily. but the claimants to the title
seem to avoid the globe trOtter when
ever he offers to put UP real money
for a match and side bet. ClabbN by
his defeat Of Howard Baker at Denver, I
showed some of the western critics
that he has the real speed. Jimmy is l
nearer the Mccoy class Of boxer than
any developed in years and he will f,
give any Of the claimants the hardest
kind of an argument for the champion
ship at the middleweight limit.