Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

uedtlHS APE Atteil
at Los Angeles. over
| year ago. Kilbane has appeared in more
than a dozen bouts. True. these affairs
! have been limited to ten or twelve rounds:
still there is no getting away from the
fact that he has given the best boys of
his weight chances over the abbreviated
distances. What other champion of re-
cent years. barring his immediate prcde-
cessor. Attell. has a record that will COM
pare with Kilbane's? Not one, if men,
DRY serves me right.
And for some mysterious reason this
same Kilbane is about as popular with
| the rank and file of newspaper writer's as
a rainy day with a base ball magnate.
Especially is this true right here in
Gotham, where the champion has shown
his goods half a dozen times or more
| within the past twelve months. The at
| titude of the critics is difficult to under
stand, when 1t is considered that Johnny
| has outpointed his rivals in every In
stance. With one exception in the local
| starts he failed to knock his men out.
| but in every case established supremacy
beyond question.
ing kilbane has been fighting. and. what's
more. making good right along. Next
Tuesday night he starts again; this time
over the twenty-round course and in the
| same Fln& ne won the premier HOnOIS
from Attell. Johnny Dundee. the New
| York feather will be his opponent on this
occasion-and the local man is acknowl-
edged as his most formidable rival
From the little I have seen of kilbane
in action think he measures we'll up to
the standard of the titleholders in the
division Of the past. He has about every
thing champion needs. He is a clever
boxer. a hard hitter and a good ring
general. I believe he outclasses the rest
OF the feathers and is fully equal to the
task set for him next Tuesday.
Why don't some enterprising match
maker bring Freddy w elsh and Jack
challenging each other for several weeks
lin the papers). but haven't heard Of
match being clinched. The English cham
pion says he is willing to meet Britton.
and Jack claims nothing would suit him
better than bout with Welsh. With the
boxers in this humor it seems to me it
shouldn't be a hard job to arrange
match.
this city. Both boys are skillful brainy
BOXERS and on the dope fairly we'll
matched. Outside Of bout in which
Willie Richie or Packey Mcfarland
would figure as Welsh's opponent more
attractive contest could not be staged.
Naturally the sports would prefer to see
Welsh and Mcfarland clash. There has
been bitter rivalry between these clever
opponents of boxing for number or
years, and although they have met three
times the question of supremacy has
never been satisfactorily settled. Five
years ago Packey was given the decision
in a ten-round bout at Milwaukee, but
Welsh s. friends made roar that the YER
diet was unjust. A few months later
they went twenty-five rounds to draw.
according to Jim Jeffries. who refereed
the mill. Packey has never forgiven the
big fellow for that decision. which he
I<,Ic I<al to
ceived. The twenty-round meeting in
London two years ago also ended in
draw, although the English papers stated
at the time that Packey had made the
better showing.
1t is generally conceded that Welsh is
McFarland's nearest rival in point of
skill. and it is hoped an agreement can
be reached on the weight question Welsh
has announced publicly that Mcfarland
can have a match at 130 at 3 o'clock, but
the stockyards' boxer wants the limit
raised couple Of pounds. Billy Gibson
matchmaker for the Madison Square Car
den club, is trying to effect compromise
and if successful will stage the bout early
next month.
While promoters are looking about for
suitable opponent for Willie Richie,
when that young man deigns to return
to the ring. they will do well to give Jack
BrittOn's claims respectful consideration.
II Britton can make 1913 pounds ringside.
as he asserts. it seems TO me he should
be given the preference over Joe Rivers
and Leach Cross two of the leading can
didates for the job
II Rivers and Cross to be Judged
by their battles in this city. it would
seem that Britton has better right to
match with the champion than either.
When Jack boxed Leach he won easily,
and did the trick in such manner as
to leave no doubt Of his superiority. In
two attempts Rivers failed to beat the
fighting dentist. Admitting thai he had
shade" as majority OF local papers
agreed. the margin was SO small that it
still remains question which is the bet
ter fighter.
Britton's record the past year is most
impressive one. He has met with but one
reverse. and that at the hands Of the
great Packey Mcfarland. If Rivers is
reckoned a worthy foe for Richie on the
Britton certainly must be given look-in
for the title. provided he can make the
weight, and he says he can. In bouts
around here Jack has not been forced to
do 13S, though as a rule scaling only
pound or two over that figure
Figuring along the same line Of dope it
is fortunate thing for Willie Richie.
clever boy that he undoubtedly is. that
Packey Mcfarland can't do 1a3 pounds
and be fit to fight. Mcfarland looks to
be the daddy of all the boys who fight
anywhere around the lightweight limit.
1t surely would be like taking candy
from sick infants for Packey to outpoint
boxers of the type of Rivers. Cross. Muir
ply, Anderson and other youngsters who
are clamoring for crack at Richie and
the title
1t is reported that Sam Langford is
headed for home. after long sojourn I'm
the land of the kangaroo. The advices
do not state whether he is bringing Jim
Barry and Sam McVey back with him.
His ancient enemy, Joe Jeanette, is al
ready preparing to give the Tar Baby
warm reception. Joe has a bone to
pick with his colored brother. Two years
ago the men were matched to box twenty
rounds in California. They. had met
dozen times in limited round bouts in the
east with honors fairly even. Finally.
the longer bout was arranged. Sam,
however, suddenly decided to go to Aus
tralia. where the game looked softer. and
Jeanette was left in the lurch. The
rules prohibiting contests between whites
and blacks which have been adopted
i'm the leading boxing centers have in
terfered greatly with Joe's money earn
ing capacity, and he will gladly well
come Lansford's return. The -four in
the barrel is getting low. and the supply
of PORK chops need replenishing.
And between you and me, reader. a
Lang Jeanette bout will pretty near