El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-17

He has given every featherWeig who
wanted 1t a chance to box him news
paper writer's nave not FOUND II neceS-
sary to prod Johnny to make MIN ngnr
like champions IN other DIVISIONS
Klbane has boxed in New YORK alone
FIVE times since winning the title, out
pointing frankie Burns, Johnny Dun
dee Eddie O'Keffe, Young DrlscoLl ana
stopping George KirkW God IN a lew
rounds Pretty good showing and II IL
doesn't suggest class then 1 don't know
q, thing about boxing.
A champion mas a hard time trying to
please everybody If Kilbane had not
vet climbed to the top OF the division
ne would unQueStiOnabIy be proclaimed
one Of the cleverest and headlest DoXerS
the featherW ght class has produced
in recent years Johnny follows the
Mcfarland method and believes a con
test won on points every DIT as IN
pressiFe as a Knockout victory. The
clever Packey adopted that system
years ago. But Mcfarland is not a
title-holder. He can go right down the
line OutbOxing his opponents and gath
ering the coin and applause Of the pub
lie and the praise OF the cr1ucs-Which.
by the way. he richly deserves But
kilbane, because he is the champion OF
his class, must knock his men out or be
We take some Of the boxing critics
seriously
The Garden Athletic club has re-
look forward to an improvement in the
class Of boxing entertainment offered
them the past few months The Car
den opened last week with the Gibbons
stars in the main bouts Next Friday
night an attractive heavyweight card
has been arranged
in one Of the bouts Jim Flynn. the
Pueblo boxer whose defeats By Luther
McCarty put him out OF tlic running for
the white championship. viii meet
James J. COhey, a local heavyweight.
and Soldier" heaTns. the heavy hitting
BrOoklynite is to match his smuggling
ability against the recuperatiVe quail
ties Of George Rodel, the rugged Boer
heavy.
Co1fey who has a number OF knock
outs to his credit, Will be given his first
chance with a fighter OF reputation.
COffey was once knocked out IN one
round by Soldier kearns, but that
was before either fighter had acquired
sufficient knowledge Of the game to
last him over night Tt was hardly z
fair test OF COffey'S prOWesS and, as he
has since that time cleaned up half q
dozen or more OF the third raterS who
bill themselves as hopes" ne has
earned the right 10 be pitted with a
better class OF fighter. If successful
over Flynn he viii be given an OppOr-
tunity to square accounts with the
Soldier
Kearns. who last week administered
another sleeping powder TO "One
EtuQul laws at 8uldlo- viii nave 70
cut loose with his very best punches to
score oecisiTelv over fBOerf' Rodel
"GunbOat' Smith trained his batteries
on RodeI for 10 rounds recently and
when the smoke cleared the Boer was
still on his feet and giving the Gun
boat a brOadside or two on his own
account.
The dope favors kearns on account
OF his tremendous hitting power. No
other heavy can put them over with the
force that kearnSs Wall0pS carry-nOt
even the "Gunboat" II he defeats
ROdel the Soldier" will be sent against
the winner OF tho COffey- Flynn bout
and, II successful again. viii have to be
reclConed with by the topnotchers IN
the white hope" division
Kearns was coming to the front with
great speed until he bumped into Jess
Willard The beating the Kansas gave
him did not discourage the Soldier" a
Whit, and he began all over again Re