Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Gunboat Smith. claimant OF the
worlds heavyweight title, has chal-
French champion Of Europe, to 20
round contest for $1,000 a side in Eng
land, France or Belgium. If Carpen-
tier agrees. the match probably will be
arranged TO take place during the fall.
When il is taken into consideration
that Frank Klaus, middleweight recent
~ stopped Carpenter. the. New York
heavyweight should find little trouble
in putting the foreigner away in quick
thing TO gain and nothing to lose in such
a match,
Jess Willard is another scrapper who
has his eyes peeled on a Smith match
Tom Jones protege is taking on all the
big hopes in 4-round bouts on the coast
and is showing improved form. II Smith
refuses to meet Willard, Jones says he
will try to sign his boxer for Pelky
set-tO.
Knockout Brown, the Chicago middle
weight, will make his next fight against
Frank Klaus. at Butte, Mont. Tommy
Walsh, who is now handling Browns
affairs, wired the Butte promoters his
acceptance for the mill yesterday. The
pair viii probably meet on Labor Day
Kid Duke, local bantamweight, wishes
TO announce that he is ready to take
on any Of the local boys seeking fame
| in the padded arena, Duke aims his
challenge at Young. Prizes and Britt.
| The kid says he will accommodate either
OF the boys with a neat side bet.
Kid Young the local newsboy boxer.
| says he Is getting tired OF reading chal-
lenges from various boys in the city.
Let them post their money and l will
! sign to meet any of them, walls the
! been sending In their defs daily, but
when the Kid asks them to put up. they
usually beat it to the tall timbers.
/ Johnny Coulon, bsntamweight cham
! pion. left a Chicago hospital the other
day weighing lis pounds. which is 10
pounds more than he weighed week
ago when he entered the institution
| TO be treated for stomach trouble. De
spite his rapid Improvement IN health,
IL is doubtful whether he will be able
to box for some time.
Wildcat" Ferns and Young Denny
! have been re-matched 10 box at New
| Orleans The pair met in the Pelican
| City on Labor Day and Ferns was
! awarded the verdict after ten rounds
Of fierce fighting The Denny admirers,
! however, were not satisfied with the de
cision. and the promoters decided to
send them over the 2O-round route on
August 49,
Tom McCarey is stu working on a
| Ritchie- Cross match for Ia DOR Day
| Cross has already consented to the bout.
but the champion is waiting TO hear
| from several other promoters, who are
after his services. New Orleans wants
| While to box Britton. while Vancouver
is after a Richie Welsh mill.
/ Coast fans have made Kid Williams
az TO I favorite over Charley Ledoux.
The two bantamweights clash in a 20
| round mill in Tom McCarey'S arena at
Los Angeles on July 10,
The Johnny Dundee-Jack White
match, scheduled to take place on the
| coast July 90. may not take place Dun
dee is holding out for a larger guar
antee Than the promoters are willing to
| give for such a scrap. II Dundee re-
| fuses to meet White, George Kirkwood
| or Tommy Dixon may be substituted
! Terry Nelson, local lightweight. is
/ waiting to hear from Dayton, Ohio, re
/ garding a match there. Terry is try
/ ing 10 get on with either Jimmy Muir
/ ply, Jimmy Traverse or Danny Good
man. Nelson is surely entitled 10 a
match with some good 1873 FOUNDER He
| is a willing mixer and always gives the
fans run for their money
Packey Mcfarland gave exhibition
/ bouts at the Joliet, Ill, prison the other
| day for the entertainment of the pris-
/ oners He boxed Kid Mack, of Joliet,
/ and other local boys Warden Allen is
| a friend Of Mcfarland.