El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-04
~ TARTING with March Il. the date
set for Billy Gibson's heavyweight

y TARTING with March II. the date
~, set for Billy GibsOn's heavyweight
- scrap at Madison Square Garden
in New York. the Gotham fans will
probably be in for another series of
heavyweight matches. 1t was in
tended to open with BOmbardier Wells
the British champion and Luther Nc
carty, the American champion, but so
far the matchmaker has been unable
to get them together, the McCarty end
Of the deal holding out for more per
centage- It is probable that GunOOat
Smith. who has been making good Of
late on the Pacific coast, will be sent
against Wells and then if the Britisher
wins he will be in still greater demand
for a McCarty. match 1t is also prob
able that the ban will be lifted from
the head of Jess Willard, another white
hope, who has been chasing Luther
McCarty for a match, and in that event
a good match would be assured.
Al Palzer is wasting his time in
Europe, having gone over at the worst
possible time. just when the best heav-
les Of that part of the world were
leaving for America 1t is possible that
Big Al viii return ard try to get some
Of the plums to be plucke1 during the
spiel of the Esavies. Tom CowIer,
big miner rom the north of England,
who has had few fights on the other
side with fair success heard about the
big money Bcmtaroier Well made in
New York and ne cot Id not stand the
pressure longer so he set sail for the
port of New York and should be there
now. He is fine appearing young
fellow. stripping at about 200 pounds
and standing over six feet but he lacks
experience. He might have learned
lot from the British boxers before leav-
ing for this side, and it would no
doubt have done him lots Of good, for
the last is a bad place for an ineXper-
fenced boxer to start, and Mr. CoWler
may return a sadder but wiser young
man.
Fans are more interested just now.
in a meeting between Luther McCarty
and Wells than any other pair, because
they represent the champions Of two
countries and are due for a match. 1t
is all right ito get some easy money
floating around the burlesque and vaud-
eville circuits but just the same
fighter is expected to show his goods in
the ring and not on the stage, the latter
place being for exhibitions only
Two of the hardest lightweight bat
ties seen on the Pacific coast in years
occurred on the same day when Ad
fought a terrific 20 round draw with
Harlem Tommy Murphy of New York,
before Jim COffrOth's club near San
Francisco while Joe Rivers, the Span
ish-American 1913 FOUNDER. put Knock
out Brown. the New York lightweight,
to sleep in 10 rounds Both were near
championship battles, as the winners
are expected to get together to de-
termine which one will meet Willie
Richie next July for the American
title. Wolgast put up a wonderful
battle considering that he had not a
great deal Of time to condition himself
Murphy showed the better form and
the most cleVerneSs during the greater
part Of the battle and If he could have
STAYED off ADS constant body punches
he would no doubt have gained the
referees decision. There seemed no
doubt in the minds Of the critics that
Murphy earned the right to fight
Ritchie for the title. even though he
has not met and defeated Joe Rivers.
Wolgast proved also that he is far
from being all in" as has been re-
ported but it was also evident that
while he showed wonderful endurance,
still he was not there. with the punch
ing powers that characterized some Of
his former battles. The chances are