El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-21

too heavy and became a middleweight.
That was only year ago and Kay
Bronson Immediately put IN ctai!n
for the title, with $1,000 cash forfeit
to back it up.
Ferns came later and has certainly
made a great showing, and MS man
ager, Jimmy Hurst, thinks he has the
best claim to the championship in this
country. Both boys have opened nego-
tiatiOns with the London club for a
championship match with Johnny
Summers and it is a question which
one will be favored
The best way out Of the difficulty is
for Bronson and Ferns TO get one Of
the New Orleans or California clubs
to match them UP over the zO-round
route and let the winner become the
recognized welterweight champion Of
America and defend the title against
all Corners. Then the winner viii have
an easy time to arrange match in
London for the worlds championship.
There is slight difference in the
weights in the two countries, the rec
ognized weight in England being 147
at o'clock and In this country 142 at
o'clock However, there would be
no hitch on that score as both BrOn-
son and Ferns have signified their
willingness to match up with Summers
for the title at the British weight
limit.
1t is not always that a fighter IS
ruled by his weak and supposedly bet
ter half but it applies in some cases.
For a year and a half Jack Redmond,
the St Paul lightweight, now a resi-
dent of Milwaukee, has been after the
writer to try and arrange a trip for
him to Australia, so that he could
gather in some of the ShekelS and at
the same time add to his reputation.
but the chance did not come until a
week ago, when a cablegram from
Snowy Baker, VINO has bought out
Hugh D. McIntOShS interest in the
Stadium, contained an oIIer 10 the
American lightweight to make hur-
ried trip to the antipodes- Jack was
sought, and was delighted with the
chance. as he saw visions OF coin and
numerous French lightWeights in the
land of The kangaroo whom he could
terms Jack hied himself to his little
flat while a cable was sent to Snowy
telling him that Redmond would sail
by the next boat
Four hours later Jack appeared on
the scene again, with the announce
ment that he would have to cancel the
trip. Asked what the trouble was,
Jack replied;
my wife won't stand Tor it. Why, I
offered to take her with me on the
trip, but she said there was nothing
doing and that it was either her or
goodbye. And I need the money. too,
but what can a fellow do up against a
my wife and she's too good a fellow
to lose, so I guess I will have to re-
main here and pass II up It's rather
tough, but then the fighting game is
tough and I guess I viii have to stand
it"
This brings to mind the time that
Tony Caponi signed to go to Australia
nearly two years ago. Tony had a
splendid offer and would have had
more money than he ever got before
for fighting, but after signing articles
and preparing TO go he was surprised
to get an awful kick from his wife.
She would not listen to the proposition
at all and put her foot down so hard
that Tony threw up both hands and
called off all deals with Australia
Again in 1910 Packey Mcfarland had
a chance to get a big bank roll by
going over to the land of the Southern
Cross. Packey had signed articles and
accepted terms and the tour arranged
would have netted him close to $50, 600,
but when his mother put her foot down
and said she would not consent to her
son making the trip, the young and
clever boxer called off the deal. Nc
Intosh conferred with Packey's moth
er, but the only response he could get
was: ~Packey 90 to that country?
NeVeri I don't care if he had $4,000
paid here today, I would not consent
It's too far and there IS too much water
fo cross