El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

! Jimmy Clabby as the daddy of the mid
dleWeights because he beat Sailor Pet
rosky and Frank Logan, two boxers
who have never shown their noses in
this section of the country.
CIabby is a pretty classy boy, but be-
fore passing on his claim to the cham
piOnship title / would like to see him
90 against George Chip or Frank Klaus
the east. Only once did jim
my box in New York, and at
that time he made a mediocre
showing. I don't think he has ever
met the men regarded in this section
as the leaders in the division, among
them the pair named above, Jack Dill
lion, of Indianapolis, and Eddie Nc
EOOrty, the Oshkosh fighter. True he
once earned a verdict over Hike Gib-
bons, but at that time Gibbons had
not begun to show his present great
form.
I don't want to take any credit
from Jimmy at all He, may be the
best there is, and worthy the title OF
champion, but the place to earn that
distinction is the ring, not the newspa-
pers.
Dave Smith has been selected as
NcCOOrty's first opponent in Australia
the date set being December &c. Dave
and Eddie are not strangers: they
boxed here over year ago at Madison
Square Garden, and the Australian did
not last a round Mac. fsinted once or
twice, then shot the right over and
Dave took the count.
Smith is the best lightweight, or
near middleweight, Australia can boast,
and if ATcGOOrty beats him again Pro-
mOter Snowy" Baker will have a hard
job to find suitable opponent for tle
American. And understand Eddie has
been guaranteed a substantial figure for
his stay in the AntipOdes.
Jeff Smith, the New York middle
weight, who has been boxing in Paris
the last year is due to arrive in Sidney
around the holidays, and it may be
Baker viii find him willing to take on
his fellow American. Smith might
give McGOorty a battle worth while;
he recently stood off the great
George Carpenter 20 rounds. and Car
pentier is regarded as a marvel in his
own country. But Jeff couldn't get out
Of his own way when he boxed Nike
Gibbons, the St Paul man making HIN
look like a novice So on that fight
alone he does not figure in the same
class as McGOorty. Smith who was
unable to accomplish much in this
country cut a wide swath in Europe.
Recently Carpenter was given de-
cisiOn over him, but unbiased reports
stated that Smith was entitled at the
very worst to draw. Jeffs record
since boxing on the other side gives
fans a pretty good idea of the caliber
of foreign fighters.
No wonder Frank Klaus was re
garded as marvel in France. Frank
would make short shift with jeff.
Featherweight champion Kilbane and
the man he won the title from, Abe
Atteu, are to meet in a return match
on February22-just two years after
the battle in which the championship
changed hands.
It is a trifle early TO speculate on
the result of a boxing match to be held
three months from now. but at this
distance it looks more like a benefit
for Attell than a genuine bout for tho
championship. Great fighter that ne
once was, Attel is only the shadow
Of his former self in point Of skill
A few contests in which the former
featherweight master recently in
6ulged in this neighborhood clearly in
Dictated that Able has reached that
period in his career where the wisest
thing to do is to quit the game for
good and all
No one with an ounce Of sentiment
in his makeup cares to see 8 once
great fighter beaten by a lot of second
and third raters and that is bound to
be AttelIs finish If he. sticks around
much longer.