Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-02


ring. And incidcn-
tally. Joe proved
he is one of the Understanding light
weights in the country. and eligible for
battle with the best the division can pro-
ducc.
While Brown could not be classed with
the top-notChers he was tough little
proposition and before Rivers turned the
trick. had never been beaten decis.vely.
III. o." was noted more for endurance
and capacity for punishment than for
any degree of skill with the gloves. His
notion of scientific boxing was to rush
AN opponent or to stand toe to toe and
exchange wallops. rs nature endowed
him with an unusually sturdy physique
he got away with this style of work for
several years. His awkward method of
standing with right hand extended and
right foot forward puzzled many oppo-
nents, but made him a mark for good
right hand hitter. | saw him in number
of matches in the east and the only
huXCr who got next to his style was
Mat Wells. the English lightweight. But
Wells lacked the wallop to stop brown.
although h outpointcd the local pride
milo.
Rivers is booked for New York in the
near future. The Empire Club wants
tho McNtcan to go the tcn-round route
with Leach Cross again. and he Will
hardly turn down the cnance Tor big
money. When the boys met about two
months ago Rivers came close to put
tIDfT cross away in the last round. Joe
was handicapped in that engagement
by tho eastern rules hut when ne got
the hang OF things and knew Just how
lar he could go with the rough stuff
he sailed into Leach like young tiger.
and at the sound of the nnal gong the
latter was nearly in. The consensus
uf opinion is that Rivers viii stop the
local man the next time out.
From all accounts that must have
been Il Embarrassing battle Ad Wolgast
and Tommy Murphy put up for TWEEN
tX rounds al Jim CoffroihS club the
same day Rivers Squelched Browns as
pirations NJ the end Of ;he bout the
referee couldn't decide on winner.
and the newspaper critics agreed with
him that il was a pretty even thing.
Tommy did not Try To tight clever
battle. but elected to mix il with the
eN-cha NIPPON right from the start Ihis
Is the sort o. milling NolSas' prefers
and the fact that the veteran Murphy
was able To hold him To draw at his
favorite style indicates that he mas not
regained the form that made him IN
vincible before the operation Tor APP
pcndicitis Slapped his vitality.
In the latter part of the fight Murphy
tired perceptibiy. and was unable To
evolve successful defense against
Wolgast'S body punches. but the bioWS
seemed to do him little damage. Nhlle
Nd fought what was prabab bly, his best
battle since his illness it is evident he
no longer carries the hefty punch that
stopped sturdier boys than Murphy IN
the past The opinion of experts pres
Ont at the mill is that he would nave
slight chance To regain the title in an
other battl with Ritchle.
Packey Mcfarland and Jack Britton
have at last been corralled for ten
round bout The articles have been
signed and sealed. the weights ARRANGED
and the split of the dough adjusted TO
tho satisfaction Of everybody concerned.
All that remains is for tho boys 10 climb
through the ropes and start things. rms
interesting event is scheduled for Madi-
son square Garden next Friday night. and
IL goes without saving that the immense
arena will be packed 10 the doors with
loyal fans who have long been roofing Tor
this clever pair to settle their differences.
l have frequently expressed my opinion
Coucerniu. the probable outcome but II
nav interest my readers to have my
views once more. now that the match has
beeu clinChed. Packey is probably the
most scientific boxer IN the ring today.
Brtton is modelled somewhat ON the Nc
tsrland plan. but comparing the men on
their New York exhibitions he hardly looks
the equal i'm skill OF his rival ChicaSoan.
lack showed In recent bout with Young
NhcaTn that his round-arm style of hit
ting leaves him open a times for fast
left lead and il is needless to say that,
n Nhearn'Sr left ANNOYED Britton. No
Farland will he sure to take advantage
of every opportunity to sting him with
that member While ! expect Psckcy TO
lead ou points throughout the contest. l
nard!y look for the bout To terminate be
fore the limit. although consider able i'll
feeling exists and there is 40 tc,!inG what
may happen in a grudg" battle. How
ever. doubt II the mill will develop into
slaughter. and look FOR the boys TO re-
ipl e
QuecnsberTy entertainment.
Local critics are al last forced TO adj
nit kilbane n real champion Johnny'S
display of form when he stopped George
kirkwood. the hard-hitting ST Louis
festherweight 80 Impressed the Gotham
experts that they are now conccding him
an outside chance 10 beat Johnny Dundee
III Los Angeles next month
To my way of thinking kibanes vic
tory over HARDWOOD does not stamp him
WORTHY holder of the featherweight
title. Not that /: lowers him any i'm nv
estimation as a great boxer but because
Nirkwood had demonstrated in recent
contests that he was ON the downgrade.
only few weeks ago he boxed Teddy
tIuDbS. a youngster from Pittsburgh and
was given thorough trouncing for ten
rounds. So fail to see where the cham
pion gained much prestige by stopping
him In six.
knbane's exhibitions in tAis city with
pressve than his showing with Kirk
wood. or i am no judge. Still il was
his failure TO stop these lads that start
I'd local critics on his trail. Dundee and
- keefe are both clever boyS-that is "a
compared with kir<wood whose chief
claim 10 fame has rested on his ability 10
pvt over "A Knockout punch every now
and again. As a boxer Kirkwood does
not amount to much.
\ champion has his work cut out to
please everybody. The trouble is too
much is invariably expected of him. Kill
bane came here fresh from the victory
over the great Abe Attell. and when ne
failed to annihlate his opponents was
branded a. false alarm. IL any other
fcatherweiSht succeeded in outpointing
Dundee clcanly kilbano mana ged
the job he would be boosted As a com
Ing champion for the little Italian is
highly regarded hcrcabouts.
am great admirer OF NilbaNC. both
boxer aud Is y member ~ sOcietN.
consider him cyc~N bit as clever = box
cr as Attcl ever dared To De. and Acc
could "a s,mc Nc all know ! think he
J. harder hitter than the average
foathcrwciSh;. and while hardly the
equal To Terry McCioveIn or Young Cor