El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

cover it. The match should determine
Battlngs rating among the heavies.
Manager Morgan has already dubbed
Leylnsky second Joe ChOynski."
! Outside of a similarity in names and
the fact that both are Hebrews moth
ing LevinSl1y has accomplished to date
would entitle him to consideration in
the same breath with the famous
Joseph. In his prime Joe was a bear.
1 know. I fought him several times,
once to a finish, and believe me
Choynsk could battle some.
There are quite a few skeptics in
this world Of ours. It is difficult to
make some folks believe that Gun
boat Smith beat Sam LangfOrd on
the level 1 wonder what Smith would
have to do to Langford to convince the
counters he IS the better man. Had
ne put Sam away the same fellows
would have claimed that the negro
laid down.
The truth Of the matter is that
Langtord was not in shape to show
at his best; also that "GunbOat' Smith
has graduated from the sucker class
IN pugluSm. It is a case where one
man was overrated and the other fell
low moderated. LangfOrd is not the
man he was before he took that Aus
traIlan trip He had gone back or I
am no judge.
I am not claiming that Smith can
peat LangfOrd If the latter is prOp-
erly trained. But I doubt very much
II sam Will ever again be the terror
ne was few years ago In the re-
cent match with Joe Jeanette he
fought a very bad battle Hfs iudg-
ment of distance was miserable and 9t
no time did he resemble the great
ughter fans knew in the past of
course, he was fat and all that. but
a rat man can fight a round or two
at a pretty good lick when pressed
and Sam failed to show even fiasb
of his old form.
Anyway it is not fair to the Gun
boat to inSinuate that he STAYED tba
u rounds and earned the referees de-
cislon simply because Sam "allowed'
MN TO do so The probability is smith
stuck the distance without perunissfon
IRON IRON. the negro and strictly on his
Jim CoffrOth will try to accomplish
what other matchmakers have failed
TO do-prOmOte a middIewefeht clint
nation tournament to decide the
championship of that class. With that
OBJECT in view CoffrOth is Offering in
0uceInentS to the leading aspirantS for
me utIe' including George Chip Mike /
gibbons Frank Klaus and Jack Dill
Ion and If his plans do not rniscarrv
an undiSputed champion may be de-
yeIoped within the next few months
) lmmy CIabby is already on the ground I
and ready TO take on all Corners as /
fast as they arrive.
While other promoters have fallen !
down on similar projects COffroth NAV !
succeed He is the most capable man /
IN the fight promotion line today. and !
generally goes through with ANYTHING /
he undertakes. From advices I have |
received from people closely associated /
with Sunny Jim" 7 understand his /
offers are so liberal that only lack of |
or fear Of defeat on the part /
or those invited will keep them from
entering the tourney
am told Frank Klaus plans a 1rin
abroad where the pickings have been
pretty soft for him in the past. Rut ]
imagine that If Chip enters the pro-
posed tournament nothing short of an
earthquake would keep Frank from
the trip to the coast to trv TO
even up matter with his rival.
Of Chips plans nobody seems +o I
know thing. Jimmy Dime, the old
time boxer who looks after his affairs
iays Chip Is willing to meet anyone
n the division, but I know that he !
'efused to consider a proposition to
loX Nike Gibbons at the middIeweigbt
unit Of l5S- Is Chip another of those
lght heavies who have been nas0uer-
-ding as middleweights the PAST few
Years? Looks that way else he would
not nave insisted on a higher scale for
he Gibbons match