The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
WITH THE PUGILISTS
Rx .IEEE THOMPSON

by JEFF THOMPSON
New York, February 2.-(Special Nov
that Luther Mccarthy has decided to
come off his high horse and hook up with
Bombardier " ellis, We can look forward
to a battle which will still further clarity
the white hope situation
Wells seems TO be more than confident
in his ability TO beat Mccarthy. lie may
be able to do so. but l wouldn't try To
cash ary pets on it until after the fight.
While Palzer's defeat of Wells may
have been a luke, | think it was, still ii
happened and in Mccarthy. the English
man is against man who has clearly
demonstrated that he is Palzers master
at the fight game, 1t will be fight worth
seeing and ought to draw pretty close to
a record house.
Abe Attell is going in training in an
attempt to get back in his old lighting
form and regain the featherweight title
from Johnny Kilbane. II Tiilbane took
the championship away from Attel while
lC King in the way that he has performed
in his matches at the local clubs, "Abp's
won't have to do much training to come
back in gallant fashion. Any boxer that
couldn't put up a better boxing exhib-
Young Driscoll in Brooklyn recently in
getting in soft when he falls heir to the
crown that such men as Dixon, Attell ana
others have held. Driscoll as a fighter
sha pes up well as a croquet player, yet
he stayed ten rounds with the champion
and then kissed him ON the forehead just
to show him what he thought of it.
I<ilbane by the way, is going on the
stage and maize all the money that he
can as an actor. Other distinguished stu
dents of drama who will soon be seen
before the footlights are "Ad" Wolgast,
Luther Mccarthy, Johnny Coulon, Jim
Flynn and perhaps Eddie McGoorty. Co
ing on the stage is the best thing that our
well known pugiists know how to do
nowadays. But. come to think of it, most
Of the champions of today are experts
III elccution and long distance speech
making. and the stage should get it's du
Determined to add Johnny Coulson to
the number of former champions, Kid
Williams, much elated over his victory
over Eddie Canpi, has issued a formal
challenge to the bantam chief, backed up
by a substantial offer from Promoter Me
Carey who is most anxious to stage the
match.
New that Williams has polished OF
Gampi, there is less, reason than ever
for Coulon to continue to evade the Bal
timore blonde. Williams proved to the
satisfaction of Californians that he has
not been oyerrated. Already there is
big demand to see him in action against
the bantam charpicn. If Coulon accepts
the terms that Promoter McC.arey is Of
fering, however. he will surprise many
who believe that the, Chicago boxer has
no hankering for another meeting with
the Baltimore bantam.
Iaf tod it,f fla hftI
at Madison Square Garden last summer,
and he is wise enough to know that his
chances of doing better in a % round en-
counter would be even less. Williams is
at his best in long bouts. owing to his SUI
perior endurance. Coulon's only point OF
superiority is in his boxing skill but
even in this respect he Is a little better
than his sturdy rival In fact. Williams
was able to outlook him in many of the
rounds of the Garden bout.
Coulson is in a trying position. There
is every indication that he has little con-
fidence in his ability to come safely
through a 20 round match Yet he cannot
rut forth a good reason for refusing. II
will be interesting to note what course
he will take. He has already accepted Il
few minor bouts throughout the West,
so he can hardly continue with the pro
tence that he is suffering from illness.
Citarf es L.edoux, the French bantam.
is coming back TO America next month.
The Frenchman will have Lew Delachcr
of Philadelphia to look after his affairs
this time instead of his former manager,
Evidently Ledoux has learned that IL
pays to have a shrewd business man VINO
knows the ropes to steer him away from
his opponents who are likely to furnish
more hard knocks than American dol
lars. on his former trip he worked hard
enough to have won a fortune--if boxers
were paid according to the amount of
energy expended-and yet he hardly made
enough to cover expenses The French
nan must he given credit for his earnest
ness He should be a good drawing card
because of it, even il he does lack some
Of the qualities necessary in champion.
But perhaps under an American man
aeer Ledouv will be taught to curb his
imretuous nature. In that case he may
lose his only Distinguishing trait without
being made better boxer
There seems TO be no way TO prevent the
Boer war from being fought all over
again at Madison Square Garden some
night next month. Jimmy Jonsson. the
hoy manager started it by challenging
the world in behalf of George Roedel
Jimmy intimated that Roedel killed so
many Englishmer with his bare hands in
that scrap that he had 10 fee 10 this coun-
try 10 escape tie fearful consequences.
Now comes Ered Mckay, the gigantic
Britisher, who says that he fought on
the English side during the South African
tlnplea santness. HI never run across this
ere Yodel." roared Fred as he brushed a
cobweb off the ceiling. "but Hi ope Hi am
not too late. 'E's a bloody. blooming.
blightar that's what e is. Hi suppose e
licked the British harmy the same as e
licked Bumberdeer Wells. Wait till Hi
Law me ands on i'm"