El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-04

III HERE is another contender for
the crown Of lightweight cham
pion Willie Richie. The new
aspirant is Pal Brown, the Hibbing
Mimi, sensation, and he is just as great
a sensation in the lightweight division
Of middle west as Mike Gibbons is
among the welters or middleweights.
And strange TO say Pal halls from the
same state as Gibbons. Pal IS a mere
boy as yet. having just turned 20, but
ne has good head on a hardy pair
of shoulders, and to his credit il must
be said that he does not drink, smoke
nor chew
Pal has been a great help to his par
ents at home and has been helping to
educate four children younger than
himself So much for his good qualities
outside Of the fighting end Of the
game. Pal has had over 90 battles dur
ing his short career in the ring and
he has met some Of the best light
weights Of the northwest as MS con-
tests with such men as Billy Allen, Ray
Temple, Tommy Cary Steve ketchel,
Joe Thomas, Sammy TrOtt, Frankie
White, Dick Hyland, Young SaylOr, Kid
mond and Batting Schultz will attest
All Of these boys have been recognized
as fairly good fighters and he has
beaten most Of them
His battle with Ketchel. who is being
tOuted as a world beaten by his Chi
CagO manager and friends, gave real
line on Pal, for he had Ketchel in a bad
way toward the end of the bout His
greatest victory came in his battle
against Jack Redmond, one Of the real
tough GghtWeights, when Pal battered
the veteran up considerable and forced
MIN 10 throw up the sponge at the en0
OF the seventh round Jacks ribs, which
had been broken in his battle with
Leach Cross IN New York, last June.
became very painful under the body
punches Of Brown in the clinches and
the refree, who is q doctor, advised
Redmond to give up During the fight,
however Pal led all the way. having
every round except the first which was
even.
His work was clean cut and he used
splendid judgment in changing his tao
tics at the right time. HIS judge OF
distance was good too, and he looked
10 be a first division proposition from
2 boxing standpoint
If Knockout Brown, of New York, is
looking for a battle for name, he can
have one by addressing Pal at Hibbing,
Mimi, for Pal says he would like to
meet the New Yorker and decide which
has the better right to use the name
Of Brown IN the boxing line Pal has
secured the former near champion well
terWeig ht-Jack DOUgherty-to act as
Sparring partner and trainer and they
VIII soon start east with the intention
OF forcing matches with the best light
weights, Leach Cross and Knockout
Brown, preferred. Pals one aim now is
TO get Joe MandOt into match and
then, If fortune favOrs him, to get after
While Ritchie.
Once more Packey Mcfarland and Ad
WOlgast threaten to get together and
settle for all time the question Of su-
premaCy between them. They have had
several near matches, but something
always happened just about the time
they were ready to clash. Since Ad lost
his crown he is not considered such a
big gun, and there is not the same
amount Of opposition to his matching
up with champions or near champions.
II they meet in New York it will be as
big a card as though WOlgast and
champion Richie were to meet for
there has been so much WrangIing and
fussing between them that the boxing
fans are most anxious to see them meet
and have IL out It would also mean
'sOme shekels' to both of them The 10
round route viii suit WOlgast better
Just now than the Marathon as he
has not trained hard for some time ;
past, and II would require time to get
him into proper shape for a title match, 1
and 1t is pretty good bet that Ad is j
not over anxious to start q hard grind 4
Of training. The weight would have to 4
be at 135 st 8 o'clock. as that is the /
lowest that Packey will agree to make, /