Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
ANOTHER 4WHITE HOPE IS
BEING SOUGHT BY BRITISH
A New Aspirant Has Been Unearthed in the
Person Of Dick Smith, Present
Amateur Champion.
By Ripley

tween the winner of the last named and
Gunboat Smith. There are plenty of
white heavyweights in the rough just
now, not forgetting Carl Morris. who
seems to have another lease of lie, so
that the clubs need not so without bat
ties between big men If they desire
them.
Plans are maturing for national
boxing organization which will have for
its purpose the booking of boxers for
various clubs or promoters throughout
the country; in fact il is to be gen.
erai booking agency the same as Is i'm
vogue among theatrical people. Tho
man back of the project is Wilbur
Stuart of Columbus. Ohio. and associat-
ed with him are mer in New York and
st. Louis. 1t is the intention of the or
ganizers Of the company to have conncc-
tons in all the large cities of the coun-
try. This project would do away with
the m@ddlcman or manager to some ex-
tent. but not necessarily, as very often
managers are only too Wiling to pay the
regular booking fee TO get match. The
scheme may not look very tempting 10
some at the present time, but with the
growth of the boxing game there is no
reason why the project should not be
There may still be hope for Bombardier
Wells. the British heavyweight cham
pion. He is one of the greatest in and
cutters" who ever jumped into an arena.
He has all the science of Jim CorDett
when the latter was at his best and
greater reach, but he lacks the stamina.
He is too tall for his weight standing
six feet four inches. while he scales only
1SJ pounds. At long range fighting he Is
a wonder. but once his opponent begins
to find his weak spot-his stomach-goo1
night. "Bomby'' lost to Georges Carpen-
tier, the Frenchman, the same he did
to Gunboat Smith (by n body blow, but
he came back this week i'm London AMI
put Pat O'Keefe to sleep in fifteen rounds.
after the latter had given him a stiff
argument. Wells has the punch all right
and knows how 10 use it, but that one
dra wback this stomach is often too much
to overcome. However. there is hope for
him and We may vet hear of him beating
a lot of white hopes
IL the proposed match between Willie
Richie and Freddy Welsh goes through
at Vancouver, b. G., September |. il will
be the first international contest for the
lightweight championship since George
Lavigne and Dick Burge fought i'm Eng
land number of years ago. The con-
test at Vancouver is to be over the
twenty-round route and will be as near
a regulation title match as il is possible
to make it. 1t viii be second meet
ing for the two. as ii was Richie who
took Ad Wolgasts place against Welsh
was taken down with appendicitis. and at
the end of the twenty rounds Freddy was
awarded the verdict OF course. Richie
took the match on days notice. and
was overweight. Later he won the title
from Wolgast on a foul. IL will be "A
case of cleverness against fighter who
has the punch and considerable clever
ness-the American having the combina-
ton. Freddy is an adept at defensive
work but he has never ben hard
tor ha fci, CHI
have the long end of the bet. II should
be fine battle at that.
While Kid Williams of Baltimore 10
busy hurting challenges at Johnny Cou-
ION. the bantamweight champion, he had
better look out for youngster near his
own home one who threatens TO make all
the 1lG-pounders sit up and take no
tice before very long. The youngster in
question is Mickey Brown and he halls
from Maiden. Mass This little fellow has
not been heard of great deal outside Of
his own bailiwick, but III has given such
boys AS frankie Burns of New Jersey,
Phil McGovern and Benny taulkes tile
hardest kind of battles. He is considered
high class around Boston and Is not only
clever, but can hit and he can a so make
the weight. Ii is very probable that one
of the Milwaukee clubs will match him
up with Johnny Coulon or Kid MahoneN.
another Wisconsin sensation Of the Matty
am just i'm receipt of letter from
Sammy Harris, manager Of Kid VII
liams. i'm which he bewails his hard luck
in not being able to get Johnny coUlon
over the marathon route. Probably Sam
my might while away few hours in
up. with Young Brown at 6os-
ton and then If he succeeds in putting
sudden stop to the youngsters ambition
he might negotiate shorter bout with
Johnny Coulon in Milwaukee. The little
champion says he will be back I'm the
game in September and Milwaukee would
he an ideal place to stage such a contest.
Then too, Eddie Campi. the California
bantam star, may come east and mix up
in the controversy as to who is who
among the 116-pounders.
Joe Borrell. the Philadelphia middle.
weight. is advancing along the path
trodden by Klaus. Dillon. Clabby and
McGoorty at a steady gait. and if he
keeps on the way he is going now he
may make a name for himself among
the 15S-pounders-a class left vacant
since the late Stanley ketchelfs said
fate. Borrell is only young man, being
years of age. but he has
fought some pretty husky oppopents in
Knockout Brennan. George Ashe. Jack
McCarren. Walter Monohan. Tommy
punch that viii put opponents to sleep
he will make hit. for there are few
Of the men in the limeieht today who
are capable OF handing out the sleep
the way former middicweiSht
,ha mpions did. Jack Dillon is the near
EST approach 10 that style of any of the
middies now before tho public, but
here is still room for improvement with
Jack.