Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

near future, and Billy Gibson. match
maker for the big Madison Square Gar
den boxing organization. planning to
stage d series of bouts to decide the
white championship. the heavies are
surely coming into their own.
Luther McCarty's death left the
heavyweight situation in rather a
chaotic state, SO far as the whites are
concerned. and Gibson has undertaken
the task of Strengthening out matters.
With this idea uppermost in his mind
he is pushing his scheme to bring the
best of the big fellows together and
have them settle the question of SUI
periority in the good old-fashioned
way Gibson has already invited Gun
boat Smith. Jess Willard Arthur
FeIky, ~ Palzer and Jim Flynn to en-
yer the tournament, and will also en-
tertain applications from lesser lights
whose records entitle them to con-
Sidera ton.
Manager Gibson's elimination series
promises TO be an Improvement over
rom McCdreys tourney of last winter.
poth IN number of entries and in the
quality Of the contestants 1t will be re-
membered that Luther McCarty was
,eIecteo champion after victories over
jim flynn and Al Palzer That tourney
was all right far as it went. But
TWO OF the best men in the division did
not participate for some reason or
'ess Wliiard, VINO had previous
~ outpofnted McCarty in a ten-round
bout and "Gunboat" Smith, whose rec
ora gave him a claim to equal CON
sldefation with the three contestants
Mere isnored entirely. Gibson's tour
hdment VIII be open to all heayies OF
Standing. and the winner of the final
oout VIII have every right to call him
SELF the white champion
he one Dig OBSTACLE in the way of sue
Ssss 81 the proposed tournam ent lies In
me ldiure of the boxing commissioners
20 revoke their ruling prohibiting referees.
.r,.i. Can you imagine a promoter
aiSlns 20 settle a pugilistic CHAMPIONSHIP
under The system in vogue in New York
Where the only possible way for q boxer
70 set credit for a victory is to knock his
man out within the ten-round limit He
might outpoint his opponent the prover
ola mile. but If the other fellow is on his
Ieet ~ tie termination Of the match IN
Ion contest -
As long as the mo decision" rule holds
Eood " would be useless 10 ATTEMPT to
e cham .ne sb nieaty Weight or any other
champions with clear rights to II cir
e 800 VII become extinct If the New York
S 80 i ADOPTED generally Never be-
Io.e IN the history of the sport has such
cohIusion existed in the several divisions
~ puslism as at present and the short
rafs asSision bout is responsible. WHEN
IGeIees decisions We're permitted il wa
an easy matter to sift the bad from the
sooc, 10 eliminate the dead ones and >
ooAei WIN the goods could get to the top
on MS merits in short order Nowada1IS
"blm fighter looks every bit &C 800
a ne ciever one in the record books
- me present time there are clam
the heavy. light. feather and bantam
classes And II Jack johnson is through
the heavyweight title will also be on the
cos,r1r, As ne tendency Throughout the
end ten rounds and knock-outs are nat
ura.S lnlrequent occurrences in short
. .,n " Is not exaggerating the condi-
.on OF puglilstic affairs one iota to pre
oict tnat within ten years or so genuine
blown the bottle boxing cbamn;onS
VIII have ceased TO exist
II anything should happen IN nre-
vent the remaining title holders from
entering the ring in defense of their
championships 1t Is possible they would
nave no successors. the way things are
gong Should the California legis-
Iature decide TO kill the twenty-round
Doxlng match in that state at the next
session. and q vigorous fight has been
waged along that line for several wears
now. boxing champions would be a
thing or the past SO far az the L. S. A.
Is concerned
some day. ] hope. the reaction will
set IN and common sense will rule. hut
Just now the fanatics seem to have the
upper hand all along the line. AS goes
New YORK so goes the nation and
II local hght followers would save the
game from going to the bowwows IL
behooves them to get ION the lob" and
SET an example TO the rest of the coun-
try.
Speaking OF champions Jack John
son has done gone and left us" John
son did not advertise his intentions of
leaving the country at this time-not
SO YOU could notice il. Now that he
has successfully evaded the federal
authorities IL is TO be hoped that he
Will elect to remain in St Petersburg
or kamchatka. or wherever il is he's
headed for. He certainly is not wanted
In this country. johnson was dis
grace to pugilism and his continued
presence was a menace to the sport
While in Canada last week johnson
announced that he had signed to fight
Sam Langford somewhere on the other
side sincerely hope that's true 1t
would be a splendid thing for the
game II Johnson was whipped and
whipped thoroughly. and IL any one
can do the trick right now Sam looks
the party
NJ p Henernan. a Catholic priest
boxing club In his home town of Say
Vile Long Island and proposes to stage
amateur and professional bouts regu-
few more men of the stamp of Father
manifest of all sports. would not lack
on q basis where IL would be safe from