Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27
HIGH CLASS BOUTS LIKELY
TO BE SCARCE THIS SEASON
So Many Big Centers Of Boxing That
There Are Not Enough Attractions
to GO Round-Other Gossip.

out regarding matches for the simpoo
reason that they happen to be node
cision Affairs and managers OF fighters
send out reports OF the battles to suit
would be much better IL decisions could
be given at all times. / received .
letter from newspaper friend In WIN
nfpeg the other day In which he stated
Caponi-Hicks night were badly ssrbisd.
1T was very poor fight at times."
writes this friend, but toward tie
end-that is. before the fot1-it be-
came quite lively and would no doubt
have developed into q good contest but
at that point Caponi hit Hicks low and
the bout ended in the seventh instead
Of the twelfth.
doubt, but some reports sent out saad
that Caponi had been awarded the YER
dict. The fact il no decisions are given
here. and in this case the bout goes to
Hicks on foul. There have been many
other such reports sent out from here
about fights. all OF which do harm 20
the game instead OF helping It." =
It seems tough that boxers of the class
OF Sam Langford and Joe jeanette should
have to suffer for the doings Of Jack John
son. Both Langford and Jeanette have
always conducted themselves in . gentle-
manly manner, no matter where they
have been. but now they are reaping the
ored champion. Langford has just re-
turned from Australia, and after being
matched with Charlie Miller In San Fran
cisco he was surprised to learn that the
match had to be called of II may b
that the authorities considered il one
sided and for that reason called . halt.
but nevertheless Samuel was barred just
the same. Jeanette has had the same
always been popular. While he has had
some fights, he finds 1t dificult to get any
really good matches. About the only
way they can get matches now 10 to -
matched up with colored men, and there
are not enough OF the high class black
boxers to go around. 1t will be LAn0-
ford's ambition now to get after Johnse9
ana endeavor to puncture a rib or tWo
OF the man who defeated Jim Jeffries.
And talking of this young heavyweight.
Charlie Miller, brings to mind q state
ment sent out by his manager the other
day to the effect that he would be pleased
to meet Arthur Pelkey on q winner-take-
all basis. with q small side bet IL neces-
sary. Miller must carry a few guns him.
self to make crack Of that kind.
out so MANY times. Bombardier Wells.
the British heavyweight champion. has
had more opportunities to mako good
than any man in the business. Wells
Smith and Carpenter in short order
each time, but he has always had .
chance to come back again. He 10 .
wonderfully clever boxer for q big man.
but he lacks the stamina. having .
very weak. stomach. Just about the
time he should be putting his man
away he keels over himself from body
blows that even a middleweight would
stand up under. In all his fights he
has had the best OF them until that
one body blow. when he seemed to cole
lapse. and then II was all over but the
shouting for the other man. After his
knock out by Carpenter. the Bombsrdisr
sought a match In London, and was
sent against the Irish champion.
Packey Maloney. whom he defeated in
sixteen rounds 1t was no great show
ing. but 1t served to bring Wells back
into the limelight, and now he Is 20 be
matched again with Carpenter. Should
he be lucky enough to turn the tables
on the Frenchman, which is not at all
Impossible. why 1t will bring him righs
back to the top rung again. and he will
be candidate for a match with Gun
boat Smith or AL Palzer;. or. still bet
ter, Arthur Pelkey. Wells is q great
boxer. and has a hard wallop. as he
has proved on numerous occasions. but
that weak stomach spoils all for him.
Some OF these days the Bombardier will
have his stomach made over or strength
ened; and then he will be a great nghtss.