Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTERS GO
THROUGH VERY BUSY WEEK
Many Contests for Right to Dispute With
Richie for Possession of Title.
Other Gossip.

bring it to a head. Sunday morning i,
was good and ripe and Jack was in ter
rible stew about his condition as he
feared he would not be able to go on
Another conference was held with the
doctor. who advised Jack to have II
lanced. and he also said it would be all
right for Monday night: that it would not
bother him.
The thought of having his arm cut
nearly drove Jack into Mysteries and he
| did everything but cry. He was willing
| to be punched on the arm to have it
| opened or would take a beating about
never. For three hours Tortorich and
three other men argued with Jack about
having the boil lanced, but he refused.
Finally the doctor told him that unless
he did he might have blood poisoning set
in and that would go hard with him. This
had the desired effect and he consented.
He was taken to the doctors office. where
everything was prepared for the ordeal,
as Jack thought. Twice he made up his
mind to drop it and go home, but more
urging Kept him there.
As a last resort the doctor offered to
insert cocaine, SO that he would be re-
lfeved of all pain. Jack turned his head
away while the doctor was applying the
cocaine and was as white as a sheet. He
nearly tainted, but the boys kept jolly
ing him and he managed to retain some
composure. During the talk the doctor
lanced the boil good and plenty and
said: Say, Doc, l have made up my
mind not to have the boil lanced. and that
goes. i can't stand it. no matter what
the result is.
why, it's all over, Jack returned the
doctor
Jack took one peep at the arm and saw
blood. He was white before, but now
he was like snow. He nearly tainted
away. but the boys pulled him together
and braced him up.
Gee" said lack IT uol1ld ra thor fight
dozen heavyweights than go through
this again. Jack boxed all right Mon
day night. but he had to give up in the
fourth round as the pain in the arm was
terrific.
The reports from the other side of the
big pond that Frank Klaus and his man
ager George Engle had left Paris be-
cause Georges Carpenter, the French
champion, had run out Of the proposed
match with the Pittsburgh boy for the
middleweight title of Europe does not
sound quite right.
through because the Frenchman could
not make the stipulated weight-160
pounds at o'clock-which is the middle
weight limit in that country and also In
England. Carpenter has proved himself
too good fighter to be credited with
case of cold feet A boy who has had
battles with such men as Papke, Klaus,
George Gunther, Marcel Moreau, Bands
man Rice and Cyclone Smith within the
past few months is not very much afraid
of the cars. George Gunther, the colored
15S-pounder, is pretty tough PROPOSE
ton for any Of the middleweights. as he
has proven many times, and Carpenter
knocked him out in fourteen rounds
The truth of the matter is Carpenter
is getting beyond the middleweight limit
and cannot make the weight any more.
that is he cannot do leo pounds, and
the chances are he refused to put up
forfeit for any such weight now. About
10 would probably suit him much bet
ter. The trouble Is the Frenchman has
been badly trained at times and has
made weight that simply killed him
when he got into the ring. He is over
six feet in height and only coming TWEEN
that the boys frame is such that he
should scale over 100. He should develop
into good heavyweight and If he can
only retain his speed. science and strength
he will be heard from in that class. 1t
will not be surprising to hear Of Car
pentier being matched with Bombardier
Wells Of England before long. Both are
of about the same build and with the
Frenchman's increasing weight there will
be little difference between them.
In the meantime Frank Klaus claims
the title of Europe. but he will have
to get back there to defend it, as there
will be many challenges hurled at him
now Harry Lewis. the American mid
bile accident in London, seems to be back
to form again and is after Mr.. Klaus
There are several others too. who seek
his scalp. 1t Is just possible that Klaus
will be matched in France with Eddie
McGoorty in place of Billy Papke, as
overtures have been made to the Wis
cons1n boy for such a contest.
ulations Freddy Gilmore son of the ia
nous fighter, Harry Gilmore. ST.. has
landed a champion in the person
of Spike Kelly, the Chicago welter-
weight.
For several years Freddy has tried to
dig up boy whom he could develop
into champion. as that was his one
ambition. after he had himself failed
to class as near-champion (and
Freddy was some scrapper at that. It
was his brother. Harry, jr., who had
brought out Packey Mcfarland and
and Fred wanted to be as good as his
brother During the past four years
Fred has had numerous fighters under
his wing, but, as he said, "they lust
lacked the necessary points to get into
the select class" and for that reason
he has been disappointed many times
He was so, sure he had champion in
Jack White that he was willing to bet
his last cent on the chance, but Jack
never got into the g1lded circle
The past year he took a youngster call
ed Spike Kelly and coached him along
py degrees and Spike kept getting better
all the while. He was an apt pupil and
with the help of the senior Gilmore he
came along fast He has met Clarence
Ferns. one of the claimants of the welter-
weight title, and other good ones and
his latest clash against a near-cha mpion
was Billy Walters. the naval champion,
whom he defeated at kenosha a few
nights ago in a slashing ten-round con-
test Walters had been doing wonders
in the ring about the middle west and
was looked upon as a real contender for
the crown. claimed by Ray Bronson of
indianapolis. and the victory of Spike
makes him look extra good to his tutor
and manager, Fred Gilmore
There are really three contenders for
the welterweight title here now-Bron-
son, who claims it: Kid Ferns and Spike
keily-and 1t is doubtful whether Ferns
can make the weight of 142 at 3 o'clock
any more. Tommy Howell Of Philadel-
phia would also figure In it, but he is too
heavy for the class now. The same IS
the case with Mike Gibbons Mike can
not make that weight. Getting down to
facts. Bronson and Kelly are the two
leaders at the weight and a battle be-
tween them should be arranged to settle
the dispute. Should Packey Mcfarland
take notion to go into the weller dtyi-
sion 1t would look bad for either Bron-
son or Spike Kelly. but Packey likes the
honor of being 4 lightweight too well to
switch to the welters and the chances
are that he will not bother with it,