Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-17
BIG
FACTOR IN THE
RING GAME
Pugilists Who Loom Big Be-
fore Fans Today, Sink Into
Insignificanoe Tomorrow;
Headlinera Fade Quickly.


New York. May ID Fart Of the
fascination 81 boxlna Tor it, dcv0tees
has always betn tne runk uncertainty
~ the game. Tho ultkInH and thf los
ina - fortunes have been nn noted an
the Sudden rises and falls OF the right
ers from popularity. There always
has been about boxing the Rlamor
~ adventure. the uncertainty and
haRardousness which celled free apiv-
iea 10 plfacy in the less lawful days
than she present
Ma better examples of this can be
found than IN the fighters of the
present day The hendilners of even
o year aHo have walked the plank.
while, on the other hand. many who
wHfo nHCon~ideftd or down and out
have attained the height 81 popu-
larity
little more than year ago Abe
AtteN was fcBtherweiRht champion
and drew large houses wherever ne
went. Now his drawing powers and
reputation hnNe diminished By over
hair Karn Brown ana Matt Wells,
the Britishrg, would draw hot little
ID this country and orown Is visibiy
slipping.
zone Round" Hogan. Grover Hayes.
Mike Gibbons, Jem Driscoil. owen
Mornn--all ROW are becoming mere
names Hogan " sliding rapidly
Hayes u just so-no. Gibbons has lost
hls popularity and must reconstruct
himself prircoll admits he II al In.
Moran has lost his former punch and
stamina and the big meney passes
Wow. conversely. note Frankie
Klaus. who e year ago was Fighting
but little and making less financial
h.. In Paris he seems ~ have
pumped into the midst ~ q rosy
dream. The French sporting public
lduiizes him.
Freddie Welsh last year was box
ing small bouts for minor guarantees.
Now the promoters are swarmine To
offer him double what he coud have
made ia London lie ras the oppor-
tunify. 10 make his fortune.
Billy iiapke has seen beth ais.Fs OF
the story A year ago he was Tight
ing for small money. Then, going 20
Paris he fought three battles for
big purses In the last one, however,
ne fonled Klaus and the French have
about tied the can on him. Tie was
indefinitely suspended ~ New ors
state before going abroad, ana "
barred on the coast Il looks AZ
though he would have 20 retire.
In such fashion does the old game
twls, and warp the fortune % its
servants
KlIhane Failed 90 Please Coast Fans.
Although Johnny Kilbane seems TO
have heen untustly treated by having
his bout with Dundee called q draw
the fact remains that the teaiher-
weight champion did not enhance his
standing 40 any great extent by his
shaving On the whole u was dem
onstrAted that New Works. estimate
az Knbane as champion was not iaf
out Of tio way tie De- merely clever
boxer with wonderful foOtwork, but
nothing else that compares favorabiy
with his predecessors ability
on account OF his knockout OF Joe
Rivers ana his defeat Of Abe Atteh'
ICisbane stood high in the estimation
| ~ caiifornians. They could not I'M
deretand why ne failed 20 score mt
in New York and laid the blame %
] lo.al proiudice. Hut now that kil-
bane has shown himself 10 possess
oothing IN the way Of a decisive blow
/ his rating h being set ~ much low
81 notch. Par coast fans do not favor
the Packy Mcfarland brand OF SieN-
erness. In Eddie Camp they nave
a most talented glove artist but as
he lacks punch he ~ not hppr"c'at.ss =,
and Is seldom given match. hil-
bane n likely 10 suffer IN the same
| wav 90 some extent, although as ne u
| a champion. he can not be overlooked
altogether
N was also demonstrated that XII
4 hines talk about turning his ntten-
| lion 10 the llghiwei ghts Is somewhat
premature. he made the weight WIN
out difficulty gand there appears I"
De no reason why he should not CON
| tinue 10 do so. certainly on the form
| L. ~
| hold his own with the topnotch hsh'-
weights.
WoIgast Doing Bat Nelson stunt
Now.
when Al Woigast was champion
he found great pleasure IN sneering
al Rattiing Nelson and others VINO
| continued % struggle along after their
hest days had departed. lie was
| wont TO remark that he WIS the one
| boxer who had too much good sense
4 10 continue after defeat came mis- way.
/ Hut now that Wolgast has the chance
10 pat his nft-repeated resolve Into
/ effect his point of view seems to nave
/ vecred most decidedly. According 70
/ hts latest statements he means TO
L struggle on and on as long az he can
ohtain a match in the folOrn hope ~
| fighting his way back 60 the top
Now that Wolgnsi Is down and out
"A review of his career shows that he
was not such had champion after
an. Compared with his successor
I Willie Richie. Woigast appears to
better advantage. During the rimH
| he held the title he spent little time
on the stage. he fought whenever "a
purse that was satisfactory 10 him
was forthcoming and lodged few
| would-he opponents In fact, u was
/ his anxiety 20 fight that led 10 his
undoing. He neglected 90 wait until
| ne had fully recovered from his OPP
Grafton before DOMINIC the gloves
again. and as result he never did
1 fully recover.