Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Gunboat smith, claimant of the
worlds heavyweight title, has chal-
lenged Georges Carpenter, the tough
French champion Of Europe. TO 20
round contest for $1,000 a side in Eng
land France or Belgium II Carpen-
tier agrees, the match probably win be
arranged to take place during the fail
When it is taken into consideration
that Frank Klaus, middleweight. recent
ly stopped Carpenter the New York
heavyweight should find little trouble
In putting the foreigner away in quick
order. Carpenter would have every
thing TO gain and nothing to lose in such
"a match.
Jess Willard is another scrapper who
has his eyes peeled on a Smith match
Tom Jones protege is taking on all the
| big hopes I'm around bouts on the coast
and is showing improved form If Smith
refuses to meet Willard, Jones says he
will try TO sign his boxer for a Pelky
set-to.
Knockout Brown, the Chicago middle
weight win make his next fight against
Frank Klaus, at Butte, Mont. Tommy
Walsh. who is now handling Browns
affairs wired the Butte promoters his
acceptance for the mill yesterday The
pair will probably meet on Labor Day.
Kid Duke, local bantamweight. wishes
20 announce that he is ready to take
on any of the local boys seeking fame
in the padded arena. Duke aims his
challenge at Young, Prizes and Britt
The kid says he viii accommodate either
Of the boys with neat side bet.
Kid Young. the local newsboy boxer,
says he is getting tired Of reading chal-
lenges from various boys in the city
let them post their money and / Will
sign to meet any Of them walls the
little featherweight Several boys have
been sending in their defts daily. but
when the Kid asks them 10 put up they
usually beat it to the tall timhers.
Johnny Coulou. bautamweight cham
| pion. left a Chicago hospital the other
/ day weighing lis pounds, which is 10
! pounds more than he weighed week
/ ago when he entered the institution
! to be treated for stomach trouble. De
/ spite his rapid improvement in health,
! it les doubtful whether he viii be able
to box for some time.
Wildcat" Ferns and Young Denny
] have been re-matChed to box at New
orleans. The pair met in the Pelican
/ City ON Labor Day and Ferns was
/ awarded the verdict after ten rounds
! Of fierce lighting The Denny admirers,
/ however. were not satisfied with the de
| Cisluu. and the promoters decided 10
| send them over the 2O-round route on
| August 10.
| Tom McCarey is stil working on a
/ Richie Cross match for Labor Day.
/ Cross has already consented TO the bout,
| but the champion Is waiting to hear
! from several other promoters, who are
after his services. New Orleans wants
/ Willie TO box Britton, while Vancouver
| is after a Ritchie-W Welsh mill.
I Coast fans have made Kid Williams
( a TO I favorite over Charley LedOuN.
I The two hantamweights clash in Co
| round mill in Tom McCarey's arena at
Los Angeles on July -.
/ The Johnny Duudee-Jack White
match. scheduled To take place on the
/ dee IS holding out for a larger guar
artee taan the promoters are willing to
l give for such a scrap II Dundee re
fuses % meet White, George kirlSwood
| or Tommy Dixon may he substituted
Terry Nelson local lightweight, is
waiting 10 hear from Dayton, Ohio, re-
/ CARING "A match there. Terry lis try
| ing 70 get on with either Jimmy Muir
/ pby, Jimmy Traverse or Danny Good
man. Nelson is surely entitled to a
match with some good 1873 FOUNDER He
is willing mixer and always gives the
fans run for their money.
Packey Mcfarland gave exhibition
/ bouts at the Joliet, H., prison the other
day for the entertainment Of the priS-
oDerS. He boxed Kid Mack Of Joliet.
and other local boys Warden Allen is
a friend OF Mcfarland