The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-03-24

Tom McCarey. Of Les Angeles. was
the first of the promoters to grasp
the situation He hal champion.
ship belt manufactured and the girdle
is now worn by Luther McCarty
who. by virtue of his victories over
Jim Flynn and Al Palzer. became
entitled, in McCarey's opinion, tG
hold and defend the belt AGAINST all
Corners whose compilations are OF the
required tint
McCarty. by the way. "a d recently
that. while he had stated at the out
set of his career he would never box
negro. he would reliHquish his OIL
lection if the public wanted him to
tackle Johnson.
This may have been iittle bluff
on Euther's part. and. if so, il was
perfectly safe one The public
in its present temper toward mike
matches is not likely TO clamor for
JohnsonMeCarty fight
And if the public should he so in
consistent as to lend its eountenance
to Johnson-McCarty scrap it's
all Lombard street TO a China or.
ange" that Tom McCarey's belt would
hang in the balance. Trust Uncle
Tom for that
To get back to the New York
toe IDxf h., tl.,,
composing that august body declare
themselves steps had been taken II
other cities toward framing rules
forbidding the making of mixed
matches. With the example of New
York before them the places referred
to will be more determined than
ever to frown upon such events, and
as the movement is one that meets
with the approval of the public other
places again will follow the lead es
tabl shed II looks. indeed. as if the
day when negroes and whites We're
at liberty to ming1e in the Queens.
berry Enclosure is passing rapidly.
1t will work a hardship 10 som,
of the colored gladiators- Sam Lang
ford, for instance sam has made
Australia his stamping ground 10.
year or SO. and during that time
has walloped eyerth ng in sight. II,
has had no less than five battles
with his color mate. Sam MeNey. a
the Antipodes, the score standing
Langford 4, Mcyey l.
Langford is probably homewar
bound by this time and is filled witt
visions OF the things he viii do tC
the crop OF white hopes that has
sprung up in his absence. But. with
Los Angeles and New York already
closed against mixed matches. am
with other cities evidently determined
to adopt similar measures, l.ana
ford's prospects tor work will b.
slight unless he brings McYey WI
him.
If the new order of things becomes
general, and it begins to look -
though it will. there will be inter
come in regard to the respectiv'
face where white champion and
ors
1t may be. though, that there W
be some spots on the earth's su.
black can get together without break
black can get together without brnah
ling any house rules and determine
who is the champion of champions
Freddy Welsh, the British champion
lightweight. and who has out III
clam for the worlds title, is oro
of the most gentlemanly boys in j;t
fighting game and one OF the brig',
est. but even the stars are li2iIe
to err at times When Freddy fought
IIughie Michigan. the Austria ,Iai
champion, for the title of Grea
Britain, he claimed it was for tho
worlds championship, basing his
claim on the fact that he had de
feated Willie Richie in Los Angelo.
before the latter had beaten WolGas
for the crown, and then folloWiE.
with the defeat OF Matt Wells, thel
British champion. and also Michigan
the Australian title holder. Freddy
also told how he had knocked ou'
Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee during a
training bout, but that is the poin
on which many differ with him
CAST in Milwaukee, Freddy says:
Il had been training for two matches
against Maurice Savers and Charley
Neary, at I.arkin's gymnasium, wher
one day, after a strenuous workout
cocky youth, who seemed full of i'm
portance eaterEl the place, and afte'
a minute or SO cams ovec to me
and said very Familiarity. Hello
Welsh, how are you?" Fine | res
pended, NOT knowing his name
He followed this up ~ saying he
would give me couple Of rounds
and l told him didn't care TO box
that day, giving my reasons. He
said, however, he would make a light
friendly go, and to oblige him ! pu'
on ths gloves. We were to have three
rounds. Well. for the first minute we