Evening star., 1913-06-22
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 21.-The
Badger state can boast of five or six
classy boxers at the present time, one
of them almost worlds champion,
with two others coming fast. Jimmy
Clabby, who gained all his fighting
knowledge in Milwaukee. and has made
it his home for many years, is near the
top of the middleweight ladder, while
Bob Moha and Gus Christie are also
middleWeights who can make trouble
for any of the stars. Matty McCue, the
Racine sensation, can be classed with
the best of the featherweights and
now comes another Racine boy, Kid
Mahoney, who promises to take rank
among the best of the bantams.
AT the South Side A. c., Milwaukee,
this week MahOney put up d wonder
fully clever battle against that past
master of boxing. Patsy Brannigan. and
made the big crowd of fans who saw
him think of the days when Charlie
Neary was a top-heavy favorite here.
The kid is only mere STRIPPING and
eighteen years of age, but he is COM
pactly built and as fast as a streak
of lightning on his feet. He had some
hard battles down east the past eight
months, meeting boys heavier than
himself, but he never passed up a
chance for match as long as his Op-
pOnent was not more than ten pounds
heavier. He was good enough for con-
sdera tiOn in a bout with Kid Williams
of Baltimore, but the matching of the
Oriole boy out west spoiled his chances
and probably 1t is just as well for the
present. MahOney gave Patsy Brannt-
nf the fastest rounds he ever
had, and while the Pittsburgh boy
shaded him it was not by a very big
margin: in fact. many considered IT a
draw only. but the veteran earned the
shade just the same The kid has a
peculiar fent with his body and at
times puzzled Patsy. He is also like a
feather on his feet and darts in and
out like a fash. He carries a good
walop for youngster and does not rely
upon one style of fighting. He varies his
style and has shown that he has pretty
wise head a pair of very young shOul-
ders. If he takes care of himself he will
be heard from later on.
Tommy Walsh. manager OF Joe Mandot,
and former promoter of New Orleans.
was a caller this week. Tommy is acting
as scout for Tom McCarey OF Los An
geIes. and also doing a little skrmishinS
for Jimmy CoifrOth of San Francisco. He
is one enthusiastic manager about Man
than that Joe is one of the greatest light
weights in the world today. Talking of
the fight game on the coast, Tommy said
Mr. McCarey has some big matches in
sight for the fail season, which wiH in
clude some of the best H.; and 116 pound
ers i'm the world, also some of the real
featherweic hts. | have been casting
about for the best OF the lightweghts for
Uncle Tom | look for Rivers to give
Ritchie a great battle July !. but the
,t,.l,,.. ntI lrss
native born, and tremendous crowd will
see them at San Francisco. | also look
for just as big crowd at Los Angeles
when Bud Anderson meets Leach Cross.
This Anderson is no spring chicken, being
about twenty eight years old. but he is
well preserved and strong as a bull. Mr..
Cross will know he has been In a hight
Harlem Tommy Murphy is another boy
well thought of out there, and you would
be surprised to hear the nice things they
say about Pal Brown, the Minnesota
lightweight. McCarey, | understand, is
after Brown to put against some OF the
stars in the fall. and if he makes good
he will be matched against Ritchie for
the championship, provided Willie hangs
on to il, which think he Will do. Charlie
White of Chicago is another 133-pounder
who has gained lot of respect from the
: coast promoters of late by his victories
down south. A peculiar feature OF the
betting on the coast just now IS the 1act
that the Rivers and Ritchie fight Will be
practically at even money, something
unusual in a title match. Sentiment may
sway the fans at the last moment TO
! favor Ritchie, and make him 10 to 3
favorite but it will be only sentiment.
| for southern California will back Rivers
heavily.
There Will lie another championship
| fight in which the champion viii prob
| abIy 90 into the ring al short end. That
| viii be the Johnny Coulon-kid Williams
| match at Los Angeles, July ~ Coulon
will not be better than even money. and
| the chances are Williams will be favorite
| in the betting. The Los Angeles fans
are very close observers of the game, and
: they will pay the price to see the best