Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
HOLIDAY BOUTS HAVE BEEN
UNCERTAIN PROPOSITIONS
Matches on Labor Day Did Not Prove An
Exception, Few Being Decided
According to Form.

and his manager, Walter HOul1han, can
name the terms of split, providing 1t is
where a winner and losers end can be
es g. cb Ihs also dGe tapb gy Young
Denny Of New Orleans. Ray Bronson,
Kid Ferns and all who are aspirants to
the championship
Without saving a word to any of his
friends Eddie McGoorty boarded the
choo choo cars and made his way to the
eastern metropolis, stopping just long
enough to say hello to some friends. then
speeding on to Boston. where he arranged
to have his friend. Joe Levins. manage
his business in the future. That is the re-
port from the east and he Is to make his
bow before New York crowd September
10. when he faces Barney Williams pro-
viding the latter will make something
near Eddie's weight. 1t was intended TO
match McGoorty and Harry Lewis. re-
Gently returned from London and Paris,
but Barney Williams will be given the
preference if no hitch occurs in weight.
Eddie also writes back to his old adviser,
Tom Ryan Of Oshkosh, that he would
like nothing better than to return to the
beer city this fall and meet Jack Dillon.
Frank Klaus, Jimmy Clabby or Gus
Christie. the clubs to make the selection
of his opponent. 1t is hoped for Eddie s
own good that he will get down to real
business now and make an effort to an
mex the middleweight title. for if he takes
care OF himself and fights as he should
he has a splendid chance to be coc' Of
the walk. His most troublesome rivals
are Dillon. Klaus, Clabby, and 1t looks as
though Bob McAllister the California
boy. is coming along strong and may up
set all the dope. However. it is UP to
McGoorty now to show his real class or
his chance to get to the top will be gone
forever.
1t is seldom that boxing matches are
scheduled before a club on the Sabbath
day. but there is one club in the world
where fights are held on Sundays only,
and that is in the good old town of Lon
don England. There is no regularly or
ganized club in any part of the world
that Is, in the large boxing centers-
where a match would be tolerated on the
Sabbath, and for that reason 1t makes
this one somewhat of curiosity. 1t Is
called the Judeans Club and is patronized
WIDELY and solely by the followers OF the
Jewish faith. Some fine bouts are held
there on Sunday afternoons, and while
the purses are not large. the club gets
good boys together and has turned out
some splendid boxers during the five years
of it's existence. The authorities of Lon
don know of this club and the Sunday
shows. but they simply pass it by and
pay no attention to it.
The boxing commission. both in Wis
consin and New York state has taken ac-
ton against the use of the kidney blow
and there is no reason why the commits
sion should not go further and also take
action against a blow used by many
fighters and called by some of them the
spine blow In a boxing show at Racine,
Wis, the other night one of the pre-
liminaries brought together two young
boxers named kautz and Williams. Both
of them covered UP great deal and 1t
was noticeable that when Williams did
so Kautz leaned over him and began
pounding the spinal column in such
manner as to almost knock him down.
This was repeated on numerous occasions
during the contest. To begin with, it is
not a blow at all, but simply man
pounding another one with the side of the
glove There have been several accidents
in the ring of late and in most cases 1t
has been the result Of an injury to the
spine. The fact that the blows. as de-
scribed above. are delivered on the spine
is sufficient for the commission to take
action against the use of it. If il were
a legitimate blow there might be some
sense in permitting boxers to get away
with 1t. but it is not only an Legitimate
punch, but also disgusting to the spec
tatorS.