Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02

matches. and declares that in tie future
all contests must be conducted on a clean
and scientific basis: otherwise he viii.
wipe the law off the statute books en-
IireIy.
If the governor will take the troab.e
10 investigate the situation ! am conf
dent he will find that there is no call
for such action on his part The state
ment that boxing in New York has de
generated into brutal prize fighting" is
not supported by facts Al no time in
the history of the ring has the sport
been cleaner or better conducted OF
course. boxing is not exactly a parlor
game as the governor we'll knows, and
I. little of the rough stuff is bound to
crop out now and then during contest
of skill but it is seldom the limits of
decency have been overstepped or public
morals offended to the extent that Ii has
been found necessary to stop bout.
am afraid the governor has derived
his information from source which. to
nut it mildly. is too prejudiced to be fair
in representing the state of affairs. Bar
ring few minor features. which time
alone will remedy. boxing exhibitions in
New York have been pretty thoroughly
clearsed and the Objectionable features
practically eliminated.
Eddie McGoorty got in bad with local
critics as result of his failure to stop
Freddie Hicks at a local club last week.
y boxer of reputation has his work cut
out 20 please everybody. If ne fails to
put over the k. o.. punch on less
clever opponent, the experts accuse
him of not trying. And if he does land
The wallop the 'reformers hoiler about
the brutality of the sport.
But McGoorty did not show the form
expected in boxer who claims the mid
dleweight championship. Either Eddie
neglected his training or the lay-off of
hS n
deal, for his performance was not I'M
rressive At that Hicks is a tough prop
oSition for Il clever boxer to handle. He
generally manages to stick the limit with
the best OF them. He appeared content
10 cover UP and let McGoorty do the
fighting. and suppose it was because
he did not care to take unnecessary risks
of breaking hand on Hicks head or ell
bows that McGoorty did not force mat
tiers more.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien claims Nc
Goorty has refused to box his protese.
Jack McCarron. at the middleweight limit
TO the loquacious gent from the
Quaker City. eliminates Edward from the
contest for the title 1t is my own opin-
ion that Eddie's days for los ringside
jus, at the weight was demonstrated
in the ten-round go with Mike Gibbons
last December | doubt if McGoorty
would make a creditable showing with
n
Jack Dillon. at the middleweight limit.
At 1G2. which is about his mark, it
might be different story
Speaking of contendcrs for the middle
weight championship. | am told that
Sailor" Burke is again in the field. The
Sailor don't weigh an ounce over $50
The last time / saw Burke he was on the
receiving end in a mill with Bob Moha
/ thought the licking he assimilated that
night had taken all the fighting ambition
out of him, but here he is back again
What a bear Burke was when facing a
duo And how he could dog il when
zap against a good man.
Dan McKettr.ck, manager of Joe Jean
cite. is now IN France endeavoring
understand, TO have his boxer substituted
for Al Palzer in the proposed heavy
weight championship with Jack John
son next June y letter from Al Lippe,
the American manager associated with
the French promoters. states there is not
the slightest chance for Jeanette, and
Una; Mckettricks GRAND will prove fruit
les
Whatever else may be said of johnson,
he is not N the boob class in a business
way To expect him To consent to the
substitution of the experienced and dan
gerous Jeanette Cor the green Palzer is
too absurd To be given thought by
those who know the champion and his
methods.
Even should the financial inducements
be greater it Is doubtful if Johnson would
consent to box jeanette. 1t must be re-
rrembered that ne has been out of the
ring for long time if we may except
that Little fracas with Jim Flynn last
summer. and il remains TO be seen if he
retains his former ability At any rate,
there is no danger of his taking on Jean
cite when ne can command $4,000 for
a bout with "a novice.
If LIBERAL amount Of advertising is
necessary to tho dnanc-a al success Of Ii
boxing match tn" ITeetng between
ia key Mcfarland and Jack Britton BIDS