Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12

something to say about that. True, Luz
Their cannot be compelled to box any man
ne does not wish to. but it would seem
that his claim to the championship Is
trif1e premature while either OF these men
remain undefeated. .......
Luther is not any too secure on TIE
white heavyweight throne. either. He
first has an account to settle with Long
Jess Willard who is the next logical OPP
ponent for the, Nebraska boy. Willard
has better claims to recognition than any
other white heavy. if only based on the
bout with McCarty at Madison. Square
Garden last summer. The announce
ment that Luther is first to meet Bombar-
der Wells will not make the hit Manager
Mccartney anticipates. Willard justly
contends that Wells was eliminated from
the race by Palzer OF all the challen-
gers it looks to me as if Willard
McCarty When these boys have settled
their differences it will be time enough
to take up the Johnson Laneford-Jean-
nette proposition. 1t is time enough to
cross a bridge when you come to 1t, and
possibly by that time the solution of the
championship problem may not look so
difficult.
Frank Klaus. the Pittsburgh boxer and
leading man in the great middleweight
drama, is back home for short visit. A
very short one Frank says, he is
booked to fight Billy Papne in Paris
March ) for the championship of Europe.
If successful in that match Klaus will be
ready 10 take on Eddie McGoorty Tor
the worlds title. Barring the proverbial
lucky poke on the chops the representa-
tive from Pittsburgh looks every way a
winner over the member from kewanee.
Upon learning that the New YORK
boxing commission had raised the well
terweight limit to 145 pounds. Mike Glib
bons announced he will stick to that dl-
vision and is prepared to defend the
title at 145 pounds. Just who wished
the title on the clever Michael. / don't
know, but he might as well have 1t as
any one else. You can count the good
welterweights of the country on the nm
gers of one hand. Over in Canada they
think pretty we'll of billiard Lang, who
recently outpointed Ray Bronson, and
who held Gibbons even on two occasions
before either was known to tame.
The real classy match would be between
Gibbons and Packy Mcfarland. Don't
laugh. At 145 ringside Mike would have
couple of pounds the best of the
weights, but he would be facing the
cleyerest man he ever boxed. 1t would
make a great exhibition, worth going
miles to see, and pack any New York
club house
has prevailed on Packey Mcfarland TO
act as his boxing instructor, l conSrat-
ulate the big fellow on his common sense.
II would be a difficult task to find bet
ter man for the job. Willard evidently
is far from boob; he has the youth.
strength and everything but the skill
necessary to become champion. and
proposes to remedy his weak points, II
possible, with the assistance of one OF
| the cleverest opponents of boxing the
sport has ever known. A capable in
| structor is worth more to young and
ambitious boxer than a dozen managers
and press agents
| Jem Driscol and Owen Moran battle
| for the English featherweight title JAN
uary 81. In April Johnny kilbane and
| Johnny Dundee will have 1t out on this
side Efforts are being made to get the
/ consent of all four boxers to a match De-
| tween the winners for the worlds cham
| pionship 1t is understood Hlat with the
| exception of KiIbane all are agreeable
That young man balks at the suggested
| compromise on the weights. There is too
| great a disparity in the scales of the two
| countries to suit Master John. In Eng
/ land 126 pounds at > o'clock in the after
noon is the official figure. and on this a
feather is required to do I'D ringside. II
Dundee beats Kilbane, the international
match will be made. The New YORK
| feather is growing heavier and finds 1t q
| hard lob right now to make I'D ringside
! uo.,ob;u ppho was released nv the