Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-05
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Frank Whitney arrived last night
for his mill with frankie Russell to-
morrow night at the Auditorium
Armory, cocky and confident as ever
Says he wants to get Mcfarland here
in Atlanta
Jim Flynns aspiration to become a.
baseball umpire has blown. Says that
even pugilist sometimes is afflicted
with intelligence,
Battling Nelson meets some bum out
III Racine, Wis, tonight. A wire came
IN THIS morning from the Hegewisch
gent saying he will come here Wash
ington's birthday, If the inducements
are 0. K.
Bill Papke sailed yesterday for
Paris, where he is to hook up with
Frank Klaus In twenty-round mill
Bill says he is through with boxing in
America,
Papke ascribes two reasons for rails
ing the bars on the American arena.
First, America does not pay him the
money he can get abroad, and sec
ondly, the people here declare he is
all in
Knockout Brown left New York
yesterday for Los Angeles, where on
February % ne is to meet Joe Riy-
ers. Brown will probably come back
TO Atlanta If ne beats Rivers, as he
expects, He wants to get another
crack at Jake Abel when he is right.
Wolgast now claims that he lost
his title TO Richie because he took a
nip of brandy during the mill and
it put him on the blink.
AL Palzer has gone to Europe in
hopes of Riding himself of an attack
of malaria. AS soon as he returns
ne will come to Atlanta to box Jim
Savage or some other good heavy
weight at the Auditorium Armory.
Both Willie Ritchie and Packey Nc
Farland opened weeks theatrical
engagement in Kansas City yesterday
at rival show houses. The fact that
Packey is conflicting with the new
lightweight champion has already got
Manager Billy Nolan's goat and some
hot talk in the press there will
probably result
Eddie O'Keefe. the clever Philadel-
phian is the owner OF the biggest
nose ever sported by a fighter IT
protrudes three inches from his face.
It's a strange fact, but in the four
years O'Keefe has been boxing he
claims to have been only hit hard once
Oh lHt ilDSt.
Jack Britton, matched with Paokey
Mcfarland for March a New York.
is also going to fight himself into the
best possible condition. Britton
tackles Jimmy Duffy at Buffalo Feb
ruary 10 and Young Erne at Phila-
delphia February II. He is also
wanted to meet Young Ahearn before
a Brooklyn club.
Jack White, the Chicago battler.
has arrived in Los Angeles He has
issued def to any of the 125 10 1873
pound boys and expects to be kept
busy in California rings.
With Bonbardier Wells, English
heavyweight; George Carpenter,
French middleweight; Jem Driscoll,
champion featherweight Of England
and Charley Ledoux, French bantam,
scheduled to come to this country
within the next month, the game here
should enjoy another healthy boom
Much interest win be taken IN the
ring performances of the foreign stars.
Bud Anderson. the Vancouver light
weight. who scored a hit with Los
Angeles fans when he Knocked out
Sammy Trott in six rounds recently.
was wanted by san Francisco pro-
moters for early matches, but turned
down the offer Tom McCarey gave
me my first chance IN California and
/ Will box my next two matches for
him 10 Los Angeles. said anderson
Grover Hayes, the lightweight Is
uow under the managerial wing -
ilmm} beForrest ~ New YORK