Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-17

pion holding off for such a long time
without participating in a title match.
Packey has been after match for the
lightweight title for three years, but il
teens that fate is against him. He has
been matched several times with tine
champion. but for some reason or Other
it has always fallen through Will II be
the same case over again with Richie?
Even though Jack Johnson is well
enough and can get away from Chicago
in time for his proposed match with Al
Palzer in Paris. there Is considerable
doubt about ii taking place. From in
formation at hand from the other side
there is strong opposition beginning to
appear in the French capital against the
bout The following letter was received
from we'll known sporting authority or
London few days ago:
Probably 1t will interest you TO know
that Al Palze:. who is here with his
manager. Tom ORourke Of New York.
| visited Paris yesterday and conferred
with NJ Vienne of the big boxing club
there regarding the proposed bout with
Johnson. Copies of the contract have
been mailed to Chicago for the coiored
mans signature, but l fail to see how
the match will come off IL the colored
man is still held by the law and is also
i'll. as reported here. Even IL Johnson
does come there is no certainty that the
match with Palzer will take place. Just
now there is no apparent objection TO
the match--that is, between black and
q white man-but from what / have
learned tine past few days there are in
fiuential people in Paris who have taken
the matter in hand and who cay they
will take a stand against 1t should the
promoters really try to go through with
1T.
THE bout will have to be very widely
Ivr4@ cal - h. ux@1 tIn& w~flf
draw lots Of opposition to it. 1t was
through the same extensive advertising
that the proposed II ells-Johnson fight
here two years ago was stopped. / am
inclined TO think that the match Will
never come Off In Paris, and l feel sorry
for O'Rourke, who has gone to consider
able expense in coming over to get II
fixed up. and who appears to be a fine
fellow Should he fail there he VIII no
doubt have a chance to match Palzer
with some OF the British or French heavy
weights
It is evident from the above that the
French people are not SO easy when II
comes to boxing affairs as they We're a.
few years ago. They are learning all the
tricks OF the trade rapidly. and they real
iZe now that a match that Will attract as
much attention as the one proposed may
not do the game any good. The chances
are that If Sam Langford is substituted
for Johnson against PalZer 1T would go
through without a hitch. and ii would
also prove one of the best cards that
could be offered in the gay city. Lang
ford is a big favorite over there. the
F'renchmen having appreciated his work
against Sam McVey when they fought
two years ago. And by the way. IT would
be some scrap, too. between the Tar
Baby" and Big Al.
There were several real surprises In the
fistic word this week which only proves
again that the dope very often goes
wrong. Pal Moore, the Philadelphia 10
FOUNDER. who gave Charlie White sucn
a hard battle at Kenosha, Wis, early
last fall, was expected to regain his
Iaurels. but just when he began to look
good to the fans around the ring the Chi
cago lad shot over a hard right which
caught Pal back Of the ear IS they were
coming out of clinch and IL put him TO
the canvas for the count OF nine. Poor
Pal was all but out then Tut he struG-
gled to his feet and finished the round
after taking two more knockdowns. II
looked like Leo to that the Quaker DO!
would never go the fourth round. but he
not only stayed through the fourth, but
through the tenth. and in the final round
fought SO hard that he got an even break
for his effort in the tenth session. al
though losing the battle by big mar
gin.
Tie was beaten all the way after the
knockdown in the third and seemed UNI
able to gain his speed after that Moore
was too light for White and would have
looked better AZ 1a2 pounds. While
White was fast as chain lightning. anc
clever, still he lacked a knockout punch
which will be very necessary II he ever
expects to hang one over on Johnny Nil
bane for the featherweight title.
Another star in the distance appeared
in this same show-Matty McCue or Ra-
cine, a 124-pounder, who knocKed ou
rounds. Horton is no dub by long
ways. and he knows the game. too. but
the Racine boy carried too much power
behind his blows. even with eleht-ounce
gloves and put his opponent to sleep
with right and left swings 10 the jaw
after he had rocked his head back with
jabs and stung him with straight staos
to the stomach to get his guard DOWN
toned before In these columns, just
watch him.
II must have been disconcerting 10 Joe
Mandot and his manager. Tommy Walsh.
10 have Leach Cross. the New York dem
fist put over the sleep producer in the
tenth round after the New Orleans youth
had outpointed the easterner all the way
It means a big loss to Joe: for he had
been figuring on getting into another
match with Joe Rivers or Tommy Muir
phy OH the coast and also looked for.
ward to match with Willie Ritchie
This defeat puts him out OF II Tor time
and brings Cross into the lirnelight. II
may mean another meeting between
Cross and Murphy. as they are bitter RI
walls II also means that Pal Brown, the
Minnesota lightweight is coming nearer
n match with either Rivers or Murphy
for the right to meet Richie.
Spike Kelly. the Chicago welterweight.
made many of the fans take notice by
giving Clarence Ferns (who claims the
142-pound title, along with Ray Bronson
OF Indianapolis) a fierce battle. OF ten
rounds at Kansas City. Evans gained
the decision, but reports from the Kaw
town vary some claiming that Kelly
won. others that Ferns won easily and
still others claiming draw, SO that it
must have been a. pretty even struggle
ali the way Now let them fight il out
and have the winner meet Bronson over
The marathon route and we will have a
real welterweight champion. 1t is about
time the dispute as to who is champion
was settled.