Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
sn.ci,l Correspond, &c Of INC Star.

Special Correspond nee pf The star
MILWAUKEE. Wis. May -. 1913.
one of the greatest battles between
featherweights ever seen in these parts
took place before the South Side Athletic
club here this week. when Patsy Bran
nigau. the Pittsburgh 12o-pounder and
former crack bantam. met Mattv Nc
Cue. the Racine whrlwind. who has
heen handing the sleep producer to all
no met of late. The Racine boy met his
master over the short route in Branni-
gan. for had a decision been rendered
Patsy would have mad il. not by big
shade. but by far margin. The con
test reminded some of the oid-umers OF
,he times when Johnny Griffin the
Braintree lad. fought with such stars as
Solly Smith George Dixon, George sid
dous and the like The bout went ten
rounds and there was not an idle mo
lnent during the entiIe ten sessions IL
Was a case of cleverness against strength
and in this case the clever cnap Won
over the long route. however, II Is good
het that the Racine Dan. would take
home the bacon. for ne Was Just begin
ming TO get his bearings the last Two
ro,1nds and fought the way ne should
baye started out. Instead Of trying 10
force matters and take chance and eX-
changing wallops, he permitted the smoke
,.ity lad TO feint him ou,. tahe away the
lead from him most 81 the uiie ana 10
,uNer up TOO much. Mctsue was aSsres-
siye but he did not appear 80 because
the other man kept taking thc lead from
him and beating him 10 the ls4Ash, throw
ing Kim Off his balance al ne same time.
Fully thirty times Mccue just graZed
Rranntpan,s Jaw with right and left
swings which, II landed. would have
ended the battle then and there. The
contest proved that Mctue has the real
class and is ripe TO n'a.cn asalhst any
featherweight In the country. Johnny
Eilbane Included, over the marathon
route. hut 7 would advise him to be
careful about meeting the champion
III short bouts unless ne intends TO De
satisfied with the newspaper verdict
against him although a boy with the
Sleep producer such as McCue possesses
- likely 70 put man a"aH Al any
time,
Mickey sheridan. the Chicago 1873
nound.r who has been slowly climbing
among the lightweights the past two
Years under the direction OF Fred Gil
more. has been matched TO met Bud
Anderson, the winner over Joe Mdndot
the southern champion. at Los Angeles
hefora tbe cl,,b at Kansas City July 4
sheridan is "A fairly good boy ana has
been showing improved iofm right
along of late but whether he Will be
able 10 stack up successiois asa tst
sturdy youth like the Canadian boy is
question Anderson has proved him
self a tough customer for any Of the
i1ghtweights. and IL he follows up his
reputation he will keep MICKEY Yer!
husy when they clash at the Kaw city
Il viii also give a real line on sheri
dan.
The exoneration OF Arthur feiheS and
khr nromotars al Calgary. Alberta
Following, the death of Luther McCarty
Ms generally expected. for there could
no doubt i'm the minds of the jur,
ihat il was an accident and nothing
Flsc The officers of the crown arr
sim eudeavorinp TO hold Pelkey. t.
Try To please the reform element. bu
il does not seem possible that they viii