Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

British title holder
and proud possess-,r of a telt en-
olematic OF the worlds lightweight
championship Although Freddy hash
a legitimate claim to the title, it must
he admitted that the belt is Il beautiful
specimen of the jewelers. art.
Not to disress however, Willie and
Freddy may put the gloves for
ten-round bout if Billy Gibson, match
maker for the Madison Square Garden
promoters. can prevail on Billy Nolan
and Harry Pollok. managers of the two
champions, TO agree ON the division OF
the spoils.
Richie can have fat guarantee to box
Welsh, but whether the amount offered
will. meet with Nolans estimate of the
worth of his fighter drawing card
is question. 1t is said that Nolan
asks S1J.oUO, which IS quite some money
in these hard times. PollolI's demands
are quite modest in comparison
Tf Gibson fails tn land Richie he will
try to get Harlem Tommy Murphy to
sub for the highpriced champion The
New York boxer is aga n in the glare
of the calcium as result of the skillful
manner in which he recently handled Nd
woigast, the former bear cat OF the di-
vision.
The critics are using Murphys VIC
tory to call attention to the supposed de-
terioration among the lightweghts. and
thereby dscredit Richie champion.
Their contention is present-day boxers
do not compare in skill with the experts
of a decade ago. and they point to the
result of the Murphy Wolsast battle in
support of the argument
&c eli he
Seldom is a newly made champion given
the credit due for the victory which
has. placed him at the head of his di-
vision. The public is not satisfied that
the newcomer is all that he should be uu-
til he has successfully defended the tie
several times Wolgast, you may re-
member, was called cheese cham
pion'' not so very long ago but a re-
view of the Michigander's career will show
that he was close to the standard of ex-
cellence set by his predecessors. Ad
the game. but his rugged strength and
aggreSsiveness made up for What he
lacked along scientific lines.
My opinion IS that there is some first
class material among the present lot of
f3S-pounders. Richie looks ike the
real goods in spite of the fact that he
won his tile on foul He was lead
ing up to the time of the disqualification
and would undoubtedly have been given
thcs decision had the fight gone the
limit. admitting he couldn't score a
Knockout
II was not so much the winning from
champion who had already shown signs
Of retrosression that established Richie
claim TO class Ills previous record in
dicdted that he conner n the
ranks of the Tghtwe!ghts He had
scored victories over the c'ever JaCl.
Br1tton, Young Erne. Joe Mandot and
several other good BOYS. True. some
OF these decisions were of the popular
or newspaper variety. but convincing
enough to prove the youngsters quality
But II was the twenty-round match with
Freddie Welsh that stamped Willie as
boxer % great merit. Although Freddy
was given the battle on points I was u
very close thing. and his showing i'm
That engagement is TO my mind the cali
fornian's greatest achievement in the
ring. not excepting the win from VOL
CAST He made the clever Welsh step
MS fastest 10 earn shade. \
bout over the same distance might
result differently now. for Willie
) no longer novice
| believe Richie VIII prove his worth
when he resumes boxing. Boys of the
Mandot, Rivers. Cross and Murphy kind
should not give him mitch trouble He
has most TO fear from the clever type OF
miller-iii.e Welsh Britton. These two
lads have skill enough to make matters
ln.ere .s ior any one in the division,
win the possible exception Of Packey Nc
Fariand. who looks like the daddy of
them all. ] doubt if Rite HE could he
INDUCED To give Mcfarland a battle.
Little has been heard FROM Mcfarland
lately. His interest in pugiiism seems To
lie waning There is revival of the rI-
NOR that Packey and Nike Gibbons may
he matched at one of the local clubs be
fore long. bu: ] don place much stock
in the story. In announcing the Il. Paul
boxers plans for the future Manager Id
die Reddy recently stated that Gibbons
would do the bulk Of his lighting in the
neighborhoud of 1J1 pounds, which would
kill any chance of Paci.ey boxing him: a:
the extreme limit the Chicagoan would
hardly scale over 80 or ~. at the most
and ne would be very foolish to grant the
speedy and clever Gibbons such an enor-
nous weight advantage. Packey didn't
have to exert himself in preparing for the
recent bout with Jack Britton and yet he
entered the ring at 1fa. Now. if Mike
would agree TO make Ia / believe Nc
Fariand could be induced talk bust
ness. None of the lightweishts will nave
anything to 30 with Packey. and If ne
intends to stick 10 the game he will be-
forced 10 Coucede few pounds now and
then. \ Gibbons Mcfarland match al
145 pounds. provided Mike can do The
weight and he fit would he about the
last word in fstic attra ctions as they 20
nowadays
Gibbons. by the way. is back III New
York after a six-month vacation. The St
Paul speed boy Is 10 box Dave Aur;Z, the
Jersey middleweight, at the Forty fourth
Street Sporting Club next Monday night
kurtz recently held Philadelphia Jawt
Jack McCarrcn. To draw. and is one %
those aggressive tattlers who bc de
pended on To show the best he's got at al
times. Gibbons may need a fight Nv,
before he RECEIVERS his form and FOR tina
reason kurtZ may be- able To give bet
ter account of himself Tran he could hop
for with Gibbons at his best.
Dispatches from Los Angeles state tina
the spectators voiced their d;sa pproVa
when Referee Charles INton called tn
kiIbane- Dundee bout a draw I.ookin
over the several press stories OF the fight
round by round, il looks il the spec
tators were perfectly right in protestin
against the decision. For. if accounts ar
correct. and IN the main they ali agree
Eyton robbed the champion of figb; n
had NON hands down. From the begin
ing to the end of the tw entieth roun
kiibane outpointed the New Yorker. an
AZ no stage did Dundee appear to hav
an even chance. one account says
wae DVndees rally in the last round tina