El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-08

~ NGLAND, the home of boxing for
n centuries, is practically without
- any OF her champions at the pres
emf time excepting the flyweight title
ho.der-Sid Smith-and Jem DriscoA'
the featherweight champion, but in the
case Of Driscou it might be said that
Jen is about to retire from the game
for good although he has been con
siderlng an offer TO make an AQstIa-
Freddy Welsh. the lightweight cham
pion. is ct present in this country "
ing to match up with w me r. r. ~ ~,
for the worlds title; Matt WeIls, tLe
near-c champion OF England, IS pIac-
rfcallv booked for tour OF AuslIdl t'
For0bar rider wells the heavyweight
who had his cOlOrs lowered DL, - .
boat Smith, is matched up IN I ItIlCS
with Georges Carpenter; JolllLs S ~
mers. welterweight champion, - ~
Australia and Jim sullivan, VINO Grams
the middleWeight title even tnOuS5u ~
forfeited TO Jack Harrison, IS also ~
IN Anffnodes and matched up with
Dave smith. the best in that country
Therefore. England is without any
great show OF fistic talent at the pres
In 'l a5tddftfon to the title holders being
away. many Of the near-ch champions are
either away from London or 5oLIs
ayvav owen Moran, who was conSlQ-
cred a candidate for the ugnLWelSnL
crown until beaten by .Ad " olgast' y
coming back to the states ana Try LoI
il once more. Tom McCOrmich a new
conner in the middleWeight ranks, ana
considered a good one, IS also InlhklnS
of visiting the states. Wnlle rev Otlt-
ers will leave Wueu L4S Su------SA So
Of 5be entire lot Freddy welsh seems
IN have the most class. but FREQ IS
getting along in the game ana IN y se-Is
To- 4 boxer and he cannot last for
ever. If he intends TO make bid Tor
rba lightweight crown he Wlu nave 10
get at it while he is in proper shape
but he is finding II naIa ND tOsE ~
get the chance with Rltchle JlsI Tow,
as the coast promoters realize tnaL
either Joe Rivers or Tommy Murphy
are big cards at present
johnny Summers is also good boy,
but like Welsh he IS getting alOnS IN
the game, having WORKED q IeaL i77 49,
back" some time ago, ana ne VIII LlIu
the sailing now pretty tough especl-
alIy against the youngsters
Bombardier Wells has 6eea s 81 do an
him out He viii have the advantage
in weight and reach with carpenter
but the Frenchman knows ne mas d
weak stomach and may work ms doW4 7-
fan from that point the same as Par
zer and GunbOat Smith did At lnal
Wells should win If he shows his best
form.
The appearance of Packey McF,ar-
land. the Chicago pride Of the ooGlns
world in an exhibition bout OF 1OAI
rounds with MS former IT az
savers, before the Milwaukee Athlet!c
club. recalled the time when the chi
cagO lad fought Charles Neary on
vinner-tak c-alI basis before the Badger
Athletic club
After the exhibition. Packey with
senator Clark. James Moran. the on
GERS Of the Milwaukee Athletlc cIuD
and a few friends sat down to CHAT
Ger old times Charlie Neary has al
WAYS been an idol among the ring rams
of Milwaukee and naturally his name
was brought up
How about the talk OF YOU boys
fighting on winner ake-au pass
when YOU met Neary2" asked Charlie
Vow, YOU are going back a little. -
said Packey. but 10 tell you the truth
few people really believed that We dlu
fight on Winner-La ke-all basis me
fact is had beaten Maurice Savers
short time previously, but the Germans
did not think he stood ace hlgn with
their pride, Neary- and there was mOcn
talk about our meeting. me papers
took il uD and then they tried to show,
that is some Of them, that was AFRAID
of the Milwaukee lightweight II KIND
of got on my nerves and the more they
talked about il the more sore 1 got
until finally they came out with a bluff
about Neary wanting 10 ugnL winner
fake-alL I learned afterwards that
Charlie had never made such state
ment but that his manager had done so
to try and make me accept
Wei. I put the buck right back 70
them and came out with a statement
that I would meet him Wlnner-JatNe-
all and no other way The Badger
Athletic club put up a big purse for the
match and it was made, and believe me