The Washington herald., 1913-01-27
Nv w. w. NAUGHTON.

San Francisco. Jan. &.-Supposing that
the miles and regulations for the foster
ing and furthering of boxing contests
made II incumbent upon promoters 10
give special attention to the matching
OF such pugflists as the public wanted 10
see get together, which would be the
red-Ietter bouts on the 1913 calendar?
This was the question put TO the writer
a few days ago, and 1t Is not by any
means a difficult one TO answer.
Starting on the low register, the sec
rotary of the Promoters Protective As
sociation would write to inform Master
Johnny Coulon that he would have to
commit himself to a real bantam cham
pionship match within a specified time or
else submit to being placed on the retired
list
Whether through inclination or stress
Of circumstances, Johnny is harder 10
corner than a flea in a sand heap. and
il is high time that he was forced TO
toe the mark.
There are quite a number OF young
sters willing to take a fling at him.
among them Eastern frankie Burns and
Western Eddie Campi.
Finding an opponent will be one OF
the easiest things in the collection once
COulon is prodded into a fight ''humor.
And this ought to be done at once.
A bout between Feather-weight Cham
piOn Johnny Kilbane and Johnny Dundee
would find a place on the preferred list
1t is understood. however, that Uncle
Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles match
maker, is attending to this matter, SO
there is no occasion to say anything
further about it.
Richie md wOIEast Again.
Just as soon as Willie Ritchie has had
a surfeit of the fo0tlight glare patrons OF
ring sport Will cIamor for return
match between the lightweight cham
pion and Ad WolGast. II for any I'M
foreseen reason this cannot be arranged
a clash between Richie and Joe Rivers
would fill the aching void equally as
we'll.
1t so happens that the topliners do not
mobilize the interest in the lightweight
class, which. as ever, is the best peopled
division in pugilism. With Harlem
Tommy Murphy, Joe Mandot. Leach
Cross Knockout Brown, Bud Anderson.
Jimmy Duffy, and others so close TO
championship rating, that there Is no
telling when one of them will command
public backing as a challenger for the
title, the fight handlers have splendid
material to work on. Lightweight con-
ditions are such, in fact. that it would
he a Ounce of a promoter who could not
select an attractive match.
And how about the foreigners?
Freddie WEIGH, who has bObbed into
the limelight again by outpointinG Aus
tralian Hughie Michigan in England. is
due TO arrive i'm this country shortly,
il he has not put in an appearance al
ready Freddie is advertising himself as
the real, undisputed' lightweight cham
pIOn and is doing so all unconscious Of
the fact that he is being laughed at for
his pains.
In building up an argument to sustain
his position. Freddie SAYS:
They substituted Willie Ritchie for
WuIEast when l stood for them to box
for the worlds championship. ! defeat
ed WOlEasts substitute, which was
equivalent TO defeating WoIgast.'
This is a rdicuIOusly lame logic. but
let il go. II l. good for trade if nothing
else Freddie who has displayed shrewd
intelligence in keeping himself before the
public. has gained a place among the
best sellers again, even if his methods
e. gaining publicity are devious. He will
he in demand among American match
makers, and the first bout he figures in
~ this country will attract attention.
What will follow will depend upon how
liz acquits himself.
HuEhie Michigan. according to inside
Information, did not peg back to any eN-
tent on account ofNlosing TO WEIGH.
had a letter from a gentleman who wit
messed the bOut-a man who | know TO
he judge of boxing and fair minded
si'ortsman-and ne wrote me that he
considered that Michigan did the better
Work of the pair. He said that Michigan.
who was Handicapped by the English
rules, was aggressive throughout. while
Welch went in for parlOr boxing and
safety maneuVers.
Mehegam. il he carries out his original
l.ans. will come to this country soon.
I a 1nra .k~a~
rival of the Australian champion will
increase the interest in lightweight
operations.
BY the way. a formidable rival of Me-
hogan has come to the front in Aus
tralia during Hughes absence. This is
Htrh Mccoy. who some of the Australian
critics have dubbed "a second Critic"
Not all the sporting writer's out yonder.
however. subscribe to this view of Nc
Coy's Cleverness. Some of them snort at
the suggestion that second Critic will
be uncovered. They admit that Mccoy