El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-24

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w six classy boxers at the pres
w ent time, one of them almost
a worlds champion, with two others
/ coming fast Jimmy Clabby, who
gained all his fighting knowledge in
Milwaukee and has made it his home
Tor many years. is near the top Of the
middleWeight ladder; while Bob Mona
and Gus Christie are also middle
weights who can make trouble for airy
Of the stars Matty McCue, the Ra-
cine sensation, can be classed with
the best Of the featherweights and
now comes another Racine bOy-kld
AIahOney-WhO promises to take rank
among the best Of the bantams-
AT the South Side A. c., Milwaukee
MahOney put Up a wonderfully clever
battle against that past master OF
bOXing-Patsy Brannlgan-and made
the big crowd OF fans who saw him
think of the days when Charlie Neary
was a top heavy favOrite- The KID
is only a mere stripping and 10 years
OF age but he is cOmpaCtly built and
as fast as a streak Of lightning on MS
feet. He had some hard battles down
east the past eight months. meeting
boys heavier than himself, but ne
never passed up a chance Tor a match
as long as his opponent was not more
than 10 pounds heavier. He was good
enough. for consideration IN q Doul
with Kid Williams, OF BalJTnOre, DuL
the matching OF the OrlOle DOy OUT
west spoiled his chances and probably
il is Just as well for the present
lIahoney gave Patsy Brannigan 10
of the fastest ROUNDS ne ever lal. anu
while the PiLtsburg boy shaded MN IL
was not by a very big margin; In 1acIr
many considered II q draw only, DuL
the veteran earned the shade just the
same The Kid has a peculiar 1elnI
with his body and at times puzzled
Patsy. He is also like leather on
his feet and darts in and out ike
flash. He carries a good WallOp for
youngster and does not rely upon one
style of fighting- He varies his style
and has shown that he has pretty
wise head on a pair of very young
shoulders If he takes care OF himself
he viii be heard from later on
Tommy Walsh. the manager of Joe
MandOt and former promoter OF New
Orleans. is acting as scout for Tom
IcCarev. of Los Angeles. and also
doing a little slirmishing for Jimmy
COffrOth Of Frisco He is one enIhu-
siastic manager about MandoI ana
cannot be convinced otherwise than
that Joe is one of the greatest light
weights in the world today Talking OF
the fight game on the coast Tommy
'AIcCarey has some big matches in
sight for the fall season. which VIII
include some of the best 135 and 10
FOUNDERS in the world, also some OF
casting about for the best OF the
lightweights for Uncle Tom look
for Rivers to give Ritchie a great bat
tie July f. but the odds should favor
Richie Both are native born and a
tremendous crowd viii see them at
san Francisco. I also look for Just
as big a crowd at Los Angeles when
Bud Anderson meets Leach Cross This
Anderson is 10 spring chicken. being
about % years of age, but he is Wen
preserved and strong as bull Cross
win know he has been in fight, Har-
lem Tommy Murphy is another boy
we'll thought of out there and you
would be surprised to hear the nice
things they say about Pal Brown, the
Minnesota lightweight.
'McCarey, I understand, is after
Brown to put against some of the
stars in the fall and If he makes good
he viii be matched against Richie for
the championship, providing Willie
hangs on to it. which I think he viii
do. Charlie White, Of Chicago. is an
other 1873 FOUNDER who has gained a
lot of respect from the coast pro-
motors of late by his victories down
south. A peculiar feature OF the bet
ting on the coast just now is the fact
that the Rivers and Richie fight viii
be practically at even money, some