Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27
BY T. s. ANDREWS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis. July %. = With
the legalizing Of the boxing game in
several states 1t will be a hard matter
to secure high-class matches for all the
big towns to be passed around the coming
fall and winter season. There are now
six states-Wisconsin New York, Mon
tana. Colorado. California and Tennessee
where the sport is legalized. and there
are several others where 1t is tolerated
or recognized officially by the common
councils OF the big cities. especially in
such places as Boston. Philadelphia. New
Orleans, Cincinnati. st. Louis. Cleveland
and others. With all the big centers
holding boxing bouts 1t is only to be ex-
pected that the really high-class matches
will be scarce. The lightweight contests
have been the real classy ones. and there
are a number of 133-pounders who Will
time there are a few Of the boys who
were considered as stars who Will nave
to take a second row seat for a time.
Bud Anderson, who came into prominence
like mushroom springing up. ana Joe
Rivers, the sensational Mexican. both
tasted the bitter pill OF defeat. with the
result that Leach Cross and Harlem
Tommy Murphy will replace them as
idols; while such as Joe Mandot. Charlie
White. Jack Britton, Pal Brown and Mat
limelight. Jimmy Duffy. the Buffalo
lightweight. and Young Shugrue and
Young Jack O'Brien might also be men,
toned as among the high-class ones,
while Freddy Welsh is the logical OPP
ponent of Willie Richie for worlds
championship match. being the champion
Of the British empire. Then. too, Packey
Mcfarland may decide to get into run
ming again as a lightweight or near
lightweight. in which case there would
While the Pacific coast cities and New
York have had a cinch on all the big
matches Of the past year or two they will
find a strong competitor for star attrac-
lions in Milwaukee, which is known as
one of the best boxing centers In the
United States. Some of the biggest
matches of the past ten years have been
held in the city Of beer, especially the
Papke-Kelly and Papke-Ketchel bouts.
which were among the greatest fights ever
likely that Milwaukee will open till late
In September, when the clubs, with the
sanction OF the commission, will endeavor
to uphold the good name OF Milwaukee as
a boxing center.
Pal Brown, the Minnesota lightweight.
has received q very hattering offer from
Snowy Baker of Australia to make a trip
to that country for series of five or six
battles against the best 135-pounders
there. Pal Brown is one Of the most
promising young lightweights in the coun-
try today. being only twenty-one years OF
age, strong as bull and with a very
healthy wallop in either hand. Pal has
had over seventy-five battles and has
never tasted the bitterness of the sleep
producer. He was reared on q farm up
in the iron range country OF Minnesota
and has fought some OF the best light
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practically all he has met, with one or
two exceptions. He has the utmost con-
f1dence In his ability to whip any man of
his weight. He has taken a lay-off all
plenty of time to thoroughly heal and be-
come hardened. with the result that he is
In better shape now than ever. and he is
also getting the benefit of sparring with
Jack Dougherty, the former welterweight
Australia he will take Dougherty with
him, but should he decide to remain here
he will hike for the coast and be pre-
pared to take on Leach Cross, Bud Ander-
son, Joe Rivers or any Of the cracks and
wind up with Willie Richie.
The claim that Gunboat Smith is the
white champion of America does not
hold good. There was no dispute about
the late Luther McCarty holding the
title after he had defeated all the men
sent against him in the elimination
contests and for which Tom McCarey
Of Los Angeles gave him belt en-
blematic Of the championship. When
Arthur Pelkey. the Canadian, stopped
in the first round, the latter
dying as a result OF the encounter,
whether by accident or blow. the fact
remains that Pelkey really became the
white champion Of America. Neither
Jess willard nor Gunboat Smith had
any right to annex the title after that
Calgary affair. as long as Pelkey. sig
nified his willingness to defend the
same. Tommy Burns. the former
worlds champion, has taken Pelkey
under his wing and is now touring the
country In the vaudeville houses and
also matching him for exhibitions or
real contests. Gunboat Smith and Jim
Flynn are to meet in New York early |
in August for ten rounds and they are |
billing it as a title match. Let the |
winner, IL there Is one, challenge Pei
key for match and then he can claim |
that he is engaging in a real champion |
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