Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, February EFT
is the beginning of the end, / guess re-
marked Cyclone Johnny Thompson, the
Sycamore farmer lad and hero in over
40 hard-fought battles, as he went to his
dressing room after his ten-round argu-
ment with Bob Moha. the counterpart OF
Tom Sharney except for height, before
the South Side y. G. in Milwaukee the
,.e.st week. Il have graduated from a
lightweight into Il light heavyweight
during the past two Years, continued
Johnny. but l must confess now that
Moha is altogether too fast and too young
TOR me. ] did not suppose any man could
make me slow up. but. like all others, l
was mistaken. / will beat most of them
today at my weight. even with the handi-
,.tp of age against me, but / will take off
ny nat To this young Milwaukeean, who
Is another Tom Sharkcy for taking pun
ishment and handing it out. He is al
together too fast for me now. ana take
II from me he will beat all the light
HeavyWeiehts in the country and if Jim
Flynn claims the tide he will have an
awful time holding il against this Squatty
Moha l had made up my mind to go
after all the men in my class. above the
40 or below the $50 pound mark, but this
setback Will probably make me change
my mind Just now / feel like retiring.
but YOU know boxer Is like an actor
lie never wants to quit, as the glare OF
the stage lights seems to have a sort OF
fascination for him. / may decide to take
on another bout or two before / retire,
but not for a while. 1t is too hard work
training now. as | lind il difficult to get
on Inc HeSh and into proper shape When
man gets 20 near tine forty-year mark
h' finds it a much different proposition to
harden himself for a battle Mona handed
"at some pretty stif jolts with his right
AID left. but they never feazed me bit
rIj When he got To my stomach with
>t'a .Ght rights il hurt, hut | recovered
Quickly He hits hard, with short choppv
uoWo. and Tor man of his build is fast.
! hurt my hand in the fifth round and
could not use il after that but il would
Lave made no difference as TO the re-
>ult- II VIII soon be To the farm for
good little Johnny"
With the defeat of Bandsman Rice, TIE
i1nglish hight heavyweight. by Georges
carpenter. the French champion, the lat
ter once more becomes the idol of the
french sporting people. When Franz
ilaUs, the Pittsburgh mlddleweieht and
i,tter Billy Pdpke, the Illinois thunder
bplt. handed out defeat TO Carpenter the
followers of the French youth were disap-
pointed ard h2@ytbroken, for Carpenter
Nas their Idol. However, it was apparent
70 an tndt the frcncf boy had so NeaK-
med himself by making the low weight
Tor the Americans that his defeat count
'4 for naught. and when he turned round
and later on defeated his rival Marcel
Moreau. his friends regained confiden e
Eandsman Rice had just returned from
Australia. where he made "A couple of
GOOD fights, and was considered good
enough to stop the Frenchman but his
qnick Knockout IN two rounds has proved
:. big boost for Georges. Now there will
Dc q bidding OF the rival French clubs
FOR battle between Carpenter and the
winner OF the Papke- Klaus match March
- and unless the Illinois boy gets into
better ahapc than when he last fought
h,. j. liable 10 hump into another Water
loo from the Pittsburgh man. Klaus is
g, pretty tough nut 30 crack for any mid
tIeweiSht. ard be- can stand Tire @af.
so that i:iliy viii have To be in c0udi-
ton for srueliug battle Il he aspects