Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
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smiths victory over BompaF-
/ fier Wells than appeared at first
..... II settled the pretensions OF
=. one foreigner who was supposed
I've voice in the settlement Of
N.Y.. ,,-.rId's championship controversy.
7,. fssle is confined to Americans
entirely now.
=. iz EASY enough to make this ar
-..,,,art stick. Take the case of the
panbardier to begin with. On his
Am side of the pond he was ae-
,..,.,, edged to be far and away the
,.., of the heavies. His defeat BY
p,.ze, was excused on the plea that
H., suffered from heat or had not d.
rs.rad himself of his sea legs. and he
.s- accorded another lease of life.
Ne .sne back to this country tabled
a. tb,. representative British heavy
osieht," and he was panied because
+ tber McCarty did not consent to
ssrirkaee of the championship dis
.,rae "a ten rounds and give MIN
ts+rIa i'm New York. He threatened
4 "a follow Luther around the theatre
4 al belt and denounce him nightly.
r., divert his mind from his trou-
Has he accepted a date with Gun
boat smith. and now he has gone
back home.
rRANCE had its George Carpenter.
III Not so many months ago he was
.outed as a fit opponent for Jack
r,bnson Since then he has been
Ifmmed by a pair Of American mid
fleweights-Billy Papke and Frank
Klaus. ,,-.s
ont i'm Australia they are not claim
me- ANYTHING much in the line of
HEAVYWEIGHT supremacy. They know
they haven't a leg to stand on. what
4 interesting the Australian critics
inst nov is the question of who is
tustralia's heavyweight champion.
They know, of course, that their
hest man. Bill Lang. was defeated by
american Jack Lester, and that Les
ter was served up roasted. boiled and
fricasseed by two colored chets-Sam
I Iangforl and Sam McNey
But the Australian sporting writ
er, have hit upon the ingenious argu-
y mant that an American scrapper can
rot be regarded as an Australian
& champion. because he is bird OF
& passage"
Therefore, the question really be-
\ ONES Who is the resident champion
4 of Australia? And If a voting con-
lest were inaugurated. the chances
are that poor old Bill Lang would win
out
Now. sir, marry a whimper Of pro-
test Is likely to be forthcoming from
Australia. no matter what disposition
& made Of the worlds Championsh
4 and for that reason and other reasons
mentioned, it becomes an American
nstitution.
THE question now Is, When will the
American survivors of the white
9 1oNa movement arrange a series OF
tests 60 decide who is entitled tol
Mount the pedestal?
one Of the strange traits Of human
r3ture, a. seen I'm fighters, is that d.
regtIy a ring man achieves proihl-
pence ha remembers some old grudge
at he feels duty bound to satisfy.
Before the bars went up against
im Jack Johnson refused to box for
0m O'Rourke in New York because
DRourke in the years gone by re-
Fused him an employers" ticket to
: boxing contest or had him thrown
tgi after he had Crept in under the
auvaS
Billy Mccartney. manager Of W hlte
hampton Luther McCarty, is said to-
b bitter against Jim Buckley, who
recJs the fistic fortunes of Gunboat
emith and all because Buckley once
iayed some slight on Mccartney when
Bily was doing the best he could IN
liz Gotham.
As a consequence. il is said that no
pan handled by Buckley is likely to
2eeiye lecognitiOu from Champion
1t.ar
Gunboat Smith claims that jess
Willard once ran out after promising
box him in New York. Now Jess
an go and whistle for a match.
7 mulales the prospect but there is
grain Of comfort in the reelection
nat money has a modifying effect. II
oes without saying that McCaIty-
e0lta, a Smith Willard or a McCar-
E-Nllard match would pull a big
ata and as this is as evident to the
airing pugilistic factions as TO any
else. the chances are that hard
eaHgs win not prevail very long.
AZ present Smith. McCarty and
I-aIa are the main factors in the
I.oHShip dispute. but Al Palzer
l- surely be heard from before the
ping is finally settled 1t would i'm
ioFs ATS chances of being allowed
-i DOB If he won a couple of fights
'l''e NJ Dartv. Smith and Willard
."E far along with their three
A-..o tourney. But. no matter
. hing works out. America
.iuch ON the heavyweight
...Nn-1ip Of the world