Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
FREDDIE WELS SIPS RETURN
AWAITED WITH INTEREST
Fight Promoters in This Country Want to Match
New Champion With Richie,
White or Savior

eho >eaApFT VI boys tndI are DelnS de-
veioped around the country in the ban
tanm-weight class, especially Kid Her
man and Eddie Coulon of New Orleans,
the Baltimore boy Is not going to have
the easy going that some of the cham
pions before him have encountered.
In New Castle, Pa, the home of Jimmy
Dime and his stable Of boxers they have
developed another lightweight who
they think will be able to make a name
for himself in the not distant future.
Eddie Fritz. who has unearthed the new
conner. whose name, by the way, is Bat
Ting Terry, thinks that his protege can
defeat all the Jack Brittons and Leach
Crosses ever heard of. Mr.. Fritz writes
that all the lightweights may have a
great left hand jab. with great speed
and all that, but they are too slow COM
pared with Battling Terry's jab. He
claims that Terry's jab is simply a
streak of lightning and that he is a
regular bear" From all this Terry
should be able to make name for him
self without doubt. But getting down
to real facts. the boy has very enviable
record for the past year and has made
a splendid showing against some of the
best lightweights in the east 1t is Just
such boys as these who work their way
to the top.
weight. is out with challenge to meet
Tom McMahon, the Pittsburgh heavy
weight who knocked out AL Kaufman in
fifteen seconds the other might. Mccarthy
claims the heavyweight championship of
the northwest and is making his home
in Lewiston, Mont. He is under the man
agement Of Henry Irslinger. and from all
accounts he Is coming along very fast.
he Is only youngster, but has been
going against some very good boys of
late. Recently he met Bob McAllister.
the California middleweight, and from all
accounts he put up a very creditable
battle. McAllister is one of the cleverest
boys developed on the coast in some
time and McCarthy's showing is all the
feated Jack Lester. who had been over
to Australia last year and who was con-
sidered a pretty tough proposition for
any one around 175 pounds. Mr.. Irslinger
weight who he thinks is coming along
In good shape. He has had thirty-five
battles, winning all Of them except one
He is only youngster, and great things
are expected of him in Montana.
Now that Ray Bronson has given UP
the claim to the welterweight title, sew
eral Of the American boys in that class
are bidding for the honor. Among those
most prominently considered are Kid
Graves formerly Of Cleveland and Mil
!,
Mike Glover of Boston and Kid Alberts
of New York state. Regarding the situa-
ton, Pop Graves, father Of the Kid, ex-
plains his side of it as follows: Recently
the Broadway Sporting Club of Brooklyn
held an elimination tournament to decide
the welterweight champion. The Kid
won all the contests during the tourna-
ment, and is booked to go over to Eng
land and beat Matt Wells for the cham
pionship of the world, as l understand
that Wells. after defeating Bronson and
Tom Mccormick, had a legitimate claim
to the title. We have posted forfeit of
81 900 to cover a side bet with Wells, the
match 70 take place this fall either in
England or America. We claim to have
more right to the honor than Wells, or
records you compiled for our basis. You
trace the title from Paddy Duffy to Ray
Bronson. and also mention that Wildcat
Ferns claimed the title. According to
that line of dope. there is no reason why
my boy should not be champion by
direct descent of conquest. Tommy How
ell beat Bronson, ard also beat Ferns
and was beaten by the Kid; and Mike
Gibbons, middleWeight, Simply out
pointed my boy. The Kid has also beaten
err. Jack Britton, Young Ahearn, Young
Erne. Tommy Maloney and Kid Alberts.
think that his claim to the American
title is clear, and We are willing to battle
Matt Wells for the worlds champion
ship There is no doubt that Graves
who is a legitimate welterweight able to
do liz lfngside, has as good claim to
the title as any one in the country. and
the fact that he has posted his money
for championship match gives him the
lead over the others.
According to a statement from Georges
Carpenter. the French champion, just
received here, Jack Johnson has gone
back very much and the French boy
thinks he will lose his title when he meets
a good class man. Carpenter hopes that
in the event Of his beating Gunboat
self before he retires. He says that
the colored man tried hard enough to
stop Frank Moran, but that he was not
there with the stamina himself and could
not afford to take chances. And for that
reason was obliged to let Moran go along
when otherwise he might have stopped
him. could he have taken Il chance at
extending himself This talk of the
French champion is in line with other
lunches we have had from Europe, and it
stands to reason that johnson is fast
going back as high-class heavyweight.
1t was also stated that Jack Johnson
was really Interested in the promotion of
the fight himself and instead of getting
$4,000 for his end. he took down SIC
go; while the French promoters and
Dan Mcketrick, manager of Frank Mo-
ran, took the other half and paid the ex-
penses.
Young Ahearn, the Brooklyn boxer, who
was known year or more ago as the
dancing master" and a fairly good well
terweight. has made such a hit in France
and England that some of the sporting
men, especially his hacker. Dan McKet-
rick, wants to match him for $4,000
against Georges Carpenter, the French
champion: In fact, the match has been
made on condition that Carpenter beats
Gunboat Smith, A we'll known English