El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11

EW YORK, April 11-Jim Coffrotl
! NJ IS very pessimistlc concerning thu
| j = future Of boxing in California Now
that the women have been glve1
! the voting franchise in the golden state it
( begins TO look as though the sport will have
! a hard battle for its life. But jim has not
given up nope entirely He has a plan
/ Jeems always was bright lad-by which
! ne tonGiy hopes to beat the women to It by
| having the legislature pass q little blll he
] has GRATED, which calls for commission
I to regulate the sport on the New York
( Wisconsin ontana-Cincinn plan. The
principal difference Will be that his bill
viii embody all the latest improvements.
By that is meant that the weak points Of
the laws regulating the sport by commits
sion IN other states will be eliminated and
[ that California will profit by the mistakes
| ana experiences Of other communities In
that respect.
Cotfroth has saved the sport in the past
from attacks OF professional reformers and
the greed Of hungry male politicians; it re-
mains to be seen whether he will be forced
to take the count N the bout with the
COffrOth Picked Murray.
Speaking of Coffrotn. he again gave evil
dence that he is a pretty good judge Of q
ngnter While visiting In New YORK sew
eral weeks ago Jim told me to keep an eye
on Billy Murray, the Sacramento middle
weight, whom he predicts viii develop into
a second Stanley Ketchel Jim said he
would not be greatly surprised if Murray
were to stop Jimmy Clabby. Not that he
looked for any such result, as he believed
the 4uuldna DO1GLS GleNGEueSS anu GApSA4-
ence ought to earn the verdict, but he
would not be astonished if Murray did put
over haymaker.
Murray did well enough to get a draw
with Clabby who is considered by many
experts about the best Of the middleweights.
At any rate out in California where he had
beaten all Corners until he bumped into
Murray, Jimmy was allowed to get away
with his titular claims. And even in the
east Clabby is thought pretty well Of. In
fact, Nike Gibbons is the only boxer rated
higher than Clabby in the estimation Of
experts in this locality.
Looks as though Coffroth pretty nearly
called the turn. When a new conner can
jump right out with veteran Of Clabby's
skill and earn q draw in the opinion Of
referee Jim Griffin there must be consid-
Hard to Equal KeteheI-
But to equal the sensational winning
streak Of the lamented Ketchel, Murray Will
have to be a little short OF wonder stan
ley, as followers Of the game viii recall,
got his first real chance with Joe Thomas
in a 20 round bout at Marysville, Cal. Joe
was then right on the top wave and headed
for the championship. Ketchels showing
was so good that there was nothing to it
but another match. For the first time in
his career steve, as he was dubbed by
his pals. then could afford plenty of eats"
and the right kind Of training. Result was
he stopped Thomas-whO was q real fighter,
toO-after 80 rounds OF the fiercest milling
Californians had seen in years Yes, and he
broke ThOmas's heart as we'll Joe was
never able to get over that beating, al
LnOuBn ne OlQ succeed IN gong " LOulluS
with Ketchel few mouths later But
Stanley was one Of those fellows who liked
to touch only the high spots when he had
the price and he was not in the well known
pink OF condition at the time, which prob
ably explains JOe's success in weathering
20 rounds. A few months later Ketchel put
Thomas out in two rounds.
Condition Was KetchePs Problem.
The only defeat Stanley met with in his
own class was that given him by Billy
Papke in II rounds. 1t was all a question
Of condition with Ketchel- When he was
in shape he outclassed them all
Murray may not be another KetChel, as
Coffroth seems to think. but there is no
denying that he must be reckoned as
contender for the middleWeight champion
ship from now on. Any youngster who can
knock out that sturdy campaigner, Leo
HOUck, and hold the clever Clabby to a
draw must be figured in the running.
x x
Willie Ritchie and Tommy Murphy meet
next Friday night. It has been a long
time coming, but it now looks as though
nothing viii happen to prevent these boys