The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
FREDDY WELSH OUGHT TO BEAT WHITE IN COMING BOUT Jim Corbett Says Champion Will Be
 Too Clever for Chicago Boy

tremendous handicap in poundage he would be up against
 With the worlds champion and the
 American title holder endeavorink to
 raise the weight for the lightweight
 division it would seem that MT. P
 McFarland's ruTnored return to the
 ring is most opportune. Packey
 ought to be able to meet the condf-
 dons now exacted by the two leading
 opponents of the division without
 trouble. But imagine if Mac really
 determined to come back he would
 md that those conditions only went for thP little fellows. The probability
 Is that both Welsh aha Rftchie would
 make impossible conditions for the
 clever stockyards boxer.
 Mike Gfgbons made his re-appear-
 ance in . New York ring last week,
 and easily beat Billy Maxwell, the Philadelphia light heavy-weight Max well was unknown here until he box ed young Charley Wednert the New
 ark heavy-wefght, and his showing at that time carried him the match with Gibbons But as 1t tllried out boxing NVeinert and boxing Gibbons are two entirely different propositions. Mike made Maxwell run away from him for the rounds. And even under these conditions he succeeded in giving him some licking.
 After the match Gibbons announced
 that he was ready to box any man in | the world at any old weight. rather
 fancy Mic was spoofing the boys when l he made that spiel But seriously he l would have a good chance with any boxer in the ring today with the pos- sfbIe exception of Langford and John
 son Of courses 1t is my belief that a l good big man can always lick a good l little man, but where are the good
 big men nowadays? can't think of l any among the whites unless it may 1 be Jess Willard. But Jess has not vel pfonsafp form.
 will take the opportunity here o1 publicly answering question aake6 .l of me the other day in a letter writ
 ten by one of the readers of this
 ecolumn- Here's the question Do you
 honestly think that any of the white I heavy weights have chance to win the worlds championship in battle with Jack Johnson ?'' Here's the an I swer: Billy Maxwe1I outp ointed Youne I Charley Weinert Weinert went over to Philadelphia and created a mild sensation by trimming big Jim Comey II touted as one of the best Of the white I heavies Mike Gibbons, a light mid I dfeweight Iarnbasted Maxwell aroun6 I the ring for ten rounds just missing ,l a knockout by a hairs breadth Now I friend reader, what chance do yot
 think Gibbons would have with JacI
 Johnson? If you can figure that out J yau have the answer.
 j But to get back to Gibbons and hi. def to any man in the game. We vii s be satisfied if Mike will sconfine hi efforts for the present to the middle
 weight division: We have been urg ing the St Paul man for along tim, to get after the Chips and CIabby1 and if he can beat those birds we vii be ready to hail him as the champion :, Let the heavy gats fight it ou among themselves. There should b, enough for Gibbons in winning tn middle weight title.
 see that the Jess Willard Com pany' is going ahead with prepara lions for a match between big Jes and Jack Johnson. The latest repor is that Johnson has cab1ed his will 5 ingness to sign articles. and that h
 is ready to fight any where or an: : | place And when we recall what San can can hardly blame the big snok [ for Jumping at the chance to pick u ; $50, 000=which is the amount guar l anteed him win or lose. There doesn' : appear much chance for him to lose
 Johnson is also allowed 50 per cen Of the moving picture privileges : the match goes through Just were tn promoters expect to reap the finan ! ciaI reward in the proposed match l 3 beyond me. doubt if many sport
 can travel the distance it will be nees
 sary to go-even if the fight is hel g in Juarez-to pay the incidental ez t penses let alone JoI1nson's end. Tn only profitable field for exhibiting tn :. pictures would be in the United State r with the war in full force in England S and France and the law will not per t init them to be brought into this cour : try.
 o The American sporting pubIi e wants to see Willard lick someon t worth while in the heavyweight div e sion before they will accept him 2 |, s contender for the worlds title.