Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-02
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
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S,,ecia. Dispatch 10 The star,
MILWAUKEE. Wis, February :
Jimmy Clabhy. vino is one Of the prln-
f,ipal claimants of the middleweiSht
crown, has become movie actor man.
according 10 the information dished out
nv his manager. Larney Lichtenstein- Not
satisfied with being u movie man. Jimmy
has also taken 10 the stage and has
neeu filling a few dates on the Pacific
,.oast lie has not gotten 50 far as Jim
Gorbett nor Jimmy Britt. hut in time lie
may even ct into the monologue bust
ness-who can tell. At present Jimmy is
matched to fight Sailor Petroskey at Los
Angeles, Lincolns birthday. February l..
and he expects to repeat the victory of a
couple Of months ago when he won over
lie sailor man III northern California
Jimmy has been booked for another big
I.Git March Il, but his opponent has not
yet been selected This fight will prob
ably take place in Los Angeles and Pro-
,Heter Tom McCarey is endeavoring to
get George Chip to meet him. If he
lads TO land Chip he will try to get
six Gibbons. although the latter has
tsen holding out for New Orleans TO
''uo!. the match. Just why Mike should
rrvter New Orleans to Los Angeles is
Yard u tell. unless il should he that he
lrtftrs the tei-round game to the mara
7Hu1l route. Jimmy would like To make a
'rtf To Australia as he realizes there is
Ing money over there. tor him, but he is
a little dubious about the matter. owing
10 the fact that h. signed a contract two
) -ars ago in Australia which he fears
might hold good should he return there
now.
However Snowy Baker, the sydney
promoter assures me that he will sub
l3it a new contract TO Clabby iii case
ne wants to go and that he need not
worry about the other should Clabby
fI-et Chip and defeat him. there would
he only one man to stand i'll his way
Of claiming the championship and that
l. Jack Dillon. the indianapolis welter-
weight
charley White. tho Chicago light
weight, advanced another peg toward
the top of the lS3-pound division when
IL put UP Il splendid contest against
Jimmy Duffy at Buffalo. \. y. He gave
away four pounds in weight and. ac-
eordinS to the Buffalo papers. fought
. splendid draw with the clever New
York boy. The fight was SO even that
the promoters there have matched them
1cr another battle February II. White
has been getting along at a rapid gait
the past six months. and his showing
against Wolgast in Milwaukee was
the boy has real class. He is anxious
ior another battle with Nolgast and
q, 50 with Tommy Murphy. Leach Cross,
Freddie Welch and Joe Rivers, all of
them stars in the division. Charley
is also anxious to take on Johnny Kill
tane. the featherweight champion, WAC
announces his intention to enter the
lightweight class. This battle. if ar
ranged would certainly be a cracker
jack fer there would not be . great
deal of difference in weight between
them as White can do $50 pounds II
necessary, and the chances are that
kilbane would go into the ring near
that figure.
The successful comeback OF AID Vol
CAST in his battle with Joe Rivers in MIL
Waukee last week was great surprise TO
his friends and fight fans all over the
country. 1t was generally supposed that
Wolgast had shot his bolt and would not
BE able to get back into condition to
meet stars Of his division. However he
fooled all of them by appearing IN the
tery best OF condition for his night with
Rivers, and the fact that he outpointed
rile clever California boy was enough 10
convince the most critical that he Is
about ready 70 take Willie Richie on tor
another title match the chances are
that Wolgast will want to meet Richie
n a ren-round bout, as he Is not any TOO
anxious at the present time to travel the
marathon course. However. II all de-
ponds on future developments. II VOL
East and Richie come together in the
middle west il will re the big event of
the year and viii draw more money than
Z could possibly draw i'll California. even
N q twenty-round battle. Here is hoping
Lat the two rivals come together AGAIN
This would not interfere with Willie
Richie gong or with mis- match with
Tommy Murphy next April, although
rom information at hand ii is not certain
that the contest will be staged at San
Francisco. In the meantime Leach
cross and Joe Rivers are TO have it out
1T Los Angeles. and the winner may be
matched with either Wolgast, Richie or
Murphy.
\ match that looks u very classy
s4ffair is the one billed Tor Madison
square Garden. New York. during
February. between Packey Mcfarland
and Mike Gibbons. l have stated
previously that in my opinion Gibbons
would have to weaken himself TO get
down to 145 pounds at ) oclck or
course. ne may be able to do it and be
strong. but l still have my doubts
about it No matter what Gibbons
Weighs he will find the hardest kind
OF a proposition in Mcfarland. Packey
nut up a very poor exhibition against
Jack Britton In Milwaukee some time
ago. but despite this fact he has the
ability, and VIII no doubt show it
when he meets the St Paul star. Let
Michael sting Packey just once and he
Will ind the lighting Irishman from
Chicago going at clip that will sur
prise Mr.. Gibbons. If Jack Britton
could only have stung MacFarland good
and hard there would have been d
good fight that night, but he did not,
ana Mcfarland who had been IN an
excltabie condition all day, seemed to
70 out of sorts entirely. and as re.
suit did not do justice 70 himself. tine
sIuh nor anybody else. The match with
Gibbons however. will serve 10 demon
rrate Fackey's real class
JaHaary - seemed to be day FER