El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-21

- - that OUTSIDE u A0" D-9
championship matches among the
heavvweights, the lightweight boxers
hold the attention Of the enthuslats
in this and other countries with the
v,iddleweiRhts a close second; The fans
seem to place more reliance IN the log
7o11nders than any other class, although
1t may be on account OF a eIed1SS.s
number Of really high class Doys III
tii Tbe=e nave been many battles be-
tween lightweights where the recelpls
have reached five figures Joe e1aLiS
aud Battling Nelson drew a 5aIe u
$50. 600. Nelson and Jimmy BTU 49, 49,
in $4,000; Nelson figured IN Two OLLleI
coasts fights where the receipts Were
over $4,000; Terry McGoVern anu 49,. 80
Cans drew over SsO,OOO LOT 81, So HYeigo1
in Chicago; McGovern ana sat E ,i..
drew over that amount IN Pnliduel P y1
several bouts were held IN new ~ IN
CITY where the receipts totaleu O IVA ooo.
s26. 600 mar k--a few going over Sog'VyVi
Il 6Si1vvaulZee willie Ritchie and Al
Wolrast drew $40, 900 and Ritcnle aHu
Charlie White took in near %iS Vo Wy;
White and Freddie Welsh Drew Szo,yUO
Fbe Eifchie and Wolgast match being
a record for short distance events
Hcavy-vveights Hold Record.
Some az the biggest receipts 4or
matches in England were DeI"Ssn Ii7 -
WEIGHTS and the same in Australla; a.
fho17.-l, fbe record was for heaVYWeiShL
match both in Australia aho llil7 , 800
try when Jack Johnson anu r1asay,
Burns drew over Slzo,U l1',.s an s2Ia COS in
Reno. Nev. Billy Papke ana oLtit ~
KOtchcI Grew $4,000 in milwaukee, LOT
ten rounds and Papke and Hugo Nelly
Si''O TSebtveIEhts Get the Matches
However. the lightweights have the
call lust now and they seems 70 ~
a cinch on all the big matches IN si5iI-I
outside of a very few II IS CCi IfrI,+y
,1Tetty SOFT for some of the star ngnI-
weights when they can 60 IN u.s. =
thirty minutes Of boxing anu u 6oo
down anywhere from SoUggIO 20 70 cSo0teet
at 4 crack. and best OF an TOT COLl 1oc,I
1nder modern rules where only cleatll
breaks are permitted. ana sun s s1i
OF these same lightWelsnls anu ~ I L-t
managers are the very ones 20 nut
INC game by their unreasonaDle ue-
N fnands on promoters ana lach u ~ Ils,5o
est in the contest itself; paying 7 IiIoI
attention to the money emu. me s
are executions, but as rule the SUI
boxers and their managers are heI
propositions to deal with
PncIzey Might Fight Gibbons
while never a champion, Packey NC
4-or1ord fbe nride of the Chicago stock
-srdg district holds the attention o.
the boxing public more Jhah any rs ~ -.
er in the country PlILeu ss l. -l,,,IsT
right man. Packey is more OF q popqlaI
idoI among his Chicago following llall
any champion in the World; 1nerS
one match they would nke 10 iii
5rii-e 5zibb9ns There has been much
tax Of bringing these two clever poys
together and once match seemed - -
good as made. but ObsIacles tuII ~
up which were unsurmountaDle ana II
Inst now there is clamor for
meeting between the two, but the
match Packey would sanction without
much ado would be with the M2IIIL
champion lightweight, Freddle eish.
Packey has always had his hearI seL
on beating a champion and ne LhlnkS
he can turn the trick with W eISu.
They have battled three time during lHS
uast six years. two being draws anu
one "a ten round affair going 10 NC
Farland although there were HIduy
who claimed that Welsh should nave
had the decision on an alleged lOui.
pacIe,- states he is willing to meet
Welsh at 1873 pounds at O'Clock, DuI
has suggested that II would De DetleI
at 40, the weight welsh sno"eu WIZ VIII
he scaled for Charlie WhlIe, a M0ClS
AGO The chances are that Welsh VIII
insist upOn 1876 at O'clock a "elsuI
that Mcfarland has stated he cahlllaAe-
II he can then the match should pc
at that pOundage, as II Woulq nave tll0
seub1ance of a real match The Euro
mean lightweight limit is 155 at
o'clock and should /Packey be able to
put over 4 o., ne "Iu al,uI,-, 10
have Just claim to a championship
Clubs Bid for Bout.
The Madison Square Garden club mas
Aeen after the men and the Cream city
A. G. Of Milwaukee has also put IN
Sbould the BOYS meet, it would be a
case Of two of the classiest ligntWel6Ii-
boxers in the world cOntesting Tor non
ors. Packey has stated to the Writer
that he does not intend to 20 through
with any match with Gibbons at ne
weight mentioned, as he 1eels Ger an az
Mike cannot make 145 ringslde- ~ 4
in case Packey should not get togeIher
with Welsh or Gibbons what Woula DC
the matter with matching up with " II
lie Richie for the American champion
ship at 1875 pounds at ) O'CLOCK Vi even
the welterweight titleZ
LanEfOrd Destroyer Of Asprants
Samuel Langfond may not be chaIn-
pion, but he is surely deSLoyeI
championship aspirants ana II JaCI
Johnson would have consented 70 IneeC
Samuel during the past two years ne
might be called former champion IN
stead OF worlds title holder. sam mas
blasted the hopes of many Wnlle anu
negro heavvweiEhts. He put GunDoaL
Smith on the shelf just at time wnen
the navy man was trying 10 make me
public believe lie was the real chaIil-
pion. Then Sam goes to Call1ornla
and puts Tom Mcmahon, another asplr-
ant out Of the running at time Wnen
Tom seemed to have things running
smoothly. He stopped the husky Tom
i'm iust six rounds Sam has handed
similar doses to such heavies as Bill
Lang, Sam McNeay, JACK Lester, Forky
Flynn and others
Griffiths, Defeated Fred Kay.
Johnny Griffiths, the Akron (Ohio)
lightweight, accomplished in Australia
what Mlburn SaylOr andNJOe Shugrue
were unable to do defeat Fred Kay,
the clever Australian 1875 FOUNDER.
The decision in favor Of the Ohio boy
was pleasing to the fans and papers
alike Johnny showed wonderful
cleverness and outboxed the Australian
bow an the way, which is surely going
some, for Kay had the reputation OF
being extremely scientific. It is too
bad that Johnny should be there at a
time when the war is hurting all sorts
of amusements, for otherwise he would
be a great card; in fact he is a great
card now, but the people are not there
to show their appreciation Of his Won
derful boxing.
Mitchell Testing himself
Richie Mitchell, the Milwaukee
featherweight is going to find out
whether he is ready for a try at Johnny
ICfIbane or not Richie has been
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