El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-22
California May FolLorO Lead
and Form Boxing Commission
Wisconsin Plan Is to Be Followed, It Now Appears;
Bouts Will Be Limited to 20 Rounds, and There VIII
Be a 5 Percent Tax For the State; Saylor
Seems to Have Come Back Decsivey.
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

the boxing fans OF that country, are -, eTeeP-
tionaIly fond Of a clever man iiAe o'iOOOiis-
CouIon Won't Retire
Johnny Coulon. the former bantall" elshs
chzmpIon says the report that ne had
retired for good was premature; that ne Is
not going to give up the ring lor some time.
as he expects TO make reai cole 80 - y2-i il
get another try at the title from KID VII
iians the present holder IN a letter 70
the writer Johnny says he Will spend the
balance Of the summer IN the Who's OF
|s-.s5e doing uIAntv Of rouEhing about the
country so as TO harden himself Tor IAN
campsign- He feels that he is a much
better fighter than any OF the oantarns
now before the public, excepting me ChaIl-
pIon, and he intends 10 pit MS SKIN against
any Of them so as 20 insure hiIlseA an
other championship battle
ssT have always taken the best Of care Of
myself" says Johnny, but my illness more
than a year ago. which made 1t necessary
Tor me 10 lay off over eight months. had
much to do with my defeat. Still, I was
in good shape at the time fought Williams
In Los Angeles and had no complaint 70
make whatever. I outboIed the Kid IN the
first round. but in the second one OF his
wild swings caught me on top Of the head
and that is what defeated me. for never
recovered from the shock Williams is
great little fighter, however. and deserves
all the credit in the world want 70 nave
at least three or four bouts before begin
going after the champion for another match
and II I feel that I am right and strong
then, I viii seek a match for the cham
VIII Try Ten Round Game.
While the boxing centers where marathon
contests are held seem 70 have the caLl
for big affairs Of the ring, II can be stated
now that Milwaukee will also shine IN the
10 round game. The Cream city has always
been one Of the best boxing centers IN the
states and last year under the new Wis
consiu boxing commission IL was better
than ever before. Since Richie and White
and Ritchie and Wolgast demonstrated that
record houses are possible in Milwaukee the
boxers have been looking with longing eyes
toward the city OF beer
One Of the big matches OF the season
providing It can be brought about, will be
between Charlie White, the Chicago lad
and Freddy Welsh, the worlds champion
lightweight. Welsh has never appeared in
Milwaukee since his memorable battle with
Packey Mcfarland, and there are many
who would like TO see him measure blows
Gallant Coming Fast.
Gilbert Gallant, the Boston lightweight
whom Alex MacLean has been trying 10
push to the front for the past year or
two seems TO be coming into his own.
Gilbert made trip TO the coast last year
and had couple Of very interesting pat
ties while there Since his return east he
has battled with number OF good boys,
his greatest rival being Eddie Murphy, also
Of Boston Writing from New YORK the
other day manager MacLean SAID an
glad TO report 10 you that Gilbert Is doing
: exceptionally fine work and II he keeps on
/ he will be up among the topnotchers BEFORE
{ long I have him matched on labor day
Z to 60 20 rounds with Chic West at Middle
I town, Conn Following this match he VIII
/ Baldwin. the contest 20 take place IN Bos-
/ ton sqSne time in September or October.
{ 1 havs1G number OF other matches In sight
so the chances are that Gallant VIII De
kept busy right into the winter II every
thing goes along all right intend TO make
/ another trip to the coast and may then
I continue and go on to Australia would
not mind matching him up with Charley
I White in Milwaukee, OF even Ad Wolgast,
/ for I think he is just the kind Of boy that
would keep M Wolgast very busy"
/ Cross Fought Good Battle.
] Leach Cross, the New York dentist fight
/ er. does not seem to have lost any OF his
/ cunning for he certainly put up a splen-
did contest against Joe Rivers at Los An
geIes last week, winning the same on
points According TO all accounts. It was
one OF the hardest battles that Cross ever
figured in. even counting his Al round battle
with Dick Hyland at san Francisco tiFe
years ago This was the third time that
Cross had met Rivers, the two former
battles in New York having been OF the
'.no-decision'' variety Rivers was a big
favorite in the betting and there must have
been q surprised bunch Of Rivers adherents
I when Cross got the decision It IS likely
/ that Leach will come east the latter part
OF September and endeayor 10 get on
match with either Charley White or Ad
Wolgast He has been in the ring for a
( number o. years, but he appears 20 improve
/ II fs very evident that sam Langford
the negro heavyweight, was treated pretty
well in Australia after all. for according 70
advices from the AntipOdes. the negro
boxer and his manager, Joe Woodman. are
anxious 70 make another trip TO the coun-
NV down under" The Sydney Referee
/ Announces that Langford has cabled from
I there advising that he wants TO make an
] other Australian trip, especially 10 meet
! Tommy Burns However, Tommy is back
| In British Columbia by this time or al
/ least he should be; but there are other
} heavyWeights in Australia whom Samue
I can get in touch with Now that his
I match with johnson in Europe IS off II IS
] more than likely that he will want q
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