Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-09
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IBy Latest NALL

NEW YORK.-New York's light
weight representatives threaten to cut
considerable figure in the title chase
the coming season. Decides the Eeter'
an Leach Cross we have two other
promising candidates from the feath'
er-weight ranks, and Willie, Beecheri
who surprised Los Angeles fans by
holding Joe Rivers practically even
for twenty rounds recently.
Dundee, however, Is more promising
material than Beeeher The latter,
like Cross, has been fighting for years,
although the Rivers bout was his first
battle over the 20-round course. Viii
lie has always been a steady plodder,
and it is surprising that he has not
gone after the big game long before
this. 1t looks as if he is rather tardy
with his championship entry. Still,
Leach Cross boxed around New York
for many years before he was taken
seriously as contender. And Leach's
first attempt to go the derby distance
was not exactly a success, either, as
Dick HyIand, never a first class man,
put the New Yorker away In a battle
that lasted something like 40 rounds.
Reeeter Made Good Fight.
Private advices from Los Angeles
inform me that Beecher fought a won-
derful fight against great odds. In
the first place, Willie had not been In
California long enough to get acclir1-
ated, and his work in training was SO
poor that Rivers was made a hot IA
ycrite in the preliminary betting, the
expert opinion being that Beecher
would be lucky to last half the dis
lance. In spite of his poor condition
Willie took everything Rivers had,
and in the last few rounds was going
better than the Mexican.
Dundee Challenges Welsh.
Dundee, by the way. has challenged
Welsh to battle for the title. But his
chances of getting Fred in the. ring
are slim. Welsh is here looking for q
chance to pick up some softer money
than he can get by boxing boys like
Richie and Dundee.
Dundee,s style of boxing is not the
most effective. His jumning jack and
tango stunts in the ring rob his
punches of great deal Of steamand
the little Italian is husky enough to
put plenty of sting in his blows. Still,
sR@elaffee ever ORE yonnkstefg sFeeof0
win show that no one has yet been
able to beat him decisively, and his
2O-round draw with Johnny Kilbane,
who very likely could make major
ity of the light weights look ridicu-
lous, followed by the 10-round no de.
cision contest with Welsh. indicate
that there Is the making OF great
lightweight in Johnny Dundee At
any rate, he looks the best bet among
the younger aspirants.
Bloom Has Best o. stone.
Harry Stone, the New York boy who
was the big noise in welterweight cir.
cles in Australia, and later in Eng
land, failed to live up to his press
stuff on his temperance in this city.
Stone boxed Phil Bloom, a local light
weight, and If a decision was coming
to either Bloom WCslld have had it
5 reckon1 the reason Stone made
good abroad was that he was fexey
enough to keep out OF the way of the
Hghtweights. II doesn't take much
OF q fighter to earn a reputation Is q
Welter these days 1t has been Years
since there has bean q good man Sin
that division lat least one u no admit
ted he was welter. Most of the good
boys who should have been boxing in
that class have been posing as light
weights. There is more money in that
division. That's the answer
Runs Across Jack Munro.
/ was up in Canada recently and ran
across our old friend Jack Munro of
-four round" fame. Remember big
Jack who grabbed lot OF notoriety
by staying four .rounda with Jim JEFF
fries at Butte, Montana, when the lat
ter was champion? It was not so
much that he stuck the four as the
reputation he found himself the owner
of when his manager, Clark Ball. "got
BY" with the story that Jack had
knocked Jeffries down. This was dis
proved later on, but Munro had by
skilful handling been made a ring at
traction. After several limited round
affairs and numerous profitable stage
engagements Jack was given match
with Jeffrfes-on the strength of the.
Butte story.
DOUBT II Munro really had the
heart for. the match. but he had to try
to make good or quit. OF course. IT.
wasn't even fight Jeff stopped him
In couple of rounds Munro il still
in the fighting game, but this time It.
is as member OF crack Canadian
regiment. which viii shortly be sent
to the front, that he makes his s.coEe
back. Jack has joined the regiment
known as pats Pets the swagger
bunch that has been gathered togeth-
er fom all parts Of Canada and is
under the patronage Of Princess Pa
tricia. daughter Of the duke Of Con-
naugflt
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