Evening star., 1914-08-16
SOUTHERN FIGHT PROMOTERS
BIDDING FOR FISTIC STARS
Los Angeles to Start Lightweight Elimina-
tion Contest Orleans Will
Arrange Similar Tourney for
Bantamweights.

avoid a knockout. However. White is
credited with knockout just the same.
In this contest the Chicago boy injured
both his hands. according to reports. II
this is true, it means that Charlie will
have to be very careful of his money
earners in the future.
1t is evident that the plans of the
famous colored quartet of fighters
johnson, McVea, jeanette and Langford
went astray, owing to the breaking out
or the European war. These four boxers
had planned a tournament among them
selves. and McVea had Travelled all the
way from Australia, 1000 miles, to get
had landed at very bad time. A letter
from the other side tells of the doings Of
the quartet, as follows:
with the arrival Of Sam McVea from
Australia and the promised visits of Sam
Langford and Joe Jeanette we shall be
blessed with the company Of the famous
colored quartet. who must surely possess
the heavyweight crown among them
Jack Johnson is doing a vaudeville stunt
at number of small halls on the out
skirts of London, and is said to be draw
ing big houses. A match between John
son and Langford is. 1 am told GER
tainty. fThe mysterious Mr.. Moffatt, who
l suspect represents other interests, has
guaranteed johnson his oft-demanded
$50. .OOO-win, lose or draw-so Jack claims,
while Langford Is to get $500 and a
privilege of 20 per cent. When and where
this clash Is to take place no one seems
to know beyond the fact that 1t is to be
in London. Perhaps! Langford is sched-
uled to box McVea twenty rounds at
Olympia. in London. In September for q
purse of $4,000. and all arrangements
have been made for them to come over
at once. Johnson seems to be looking
for one more big purse. and believe
that will be his last one. for, the first
good. big man that he meets will beat
him sure"
The above letter was written just be-
fore the war started, and 1t is doubtful
whether any big matches will be at
tempted. although reports have It that
Bonn bardier Wells and Young Ahearn are
to meet in September.
Johnny kilbane, the clever feather
battle in Los Angeles, September @,
when he meets Johnny Dundee the New
York italian, who gave him a very hard
fight in Los Angeles April 20, 1918. Both
boys have been talking of return
match ever since then. but it was not
until the past few weeks that they were
able to get together on terms. Dundee has
insisted right along on higher weight
than what the featherweight limit calls
for, but he finally agreed to make 122
pounds ringside, which the champion de-
nanded. This also proves that Kilbane is
a legitimate featherweight, as he has al
ways claimed. and not a near-lightweight
as many people have tried to make out It
looks like another defeat for Dundee at
the featherweight limit. It seems pecu-
liar that at the same time Scotty Mon
teith. manager of Dundee, should be
willing to put up side bet of $500 to
the tough New York lightweight, at 13s
pounds ringside. It is probable this
match also will be made, as John J.
Reisier. manager of Beecher. has posted
battle with any lightweight living. Should
Dundee lose to Kilbane he will have a
good alibi in the fact that he made
weight too low for him.
Since Johnny Tilln1an and his manager,
Frank Tyrrel1, have returned to their
home in Minneapolis, the wires have been
kept busy with challenges to lightweights
about the country. The report sent out
from San Francisco that Manager Tyr
reH was going to tear Tom McCarey up
the back and down again for canceling
his match with Leach Cross was evi-
IDENTIFY colored, as Mr.. Tyrrell has been
very quiet since he returned. and has
had little to say about the Los Angeles
promoter. The chances are that Man
ager Tyrrell may have said things at
the moment that he was very sorry for
afterward. and decided that it would be
best to make no statements regarding
the matter. Tillman can keep himself
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coming season if he is wise. for he has
a great rival at Hibbing. Mimi. in Pal
Brown. Brown likes the long distance
better than the short bouts, but he also
Is open for a contest with Tillman at
any time and over any distance.
Joe Mandot. the southern lightweight
who Is now in Chicago under the man
agement of Tommy Walsh. also is hank
ering after match with either Tillman
or Brown. and it is probable the three
will get together during the season.
Leach Cross. the New York dentist-ight-
er also is negotiating for contest with
/! the three boys mentioned and may break
into the enemy's camp at any time. The
clubs at Hudson and Superior, Wis, are
most anxious to get this quartet in ac-
ton and 1t is possible that the Milwau-
kee clubs also will draw upon them for
contests during the fall campaign. In the
meantime Pal Brown intends to keep
himself busy by meeting all comers. He
has arranged to take on Stanley Yoakum,
who gave Charley White hard nineteen
round battle in Denver not long ago
Pal will meet the Yoakum wonder the
week of August 16 in a twenty-round
contest in the northern part of Michigan
or Minnesota. 1t should prove to be one
of the hardest contests of the season, as
both boys are rugged and aggressive
boxers.