Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
BOXING
News Of the Ring Game.

Johnny Kilbane may sign to box John
ny Dundee at Philadelphia on April 10
Jimmy Dunn figures that Kilbane S
hands will be all right by April 9.
Various clubs are bidding for a bout
between George Chip and Mike Glib
bons.
n, Dan DAILY ;,,i is to meet Jess Willard at
Sam Langford is going a bit too far
when he drops his men in a round
Course he doesn't need to stall, but a
little longer fight is what the fans
want.
Willie Richie declares thai Wolgast
was fouled before he entered the ring
in their recent ten-round scrap. Willie
says that Ad fooled the Milwaukee
physician by artificial discoloration
"Wolgast could not have fought if he
had been fouled,' added the champion.
Tommy Ryan the old box fighter.
says that the fistic game has changed
for the better. but that the pugilists
are getting too much for their services
| to-day.
| Charging that Mike Gibbons had
J placed himself under his management
and later declined 10 live up to the
contract, William Potts, of Minneapo-
lis, the other day tied up Gibbons
So, 200 secured for fighting Christie
pending court action.
Joe Shugrue Is guarantees $1,000 for
| his tlve nights in Australia, but he first
wants $1,000 before leaving this coun-
| try. We can't blame Joe, either 1t S
long swim home
The Jimmy Duffy Leach Cross bout,
scheduled for Milwaukee for April TO-
has been postponed at the request OF
Duffy.
Johnny Coulon is the baldest- headed
| champion the ring has seen since Ruby
Bob titz lost to Jetfries.
Joe Choynski has just received s1O,-
| 600 for beng nice to a Chinaman, No
more swearing at the laundry man for
having rough edges on the collars.
The boxing game gives promise OF
being revived in Macon within a week
| or so. Ray Temple, lightweight is
there. attempting TO arrange Tor a
| match.
| If boxing ever becomes a legalized
| sport IN IliTuls, as II Is in Wisconsin,
| Montana, New \ DIRK, California and
| Maryland, Chicago will be the mecca
| for boxers. as there is no city in the
world where the sport is more popular.
KID williams and Young Sinnet meet
! at Racine the first week IN April. SIN
net recently gave Bantamweignt Cham
| plon Johnny Coulon hard hgnt.
Fans are finding it a difficult propo-
sition trying to dope out the winner OF
| the Grant Eggers battle tomorrow
night. Although Eggers rules a lO-to-S
| faVorite, Grants hackers are string
odds ana a large bank roll is bounc
TO be placed on the result
Grant is already down to weight fol
| the fray, while Eggers is hoverinl
around the III marx. Eggers says h
ringside.
With sam McNey, the colored heavy
weight, back in Paris from Australia
the prospects are that a match will b,
arranged between sam and Joe Jean
nette TO be contested at Luna ParL
there next month McNey is biz
favorite in Paris, and as Jeanette
great victory over Carpenter has boost
ed his stock considera bly, with the Pa
risans, Fight Promoter Nienne is SURE
to match them.
| Harry Stone the American light.
! weight who fought nine battles "
Australia with good success. has ar
rived in England and expects to be
matched to meet owen Moran in a 90
| round contest before the Nationa
Sporting Club, Of London, the early par
OF next month.
Fans around the country are starting
to clamor for a Freddie Welsh Charli,
White battle These ringmen are run
ming a dead heat for match with Will,
| Richie and some promoter would maxi
a big hit by matching the dashiug light
weights And what a great crowd thel
would draw II matched here durini
Shriners week.
YANKEES ENDING GRIND.
RICHMOND, VA. March 30.-Witt
only three days more Of Southern