Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-20
doubt prove big card either in July
or August.

OF August.
Frank Calvin. the New York boxing Inn
presario who looks after the welfare Of
Kid Herman. the Pekin. ILL.,. bantam
weight. is very much peeved because
Kid Williams, the Baltimore bantam, and
avoiding the youngster. Herman has been
meeting all the bantams of the east for
the past year and his record is certainly
a high-class one. The other night, in
Philadelphia, he all but knocked out Fred
die Diggins, a very promising boy of the
Quaker city. Calvin has been challeng-
ing Williams for some time, but the lat
ter has not accepted a match, and Frank
claims that it is only because he is afraid
Of losing a chance at the bantamweight
title. Why not arrange match for Her
man with the winner of the Coulon-Wil-
liams contest, which is billed for Los An
geies next month? That would be fol-
lowing with another championship con-
test in quick order, and the winner could
then be matched up with the European
champion. Charley Ledoux Of France.
1t looks now as though Gunboat Smith
is to meet Georges Carpenter in London
about June 2S for a purse of $4,000.
Negotiations have been pending for this
match for the past three months, and
there have been so many denials regard
ing the same that it is hard to believe
that the match is really on, even now.
The National Sporting Club OF London
first tried to get it. but the price was
too high, and then Dick Burge, who runs
a big club in London, got a syndicate to
back him, and put up purse of $4,000.
The division OF the purse has not been
agreed upon as yet. but the chances are
that the Frenchman will get the long
end of it. for he is the card over there,
Carpenters splendid showing against
skillful boxer like Joe Jeanette has
made him prime favorite, and the fol-
lowers over there will go broke on his
chances against the Gunboat man. There
is no doubt that Carpenter is the best
heavyweight In Europe, even though he
scales only 40 pounds. His work has
been of the sensational kind. and II he
can defeat Smith there would be no hold
ing the Frenchman back as far as box
ing is concerned.
weight, who went to Australia two
months ago under contract to Snowy
Baker. will have his first try-out
today {May 10 when he will meet Herb
ney. Shugrue has proven himself one of
the best lightweights in the east. and
the chances are that he will defeat Nc
Cay when they meet, although the latter
may have g. few pounds the best of the
weight. Should the New York lad defeat
the Australian, it is likely that he will
be matched with Milburn Saylor. the In
lightweight, who has been in
Australia the past five months and who
has scored five straight knockouts in
that time. Following the contest between
Shugrue and Mccoy there will be another
between two prominent American middle
weights-Jimmy Clabby, who claims the
and Jeff Smith. the chal-
lenger. OF course. Eddie McGoorty. who
is also there, is a strong claimant for
the title and he will probably be matched
with the winner of the contest. Clabby
is the favorite in the betting, owing to
his great successes in Australia on two
previous trips. However: he VIII have
has proven in his battles against Nc
Goorty and Georges CARPENTER that he Is
really a high-class middleweight.
Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
champion, is keeping busy. notwithstand-
ing there are few really high-class feath-
erweights for him to battle against.
Johnny has agreed to meet Young Goldie.
a very promising lad OF Pittsburgh. in the
latter city May 49, 1t will be only a six
round affair and hardly time enough to
give a youngster like Goldie a chance to
make showing. Johnny is also matched
with Bonnie Chavez, the Colorado boy. in
q ten-round bout at Denver, May @.
Chavez has been making a splendid show
ng out west the past few months. but 1t
Is not likely that he will be able to stand
up successfully against the champion. 1t
was expected that Kilbane would go into
the lightweight class before this. but he
10 in no hurry SO long as he can get the
to meet. His first clash
as a lightweight will probably be when he
meets Johnny Grifflth in a twelve-round
bout at Akron. Ohio. July 4. II this !
match materializes, Kilbane will have his |
hands full, for this Ohio lad ID clever and
almost as fast as the little champion.
Dan Morgan. the New York promoter |
Ind manager. who handles probably more |
boxers than any man in the country. |
thinks he has captured q wonder in the |
young middlsweight, Johnny Howard Of |
Brooklyn. Johnny fought Mike Gibbons |
Ton rounds recently, and according to l
Ill tho papers he made Michael step at |
! very lively clip: in fact. he had to go
the limit of his speed In order to shade |
Johnny Daniel. always very enthusiastic. |
writes me that he considers Howard in |
inc for the championship. and that in q
lew months he will bar no one at los
pounds.
s. 10 rather q peculiar incident that Al
Mccoy, the middleweight who stopped
zeorge Chip in one round, Is also q native