Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-29
GOSSIP !.
FROM GOTHAM;
GAME Is SLACK
by Latest MALL
BY JAMES. ]. CORBETT.


pion lightweight of the world, Is not
being annoyed to any extent with of.
fers of matches. Fred has been back
in this country about TWO weeks, and
there appears to be no greater demand
for his-services than before he beat
Richie for the premier honors of the
division. III.
Freddy never did star in these parts.
His local exhibitions were hardly of
the sort to interest the fans in his
future appearances. strange, too, be.
cause there is no denying that the lit
tie Enghshman is An unusually clever
boxer. But something is lacking in
his methods. Wslsn,s style of play.
ing the game as safe as he possibly
can is no doubt the explanation r.
Fans Like the Fireworks.
Latter day fight tans-I am speak.
ing of Americans-like plenty of fire.
works in matches even where the men
are clever opponents of the art Of
boxing. Welsh has been going along
for years working just hard enough to
attract the referees eye in decision
bout for the popular verdict over the
decisionless route. AS local expert
aptly puts it, Freddy is believer in
the safety first" plan OF fighting his
ring battles, and the boy who plays
only defensive game will never be
much of drawing card with Ameri.
can fight fans. Unless some big al
traction, such as Richie or McFar-
land, is booked to box Welsh bout
in this city would not draw very much
money 49,. :........- e..
Briton Wants Match.
There is some talk of Welsh meet.
ing Jack Britton at a local club. But
so far as can find the talk is all on
the Britton side. A match with the
Woodworking Jack wouldn't be half
bad, and while we would much pre-
fer to see the champion in a return
stunt with Richie, one with Britton
would satisfy. Britton is not the best
of his weight, but caite good enough
to give any boy in the lightweight
division a stubborn argument for ten
rounds. His exhibitions with Packey
Mcfarland stamped pritton as a boxer
of considerable class.
little Doing in Eeavies.
While there has been considerable
talk of matches of1elass in the heavy.
weight division, nothing has yet been
announced that appeals specially to
local fans. When Gunboat Smith came
back from England it was expected
that something worth while would be
staged, as Jess Willard was hanging
around with chip on his shoulder.
As yet, however, the match is still in
the air..
Jim Buckley, the Gunboat's man.
ager, doesn't seem to be quite so en-:
thusiastic over his protege as he was
a few months back. Can it be that
the Gunner's showing against Carpen-
tier disappointed Buck" Whatever
the reason, the scrsppy manager is
not going around defying anybody and
everybody in the heavyweight class as
was the case before the Carpenter
fiaseo.
Buckley Wants Big Guaranty.
/ am told on quite good authority
that Buckley refuses 10 talk business
with the promoters regarding a match
with Willard unless big guaranty is
forthcoming This IS different from
his methods of not so long ago when
Buck and the Gunner were willing to
gamble on the house any old time.
But in the Willard match one can
scarcely blame both for holding out
for good money.
Gunboat and Jess fought 20 rounds
in San Francisco nearly two years
ago, and Jess was then hardly more
than big novice with a single idea
in his Uranium about fighting, which
was to avoid punishment as much as
possible and let the victory light
where it might Willard at that fought
like good man in spots-whenever
the Gunner would sting hirn-and
while Smith was awarded the verdict.
by Referee Jim Griffin, who ought to
know, a number of experts contended
Jess had earned draw.
Manager Buckley has been quoted
as saying that Willard is too big and
altogether too dangerous a man to
risk the Gunboat's reputation against,
unless the latter is well paid for said
risk Which may Or may not be a.
confession of fear for the Gunner in a
bout with the gigantic Kansan.
Gunboat's manager has also turned
down an offer to box sam Langford a
return match in Boston, but naturally
enough Buckley is quite satisfied with
the result OF their former match-in
which Smith was given the decision.
Buckley knows that when Langford is
| "right" he is more than likely to beat
any heavyweight In the ring in few
rounds. And stories are coming from
Boston that Langford mas been train.
| ing faithfully the last few weeks pre-.
pairing for what he fondly hopes will
be busy campaign during the coming
fall and winter months.
One match that the Gunboat Is said
to have objected to is with big Al
Reich, former amateur heavyweight
champion, who has won number Of
battles over second and third raters
since his poor showing with Carl Nor.
ris. But Reichis managers have
/ thought better Of the proposition,
1 which indicates that they are not en-