Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
Match Was Postponed Until
March for Very Good
Reasons.
DOESN'T FEAR WALL0P
Williams Entitled to Crack at
Bantamweight Champion
Johnny couIon.
By JAMES J. coRBETT

tFOrTner Heavyweight Champion OF IN
Worldly
,rhe postponement of the Packey
Mcfarland Mike Gibbons bout, orig.
lnaIly set for next Thursday evening
at Madison Square Garden, Is a big
disappointment to fight fans. Not
withstanding Matchmaker Billy Glib
sons announcement that the match
has been put on at his own request
the sports have about given up hope
Of seeing these two gladiators settle
their differences In the ring.
Gibson assures me the match is
positively "on' and that Pacl1ey and
Mike will meet In a ten-round go at
the Garden during the first week in
March. He claims the postponement
will beneflt both boys In that 1t will
allow them more time to train, and
frem q financial standpoint 1t will
help everybody interested. February
" (Idncoln's Birthday, the original
date. was a sorry choice for the meet
Ing, Gibson argues, as experience has
demonstrated that New Workers. turn
10 other forms of amusement on such
days. and that In consequence attend
hnce at boxing events suffers.
Gibson has selected the March date
for the reason that a big delegation
bf sporting men from Chicago and
bther cities will be in New York at
that time to assist IN the home-com-
ing reception to the worlds touring
ball players, chaperoned by Charley
Comiskey and Johnny McGraw, and
figures that the gate receipts will be
Increased several thousand dollars as
q result.
Despite these optimistic utterances
the sports are peevish and look upon
khe 'postponement" as the eQuiva-
lent to calling the match off for
good. A story is In circulation that
Gibbons lost whatever chance he
had of getting Packey in the ring
when he used the tx. o." wallop on
big Bob McAllister and that the
foxy Chicagoan decided then and
there that a bout with the st. Paul
man was not anything to banker for.
Il know Mcfarland pretty well, and
DO not believe he Is afraid of Glib
bons or any other fighter near his
weight. Packey has a world of con-
hdence IN his ability 10 beat Mike,
and while he is not given to loud
boasting, also know that he has
long felt he Is the master of his
great rival at the hit, stop and get
away game. Let US hope Match
maker Gibson IL right, and that the
bout Will take place In March, as he
asserts IL would be q pity If his
Efforts 60 bring the two greatest
Boxers IN the country together should
prove to have been wasted
Kid williams Proves Glass.
Kid Williams proved his class by
stopping Eddie Campi in twelve
rounds last week. And the victory
leaves him alone in the field Of eligi-
bles for the championship now held
by Johnny Coulon. Williams has
Hone everything required of him and
h entitled to crack at the title.
Champion Coulon's showing with
Eome youngster recently was greatly
Inferior to the form Williams and
Earnpi have displayed in their re-
TENT contests. It Is the popular i'm
preston that Johnny will never con-
bent to a meeting with Williams, and
would rather lose the title by de-
fault than take a chance with the
Baltimore terror In a long contest.
While do not agree with the critics
who have expressed this opinion
doubt whether Coulon will ever be
able to round into good enough shape
TO beat the Kid. Johnny, II wise,
VIII retire-that LIZ, IL satisfied In his
ewh mind that his recent long illness
has robbed him OF the power to re-
cover his old form.
Williams must be given a battle
soen II Coulon remains in the game
There is no lodging him any longer
The Baltimorean has won his spurs
ard is the one bantam OF the country
who has the right to dispute Coulon's
claim to the championship.
esta WoIgast Has Awakened.
Former Lightweight Champion Ad
Welgast made a surprisingly good
showing against Joe Rivers in Mil
waukee and 1t looks as II the lesson
he learned when he went to defeat
vt the hands of several second-rat-
Frs has knocked some sense into the
boys head. AID has always enter
laiped a pretty good opinion of his
ability and unless a great deal was
et stake seldom trained as he should
have done; but after being outpoint-
I'd by the veteran Tommy Murphy
and one or two lesser lights AID prob
Ebiy came to the conclusion that II
be was to remain a headline ring
attraction II was up to him to change
bis system.
had several letters from Milwau-
kee where Ad trained for the Rivers
bout. and they told me the former
champion was surprising everybody
by the way ne lit into the hard work.
And his bout with Rivers proved
he Is pretty close to his best form.
Outside Of Richie there is hardly
boy who could Outright Joe In
len-round bout.
Matchma kers ought to go. after
Wolgast- He would be a big card in
New York now that he has come
back SO strong. A match between
the ex-champion and Young Joe
SfIugrue or Johnny Dundee would
pack most any clubhouse in town.
MY congratulations to the former
hampton, and may he keep up his
good work. Evidently AID is sincere
h his demands for a return match
with Willie Richie He will not
lack support now that he demon
strated that he still has the Indian
sign" on Rivers.
Cross Should Do Better.
Leach Cross, the New York light
weight, gets another chance at Joe
Rivers next Thursday in Los An
geles. This will be the fourth time
lhese boys have clashed. Leach and
Zoe boxed two ten-round no-decision