El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
Fight Game In the South Improves
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Twenty Round Contests Are Resumed
BY T S. ANDREWS.

= IT,-,1. - Paw Bronson. who then held the
Tveiterv-efght title Of America Inis may al
sound we'll and there Is no uoupl tnat
] stone Is a great little usnlel ~ - ne
/ c5sr1rionsbip class. but It must also be re-
membered that since Herry Ietli4e1 IRON
Australia he has been QeIeeIsu ~ 's =. -
! WrCov in Australia besides being held 10 a
draw by Johnny summers
Must Fight Ritchle.
Before Stone can get into me HgnlWels ~
cI7sr1nionshfp list he viii have 20 defeat both
Cbariev White and Willie Ritchie- The fact
he F5ffchfe is really the American lightweight
champion and before Cnariey white San
claim that title he VII nave % oeIe az
Rftchie OF course, the California boy lost to
Freddie Welsh in a battle Tor the world s
championship, but he still retains the title
"a white Injuries Both Hands.
Il Is likely that Charley White and Richie
will - brought together in a 20 round bat
tie some time during the coming season. but
there Is also a chance that they Will first
meet in 10 rouna confess ~ - iTe: N ms
last week displayed all his cleverness. but
he seemed TO lack the hitting ability he
showed against Richie when they fought in
Nflvaulyee last spring White gave Azevedo
a beating and had him in such a bad way in
the 18th round that the referee stopped the
contest 10 avoid a knockout However. White
IS credited with a knockout just the same.
In this contest the Chicago boy injured both
his hands. according 70 reports II this IS
true, IL means that Charles viii have TO be
very careful Of his money earners in the
It is evident that the plans Of the IA
nous negro quartet Of fighters-Johnson.
AIcVea, Jeanette and Langford-went astray.
owing to the outbreaking Of the European
war These four boxers had planned a tour
nament between themselves and AIcVea had
Travelled all the way from Australia-14.O0O
miles-to get into the big money. only to
find that he had landed at a very bad time
A letter received from the other side tells OF
The doings Of the quartet. as follows.
johnson in Vaudeville.
he q
Australia and the promised visits OF sam
blessed with the company OF the famous ne
gro quartet. who must surely possess the
heavyweight crown between them Jack
johnson is doing a vaudeville stunt at a
number OF small halls on the outskirts OF
London, and is stated 10 be drawing big
houses A match between johnson and Lang
ford is, ] am told, a certainty. The rnysferf-
other interests. has guaranteed Johnson his
OFT demanded $30O0O-win, lose or draw
so Jack claims, whilst LangfOrd is TO get
$500 and a privilege Of 20 percent When or
where this clash is TO take place no one
seems 10 know beyond the fact that Il Is 10
be IN London Perhapsi Langford is sched-
uled 10 box McVea 20 rounds at Olympia
London, in September for a purse Of SO 900
All arrangements have been made for them
looking for one more big purse and / he
lieve that viii be his last one. for the first
good big man he meets viii beat him sure -
me above letter was written lust before the
war started and II is doubtful whether any
nlg matches viii be attempted. although re-
ports have 1t that Bombardier Wells and
1oeng Anearn are to meet in September.