The Washington herald., 1914-03-24
Stray Items
of. Sport
By ANDREW p. O'CONOR.

The defeat of George Carpenter the
European champion. by Joe Jeanette. did
not surprise American sportsmen. but
they were surprised at the exhibition OF
gameness by the Frenchman, who quit
| "coId" in his contest with Billy Papke.
Carpenter will lose none of his popu-
larity among his countrymen. and he will
continue to be a good drawing card.
which is really the important thing with
boxing promoters
Jim Coffroth the Frisco sportsman an
nounces that he has closed a deal by
which Ad Wolgast will be given another
opportunity TO regain the championship.
Coffroth has signed up Wolgast to meet
| Willie Ritchie, Harlem Tommy
Murphy. Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross.
wolgast is given a guarantee of sJoooo for
the four battles.
A majority of sportsmen are in SYM
pathy with WoIGast on account OF the
manner in which he was deprived of the
title by the referee in his fight with
Ritchie. Hundreds of those who wit
messed the battle did not see the al
legged foul for which Wolgast was dis
qualified.
The boxing game will be good in San
Francisco this year. as well as during
the exposition there next year, when a
series OF championship bouts will be held.
IN which boxers from Europe. Australia,
South Africa, and America will perform.
Boxing is regaining much of its lost
prestige throughout the world. especially
in Australia and England Snowy
Baker. the Australian promoter. Is pre-
pairing for a tournament which will bring
together the best men in the Antipodes.
and he hopes to develop boxers who will
compare favorably with those of the old
days when Australia sent to the wars
such men as Fitzsimmons. Slavin, Cree
don. Tracy. Young GriffO. Barron,
Marshall Dooley. Ryan, Travers. jack
son. and numerous others whose brill
liant performances in the magic circle
are recorded in pugilistic history.
Mavor Harrison, of Chicago. has an
nounced that there will be no boxing per-
mitted in that city during his term OF
office. II is indeed too bad that one man
has the power to deprive so many OF his
fellow-citizens the pleasures to which
they are entitled. A Milwaukee paper is
responsible for the statement that over
600 Chicagoans witnessed the Ritchle-
NOlEaSt contest, anu llldl ONcA ~A-o'SNS
was spent by visitors to that city during
their brief stay.
If boxin- ever becomes a lcgalized sport
i'm Illinois as il is in Wisconsin. Montana.
New York. California, and Maryland,
Chicago will be the mecca for boxers. as
there is no city In the world where the
sport is more popular.
Under the Maryland law, twcnty-round
bouts can be held. but promoters usually
limit them to fifteen. Baltimore. which
is a city of the first rank. with more
than half a million population. is the
poorest sporting center in America This
condition Is puzzle. as Baltimore. Tor
more than half a century, could always
boast of either a real or near champion
Regardless of the fact that he has been
earning 800 per day for ia DAYS. Mars
CASSIDY. the famous starter. is glad that
the winter campaign at JuareZ is over.
Mr.. Cassidy. who IS a Washingtonian. will
start at Norfolk. from there he will go
to Louisville. where he will do the start
ing for the Kentucky meeting.
lie will also do the starting during
the entire racing season in New York,
which will be of sixty days duration.
Mr. Cassidy enjoys the reputation of
being the most accomplished starter in
the world. After racing had received
a temporary setback in New York. Mr..
Cassidy received an offer of $1,000 a
year with n contract for five years. to
start in England. which he refused. He
introduced the walk k-up' system Of start
ing, from which the hest results have
been attained, as with that system, horses
are seldom left at the most.