Evening star., 1914-10-04
BOXING GAME IN THE EAST
IS NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT
Promoters Have Catered Too Much to
Favored Boxers and Not to the
Best From the Outside.

whom Billy Gibson has unearthed, is
being boosted to the front. The boy
looks to have some class and Mr.. Glib.
son is sure he has a coming champ. If
he can go through the present gauntlet
Of lightweights, such as Charlie White,
Tommy Murphy and others. he will
stand a good chance against Champion
Freddy Welsh.
All the talk about Jack Britton and
Dan Morgan splitting is bunk. Jack is
here under Daniels care and the latter
has him booked for several engage
ments. Leach Cross is booked up for
several, including a match with Charlie
White in Chicago, and Harlem Tommy
Murphy also is billed for two or three
bouts during the next six weeks.
Kid Lewis. the English lightweight.
is here from Australia. The kid won
the featherweight championship of
England before he went to Australia
which he carries with him. He is a
fine looking young man and his rec
ord in the antipodes surely stamps
him as high class. His defeat of Nc
ability. He is after Willie Ritchie and
Charlie White and will demand "a
match with Freddy Welsh for the title
when they return to England, which
probably will not be till after the war.
His actions in the gym look good, in
middle west there is no doubt about
his making a big hit.
Jack Curley and Tom Jones, assisted
by Bob Vernon, are endeavoring to get
Jack johnson into a match with Jess
Willard. Vernon has deposited $4,000
for forfeit and they are after bids. The
writer notified Mr.. Curley ct al, that a
real offer is authorized from certain
parties in Australia to promote the
l2 Of ho
two men. Details are withheld. how
ever. until the two men sign up and
post a forfeit to go through with the
match. Snowy Baker, the Australian
back to the white race and will go the
limit to do so. Hugh D. Mcintosh. who
sold out to Baker, always has stood
ready to help in any plan that will
bring back the title, and other Aus
tralians also are ready to back the
project. Negotiations are now on with
Mr. Baker and his partners.
Gus Christie. the Milwaukee middle
weight. together with Johnny Grifliths,
the Ohio lightweight. and Benny
strap. his manager, arrived in Aus
tralia August 81. Gus says they had a
great trip and all felt fine except Mr..
NOR was Johnny, but strapp fed the
nshes. we were given a grand recep-
ton at the docks in Sydney, when all
tne Yankees met us, including hum
dreds OF Sydney people. They are
fine lot Of people and treated US splen-
didly: Clabby. Saylor. Bronson. Nc
Goorty. Lichtenstein and, in fact. all
the home boys were on hand. I saw
the ylor-Morey bout and thought a
draw would have been right, but Say
lor was not in shape and did not fight
up to his speed. Saylor made a won
derful hit over here. This Morey is a
good boy, too. Griffith will beat him,
though. also saw Eddy McGoorty
beat Les O'Donnell, clever fellow
] may be called on to meet McGoorty.
Mr.. Corbett. the sport writer, treated
all of us grand, and he wants to be
remembered to his American friends.
Regards to all the boys from both
Griftths and myself"
Mr.. Dyer, the London boxing critic,
writes that the National Sporting Club
has decided not to begin its shows at
the usual time and may not open
again until the war ends. He also
mentions that Bandsman Blake, the
middleweight, who fought Bombardier
Wells. and others, was the first of the
boxers to be wounded in France, and
has been invalided home. He Is re-
covering and will leave. again for the
front soon. Private Braddock, the well
terweight and .Bapdsman Rice, mid