Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-29
new YORK GAINS BOXERS
CALIFORNIA; Loss Gives Advantage to
Eastern Metropolis.
JIMMY JOHNSTON IN ACTIVITY
Well known Manager who Has Re-
vfved Boxing IN Madison square
Garden IN Communication with
Various Title Holders.
NJ RINGaTDE.

By RINGsTDE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2e.--California's loss.
IN a pugilistio way. IL New York's gain.
With the abolition Of the ring game out
IN balmy California during the life Of the
incoming administration, boxing activity
must of necessity find another hearth,
and New York. a. represented by the
metropolis. has undertaken to keep tho
sport IN q thriving stats.
We are certain that New York will sue
coed In its laudabie sndeavor TO the ex-
tent Of bringing about matches between
the champions OF the various classeS-ex-
Guiding the heavyweight division-and the
near champions. Jimmy Johnston, who
has resusoitated boxing in Madison Square
Garden. ana has made It paying prop
osition, IL In communication with the
diversified title holders. profferins tempt
ing bait 70 induce thew 20 Ahow their
wares before metropolitan and coaznopou-
tan gatherings.
| To date Johnston has had enc author
ised worlds champion. and ons upauthor-
ised worlds ohsppion. perform for the
edification Of his patrons. Freddie Welsh.
the undisputsd lightweight champion.
showed m his bout with "A Wolgast
that he u q fighter e. well - boxer;
while Mike Gibbons, whose prstsnsions
10 the naiddiewOight crown are - well
founded az those Of any other claimant.
once again showed his mastery over a
contender.
These two may appear again IN . local
ring shortly. one 70 defend his champion
shin the cthsP b establish his right to
the preniership In his GLASS.
Negotiations are pending for matches
/ between Welsh and Paolsey Mcfarland
and Gibbons and Jimmy Clabby. Unless
things 30 awry, the tive bouts viii be con-
tested In the Garden arena within the
next two months. The lsh-McFariand
tilt IL likely to BE- staged prior 10 the
Clabby- Gibbons eiAsh.
Matches Under Negotiation.
Mcfarland and Welsh have met three
timos previously. with the outcome favor
ing Packcy In two mills. and this fourth
meeting should settle for ali time the
/ supremacy between the two.
Though the champion, Welsh, has made
mo unreasonable demands OF Mcfarland.
In tbs matter OF weight. Freddie at first
held out for iS pounds At 3 o'clock. while
Mcfarland insisted on 1ss pounds at 6
o'clock. When Welsh saw that Paokey
was serious and really meant business.
the Briton instructed his manager 70
close the match at Packeys terms.
This win IN reality be Comeback"
test for Mcfarland. although he has
never been away 80 that one could no
tice Il. II IL over a year since Particle
last engaged In ring encounter, and he
has repeatedly announced his retirement
from the ring.
McFariand's return IL just another In
stance Of the lure OF the game. Packey
Is not coming back for the express pur-
pose Of gathering IN couple Of thousand
shekeia, although he does not object 10
swelling his golfers. Mcfarland was
sagacious snsugh during hts haicyon
days to stow away enough money to keep
him comfortably for the rest OF his life
He is Just returning 70 the ring TO repay
an old debt. and viii not rest easy until
tho matter with welsh IL settled
IL appears that Welsh and Mcfarland
fought twenty rounds In London ring
several years ago The bout was ad-
judged . draw BY the referee Paclkey
has since contended that he should have
received the award, as he says he out
boxed Welsh at every turn. Packey
vowed 70 get even, and his grievance
against Welsh became aggravated when
Freddie assembled to the lightweight
championship. II IL to show his superb
GRITTY over Pollok's champion that Nc
FAriand IL 90 keen for another battle.
Tho 0ibbons-clabby conflict. II ar
ranged. should be no less interesting than
the mix-up between Welsh ana MoFar-
land. Out west Clabby IL heralded as
ths worlds middleweight champion, while
IN the middle west Gibbons enjoys the
same distinction. And right here IN the
east Al Mccoy Is looked upon as the
legitimate champion Of the 15s-pounders.
! Favors Elimination Series.
Lot W digress q moment. with so
many sections claiming champion there
is but one way TO determine the right.
fui owner Of the title. and that Is TO
hold an elimination series But In this
case II seems unwise to so through the
Formally OF a number OF matches 70
settle the mooted question. The east /.
willing TO concede the championship 10
the clabby-Gibbons bout winner Al
Mccoy is looked upon as the poorest
apology for champion that ever ex-
listed
100 SaNSo1 hnocheu out George Chip
with punch at the time Chip was the
rocoSnised champion. But ever since that
evening Mccoy has not shown one cana
bility Of real champion. He has en-.
gaged In five bouts since he upset Chin.
and In four Of these he was returned 4
badly beaten loser. II his other serap
with Willie Lewis. the oId-timer simply
founght himself into exhaustion In five
rounds.
80 that eliminates Mccoy.
} We are chAry to accuse George Chin
OF any shady dealing. but Il has bee',
impaired to the writer that Meow
'doubie-crossed' Chi the night ~
latter was knocked out. Chin was 4
have let Mccoy last several rounds. W.
arc told. but Mccoy forgot the ARRANGE.
ment when he espied an opening. an
} ripped over a left swing that sent chr
10 snoozeland.
Chip has always given US the imnres.
sion OF being a elean-livlng gentIemanl,
fellow. ana a true sportsman above AM
he never uttered syllable after m.
knoekout by Mccoy. and we were LED 1,
believe that az last here was one gooc
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