Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-12
BY JAMES j. CoRBETT
Former Heavyweight Champion of tn
World.


Former Heavyweight Champion of the
World.
New York, Dee. l2.-(Special to the
Capital JournaI) The prospects for n
season of high-clnss sport in this yicn.
ity are very promising. While the
Freddy Welsh.loung Shugrue match
did ne. develop into the contest local
fans confidently expected the Jersey
boy victory made mp for whatever
migut be lacking in the way OF q box
ing treat However, there are nun.
Der Of important bouts on the Madison
square Garden schedule for early set.
that may be staged ior the entertain
mcn' of lual boxing fans are Freddy
Welsh aud pacEey Mcfarland, Mike
Gibbons aud Jimmy CHbby, Jack Brit.
ton and Gibbons at M pounds several
hours before ring time, Young 5hugru1
and harley White, and last but not
least match between the winner OF
the Wclsh.McFarIand mill aud Willie
Ritchic, American ghtweight cham.
pion
Next Tuesday night two OF the be,
ut he lorn contingent Of white heavy.
weights are down tuC ten.rouud bout,
and Judging irom past performances OF
the men the chances are that one or
the other viii have proved his super
ioriN rs q puucher IN less than the
Time limit Coftey has not been seen
in action in q local ring In several
months, aud Smth has been loafng
since sam IUugiurl stopped him over
IN Boston The battle win decide
which is to be pitotd against jess VIII
lard at the Garden early next month,
50 It can be- safely assumed that the
boys will try their "dcrndest MS u
slice Of the gate in match with
Willard win be well worth going after
II the plans of the matchmaker Of
the big club develop II is likely that
Gibbons and Clabby will be seen acre
early in the new year II is up TO the
fighters themselves, If they really are
ready to have il out the Garden folk
viii be glad to stage the match-aud
the inducements offered are exceed.
lngly attractive. The man who re-,
tuses the orfcr viii do so only Tor the
very good reason that he docsn Z want
amy ur the others game.
The match hctwccu Young smgrue
aud Charley White ought to prove a
most interesting Ntln,r-onc OF the hest
of those scheduled among the light
weights, II will be In the nature ot
au elimination cultcst between two OF
the younger and most promising OF the
division, The winner win place him
self N line for Il battle with Ruchic for
the American title.
Many scribcs in boosting the claims
ot lnolr fayOritcs for a match with
Freddy Welsh for the worlds title ap.
pear to have lost sight of the fact that
the"c is an American chumpiu to be
reckoncd with first Willie Ritchic Is
still IN the game very still at present,
mayhc-nnd due some consideration
when II comes to framing up comhinu
tions tor matches In witch titular Wpr
alions are at stake,
understand Willie will head this
way shortly after the holidays aud nis
appearance ON the scene will be cor
diNlly welcomed, Ritchie can have all
the matches he wants around here, and
there are number OF boys whu promise
to make II interesting for the American
titlcholdpr A bout between either
White on Shugruo and Ritchic Would
prove popular with the fans, and tip
result would give us line on possible
early changes In the possession of the
worlds championship. Then, too,
there In the possibility that purkry
Mcfarland, Chicago wizard mu,
come bacl, for lightweight houop aud
upset the plaus OF the ambitious Nouug
etcrs
On the whole, the prospect, are cN.
cecdiugly bright Tor uu interesting
winter ahead for locOl mtrous OF the
rpUL
Gmbont Smith says he rs not ut all
discouraged because OF the beating
lhnplord administered to him, The
Gunner says there never was q Fighter
yet who couldn' dig up an ulihi that
he WASH Z in the best OF shape to huN
the negro, that his hands were In mis-
emhlc shape aud that ne hopes at somc
later date TO reverse the verdict From
what those whu saw the bout have Ia
say u viii hc considerably later ir
ever The plain truth Of the matter is
that Smith does not class with Lang
ford
Coficy mud Smith should put Mp nm
intetestIng battle, II Coifcy had ca.
pablo instructor he might develop into
fimtclOss fighting mnn Jim hns
one of the incest lett hands In the bust
ness, but Hike many another husky
younqsler forgeis that that member Is
Ia vpfV uspful naaat and rntiaa ninn.i