The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-28
ues Threaten Injunction Suit Against Lee Magee
WILLARD SHOULD EARN HIS
 RIGHT TO MEET JOHNSON
Jim Corbett Applauds Cleveland De- cision to Allow Referees De-
 cision From Ring

led boxing in California, I wonder why no one ever thinks of giving the ladies a chance to vote their approval or disapprova1 of some of the other rough forms of sport. Such as foot ball. lacrosse, or hockey for instance Anyone who has seen players in these games go through their stunts must admit that in comparision boxing is 8 very tame sport. t
 What is the reason for the contin- uous discrimination against boxing. I ann told that Charley White the Chicago lightweight, who has been coming so fast of late, Iran out'' of an engagement with Johnny Kilbane after giving hisAword that he would k box z the feather-weight champion. There is no doubt that White. is one of the best youngsters in the 133 pound division, his showing against Ritchie and more recently with Welsh, put ting in an enviab1e position among the hght-Weig ghts. But if he is at all Jealous of his newly made reputation he should endeavor not to get himself in bad with the fans so early in the game. Kilbane has the credit of g. decision over White-in a twelve round bout at Cleveland two years ago and one would imagine that Charley would jump at the chance to even up the honors. It has keen claimed for White that the decision was an un- just one and the worst he was en- titled to was a draw. If that is the case White should not delay the op- portunity to try to prove that the Cleveland verdict was mistake.
 Then there is fellow townsman of Whites, Jack Britton, who is exceed ing1y anxious to box him. Britton stopped, W hfte in Is rounds last win ter and believes he could repeat the trick if given the chance. But Charley has ignored Britton's defiAindfcating that he entertains wholesome re- spect for the skill of the veteran. Young White has come along pret- ty fast since meeting Britton. though and it might be that he could reverse the decision if they were to-, meet again. Many experts regard him as the most dangerous aspirant for Welsh's1 honors, and while this view of the Chicagoan may be somewhat exaggerated there isano denying that the youngster looks the most pronis- ing material that has been sprung on the fans in a long while. However, it would appear that White can i'll af- ford to overlook Britton; If Charley has the right sporting spirit he, and not Brftton, would be doing the chal- 1enging.
 Jimmy Clabby is an other youngster with exaggerated ideas of his value to a boxing promoter. James would have been matched with Mike Gibbons for l a ten round bout in Madison Square Garden before but for his extremely high opinion of the worth of his ser vices. According to matchmaker John ston, of the Garden. C1abby's, exhorbi- l tant demand blocked the match. At that time one could hardly blame CIabby, especially when the skill and punching powers Of his op- ponent is taken into consideration
 
 sensible enough to realize that Gib- 1 bons is the most dangerous foe he must meet in the middleWetght d1vf- sion. Therefore to stake whatever rep utation he may have earned as a re- 1 suit of victories over McGoorty and Chip the Hammond boxer demands l a sum that will help to soothe him In case of defeat. However, while Jimmy Is rather shy about taking on Gibbons he Is not 1 so modest about expressing an opinion concerning the fighting ability Of men who were performing in the ring be- l fore he was born, and who had re- tired before Jimmy had been intro 1 duced to a boxing glove.
 While Jimmy may have a fa1rIy good line on present day boxers, he knows absolutely nothing about the fighters of a decade or two ago. ana l it strikes me as rather presumptuous | on his part to attempt to draw com parisons between the old timers and | the youngsters. Instead of letting loose a lot of chatter about the rat ing of fighters he never even saw in the ring Jimmy would please the public a great deal more if he would show a little more enthusiasm for a match with Gibbons.
 C1abby is no doubt a corktng good | man as they are rated nowadays, but l I shudder to think of what 8 fighter l Of Tommy. Ryan's sor Kid McCoy's skill would do to him. But where are such men to be found these days !?