Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-17
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. March 16, 1914.
The action OF the officers of the box
ing club at Steubenville, Ohio. In barring
Mickey Rodgers from further bouts at
that club on account Of his alleged foul
ing of Harry Grab. Pittsburgh light
weight. should be a lesson to fighters III
general. According to reports of the
fight Rodgers fouled his man several
times, al in the fifth round the referee
thought it was so deliberate that he
stopped the contest and gave the fight
to Grab. The club officials were there
and Immediately after the contest took
action to bar Rodgers from all future
contests at the club. 1t was also stated
that other clubs would be informed OF
the action. OF course, this Is going
pretty far. but the chances are that no
action will be taken in the matter by
other clubs, as promoters will take it
for granted that Rodgers has been taught
quite a severe lesson as regards fouling
an opponent. II referees were more
particular when in the ring, that is. in
regard to boxers hitting low, it might
be the means OF preventing great many
fouls being committed. AS a rule ref
cree will watch a man closely and let
him get away with lot OF close. work
and then finally disqualify him when a
foul has been committed; X a reIefee
sees lat a boxer is inclined to hit at
all low he should Immediately stop the
contest long enough to warn the man
ABOUT his carelessness. and also warn
him about being disqualified. Such action
would no doubt have a beneficial effect
on a tighter and also prevent the foul
being committed.
The featherweights are beginning to
loom up more prominently now than lot
some time and there appears to be quite
a classy bunch of boys. especially among
those who are just coming to the front.
Johnny Kilbane has had an easy tine
of 1t the past year or two, as the men
whom he faced did not appear to be or
very high class. However, number
Of 12o-pounders have appeared within
the past year who have all the earmarks
of first-class boys, and the chances are
that II Johnny continues In the feather
weight division he will have harder game
than at any time since he won the
title Knockout" Mars Of Cincinnati,
who is looked upon by some as kind
of freak boxer, has certainly shown
enough class OF late to entit.e him to
Il match with the best in his line. Jimmy
Fox, the western featherweight, Is am
other boy who is coming rapidly to the
front The other night he showed spien-
did form, when lie defeated Danny Cum
mngs in twelve rounds, at Butte, Mont.
Sammy McClintic. the western manager.
nuts Schieberl, who has been fighting
around Rock Island, H., and Milwaukee
the past six months, is also coming to the
front and about ready to throw down
title match. Cal Delaney. the Cleveland
featheEweight. and also Young Goldie OF
Pittsburgh are two of the newcomers
in the featherweight division who will
hear watching. Richie Mitchell. the Mil
waukee featherweight, who has just
gradated from the bantamweght class
looks very sweet to some of the follow
ers of the game. and the same can be
said of Eddie Campi the Pacific coast
bantam, who has entered the feather
is another high-class boy at 122 pounds,
and there are several others who might
be placed on the honor list.
Leach Cross. the New ork light
weight, is very anxious to meet Charley
White the Chicago aspirant to the light
weight crown, to decide which one Is
entitled to first chance at the champion
rivalry between these boys in quiet
way, and somehow it seems to be a
hard matter to get them together. Both
are of Hebrew descent, and Charley
Cross to decide which is the champion
lightweight among the Hebrews Ac-
cording to the New York dentist, the
Chicago lad can have a decision any
time he wants to place his name to a
set of articles either over the ten-round
or, twenty-round route, but Leach would
prefer ten rounds at the present time.
as he considers that will be enough
to demonstrate to Charley that he is
boss. Nate Lewis, who manages White,
is just as anxious to take on the New
York boy, but objects to the weight
question. Lewis wants the weight to
be 1913 pounds at 5 o'clock, or even
ringside, while Cross insists upon 1876
pounds ringside. If they can get to-
gether regarding the weight question,
the chances are that they will meet
before the summertime and settle the
much-mooted question between them.
Since the suspension of Packey McFar-
land by the Wisconsin boxing commits
sion there have been numerous writers
about the country who have tried to
make out that the law was not a success.
Why this decision should have anything
to do with the law being a success Is
hard to fathom. but just the same great
many seem to look at 1t In that way. The
matter has been discussed so much that
even in England, 1900 miles away, it has
been taken notice of. In regard to the
matter prominent English sporting man
writes me as follows: 1T seemed very
queer to me that the boxing game as
conducted in Wisconsin under the COM
mission rule should be criticised because
Of the suspension Of Packey Mcfarland.
1t may seem a trifle harsh to mete out
a years suspension to the boxer for al
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