El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-17

been staged in recent years. = Levinsky is a
much overrated boxer and owes a large part
Of his reputation in this city to the skillful
manner in which he IS handled by Danny
Morgan Morgan has decided talent for
working up enthusiasm Ior po1lng matches
wherein he handles one OF the principals
I saw Levlnslzy box big Jim Coffey last
spring, and after what ! had been told
about the Hebrew lightweight, expected 10
see something worth while in the way Of an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT And in the match with
the Gunboat his sole aim apparently was
70 stick out the specified number Of rounds,
and he succeeded admirably He resorted
20 all the tricks Of the limited round no
decision artist to gain his point, and every
time Smith tried to force the fighting the
Bzttler clinched or beat it around the ring
two clinch without hitting q blow, and
stan around again. until the crowd grew
very tired Of the whole affair and was not
a bit backward about expressing Its opln-
Many Thought Fight Framed.
Many at the rinEslde thought the bout
was framed" 1fAly opinion is that Levin
slCv who Is a master at stalling. was salts
fed TO stick 10 rounds, and figured he could
not turn that trick II he took a chance
with the hard hitting Smith On the other
hand the Gunboat who can boast OF little
more than q healthy punch, doesn't know
eAg-sA 1900 ~ -. - ~ -
fight At that the Gunner, with al MS
lack OF skill, landed twice as many blows
as his opponent But the Battler was gen
orally going away and the usual effectiYe-
ness Of the wallops was missing
Smith Must Improve.
On his latest showing, Smith will have
70 learn lot before he can qualify as a
genuine championship candidate. At pres
ent he would be sucker for even a fast
1niddleweight. with all his strength ana
punching power. A fighter Of the old Kid
Mccoy type would tear Smith 10 pieces IN a
Few rounds jim Buckley ought TO hire
someone to teach the Gunner how 10 box
The a'poonch" is a mighty good asset in a
fight, but OF little use 10 a man VINO oont
know how 10 use il. TO win boxing matches
a man must use his brain as well as his
Drawn In the Gunboats case ! an not
sure whether the brain IS there or not but
I an positive about one thing and that Is
his Knowledge Of the fine points OF the
game is surprisingly limited considering the
length Of time he has been white hopelng-
Gibbons Might Stop Him.
As for Levinsky. his manager probably
realizes that any chance he has al al lies
present day opponents run more TO avoir-
dup0is than skill I believe there are sew
erai men in the uiddleweiEht class who
could make him look ike ike an amateur
in a match over any distance Mike Glib
bous ought TO easily outpoint him. and
maybe stop him in less than 10 rounds
And Mike doesn't weigh over 155, IL he
scales that much as compared with the
smith Has Public Guessing.
In Boston next Tuesday night Gunboat
Smith IS going to meet Sam Langford.
Smiths motive in taking on Langford. one
OF the toughest nuts in the ring according
10 the popular idea. has local fans sort OF
guessing. Smith, it IS understood, is work
ing on percentage basis in the Boston
match. hut when a proposition to box jess !
Willard was recently put to him. insisted
that willard guarantee him $500 for 10
round bout.
This move Of Smiths does look rather
peculiar, TO say the least. as there IS no
demand that anyone knows Of for 90
between the Gunner and the negro. while
on the other hand there is a demand for +
the bout with Willard But S75G0 for one 2
mans end IS altogether too steep The bout F..
md
where would the club and Willard some tu2 3
DOdginE a Hard Man.
The truth Of the matter probably IS that }
jim bucEley, snlths InanaseE' anu Z .
shrewd individual, figures Willard the most I
dangerous heavy in the game Smith al I
ready had boxed both men. 20 rounds with ]
big Jess in san Francisco. and Il with
LanEford in Boston-and ought TO have 4
fairly good line on the two fighters
Langford is still dangerous man in the
ring. His recent bout with Joe Jeanette
at a local club proved that, but he is not
years hack Fat has robbed Sambo OF
great deal OF his speed and the ability 70
take advantage OF openings Time and
again in the Jeaunette match sam had
opportunities he would have profited by
were he the great fighter he once was but
he simply wasn't there. Jeanette. too.
ion IS out Of the running for the cham
Gunboat Earned Verdict.
The Gunboat earned the verdict over
Lsangford the last time they met At the
time several critics limited that Sam didn't
Try very hard However. there was nothing
20 indicate that everything was not on the
level. and that Smith did not earn the de-
clsion fairly. Maybe next Tuesdays battle
viii settle the matter Of superiority beyond
dispute. Let US hope so
In the meantime Willard Is having a !
Frank Moran, the Pittsburg fighter. is due
back IN the country IN the very near fu-
ture- His manager, now on the ground. /
says Prank wiz gladly accommodate the
big fellow If Willard bests Moran It Will !
be up 20 Smith to take him on or lose
whatever standing ne now enjoys with tie
StaEing WiIard-Johnson Fight.
read the other day that Johnson had
ment case against him This looks as
though the champion has no intention Of
ever coming back here Just how this VIII
affeCt the plans Of the Syndicate re-
Gently organized to promote a match for
the Championship between johnson and
willard I am not in position TO say. But .
been considered as q battle ground II is
doubtful II It could be staged here.
willard IS well thought Of in New York.
: nereh mas put up one or tW9 battles
hat pleased the sports But Jess Is not so
well liked in other communitics- In Cali
.ornla he is regarded as a false alarm.
while he is practically unknown outside Z
n this country. How the sOcalled Eyndi- J
ate can expect to make money out Of the
proposed match is a problem beyond me.
Jack Curley the Chicago promoter. is enc I ]
4 the parties interested. so It IS said, and
cannot A4EALE LAElEl taxing a long Glduee
N Wizards winning with the hope OF get ,
ing his money back after Jess has annexed
he title Not in these times. anyhow.
Battle Ground Hard to Find.
It Is thing 70 talk about Willard
1oxing johnson for the title. and some {
hing else again" 20 find a battle ground [
where people would travel to see II. VIII 7
ard has some little reputation. but IL
would be necessary to have him win several 6
decisive battles over some OF his rivals be- =
ore the public would take him seriously as I
candidate for the tide. A victory over y
sunboat Smith would help some but Il [
sn't going to be easy job to corner the
sumner. let alone beat him in the ring II I q
ie should connect TO the match. And in Z s
he event Of Langford coming back next e
week and putting the Gunboat out Of the :
INNING the tar baby" will have to be I I
onsidered before WIZARDS hackers plan TO I \
end him after bigger game. :
II Al Reich, a local boy, had an ounce OF i
-enuine fighting spirit. he would have an I
Ncellent chance Of becoming the heavy (
Weight champion in the not very distant Y
uture. But Reich. blessed with a mag Z
incent physique skin that none OF his d
ivals can boast OF. and packing a punch b
-hich is quite as effective as anything Gun :,
oat Smith displays, evidently lacks the .
ourage to ever become a great fighter. OF