The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15

M IN featherweights are beginning
.N to loom up more prominently
now than for some time
past and there appears to be quite
classy bunch of boys, especially
front. Johnny kilbane has had an easy
time of it the past year or two, as the
men whom he faced did not appear to
be of a very high order. However, g.
number of l22 Founders have appeared
within the past year who have all the
earmarks of frst-class lads and the
chances are that if Johnny continues in
the featherweight 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 entitle
him to a match with the best in his
line. Jimmy Fox, the western feather
weight, is another boy who is coming
rapidly to the front. The other night
he showed splendid form when he de-
feated Danny Cummings in II rounds,
at Butte, Montana Sammy McClintic,
the veteran. manager, thinks he has a
champion in Fox Peanuts Schie-
berl, who has been fighting around Rock
Island. H., and Milwaukee the past
.
and is about ready to throw down the
gauntlet to Champion Kilbane for a
title match. Cal Delaney, the Cleveland
featherweight, and also Young"
GoIdie Of Pittsburg, are two of the new
comers in the featherweight division,
who will bear watching. Ritchie Mitch
ell, the Milwaukee featherweight, who
has just been graduated from the
bantamweigbt class, looks very sweet
to some of the followers of the game.
and the same can be said of Eddie
Campi, the Pacific coast bantam, who
has entered the fcatherweight class.
Louisiana of Philadelphia, is another
high class boy at 129 pounds and there
are several others who might be placed
on the honor list.
Cross Eager for White.
Leach Cross. the New York light.
| weight. is eager to meet Charley White,
the Chicago aspirant to the lightweight
crown. to decide which one is entitled
to first chance at the championship.
There has been great deal Of rivalry
between these boys in quiet way and
somehow it seems to be hard matter
to get them together. Both are of
Hebrew descent and as Charley White
SAYS, he would like to meet Cross to
decide which is the champion light
weight among the Hebrews.
According to the New York dentist,
the Chicago lad can have a decision any
time be wants to place his name to a
set of articles either over the 10-round
or 20-round route, but Leach would pre-
fer ton rounds at the present time, as
he considers that will be enough to
demonstrate to Charley that be Is boss.
Nate Lewis, who manages White, is lust
as anxious to take on the New York
boy, but objects to the weight question.
Lewis wants the weight TO be 13S
pounds at three o clock or even ring
side, while Cross insists upon 135 pounds
rineside. IF they can get together re-
garding the weight question, the chances
ere that they will meet before summer
time and settle the much mooted ques-
tion between them.
Wisconsin Law o. X.
Since the suspension of Pnckey Nc
Farland by the Wisconsin boxing COM
mission, there have been numerous
writer's about the country who have
tried to nuke 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
il in that way. The matter has been
discussed SO much that even in England
1000 miles away. II has been taken
notice of. In regard to the matter,
prominent English sporting mau writes
me as follows:
III seems very queer to me that
the boxing game rs conducted in
Wisconsin under the commission
rule should be criticised because
of the suspension of Packey Nc
Fnrand. It may seem trifle
harsh to mete out year s suspens
sion to boxer for alleged stalling
in his test with Jack Britton, but
it must not be forgotten that the
no.decision rule lends itself to tame
exhibitions by star boxers and un-
less the commission takos a hand In
the game it is liable TO be abused
by the same star boxers MeFar-
land is naturally very showy
boxer, as his records will reveal at
glance You will note that
Pactey has not very many knock
outs to his credit
Wisconsin has apparently been