The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06
BOXING NOTES

Kid Williams, the bantanweight] champion of the world, has been talk ing matters easy this summer at Att Iantic City. N J., which is wise on for a busy campaign this fall. Writ ing from the seaside resort Sammy Harris, manager of the champion, says: "Just a few lines to let youS know that Kid Williams and myself are taking things easy at the resort and getting in shape for the fall sea- son. We are surfing daily and the Kid is as brown as an Indian He will be in better shape than ever be- fore and you can gamble that it will take some husky youth to win the championship away from him. He lights, but prefers to be doing real. fighting in the ring. We will bar none of the aspiring bantams and will not ask ridiculous side bets. We are after real matches. It is almost set tied that the Kid and Charlie Le- meet this fall on the coast in a worlds tit1e match. The French boy, as you know is a strong fellow and full of fight and one of the best in the world, so the fight should be good one to watch. The Kid beat him in sixteen rounds before and he can do it again. '
 Georges Carpenter, the French champion and holder of the white heavyweight title, is an adept at picking soft ones, or at least his manager, Deschamps, Is. The French boy is great fighter without doubt, but there have been several matches in his record that could be called nothing but soft ones. His latest victory over Kid Jackson, whoever he may be- was aanother of the queer kind. Georges swon on a foul in the l 4th round, the co1ored man having been disq1alified. Of course there are none of the stars who are not l looking for soft marks, but they would be better to keep away from them. The public gets tired of such methods and becomes suspicious of all matches. Carpenter will no doubt be matched with Bombardier Wells. I the British heavyweight, and if he l beats him again he should be in honor bound to meet GunToat Smith again and endeavor to wipe out the alleged
 shortcomings, when Smith lost on a foul in their last meeting.
 1 The Controversy continues among | the various claimants for the middle 1 weight and weIterweight honors, but 1 it is narrowing down to a. select few. Jimmy C1abby, the Hammond, Ind, niddleweight, is recognized by most | writers as the real 15S pound cham pion, although Jeff smith and Jack Dillon must be considered. George l Chip was never champion and should be obliged to work his way up to a
 match for the title, which he has
 practically done. df Clabby is the
 recognized one, then he must be beat
 en before he loses that claim Mike
 Gibbons has been claiming things
 but Mike is not champion by long
 ways, although we must admit thai
 the St. Paul youth is a great boxer in that division. There is one mar
 whom all writers agree deserves Ire
 cognftion and that man is Jack Ddl
 lon, but the trouble has always beer
 that the Indianapolis boy has never
 made the 158 pound limit ringside ant
 no one believes that he can make it
 However, Jack has come forwart
 with a statement to the writer tha
 he will make 15s pounds at o'clock
 for a, battle with Mike Gibbons, Whicf
 is bringing him very close to tht
 limit. Mike has stated that he vii
 meet the Hoosier at that weight, st
 there is a chance that the husky
 Dillon and the clever Mike will b'
 brought together this fall if no over the marathon route, then in 2 ten-round contest.