Evening star., 1914-08-16
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, August 15-While
Tom McCarey. the Los Angeles promoter.
is endeavoring to arrange an elimination
contest among the various lightweights
of the country so as to select what he
calls a legitimate 133-pound champion
to meet Freddie Welsh for the worlds 8
title. Dominick ]. Tortorich Of New Or
leans is trying to arrange similar tour
nament for the bantamweights. Since
the Louisiana legislature passed the law
legalizing twenty-round contests, New
Orleans has been placed upon the boxing
map once more, and the chances are that
the Crescent city will be strong rival
Of the two big California clubs. l had
letter from MIR. Tortorich the other
day in which he stated that he was very
anxious to obtain the best boy in the
country to match against Kid Williams
of Baltimore, who is the real bantam
weight champion of the world. Mr..
Tortorich thinks there are few boys
in the south who deserve recognition.
and he is willing to put on some big
matches among the bantams in order
to select the. best of the lot to match
up for the worlds title.
.!It looks to me as though the twenty
round game will be a big success in the
SOUTH" said Mr.. Tortorich, "aEd the in
dications are that I will bring Kid Her
man and Eddie Campi together for a
twenty-round contest. AS you know:
Campi is the Pacific coast champion. but
l am doubtful whether he Will be aoie
to make the bantamweight limit any
more. Kid Herman can make the limit
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boys down this way. Eddie Coulon Is an
other high-class boy, and so Is Young
Herman of Pekin, ILL.,, who has been
spending his time around the east the
.Frankie Burns has been after me for
another chance and so has Johnny
Coulon. If these boys are reasonapie
1 will match them up in turn and then
select the best Of the lot tsd to pt, Ut eenne
myself, however, to bantamwelghts.
but will try and secure some good hght-
weight battles in addition. esPe-
cially between Joe Mandot ana Joe
Rivers; also with Willie Ritchie and
Freddy welsh. It was my intention to
try and put some middleweights on.
but when l received the terms from
some of the star 158-pounders decided
that probably it would be best to Tor
fair at all times, but if they try to hold
MS nm the way they have in the past I
think it would be wise for the promot-
ers to get together and reach an agree
ment as to the limit OF purses ana per.
centaees 1 put on some big shows last
season, and only one of the entire lot
showed me a fair profit. think the
boxers are worth just what they draw,
and not a cent more. and I trust that
some of the promoters will see things
in the same light that I do"
From the above it is evident that
the New Orleans promoter intends to
have busy season OF 1t. but the box
ers probably will find that Dominick,
will not be the easy picking that he
has been in the past for some OF them.
While Willie Ritchie and Charley
White are arguing about the American
lightweight championship a newcomer
has appeared upon the scene In the
person of Harry Stone. the protege of
Jimmy Johnston of New York. Jimmy
sets up the claim that since Richie H.as
is the real lightweight champion of
America and also the welterweight
champion of the world. Jimmy says
that before Stone went to Australia
grue, Abe Attell. Young Ahearn, Joe
Thomas, frankie Russell and others.
and that after he arrived in Australia
he defeated Matt Wells and Ray
weight title of America. This may all
sound well. and there Is no doubt that
stone is q great little fighter and near
| the championship class. but 1t also
must be remembered that since Harry
returned from Australia he has been
defeated by Jerry Delaney in London
| and he also lost to Herb Mccoy In
Australia, besides being held to a draw
| by Johnny Summers.
Before Stone can get into the light
weight championship list he will have
to defeat both Charley White and Willie
Ritchie. The fact is. Ritchie is really
the American lightweight champion.
and before Charley White can claim
that title he will have to defeat Ritchie.
OF course. the California boy lost to
Freddie Welsh in a battle for the
worlds championship. but he still re-
F., tains the title Of America It is likely
that Charlie White and Ritchie will be
brought together in twenty-round
battle some time during the coming
sea son, but there also is a chance that
they will first meet in a ten-round con-
test. White, in his battle with Joe
Azevedo at San Francisco last week.
displayed all hfs cleverness. but he
seemed to lack the hitting ability he
1 showed against Ritchie when they
fought in Milwaukee last spring. White
gave Azevedo a beating and had him In
\ such q bad way In the eightaenth round
that the referee stopped the contest to