El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-03

EW YORK, Jan. Slack johnson
is the heavyweight champion Of
the world; DID you know that,
i reader? No? Well, the startling
5,soo,,erv was recently made by secretary
Charles Harvey, of the New York boxing
Cll .-I,L,1r1ission who cabled the astounding
coInuIisfion to Paris in response fo rI1a1
49, fhe French boxing AUTHORITIES con-
caTning Johnsons status as a pug
&c r. a6Dears that certain promoters on the
cher Side are peeved at the champion be-
cause he has refused to do business at
{ as much Jealousy and pickering over there
s1,one the hackers Of fight clubs as on
this side: At any rate, one NJ Vienne, di-
IF Boxing in France (get that title?)
wanted the New York boxing moguls to
hack him up in his stand that Johnson, by
rsfIsfnE to meet Sam Langford had for
feited his. claim on the title.
Naturally the local people could not do
+bis much they might have wished to-
There is no possible way OF taking the
title away from johnson excepting by Kill
dent or through his voluntary retirement
There is nothing in the rules (what a joke
those rules) which cOmpels a champion to
ike H. In the old days a champion was
supposed to defend his title at least once
davs conditions are different and he is ex-
Dected to fight only VIXEN broke or his
drawing power as theatrical star is
It would be a good idea if the authori-
ties Of the different countries were to get
together and adopt an International rui~
which would force all pugilistic champions
to defend their titles every so often, but
how are you going to bring them tOgether2
r. might be possible to GET the French
promoters to consent to such a convention
and in England whatever the National
Sporting club decides is accepted as final
bV the smaller fry, but in the dear old
u S A how about it? Why over here
the authorities IN one state VIII not even
respect the rulings Of the moguls' in an
other For recent example, take the Wis
consin ruling against Packey Mcfarland
pac1reV barred Tor a in Wisconsin,
but is welcome every place else in the
When the New York commission set At
tell down for six months all Abe had 70
do was to go outside the state to get all
harmonious" conditions exist in this coun-
try it is silly to talk about passing inter-
national rules to regulate boxers and box
Johnson's latest appearance in the ring
indicates that he has hit the down grade
great fighter to defeat him Jim COffroth,
OF san Francisco has the right idea, First
find a battle ground, then otIer Ine Dc
smoke a fat purse and see how quickly he
would grab it. The greatest difficulty Coz
froth will experience Is finding the com
munity where they viii stand for john
Richie is Under Suspicion.
Willie Richie viii do well to keep ply
stefan with him constantly during the
training campaign for the coming mill with
pen to the champion necesslLatlns announcer
delay he would have a very hard time eX-
planning ii to the satisfaction OF fne ~an
Francisco public. Since he abandoned the
Welsh match in Canada, and then had to
ask a postpOnement OF the bout with Nt'r-
ply, the champion has been under sus-
piciOn on the coast
Like Ad WoIgast. Willie seems to be IN
lucky in many ways Here IN the east
where we know Tommy Murphys limits
and have a fairly good idea of what Richie
can dove figured the bout with Murphy
as some easv money for the champion.
But out California way, where Tommy has
fought several good battles they look at it
in ali nj ION O.
have even accused Willie Of harboring no
desire TO test his Wanted skill against that
Since Richie has gone on record in favor
of raising the lightweight limit TO 1S5
parts OF the country thar ne is really a
Welterweight From what / had been told
I was under the impression that the light
weight champion could no more make tS2
pounds and be fit than I could But when
training FOR the New York bout with Leach
several days before the fight and he bal
anced at exactly 1913 L. And, mind you,
the conditions Of that match did not call
for 1913 but for 1876 at o'clock in the even
ing. As this weight was what Richie
scaled two or three days before the bout il
is easy to imagine that 1913 ringside would
be no great hardship for him.
Murphy's Manager Likes to Talk.
Jim Buckley. manager for Tommy MurE
ply, likes TO talk a lot Jim is a good fell
low and all that, but never feels so happy
as when he has an audience Anyhow, a
day or two after the recent postponenent
all parties interested met in Jim COf1rOth' s
OIIlCe 10 arrange q new match ftllCul6
wanted the same weight conditions to gov
ern. Buckley made a spiel about Murphy
wanting the weight 1873 ringside. that his
boy was entitled to some concessions in
view Of the fact that the pOstpOnement
was fault of his, and that he buckley
would bet $4,000 if the champion would
consent to that weight, Ritchie came back
SO quickly with the coin that it made
BuckIey's hair curl. But Jim got out Of it
by saying that he meant he would bet the
money at the prevailing ringside odds, and
not at even money.
Anyone who thinks that Richie can't
make 1S3 has another guess coming
Talk Of Canning WOlgasU-
Now the Wisconsin boxing mOguls are
talking Of suspending Ad WOlgast. If they
keep on the members of the boxing com
mission will have to furnish WiscOnsin's
fistic entertainment themselves There will
not be a boxer worthy Of the name who
will care to take chance in the state for
fear of suspension for something or other.
George Chip may eventually be middle
weight champion, but / don't know by
whose OF what authority he is now re-
ferred to as champion There are several
other good men in the division he will
have to beat before the public viii be ready
to accept him as Stanley Ketchels sue
cessOr
Chip himself according to report, evil
IDENTIFY feels the same about it. He does
not think he has accomplished anything
remarkable in putting Frank Klaus away
twice. Nor do for that matter. never