Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
NEW BOXING TALENT DEVELOPED
INDIFFERENT LABOR DAY BOUTS
Willie Beecher Pleased Fans With His Mara
thon Against Joe Rivers Chicago Pro-
moters Trying to Put Through
Boxing Law.

Fransisco in charge for a period Of six
months. after which the task will be left
TO commission, the same as In Wiscon-
SIN. There Is no reason why Illinois
hou.d not have boxing bill. There are
thousands Of followers of the game in
that state. even outside of Chicago and
it would surely be better to have the
contests held under proper regulations
than under present conditions Many OF
the towns in Illinois permit boxing bouts
md many battles are held in the heart
Of Chicogo lin barns and back rooms of
sa!oonsD according to statements of Chi
cago sporting men. and this Is just what
a boxing law would prevent. Milwaukee
promoters have drawn heavily from Chi
ago when high-ctass bouts have been
staged, but just the same. In justice to
he followers of the game In Illinois. the
ans and promoters of Milwaukee would
Ike to see the game legalized In the
neighboring state. and If the men who
he, ped to pass the Wisconsin law can be
IF assistance they stand ready to help
Chicago get such a law.
Stanley Yoakum. the Denver light
weight. who recently gave Charlie White
hard battle for nineteen rounds. Is GER
133-pounders. Last week he stacked up
against Pal Brown (the Minnesota boy
who visited Australia and had the glory
Of defeating the champion-Hughie Me-
hegan. and fought draw OF twenty
rounds. Brown likes the marathon dis
lance and SO does Yoakum-the result be-
Ing a terrific battle all the way. Accord
ing to reports of those present. there was
little to choose between them and 1t is
possible that another bout Will be ar
ranged between them later on. Brown Is
hard game for any Of the stars at the
lightweight limit and the fact that
Yoakum went the entire distance with
him stamps the Denver lad as first
class fighter. Yoakum and his manager.
Louis Newman. are now after another
match with Charlie White: while Pal
Brown Is thinking seriously OF going to
the coast, where he can get more of the
twenty-round game. Pal would Ike to
take another shy at the boys In Austria
lia as he likes tina country and feels
confident of being able to trim most Of
ceiyed letter from the manager of Pal
Brown, in which he says that Pal won
easily over Yoakum. He says: Had 1t
not been for an agreement to the effect
that if both boys were on their feet at
the end of the twenty ROUNDS. It should
had the decision without a question. Pal
lad seventeen of the twenty rounds and
during the last few rounds Stanley
clinched to save himself. / will say that
ne is wonderfully hardy boy and can
AXE q world Of punishment"
The decisive defeat Of Knockout Mars
oy George Clancy at Cincinnati last
week puts q very promising boy out of
he running for featherwe ght honors,
md brings into the limelight boy who
appears TO have a great deal of class.
Mars has been one Of the awkward style
of boxers, and had made good in his
home town at Cincinnati. SO much so
hat the fans of that city were willing
Weight in the country. However. his de-
reat by Chaney. who halls from BaIti-
more. puts him out Of the running.
Clancy has been coming along at q