Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-26
HEAVIES
POSTPONE THE
GREAT INVASION
BY JAMES .. coRsETT.
IIlY Latest Maill

by our leading white heavies has
been postponed for the time being.
Gunboat Smith, who. we are told, has
signed for bouts with Sam Langford
and Georges Carpenter. Is still with
us, and probably will be all summer
Jim Coffey. another would-be travel.
err, has also decided to stick around
while longer. Coffey. according to
the newspapers, was to have boxed
Bombardier Wells I'm London early
next month.
Opposed to Mixed Bouts.
It is announced that the Langford>
Smith match was called off by the
promoters because public sentiment
in England is against the mixing OF
the whites and blacks In the prize
ring. What was the reason for the
cancellation of the Wells-C0ffey bout.
deponent saith not.
or the trio of heavies who were
extensively advertised for foreign
trips only Frank Moran threatens to-
keep his word.
And for time It looked as though
he, too, had changed his mind ebout
meeting Jack Johnson next June. Ac-
eordfhg to reliable authority. Frank
was on the verge of break with his
manager. Dan McKetrick, and had
practically called everything Off, when
Silent Dan. Moran. representing Me-
Ketrick. who is still in France, had a
talk with Moran and adjusted matters
to the satisfaction of the Pittsburg
fighter.
Gunboat May Box Willard.
Since the Gunboat Is not to go to-
England after all, there is a chance
that he will box Jess Willard In the.
near future Certainly II the match
is not made 1t will not be Wizards
fault. The big fellow says he would
rather box the gunner than any ether
heavy in the country, and believe
him.
Willard has improved great deal
since that 20 round go with Smith In
San Francisco year ago. and IL
there is a man among the white heav-
les who figures to beat the Gtinboat
now, big Jess is the one He has been
hop-scotching about the country the
Hast few months picking up purse
here and there, but complains that It.
is hard to persuade any OF the So
called hopes to meet him. No one
appreciates more than he the class
OF the men he has been boxing is not
of the highest, but Jess says that the
such men as Smith and Moran IL they
could be induced to box him.
Mccoy to Box Murray
Billy Gibson says Al Mccoy will
positively box Billy Murray at his
new Stadium A. G.. on May 81 Billy
had set the date for May IA. but both
men requested a longer time to pre-
pare for the battle, hence the post.
ponement.
May 81 viii therefore be great day
for the Irish in this section of the
country. Mccoy, whose name is Ru.
dolph. is a German Jew, and they tell
me Murray is Spaniard. Can you
beat it? r.. e. $50.
II Mccoy can trim Murray his stock
will take a sharp rise. At present
there are few who believe he is the
goods" But If he can put it over on
Murray as he did on Chip, or even
win deeisivefy ON points, he will not
lack supporters. -. " ...
But before Mccoy can justly lay
claim to the championship he will
have to prove, his right to that title.
There are several others in the rum
ming besides ZACH. Dougherty's cham
piOn.' among them such clever birds
as Jimmy Clabby, Eddie McGoorty and
Mike Gibbons. Clabby and Gibbons
can easily fight well under the So
called 1873 pound limit Whether Me-
Goorty can make so low a weight,
however, is question.
Campi Makes Good showing.
After watching Eddie Campi scam |
per through ten rounds with the ciev-
er Young Fox. of England, one can
easily understand why Californians
pinned their faith on the youngster
to beat Kid Williams recently gCampf
is the speediest youngster seen
around here in a long time. Young
%oke is no sloueh himself, and Is one
of the cleyerest of the many clever
little fellows England has sent us In
recent years. Local experts figured |
him to- hold his own, at least. with |
Campi, and were hardly prepared for
the startling exhibition the speedy
California youngster made. Il
If there is anything lacking in Cam
Dis box of tricks it is a punch. If he
has ohe he failed to show it in. the
bout with Fox. But for that matter
he did not need to knock the English |
boy out to satisfy the crowd that het
is one of the classiest bantams eyerI
seen here. -~- H.. IT,
couion Has Work Cut Out. Il
Looking forward BIT. we can see
that Johnny coulon is going to have
a rough time of 1t defending his ttlel
against Kid Williams next month.
Any boy who can stop Campi in IA |
rounds is a dangerous fellow to tackle
While Johnny is great little fighter
when right, 1t is doubtful If he will
be at his best when he boxes Wiki
hams. The champion has been In
poor health for more than year. and |
has not been seen In the ring for a
long time After the long spell of |