Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

how, a day or two after the recent post
ponement all parties interested met III
Jim Coffroth's office to arrange a new
match. Richie wanted the same weight
conditions to govern. Buckley made
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 no fault of his.
and that he buckley would bet 5000 if
the champion would consent to that
weight. Richie came back SO quickly
with the coin that it made Buckley'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.
Any one who thinks Richie can't make
133 has another guess coming.
Now the Wisconsin boxing moguls are
talking of suspending Ad Wolgast. If
they keep on the members of the boxing
commission will have to furnish Wiscon-
sins fistic entertainment themselves.
There will not be boxer worthy of the
name who will care to take chance in
the state for fear of suspension for some
thing or other.
George Chip may eventually be middle
weight champion, but [ don't know by
whose or what authority he is now
ferred to as champion. There are sew
eral other good men in the division he
will have to beat before the public will
chells successor.
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 l. for that matter.
never could enthuse very much over
the Klaus type of fighter That kind does
not appeal to me as first-class men.
Franks greatest feat was stopping
Georges Carpenter, and it is a question
Il iu1,t Df
in this country who couldn't turn the
same trick.
The result of the second match between
Chip and Klaus, as l say, did not sur
prise me in the least. 1 said two weeks
ago in commenting on the fighters:
Chip is likely to beat a fellow like
Klaus. who has little science. any time
they meet. Both depend on hard hitting.
and Chip probably carries the heavier
guns"
middleweight Tournament of Tom Nc
Carey's go through. But I understand
that the match between Jack Dillon and
Jimmy Clabby. W hich had been arranged
for January IS. has already been called
off, and that McCarey has grown tired of
the job of trying 10 bring the leaders in
this division together in the ring.
Chip, however. Intends to take on all
corners in the middtsweight class SO it is
announced. He VII in all probability
be seen in New York shortly. Several
local clubs bidding for his services,
and ii is a sure thing lie will grab one
of the offers. 1t has not yet been de-
cided who his oppon mt will be, but II
Matchmaker Billy Gibson grabs the bout
for the Garden it may. be Mike Gibbons.
But Chip would have to do lbs ringside
to get a match with the st. Paul man,
and 1 doubt if he can make that weight.
Gibbons would show us just how good
Chip is Nobody could be found who can
test mans ability better than the
SHADOW" Personally I believe he would
make Chip appear rather cheap in a ten
round go. I may be wrong, but l fancy
Mike Is too fast for any of the rugged
middles. Jimmy Clabby or Bob McAllis-
ter would be harder game for Gibbons
because, like him. they are clever and
scientific boxers. The skillful fellows are
the ones Gibbons does not go out of his
way to meet, you may have observed. AS
a rule. he prefers bouts with the hard
hitting, slow-moving kind with whom his
great speed and science give him Won
derful advantage.
1 am Just this minute in receipt of Il
wire from Los Angeles informing me that
| Tom McCarey has signed Gibbons and
Clabby for a twenty-round match at his
Vernon arena January II. to take the
place of the abandoned Dillon-Clabby af-
fair. Dillon, SO the wire runs, refused to
make 15S pounds ringside for Clabby, SO
Mr. Carey offered Gibbons the match,
and it was Immediately accepted.
Gibbons and Clabby have met several
times, but not since the former came into
his own. When they met before, Clabby
had already established reputation as a
clever boxer. while Gibbons was practi-
cally unknown. In the last year both
have made rapid strides forward and to-
day probably are the only two promi-
Nei,tiy mentioned candidates for the
middleweight championship who can
easily make 15s pounds. AS 1 stated last
week, many call themselves middles, but
few can do the weight when it comes to
a show down.
Clabby and Gibbons should furnish Los
Angeles fans with q really clever eNKioi
ton 1t looks, on the dope. sure thing
that it will go the full route. but Gibbons
| might furnish a surprise party. He has
recently cultivated Knockout punch as
his exhibitions the last few months bear
testimony. Gibbons quick and decisive
defeat of Clarence Wildcat Ferns
stamps the st. Paul man as a wonderful
ly improved fighter
Pitcher Edgar Willis has been sold by
the Quincy club, Three-I League. to Kan
sas City of the American Association.
Kay See paid 500 for Willis on the con-
dtion that he makes good in the class