Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

However, Moran is not the fighter
would choose to send after the title
! Frank is an earnest and willing fel
low, but when that's said it is abou
all. There are several fellows in thi.
country-white men at that-who cal
beat Moran. At least, / think so
"Gunboat' Smith outpointed the Pitts
burgh man, and that happened befor,
! the gunner was as good AS he is RICH
now. Morans latest mill on this side
was with Al PalZer, and when he bea
that Giant we thought he nigh
amount to something after all. But il
the light of recent developments con.
corning Palzer's condition at the time
Franks stock has taken a SHARP
slump. Sickness had robbed. Palzer o!
much of his strength and he proved al
easy victim for Moran. as he was
again few weeks later on in the
bout with Dan DAILY. Jimmy Dimes
heavyweight.
Jess Willard. if he would fight and
not stall, would stop fellow like
Moran inside of ten rounds. In fact,
think Willard could trim any white
heavyweight and possibly the blacks
if he could be developed into an ag
Gressive fighter. 'GuHboat" Smith is
another whose record entities him to a
chance at the champion over Moran.
Smith has beaten practically all the
white hopes, either by knockout or
via the decision route, and looks the
best III the game barring Willard. And
this pair has been matched for twenty
rounds at San Francisco, July next.
The winner of that battle will be in
line for a match for the worlds title.
They are already ordering flowers to
decorate Johnny Coulon's pugihstlc
grave. The bantam champion returned
to the ring last week and. according
to advlces. failed to show his old-time
form.
The critics should not be so impatient.
Naf lt,- Sr,n1 Of
ness, Coulon could not be expected to
show at his best. Keep a boxer out of
the ring and out Of training for more
than year, and it takes several bouts
and plenty of boxing in training to re-
store his judgment of distance-which
is a very important part of a success
full fighters box of tricks.
Report stated that Coulon was wild,
and that he failed to land time and
again when opportunity presented itself.
Which goes to prove what said above.
To get the proper range of an opponent
plenty of boxing in practice bouts is
where the eye cuts a figure. A billiard
player, for example. no matter how
clever or skillfui he may be. who has
been away from the green table for a
month. finds on his return that the
points do not accumulate so rapidly
But plenty of practice will remedy this
defect if the player still retains his
natural skill And SO possibly with
Cculon. 1t may he that the little cham
pion is through" as the leader of the
bantam division. or it may mean that he
is just tri1e rusty after his long
vacation.
But he will need to be at his very
question whether he can beat Williams
under any conditions. for the Balti-
more whirlWind looks like a coming
champion. and is one of the hardest kids
to beat that I've seen in many day.
A story is being circulated that diff
Guilty in making weight is the real
cause of Willie Ritchie's asking for a
postponement of the match with
ago I was under the impression also.
judging from his appearance and from
what ] had been told, that Willie
could not make the lightweight limit
without weakening himself. But while
the champion was in New York train
ing for the bout with Leach Cross I
called at his quarters several days be-
fore the fight took place. and to prove
that l3@ pounds was no great task for
him the champion jumped on the scales
frame up or anything like that as
Richie was not expecting a visit from
me ar all. But he knew that I had
expressed the opinion that he was
10 convince me that l was wrong
Willie weighed at the time exactly
lSs1a pounds. This was about three
GAYS before the Cross match, and the
conditions called for 135 at 6 O'Clock
IN the evening, if j remember correctly.
anyway, that is what the champion
"eighed--133E-an he had not in
duised in very vigorous training stunts
either
Willie is deceiving in appearance at
,hat- In street clothes one would take
MIN Tor weiterweight. He looks
every bit as big as Packey Mcfarland.
II not a trifle more robust, although
possibly not SO tall
me weight conditions for the Rftcbic
.1uhphy match We're the same as for
tue Ritchie-CrosS bout 7 hardly thin,,
-" mas grown so much in the last
,l'i'in or SO that he now finds II i'm
.'ossipte 70 make 135 several hours be-
Iofe fihStimc- But the knockers must
nave some excuse to pan him. thev .II
nave TO admit that once In the rive
iiitchic IS some fighter. There is M
~ ne, 70 md fault with him for Iacl.
VI apiIltE IN that direction
IeorGe Chip stopped in Philadelnhja
iohs enough to 'demonstrate 10 tba
euakerites that Joe Borrell tbei,
nhhsniy ,outed middleweight. Is not OF
~ inc Chip pattern of fiehtnrthe
hlnd George can lick-a rough and
ready fellow. who mikes 1t all the time
,ut IN chip lie met probably the best
HiiAtis NtOESG proved when he
put Frank klaus out for the court
Twice that he is a bad man to exchanys
"i.iiops with at close range, for Frank
WAS q pretty rough sort OF guy.
Eut with clever fellow chin mich,
not look so good. He is :. Slutton for
punishment and the hardest hitter ~
ms weight but from what / am told is
IN the novice class as d boxer
ilShter and more scientific man-Gih-
bons or Clabby. for example-oueht n
put 1t all over Chip in a limited round
bout.
New York promoters have been f,frt-
ing with the so-called middleweteht
champion for some time, although FOL
reasons of his own George has moi
accepted any of the tenders made by
the locals Billy Gibson of Madison
Square Garden offered him a bout with
Mike Gibbons at 150 ringside, and the
Mcmahon Brothers, who are back in
the game on a big scale, invited the
former coal miner to box at the EN-
ptre ~ L. George has not yet an
nounce6 when he will be seen here.
He viii be sure of a warm reception
when he does consent to show MIN
self to local sports, provided he is
matched with some one figuring to
have chance. But New Workers will
not pay their money to watch him
whip an inferior fighter.
Gibbons and Chin U0u1d drau a HE