Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-26

country met with several defeats
/ that put him out of the running for
] tie middleweight championship Fur
thermore, it is doubtful of McGoorty
can make the weight demanded in q
match for the tit.e. OF all the men
left to battle for KetchePs crown
Mike Gibbons and Jimmy Clabby. ap-
[ pear to be better qualified than any
{ of the others. The announcement Of
a match between these two stars
would be gladly received by boxing
( fans and the winner would be in
position to claim precedence IN the
middleweight division.
Welterweights In Bad Repute.
The welterweisnt division Is in bad
repute in this country. No one APP
pears to know where It begins or
where it ends It is so long since
there has been a recognized cham
plon of the class that the public has
forgotten his name. There are a num-
Der of so-caled ughtweights who
properly belong in the welterweight
division, among them Packey Nc
Far.and and Jack Britton, but ap-
parently they have no ambition to
shine as welterWeight stars. Cam
paigning in the lightweight class Is
far more profitable for these boys
than taking chances in a heavier
division.
Richie Taking on Weight.
Freddie Welsh, for years light
weight champion of Great Britain.
outboxed Willie Richie in ten tame
rounds last June, and was proclaimed
Al I,.,a
time Freddie has engaged in half
dozen or more limited round, no-de-
cision contests, but in his latest battle,
that with Joe Shugrue, the title-hold-
er made a miserable showing. Willie
Richie has boxed only once since los
ing the title TO Welsh. He met Johnny
Dundee in q four-round bout at San
Francisco two months ago, and while
the referee called 1t a draw the critics
insisted that Dundee was entitled to
a shade decision Reports from the
West hint that Willie has taken on
considerable flesh of late, and that il
Is doubtful If he ever again will be
able to fight at the lightweight limit,
Maudot . Contender.
OF the younger members of the d.
vision Joe Shugrue Johnny Dundee
and Joe Mandot are the most prOmis-
ing. Mandot has apparently recUY-
cred his form, and on his recent rec
ord must be figured one of the most
dangerous Of the runners-up for the
title. shngrue and Dundee have also
been coming along very fast and bid
fair to figure prominently in the race
for the title during the coming year.
BlIbane In No Danger.
Johnny Kilbane still remains the
undlsputed champion of the feathers.
While there are a number of other
fair boys in this division none ap-
pears to possess class enough to make
II interesting for the champion Kill
Dane, by the way, aspires TO light
weight honors, and that he really in
tends making a campaign in that di-
vision was proven by his bout with
Joe Mandot, with whom he recently
boxed q ten-round draw. Kilbane
viii undoubtedly make quite q record
for himself in the 133-pound division,
but whether he has skill enough TO
offset the handicap of poundage he
would be forced to battle under as q
lightweight time alone will tell How
ever. with Johnson In the heavy
weight class and Williams IN the
hantams. Kilbane appears to have his
title of champion feather clinched be-
yond all immediate danger.
Williams Formidable Champion,
One of the most interesting OF the
many pugilistic happenings Of the
year was the defeat of Johnny Cou-
lon by Kid Williams. Interestin~ In
that it uncovered a youngster who
locks the most formidable bantam
since the days of Terrible Terry"
McGovern. Coulon held the title for
a number Of years, but succumbed be-
fore the onslaught of his aggressive
challenger His fight with Williams,
II 1t could be dignified by that title.
lasted less than three rounds, and his
showing against his youthful adver-
sary was most pitiful. II was another
evidence of the old truism that youth
will be served" Unless forced to re-
sign the honOrs by increasing weight,
Williams looks safely intrenched on
the bantam throne for long time to