Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
REFUSE TO GIVE
BIG GUARANTEES TO BOXERS
Managers of Lightweight Stars Must Reduce
Their Demands or Go Without Matches
This Fall and Winter.

country he may decide later on, provid-
ing the big war across the pond 10
over, to make a tour of the world.
Billy declines to give out the names of
his proteges at the present time. He
says he has them under cover and will
soon be ready to do business.
Monte Attell, the ex-bantam champion
of the Pacific coast and brother of the
famous Abe Attell. has decided to follow
in the footsteps of his big brother and
quit the game for good. Monte has never
been in the limelight to the extent that
Abe has, but for all that he has been
very clever fighter and has met all the
best bantams in the country during his
time. However, he has served in the
ranks and has made up his mind to be-
come a manager. Monte has been 10
Gated for some time at Aberdeen, WASH,
and has been developing young feather
weight there named Tex Vernon. He
claims the championship of the northwest
and Monte says he is heading straight
for Johnny Kilbane's title. Il have
handled many a fighter" writes Monte.
but this boy Vernon looks like a real
champion to me. He has all the con-
fidence in the world and has been in
number of good battles here, winning all
of them with ease. He is open to meet
any featherweight in the world, barring
Johnny kilbane at 122 pounds ringside.
1 intend to bring him east the coming
season and you can see for yourself that
my opinion is up to snuff. ] am going to
challenge the winner of the Kilbane-Dun-
dee fight at Los Angeles, but presume
they will want to pass us by and tell us
to get a reputation. That may be, but
I think before another year has passed
Tex Vernon will have them looking for
him.
The claim set forth by Spike Kelly
of Chicago that he is the worlds well
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fetched. Spike is a good, tough fight
er and may some day land the welter-
weight crown, but at the present time
there are others with better claims.
but now of Brooklyn. and Mike Glover
of Boston have excellent claims to the
title, and of the two Graves has the
better. Harry Stone, the New York
lightweight. has made a claim for the
welter crown also. but Harry was
beaten in England after he had de-
feated Matt Wells, and cannot right
fully claim it. Ray Bronson had been
awarded the title by many writer's but
his defeat and retirement put him out
of the running. Graves has gone.
about his work in the proper manner.
He has deposited forfeit of $1,000 to
fight any 145-pound man rfngside for
the title, at the same time claiming
it and Offering to defend 1t against all
corners for any reasonable side wager.
Johnny Summers Is really the tech
meal champion of England, but he
was beaten by Matt Wells, and the lat
ter will no doubt be awarded the title
by the National Sporting Club of Lon
don when the season opens there. II
the war does not prevent Therefore.
if the boys in America want crack
at the title it might be well for them
to come out and accept the def OF Kid
Graves and settle the matter in the
right way. Glover and Stone would
make a good match, and the winner
could could meet Graves. Spike Kelly
can best get in claim for the honor
by getting on with the kid and show
ing his real worth. Mike Gibbons has
given out heretofore that he cannot
make 145 pounds ringside. and there
fore is not to be considered as a well
terweight Mike has been meeting
middleweights. and that is where he
belongs.
Richie Mitchell, the Milwaukee feather
weight who made a name for himself
when he gave Benny Chavez, the Med-
can battler. a trimming at Denver, but
was awarded a draw. promises to get
into the limelight proper the coming sea-
SON. According to ali the Denver papers
Mitchell had Chavez all but out In the
last round or two Of the contest, and
that he outpointed him all the way. How.
ever, it made little difference, for the
Milwaukee boy received more prominence
through the alleged mistake Of the ref
cree than II he had been declared the
winner. The Denver Atnlotfc CIup
thought SO much Of AIitchell's work that
Matchmaker Mike Delaney Immediately
wanted to rematch the boys or to put
Richie against Young Goldie Of Pitts
burgh, or Johnny Kilbane, the cham
pion Mitchell wants to rest up q few
days. and will then begin active train
ing for the fall and winter campaign
Dominick Tortorich Of New Orleans has
made him an offer to meet some good
featherweights down south in October
or November. and 1t is likely that he
will accept for a marathon battle. as
he seems to like the twenty-round stun.
The effort to match him with Johnny
Kilbane over the twenty-round route will
hardly be realized. for Billy Mitchell.
his manager, Is wise enough to know
that a clever and experienced battler like
the champion might be passed up for a
time II they should meet II would in
all probability be for ten rounds only.
He also will be matched later on with
Knockout Mars Of Cincinnati and George
CLANCY, the Baltimore whirlwind. who
has been making great Roadway among
the featherweights the past six months
Mitchell also is growing fast, and 1t is
doubtful whether he will be able to re-
main in the featherweight ranks more
than another six months. He has the
class now and should develop Into
splendid lightweight