Evening star., 1915-11-21
SEEK BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF RING TITLES IN THE u. s.
American Boxing Association and Sporting
Writers to Work Together to Improve
the Game.

| such promotersYi1ave sufficient guaran-
tee posted to insure them getting their
| money after fulfilling their contracts
on1y tn hep ppeet ahs pube
and their promoters. but also the box
| ers, and it is up to all parties Interested
| to work together for the success OF the
game.
Tom Jones, manager of Jess Willard,
must have had most successful sea-
son with the big fellow during their
tour with the Wild West show. Tom
and, as one of the newsboys put it, he
had to have an express wagon to carry
his bank roll to the hotel. Sir Thomas
was never SO flush with the long green
in his life, which Is all the more evil
| dence that his tour with Willard was
much bigger success than most peo-
pie imagine. In a talk with Tom re-
garding future matches he was very
emphatic In stating that he wanted
Willard to meet the best heavyweights
! In the country, and for that reason he
preferred to have promoters in various
parts arrange tournament among the
heavyweights. so as to select the very
| best man of the lot to go against Jess
| In a title match. This does not mean
that Willard will not meet other op-
ponents In the meantime, but he wants
to have him meet the best in the coun-
| try when it Is to- be for the champion
Y
signed contract with Tommy Burns
and D. ]. Tortorich Of New Orleans to
| engage In a championship battle in
that city during Mardi Gras week,
which will be the latter part of Febru-
ary or early in March. They can se-
lect any heavyweight in the world.
Willard has gone to his home in Cali
fornia to rest up for a short time, and
on any man whom Manager Jones has
matched him with. At the present time
1t looks as though Frank Moran has
the first call. although Jim Cofrey may
again in New York Then. too, there are
a couple of white hopes coming along
who may develop very fast this sea-
! son, one of them being Fred Fulton Of
Minnesota: However. Willard bars no
one. and it is up to the promoters to
real battle.
+ The defeat of Soldier Bartfeld by
Mike O'Dowd at Hudson, Wis, the past
week was surely a great surprise to
the followers of the game in the east
but not so much to those Of the west
who have seen O'Dowd in action. Ac-
cording to all reports. O'Dowd had
| rounds and. had a referees decision
been given, he would have been the re-
cipient Of it. Bartfeld was boosted
highly on account of his great show
some time ago. but it Is very evident
that the soldier was either badly of
form or Mike ODowd must be great
deal better. man than any the critics
that the st. Paul boy has been coming
along steadily the past year. and his
great showing with Bartheld only Con-
vinces his friends that he Is fast de-
At the present time O.Dowd can do the
welterweight limit of 147 pounds very
nicely. and there is already talk OF
/ ma atching him up with the best in the
country at that weight. 1t Is very like
,ly that he will graduate into the mid
| dlew eight ranks within another year,
and if he continues to improve he will
be worthy opponent for the topnotch-
ers.
Fred Fulton, the Minnesota heavy
weight, tells how Billy McCarney, man
ager Of Carl Norris: once got his
goat" Morris and Fulton were matched
to box ten rounds in April Of 1914 at
Hudson Wis. At that time Morris was
considered one of the best white hopes
in the country. while Fulton was nov
ice at the game-in fact, 1t was the
first time that he ever tackled any one
of any prominence. After getting into
the ring Fulton was sitting In his cor
ner and Billy Mccartney walked over to
were put on without any horseshoes in
side. While adjusting the gloves Nc
Carney said to Fred:
IT always like to use the largest
gloves possible, Fred. because you
know this fellow is a, terrible hitter,
and cannot get over thinking how
Luther McCarty was killed" Fulton
( glanced up at McCarney. and he ap-
peared to be very earnest in what he
was saying. Fred did not respond. but
Mccartney came back with another one.
Here. Fred, get all the padding you
can around the knuckles, because you
know Morris has pretty hard head. 1
will see that all the padding IL put in
the front part of Norris gloves. be-
. cause do not want him to hurt you
when he puts you down" This line Of
conversation was continued by McCar-
ney until the cloves were adjusted. and