El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
BRONSON WANTS HIGHT AGAIN;
MCFARLAND W0ULDALS0COME BACK
Bronson Considers That the Welterweight Title Still Be
longs to Him, and Will Try to Make Good on His
Claim Over the 20 Round Route; Mcfarland
and "Kid" Graves Have Own Ambitions.
Nv T. :. ANDREWS.

coming back and viii try to duplicate
Bob FitzsimmonsS feat of winning three
{ titles. He wants the lightweight, vel
terWeight and middleweight crowns
There was a time when 1 would gladly
nave relinquished all claim to the vel
terweight title in favor of Mcfarland
and boxed him for the honor and my
father, who is my manager, felt the
same about it; but now the shoe fits a
little better and we don't intend that
Mcfarland shall have the title unless
he meets and defeats me 1 have met
all the best welters in the country and
and have won the elimination tourna-
ment for the championship, since the
retirement Of Ray Bronson. Now. if
Mcfarland wants a crack at the title
let him come out and box me over any
distance and the title will be the stake.
This also goes for any of the claimants
to the welterweight title"
There is no doubt but that Graves
has q good claim, but he must now
consider Jack Brittoh, ZOO, as the latter
night in Brooklyn. Some papers gave
Jack the shade and some the Kid so
that it was probably a good draw. How
ever. with Bronson back in the ring
there should be no difficulty in arrang-
ing some swell matches among the
bunch.
Gibbons Has Many offers.
Mike AIlDDOnS Is uiNlll2 All klUQS Oh
offers put to him since he shaded Jimmy
CIabby in their ten round contest in
Milwaukee. While not wanting to take
any of the glory from Mike it must be
admitted that Clabby was probably over
train or had gone stale, by the time
the men entered the ring, for since then
Jimmy, on the advice of his doctor.
has given up theatrical dates and will
go south for a time to recuperate. Tt is
certain he did not show the form he did
part OF the game and credit must be
given Gibbons for his wonderful show
ing that night. Now Mike is wanted
for big matches all over the country
Billy Gibson has offered him guaran-
tee of $4,000 with a privilege, to meet
Clabby or Eddie McGOorty in Havana,
Cuba, and D. J. Tortorich Of New Or
leans has also offered him a nice slice
to meet Clabby there in a championship
bout 1t IS announced that Mike has
agreed to meet GunbOat Smith in ten
round bout in New York city some time
would be at least 80 pounds difference
in weight between them and it seems
like taking an unnecessary chance on
the part of Gibbons, although I do not
think that the GUnboat could do much
damage to him in that number of
rounds. Smith would find it a hard
matter to lay a glove on Michael in ten
rounds, but just the same a chsnce
blow might put the St Paul idol OUT of
it and there are too many good middle
weights about the country to take such
chances The big match for Gibbons
just now is with Eddie McGOOrty and if
the Hudson, (Wis) club does not grab
it off, il is certain that he Cream City
A. c. of Milwaukee win do so. Then,
too, there is Young Ahearn, the New
York middleweight who demands at
tention. Ahearn is a wonderful boxer
and has right to demand a title match
from either Clabby or Gibbons.