Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-10
MANY DEFECTIVE RECORDS
OF BOXERS BEFORE PUBLIC
Managers Have Habit of Padding Figures
Given to Sporting Writer'S National
Commission to Correct This Evil.
to meet McGoorty at catch-weights or
rather as a light heavyweight.

10 meet MCSIOOTty at >WSlS MS OE
rather as a light heavyweight.
There are numerous lightweights
very anxious to get a crack at Freddie
the general opinion among the light
weights that the first good man to get
Fred in a long battle will win the
title. and for that reason they are
willing to take most any chance in
order to get the first crack at the
Britisher. Johnny Dundee even went
SO far as to offer to fight him for moth
ing over the marathon route at New
Orleans or Denver. Charley White did
not go so far as Dundee. but he offered
to make up the difference out of his
end of the purse SO that Welsh would
get at least $4,000 for his end. Joe
Mandot has made practically the same
proposition to the New Orleans pro-
Welsh, and it looks as If a match
might be made between the two in the
southern city some time during the
winter. Joe Mandot is very confident
rounds. and figures that the title would
be a great asset in gathering coin
around the country. Ted Lewis, the
English lightweight, who has been de-
feating the best boys in the east of
late, also is on the same hunt and has
ing in order to get the same chance.
1t is not case of being shy of con-
tests for the coming season that is
keeping Fred out of matches. On the
of offers for championship battles, on
all sides, but it is a good bet that he
Will not take part in one of them until
after the first of the year. In the
In shape by taking on ten-round bouts
with various boys around the east and
middle west.
The report sent out from San Fran
cisco recently that JEFF Smith, the New
York middleweight, had won his case
against Snowy Baker in Australia is
not correct. The fact is the case was
decided in favor of Mr.. Baker, but
smith was given the opportunity to
make NAL an appeal. II he saw fit. The
much OF a fight now, as the case has
been decided and 1t is very seldom that
one of this kind Is changed on an
appeal The case has been pending for
great deal of attention in the news
papers. Most of them devoted a great
deal OF space to 1t. The whole matter
was gone over very thoroughly and
when d it was presented to the jury there
cut victory for Mr.. Baker and the
money that was tied up was turned
over to charity. so that the boxing
club received nothing Of what had
been held from Smith in his fight with
Darcy. 1t is understood that Smith ana
his manager. AL Lippe, have sailed for
the United States, leaving the case in
the hands of their counsel in Sydney.
VINE Messrs: Lippe and Smith in.
the case later on is not known but
the chances are that Smith will try to
forget 1t and devote his time to meet
ing the best of the American middle
weights so as to make up his losses.
1t is likely that Smith and Mike Glib
bons will get together before the
winter season is over, as they have
been talking match for a long time.
Red Watson, the California light
weight. who went to Australia with
Jack Kearns. has taken on considerable
weight and is now fighting around 40
welterweight. who was to have fought
Fred Kay in Sydney August 20, with
drew from the match in orderd to get
a boat home, and Watson was substi-
tnted IN his place. Watson put up
best condition. losing the decision on
points to Kay in twenty rounds of
very fast work. The Australian pro-
moter was very sore at Kramer for
backing out as he did. as it would
have been one of the best matches the
Milwaukee boy could have had there
kramers excuse for leaving SO sud-
denly was that he became homesick and
wanted to get back to beer town.
Fred Fulton, the Minnesota giant,
who has been getting a great real of
notoriety from the fact that he claims
to have knocked down Jess Willard in
an exhibition bout last spring, scored
another knockout at Eau Claire, Wis,
the past week when he put Tim Logan
Of Philadelphia to sleep in two rounds.
Fulton proved that he Is hard hitter,
for it was several minutes before Lo-
gan was revived after the knockout
blow had been delivered. Just prior
to this. Fulton defeated Arthur Pelkey
decisively in ten rounds. and 1t was
only the bell that saved Pelkey from u
knockout on two occasions. The Min
nesota boy, who rs almost as big as
Willard. possesses a left hand that is
even faster than Wizards and he seems
to be developing good right hand
punch There is no doubt that the
Minnesota boy will be called on to
battle with Willard for the champion
ship If he keeps on. going at the speed
he has been the past six months. He
certainly has the build and would
make an ideal opponent for the cham
pion. Fulton stands over six foot three,
and weighs 220 pounds in condition.
besides having the longest reach of any
of the heavyweights.