Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
ERTLE AND BEVAN ARE RIVALS
FOR BANTAMWEIGT1T RING TITLE
Both Boys Are After Chance to Fig hit Kid
Williams, Present Holder Of the Grown.
Other Gossip of the Squared Circle.

! chicken at the game, for he had been
boxing and doing other athletic stunts
quite while before he met Jack John
son. According to all accounts. he is
brother of Fred Mckay, another big
white hope, who was boxing around
New York for while, but Fred has
never gotten beyond the white hope
stage.
Victor is finely built fellow and i'm
presses one by his size and agility
when working in the gymnasium. He
stands six feet four inches in height
and weighs 226 pounds in condition.
He is twenty-seven years old, which is
Just bit under Jess Wizards mark.
Over in London they think that Nc
Loughlin will be a wonderful fighter
when he learns a little more about the
game, but he has been in 1T for at least
six or eight years and should know
considerable about the fistic art. He
has very good tutor in George Guen-
Their, the former colored middleweight
star.
Victor is the son of a British colonial
bishop and took to athletics very much
against the wishes of his parent. He
had real tryout in London two weeks
ago. when he met Dan McGoldrick in
what was supposed to be a fifteen
round battle. Victor put over the win
ming punch in five rounds and now
they are very anxious to match him
with Bombardier Wells for the heavy
weight title in Europe As Bombardier
recently decided to rejoin his regiment,
there is little chance just now Of a
match between them, but it is likely
that Mclaughlin and Dick Smith will
be brought together. Then. if Victor
turn to New York in time to get In
with some of the heavyweights for
their winter season.
weight champion of the world, may
have lost his title, but he has not lost
his cunning as an advertiser. After
his defeat by Jess Willard at Havana
the colored boxer announced that he
would retire from the game and re-
turn to France or England. Jack re-
turned all right and landed in Lon
don, but he could not keep away from
the glare of the footlights and has
been endeavoring to do a vaudeville
limelfght somehow, and in order to
boost his advertising along he ap-
peared at the office of Sporting Life
and coughed up 1000 cigarettes which
he had taken over from Havana and
had them sent to the soldiers over in
France. 1t was something that tickled
Tommy Atkins and Jack struck a soft
spot in the hearts of the English fans.
When 1t comes to getting free adver-
Using Jack is there with both feet.
Not to be outdone, he gave out a
statement that he would fight Willard
again for twenty-five-t thousand dol
lar side bet. This has aroused the ire
Of the present champion, and Jess says
that while he made up his mind never
to fight another colcred man, he would
be willing to fight Johnson in private
for the side bet, just to show that he
can beat him any old time.
Jim Savage, the New York heavy
weight who trained Jess Willard for
his victorious battle with Jack John
son, has changed his mind about retir-
ing from the game. When in Havana
Jim said he had had enough of the
it up entirely. There is nothing in it
except for the stars" said Jim one day
after severe workout with Willard,
land it looks to me as though 1 will
not get into the select circle while
Johnson and Willard are about This
man Willard will beat Johnson sure.
He is too big and strong for all of u.s."
Savage's remark came true in regard
to the big white fellow, but Jim could
not resist the temptation to have an
other go in the ring, so he tackled
AL Reich, the latest heavyweight SEN
sation, in New York. The contest was
a good one and was marked by some
very heavy hitting on both sides, but
Reich did not materialize. The foxy
Jim had all the best of 1t from the
boxing standpoint, but the young fell
low was always dangerous and this
made Savage have respect for him.
They probably will meet again next fall,
when Jim hopes to put Mr.. Reich out
of the white hope class. However, it is
always the youngster that the vets
fear.