Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-02
BIG WAR HAS DOOMED BOXING
INSTEAD OFHURTINGITIN EUROPE
Soldiers In Both Armies Interested In Game,
While Other Sports Have Been
Sidetracked for Time

SIS could he obtained there from the
| Johnson end, 81 that Manager Tom did
not have a penny bet on the big battle
which he was so confident Jess would
win There probably was less monet
wagered on this world championship
match than any that ever took place
previously
! After sill the talk about Mike CID
| bons-Packey Mcfarland match. 1t looks
| as though it would end il smoke.
There is no doubt that the match, II
+, held In Milwaukee, the logical place
| for It, would have have set new rec
ord as regards receipts for ten-round
| no-decision bout, but it has been bar
| tered about so much that a lot OF the
J Pepper has been taken out OF it. Glib
! bons did everything possible to ar
range the match, even to the agree
rnent to make 145 pounds at 3 O'Clock.
so that there was no excuse left for
/ the Chicago star refusing to go ahead
with the arrangements. The effort to
take the match away from Milwaukee
no doubt had much to do with killing
it Off Many bids We're received. out
only two legitimate bids could be re-
corded-one from the Cream City A. Z.
and the other from the National A. C.
of Milwaukee. The other bids were
merely joke bids and were intended as
such, but it seems that the managers
from an open-air park concern. which
was out of the question. as no contests
are permitted In Wisconsin except
under covered roofs. 1t was announced
that bids would be made by New YORK
parties, as the match could be held at
the Polo ball grounds. The claim
was a joke to begin with. for the box
ing commission only recently passed
rule forbidding the holding of boxing
bouts In the open air. st. Paul and
49, II =
for the match now. and either one can
afford to bid healthy sum, but no
higher than the Milwaukee clubs. If
as high, for they must pay a 10 per
cent tax to the state. while In "iscon-
sin the state tax is per cent. After
admitted that Milwaukee is the logi
cal place to hold tiff 1t is ever held,
which is doubtful.
Ad Wo1gast. one of the greatest lit
tie lightweights who ever trod the
arena in the 1@2-pound class. is to
have another crack at Champion
Welsh. They will meet in ten-round
bout before the South Side A. c. of
Milwaukee May and the Michigan
bearcat states that he will be in shape
to make the champion move at a clip
that will tax his ability every round.
Wolgast gave Welsh a great fight in
the time ne injured his arm. There is
one thing about the ex-champion that
must be admired-he will take all
kinds Of chances in a fight and carry
the battle to his opponent. no matter
whether he is a champion or dub.
He Is game, and, like Nelson, never
knows VIXEN he is beaten. AID has been
unfortunate in meeting with SO many
accidents, but he has been partly to
blame for this himself, as he always
insisted upon fighting before his in
jured arm had properly healed. II he
can hold Welsh safe and make the
proper showing there Will be many
fans who will be willing to back him
again for title match against Welsh
at 1873. but not against Richie at 1875.
weights. as he can always make the
recognized weight of 1873 r!ngside.
Charlie White. the Chicago light
weight. is anxious to get another crack
at Willie Ritchie and settle the ques- |
ton of supremacy between them, but
he does not intend to let the ex-chan-
pion to have all the best of the weights
and terms Nate Lewis. manager of
White in talking of the matter the
other day. said: Willie Richie is
still looked upon as the American
champion lightweight. but I feel that
White is just as much entitled to it
as Richie. Ever since he won the
title Richie never fought at the recog-
niZed American weight-l33 pounds
ringside-and therefore he should lose
all claim to the championship. OF
course he lost the worlds title to
Freddy Welsh, but claims the American
title. Now White beat Richie fairly
in Milwaukee a year ago in ten rounds
and We tried to get him for a longer
match but he declined. We gave him
all the best of the terms and We did
the same to Welsh. but are through
with them on that score. II Mr.. Richie
wants to meet White again he will
have to make some 0nd of weight,
and he will also have to battle on even
terms, for I consider White just as big
d card as the ex-champion. l will
also say that while Welsh outpointed
Charlie in Milwaukee I still think that
he can whip him over the long route
and my money is ready any time Harry