Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-04
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, July 3.-Of late many
of the boxing fans have been inGuiring
about the tremendous hitting power OF
Charley White. the Chicago light
weight. They want to know where he
gets his wonderful power from. con-
sidering that he is rather slim fellow
and with barely enough weight to keep
him in the lightweight class. The fact
Is White has, through constant train
ing, developed his hitting powers to
the highest point of perfection, the
same as Kid Mccoy, the famous mid
dleweight, did. White, when boxing
always stands with his feet squarely
on the canvas, or as some would term
iit-fiat footed. In this manner he is
always set to deliver blow with the
full power back of it, and that prob
ably accounts for the many times he
has scored knock and knock downs
against the best lightweights in the
world. Bob FitZsimmons, who was con-
sidered one of the hardest hitters in
the flstic world. although we'll under
the middleweight limit, usually stood
fiat-footed in the ring. and in that way
was enabled TO hit with all the force at
his command. He was set and ready
for the delivery of hard wallops. Take
a boxer who is always on his tiptoes,
the same as Freddy Welsh and Mike
Gibbons and it will be seen that they
are not able to land Knockout blows.
Gibbons, more than any one else. has
probably mastered the art of hitting
from most any angle. but it takes time
to accomplish it. Kid Mccoy was with
out doubt the hardest hitter of this
brand. for the Kid could land a knock
out punch from very short distance
and from almost any angle. Charley
White seems to have developed the
same power in his left. and he also
carries a good wallop In his right when
he crosses it over. 1t was short left
jolt and right cross that nearly won
the title for White when he fought
Willie Richie in Milwaukee more than
a year ago, and before Willie lost his
title to Welsh. Now Charley is hot on
the trail Of Richie to fight him for
up to Willie to either accept the chal-
'enge or forfeit his title to White.
While in New York last week I hap
pened to meet Harry FraZee. who pro-
NOTED the Willard johnson battle in
Havana with Jack Curley, or rather
supplied the whcrewithal to pull it
on. and was surprised to learn that
johnson has cabled over 4 challenge
for a return. match with Jess, to be for
$4,000 side. and all the gate re-
ceipts. MIR. Frazee said that as far
as he was concerned he would ac-
cept the challenge and match Willard
against Johnson in private for the side
bet and all the money that might be
| taken in at the gate, as he was con-
WINGED Willard could beat johnson
again in half the time that 1t took
him at Havana to win the title. The
chances are Jack is looking for some
advertising at the expense of big Jess.
There is little chance of another match
between them. for the very good reason
that before the Havana contest Will
he would never fight another black
! man, whether he won or lost with
Johnson; that he considered he was
| meeting the best of all the colored
| fighters in Johnson (who was then
| champion) and that he would con-
slider his mission to win back the title
! to the white race fulfilled. Under these
conditions it is hard to figure out how
Willard could accept such a challenge
now. even II he wanted to. However.
there are many who would never sane
| ton another meeting with Johnson. but
they would not object SO much to a
meeting with either Sam Langford, Sam
! McVey or Joe jeanette. a trio of col
ored boxers who have had the respect
OF the fans at all times. And get
| ting down to cold turkey it must be
| admitted that Jack Johnson proved
himself better sport after the Havana
| fight than many of the whites. Jack
escapades outside the ring are what put
| him in bad.
Jack Read, the Australian light
weight, who has been in this country