New Britain herald., 1915-01-02
Can ' See Any
 knce for Jess Willard
lat White Hope" Who Will Meet Jack
 at Juarez and Doesn't Consider Him Qualified.


 white heavy weight class has not de- l veloped first class lighting man since Jim Jeffries Barring Tommy l Burns, who unfortunately was handi- 1 capped in size, there hasn't been a Wnlte heavyweight before the public ] in recent years who culd be rated any ] where near first class
 l The press agents have been spill 1 ing a lot of stuff about Gunboat
 smiths "come back in licking young Tommy McCarty, the western cowboy, 1 who succumbed to the Gunner's wall l lops last week. But if Gunboat showed anything of startling nature 1 in the performance l am at loss l to tell what it was. McCarty is a l mere novice,4 boy who really doesn't i know anything about boxing except l to rush in with his left hand stuck [ out and to chop with his right at close quarters. In front of a shifty fighter McCarty would prove the rankest sucker. l doubt if he would lay a glove to a shifty fellow like Mike Gibbons in forty rounds, if he had the good fortune to last that long in front of the middleweight wizard But he did connect with Smith fre 1 quently because the Gunner knows only one method, which is to meet every rush head-on. But McCartys blows did not carry the force, of the Gunner's, and when the latter did fin ally get over right, after many abortive attempts, McCarty crumpled quickly.
 In time McCarty might be made into a good man-he has a splendid physique-but his friends ought to first place him in the hands of cap- able boxing instructor for six months or so. A man who knows as little of defense as Tommy boasts can hardly be dignified by the title of boxer.
 Gunboat Smith may have come back, although great many persons are of the opinion that he has not yet arrived
 Friends of Willie Ritchie announce that the American lightweight cham pion's hat is in the ring again. Willie is interested in the hat business now out in San Francisco so that an- nouncement is not surprising. But if Willie is anxious to resume his trade of boxing I have not yet heard anything about it outside of a ru- mor here and there that Willie would be matched with Freddy Welsh for ten round exhibition some time in February.
 According to reports from San Francisco Ritchie has taken on great deal of weight during his idle- ness, and now resembles heavy welter more than a boy who boxes in the neighborhood of 133 pounds However, that is frequently the case
 w hnx hn lax off and Willie is not yet through grow ing, so that it would not be surpris- ing if he had taken on considerable flesh While 1oafng. But at his age it is no great task to take the pound age off, and I imagine that if proper Inducements are made he will be glad to accept a proposition to box somewhere near the lightweight limit. For that matter I fancy that in taking on weight Ritchie has nothing on Freddy Welsh. When Freddy did actually make weight in the bout with Young Shugrue which was the first time in many months he had really reduced, he fought like a wooden man. Welsh is no longer a chicken and finds it no trif1ng mat ter to reduce and enter the ring fit and strong at the same time.
 In a letter to a New York friend Ritchie says he will gladly box Welsh here next month. It is to be hoped that the match will be made AL though no longer worlds champion Rltchie is warm favorite with the fans and his return to the ring would mean a packed house wherever he elects to appear.
 Rttchie's return will be welcomed by lovers of the sport everywhere. He IS credit to the profession and the pity is we haven't more like him in the game.
 Kid Williams, the bantam cham pion, performed in New York Christ mas day in a ten round bout With the veteran Johnny Daly. Daly, be- ing little short of an iron man. man. aged to stay the limit but he took an awful beating. Daily, while good enough to hold his own with the rank and file of bantams, if not better than the average, was not match for the little bundle of aggressiveness from Baltimore.
 With the single exception of an- other veteran, Frankie Burns. I do not know of any bantam who stands chance With Williams Burns has challenged the Kid and I excent to learn any day that match has been arranged. Frankie has fought tba best of the division and has a splen- did record, though I doubt he is sturdy enough to stand off the cham pion in a twenty round bout. Will Hams looks the best bantam we have had in years.
 JAS. J. CORBETT. JACK HARROW DEAD.