Evening star., 1915-12-11
BY T. S. ANDREWS.


MILWAUKEE,. December 9.-French
boxers who were coming to the front
SO rapidly less than two years ago,
are being wiped out by the war which
envelops Europe at present. The
game was gaining ground rapidly in
France and some really great boxers
were being developed, but unless the
boys who are at the front keep up the
sport, 1t will have a serious setback
by the time the war is over. I have
Just received word from Paris giving
some details of the doings Of the box
ers at the front. Bouzonnie. who twice
fought Sid Smith for the fiyweight til
tie of Europe. has been killed in ac-
ton, but his death has only just been
announced. Jean Posey, the great
featherweight, who fought Jem Dris-
coll and afterward went to Australia,
where he made a splendid showing. has
been seriously wounded and his recov-
cry is doubtful Georges Carpenter,
the most sensational of all the French
boxers. recovered from his injury of
last spring, but was hurt again. He
now is reported as being on the active
list in the aviation corps. Leon See,
who was OF great assistance to many
of the American boxers who visited
France, has been badly wounded. Mr..
See was interested in the promotion of
big boxing events in Paris and helped
Mr.. Mcintosh, the Australian promoter,
when he staged some Of the biggest
bouts. Emile Maitrot, the French ref
cree, who was third man in the ring at
most of the big fights, was also badly
wounded in an attempt to bring in
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letter comes word that Carpenter and
some of the leading boxers there are
trying to arrange Journeys back OF
the lines between the younger men and
this means the French champion hopes
to develop a lot of good boys who will
be able to take the places Of those
killed in action.
Aaron Brown (better known to fol-
lowers of the boxing game as Dixie
Kid"), whose home Is in Memphis,
Tenn, but who has been making Lon
don his residence for the past few
years, is wonder when 1t comes to
lighting. Although well past the forty
year mark he has been putting up some
really great scraps. A year ago, or
more, he retired but the bright lights
and probably lack of coin brought him
back to the roped arena During the
past year he has had about ten battles,
but seemed to be on the decline for
sure. Recently he fought twenty
rounds with Billy Williams and lost
the verdict 1t looked like the woods
for Dixie, but couple OF Weeks 1t, ago
liams again, this time stopping him in
seven rounds He also won over Louis
yerger, the French welter. in twenty
rounds. Now he is after match with
Willie Farrell at the "eiter"eisnt
limit.
The National Sporting Club of Lon
don has way Of forcing the title
holders to either defend their cham
pionships or forfeit the same IN q
er NJ the bantamweight title. was call
ed on to defend 1t for the Lord Lons-
dale championship belt. walker De
clined to make the match. claiming
the purse was not large enough. ine
club did not beg Mr.. Walker to ac-
cent or offer him more money, but sim
ply proceeded to match up whom they
considered the next best. which was
Young Fox, against Jimmy Berry over
the twenty-round route. FOX won the
battle after hard ngn.' anu mas oees
declared bahtamweight champion Of
Great Britain. Now he must defend
his title against both Tommy Harrison
and Charlie Ward, claimants to the
championship. Walker is out OF the
figuring, and will have to start al
at the title. It is claimed. however,
that Walker has outgrown the bantam
weight class and will have to enter
the featherweight division. It goes to
show that the National sporting Ciub
will not tolerate any chickering's about
championship matches, and the boxing
followers over there uphold the club in
IT'S stand.
The quick defeat of Jimmy Duffy. the
Lockport, N Y, lightweight. at the
hands of Ted Lewis. in Boston last
week. was, indeed. surprise. DUFFY
had been going. along at very fast
pace and had been put up against the
best lightweights in the land, among
them Freddy Welsh, Jack Britton.
Charley White. Leach Cross, Johnny
Dundee and other high-class boys.
Duffy's manager. Hugh Shannon. writes
me that he Is not accustomed to offer
any alibi for his fighter. but in this
case claims that he did not get the