El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-05
SOLDIER BARTFIELD IS SURPRISE;
SHOWED WELL AGAINST GIBBONS
Bartfeld Must Be Pretty Near Welterweght Champion
as McKetrick Claims; Dundee Also Furnishes Sur
prise by Showing Knockout Punch When It Was
Thought He Had None Coffey and Flynn.
BY t. $. ANDREWS.

ELWAUKEE, WIS. June g.
M There were several surprises as
L = the result OF Decoration day
boxing bouts about the country. Soldier
Bartfield's showing against Mike Gsb-
hons in Brooklyn was a big surprise;
Johnny Dundee surprised his friends b.
showing a real knockout punch; Bat
Ting Levinsky came back and beat
POrky Flynn: Bombardier Wells, the
British champion, showed a flash again
by stopping Dick Smith; Frankie Con
ley, the former bantam star, showed a
knockout punch again; oven Morans
the former British star. was beaten by
2 new featherweight champion Of Eng
la1d-LeW Edwards.
Recently Dan McKetricb claimed the
WelterWeight championship for his man
-BartfieId-and judging from his
showing against Mike Gibbons the SOL
der boy must be pretty near what Dan
said he was To give away weight and
hold his own against a man OF CID
bons's class is quite a feat and Bart
field has surely made a name for him
self in the east by his work against
the St Paul Phantom. Bartfield
weighed only 14S, so the chances are
he can make 145 pounds without diff
1iculty. It means that Kid Graves
and Nike Glover viii have to figure
the soldier in on the WelterWeignt
title.
nent-Drumie-has not been heard Of TO
any extent No one ever doubted Dun
dee's cleverness, but the fans have al
ways been skeptical about his hitting
powers. If JOHNNY can show the punch
against the more classy nghtweights
he should figure with the best for the
title The defeat OF Owen Moran means
that the clever little BritOn did not take
the best Of care Of himself when he was
in America and that is what slowed him
up no doubt A fighter is like a race
horse-he must take the best care Of
himself and keep in condition II he ex-
poets to win.
COffey shows His Class.
Jim COffey, the Irish giant. has once
more demonstrated his right TO a chance
al the heavyweight championship The
big irish boy whom Billy Gibson has
nursed along for some time has beaten
most Of the big fellows about New York
and he had another real test Decoration
day when he stacked Up against that
tough trial horse-Jim Flynn-and Pvt
him practically out in the ninth round
of a 10 round contest at the new Brigh-
ton Beach club in New York. It was a
EruellinE battle, with Coffey LONG most
OF the damage and Flynn showing Won
derTul endurance and ability TO take
punishment Coffey did something that
JACK Johnson failed to do with Flynn
stop him The negro former champion
won from Flynn on a foul in the ninth
round. but at that time Jim was fight
II looks like Coffey and Jess willard
for a big match about Labor day.
Welsh Wants S15.OO0.
Efforts were made to bring Freddie
Welsh. the lightweight champion, and
Charlie White, challenger. together for
a 20 round bout at Denver. July 4. but
from present indications the match, il
arranged. viii not be held until Labor
DAY Manager HarryS Pollock has been
holding out for SIS. 900 for Welsh's end.
but the chances are that he will accept
The S12,500 which was originally offered
for the match
II White is considered a legitimate
challenger for the title, then Welsh has
no right to try and. force him TO accept
practically nothing for the chance TO
battle with him. Just because Tommy
Burns. Battling Nelson and others were
permitted to get away with such IN
reasonable demands Is no reason Why
II should be continued. and il IS hoped
that a union Of some kind can soon be
formed in the states to put a stop 10
further dOings Of that kind.
1t is admitted that White is as gooi.
II not better. than most OF the ehaI-