Evening star., 1915-07-11

Tom Cowier, who has just returned
from Australia with Jim Corbett.
Cowler is a native of England, but dur
Ing the past two years he has made ms
home in Vancouver, =. c., and 1t was
there that Jim Corbett first made ms
acquaintance. He looked good to JIM,
and the latter took him along to Aus
tralia on his vaudeville tour. Corbett
matched him against three men in Aus
tralia-Les ODonnell, Gordon Coghiil
and Ben Doyle-winning all three bouts
in easy fashion. Corbett, is wise enough
to know that he is not yet ripe for a
match with. Willard. but thinks he can
beat most of the heavies in the states,
and is willing to match him against
any of them. 1t is likely that Cowler
will be matched with Coffey in New
York, the match to take place within a
months time. Then the winner can be
showed ahead for talk with Jess
Willard meet it will not t.e Labor day
as stated by some, but in the late fall
Jess is tied up with engagements till
October and could not get away until
after that date. 1t is possible that the
match may be decided in Milwaukee, at
the big Auditorium. as the Cream City
A. c. has made a bid for the bout. and
Tom Jones, manager of Willard, is
willing to accept it.
There should be some way of listing
the names of boxers so that promoters
and others who follow the game would
not be mixed up as to their doings in
the ring. There are many boxers OF
the same name, and unless a person Is
well posted on the game he is liable
to mistake one for the other and give
credit where it does not belong, and
vice versa. Last week frankie Gala
han. the Brooklyn lightweight. was
credited with being knocked out by
Frankie Fleming. the fast Canadian
1JO-pounder, in seven rounds, at Mon
treal Just two nights prior to that
Callahan fought Jack Read at st
Louis. 1t is claimed now that the
frankie Callahan that lost to Fleming
was a local boy. who had taken that
name because he read in the papers
that the Brooklyn fighter had been
doing good work. 1t is the same with
Al Mccoy of Brooklyn. There is an
other Al Mccoy in the same class
middleweight-and the fans never
know which Of the two A1cCoys is los
ing or winning. 1t has been the same
too, with the Pal Moores. There are
about three of them. the original from
Philadelphia being about through WIN WIN
the game. Young Wolgasts also have
sprung up in different parts OF the
country. and Charley Whites Will soon
he numerous, no doubt. 1t is surely
misleading at times to the followers OF
the boxing game.
The two Sams-Langford and McFey
have had strenuous time, trying 70
beat one another. They nave met
seven times. and once Langford scored
rounds at Sydney, Australia. McVey
also won over Langford in twenty
rounds. and they fought hard draw
in Paris of twenty rounds. They had
another twenty-round draw at brls,
bane. Queensland. They appear well
matched, but in a twelve-round bout at
Roston a week ago McVey was given
the decision. The latter has wonder
fullyfast left hand and at long range
he outboxed Langford, but in the
goods. 1t is possible that another long
distance event will be arranged be-
tween the two Sans for what might be
termed the colored titles as it is not
likely that johnson will ever hight
aeain-at least not against colored
men,.
while Richie. the ex-champion light
| weight. has decided to take to the
mountains near San Franclsco curing
to forget the ring and the stage. The
Frisco boy intends to go on long
hunting and fishing trip and will not
bother about matches of ay kind. He
welsh in New York and also Charley
white, but he passed them up to go
AshinC. Willie says, however. that he
will he in harness again in the fall and
ready. to have it out with Charley
white as to who is the real American
champion: That will please the Chi
cago boy and also many boxing fans
and at the same time furnish chal-
ianrer for a world championship match.
For the first time in several years
there was really no match Of great i'm
nortance to be decided on Independence
day in the states. There were numerous
matches booked in various cities. but
not of the kind to create universal in
tarest. one of the best contests was
between Johnny .Griffths, the Ohio
champion, and Joe Mandot. the New
Orleans star lightweight, the bout be-
ing decided at Canton, Ohio. and the
distance twelve rounds. Grifhths had
the best Of the going until near the
end, when Mandot made his usual fast
finish and earned what many Of the
fans and writers thought was "a draw.
The papers seemed divided on the ques-
ton. some giving the decision to .Grif-
;fiths and Others calling 1t u draw. 1t
was the kind of battle that the fans
like. SO it matters. little whether it was
no-decision or not.
Jack Dillon, the Hoos!er champion,
and George Chip of Pittsburgh met for
past three years, the match taking
place at Kansas City. and the result
was the same as many times beiore-a
draw. One OF the surprises was the fact
that Dillon made 158 pounds at 3
o'clock, just to show that he could do
1t IL need be. 1t was evident to many.
however, that in making the weight
Jack weakened himself, although he
appeared stronger in the exchanges at
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