El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-27

NLOnLnueQ from previous pd6cJ
amusement way, sim the boxing game,
which was being nursed along. IS on
the increase. This may seem surprls-
ing at this time, but it is fact. me
game is very popular here with all
branches where athletics are enjoyed
and when the way ends IL viii be more
popular than ever before a syndicate
is being formed here and when the
war is over a big club will be formed
and the promoters expect TO bring over
the best French. British and American
boxers
a1The authorities seem to favor the
sport Of boxing and on February 10
permitted a finish fight between Wal
demar HOlberg and Battling Dick Mel
SON formerly Of America eNlson won
the contest by a knockout / nthe 18TH
round. It was announced as being TOT
the weIterweight championship OF
Scandinavia Holberg had quite rec
ord. having fought in England ana
Australia and was beaten by Hughle
Michigan. the Australian lightweight
champion. in II rounds. DICK Nelson
has fought in New York, I believe, but
was never considered a star; but he
showed plenty of stuff in his fight
here with Holberg. II Georges car
pentier comes out OF the war fit to
fight it is the intention Of the pro-
moters to bring him here for big
match"
Gilmore Wells for Mcfarland.
Fred Gilmore. the Chicago welter-
weight. is making a great howl about
the welterweight title To begin withi
Packey Mcfarland does not mold the
welter championship. although there
is little doubt that had Packey gone
after the title at 145 pounds ringslde
instead of sticking among the ngnI-
weights, he would have annexed the
title But PaclSey did nothing OF the
kind and therefore has no more claim
10 il than Johnny CoulOn- II Packey
really wants 10 win the WelterW elgh nj
chan1Dionship let him tackle one Of two
men. or both-Kid Graves and Nike
Glover-who are about the best claim
ants to the title Of any fighters IN the
country today Ray Bronson, who was
credited with the title two years ago
renowned his claim, and it was taken
IN BY Graves and disputed by slower.
These two boys should really have a
marathon race to decide the issue.
Good Fight in sight.
Two Of the Toughest 100 Founders
in the business will get together April
. when Jack Dillon, the HoOsler cham
Dion. and Billy Murray, the California
raiddIeweight clash at Hudson, WIS.,
over the 10 round route Murray IS
what Bat Nelson would term a fight
Ing fool" and Dillon certainly gives the
fans what they Want-real IghIlng.
They are 10 scale $50 pounds at 5
o'clock Murray had a couple Of fights
with the fans. HIS match with Eddie
McGoorty was one Of the hardest ever
seen in many a day about the Cream
city and he also put up hurricane
bout with Tommy Gibbons at Hudson
recently. He will find Dillon ready to
mix with him on all occasions for Jacls
does love that style OF milling MS
work against GunbOat Smith mere re-
Gently demonstrated that he can "a ke
the punch and give It and his might
ing was a revelation to the fans. Jack
new busy irving to get Nike Gio-
bons into the ring Win him and is
willing TO make 15S pounds at ; O'clock
with $1,000 weight forfeit
KfIbane should Think Twice.
Johnny Kilbane. the featherweight
champion. following his win over
Kid Williams in their six round
bout at Philadelphia, st. Patrick.s day
states that he is now after Freddy
Welsh for the lightweight champion
ship Johnny had better do a little
thinking He won over Williams but
he must remember that the Kid was a
bantaulWe eight champion and not a
featherWeight and II was case OF the
heavier man-Klbane-Win If he
were TO meet welsh he would be the
under one, for Welsh would have at
least eight pounds in weight advant-
age, which even a clever boy like Kill
bane cannot afford TO give away to a
master boxer like Welsh Johnny
must not be fooled by many reports
sent out about inferior boys holding
Walsh even or beating him Walsh is
a pretty foxy boy himself and he has
a very foxy manager in Harry Pol
lock Freddy has not been pparticu-
lar sometimes what reports are sent
out regarding match, but II VIII De
found that where a lightweight has
hode a greet showing once he is liOble
TO look like a novice the second meet
ing. II is true that Welsh is getting
along in years and viii soon be slow
ing up a bit, but Just the same Mr.
kilbane viii find il a mighty hard
boxer Of Welsh's ability and clever
ness Many others have made the same
mistake
White Isn't Consistent.
Charlie White, the Chicago light
weight, has not been consistent in his
WORK the last year He has made some
sensational fights and then again he
has put up a couple Of very poor con-
tests There is no doubt that the boy
has the knack OF delivering a hard
WallOp-hard enough 10 put away ar
oppOuent-Dut for some reason he
seems to lack that aggressive spirit
that did so much TO make Ad. VOL
CAST one OF the most popular little
fellows who ever trOd the ring can
vas. White made a wonderful fight
against Willie Richie in Milwaukee,
q year ago and came near putting the
champion away for the ten count Ht
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~ Welsh the first time they met, but
in their second meeting he acted like
one in a trance.
It may be that he has not fully re-
covered from his illness in New YOrl
that prevented his meeting with the
champion there, but no matter what
the cause may have been, the fact re-
mains that he put NJ a rank battle
Then came his match with Sammy
RObideau in Philadelphia, March II
White fought like a different person
again He slashed away from tbs
start ana in less than one round had
RObideau stretched out for the count
tooldeau was considered OneN Of tn,
best llgntweights in the east Nov
II Charlie can hand out tnotner wiz
or two against such boys as JOHNNY