Evening star., 1915-05-16
NATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE
MAY SOON BE ORGANIZED
Would Be Built Along Lines Similar to
Amateur Athletic Union, Taking in All
States Where Sparring Is Permitted.

the Akron promoters hope to close the
match before long. The weight will
likely be 1S5 at 3 o'clock. if the match
is made. although Ritchie may demand
a higher poundage. He refused to
make the weight for return match
with Charlie White. although Willie de-
clared himself that he could make the
weight without trouble. but that he
would not permit White to dictate to
him as to what the poundage should be.
If Ritchie and tiriffiths meet it will
prove a corking good contest. for Will
lie is rusher al ali times and Griffiths
shows his best form when stacked up
against just that kind of fighter
Ad Wolgast. the Michigan bearcat and
former champion, is TO have another
whirl at Freddy Welsh. the title-holtler,
in one of those ten-round contests with
out decision. They will meet before
the South Side Athletic Club of Mil
waukee. at the Elite skating ring, May
is. 1t will be q try-out for Ad to see
whether his arm is strong again and
fit to stand a bruisng battle. When
the two met in New York last fall, IAd
was going along at a terrific clip until
his arm gave way and ii was all off.
The contest with Welsh has been post
poncd twice, having been originally set
Tor May 4. Should WolgaSt be able to
go along ali riSh; he will in all prob
ability be matched with Charlie White
or Leach Cross for some time in Jnly.
Herb Mccoy, the Australian light
weight champion. must have gone back,
or Young Abe Attell the California boy
who Went to the antipodes recently,
must be a much better lad than the
coast papers have ever given him credit
for being. Young Atten fought Nc
Coy at Melbourne, and while he lost
the decision at the end Of twenty
rounds. he nevertheless put up very
clever battle and had all the best of
no sy,f1
round, and lost through r. mishap
toward the end of.the contest
\ month ago the Rumanian welter-
weight. Costica .AleXardrescu. left Eng
.and. bound for New York. where he in
tended to try and get some matches
Anton. the Milwaukee Greek, who was
boxing in London, and who fought the
young Rumaniar twice. sent word here
that Costica had left Liverpool for New
York. That was four weeks ago, and
nothing has been heard of him as vet.
so there is some doubt as to what has
become of him. Anton is expected in
Milwaukee very soon. having written
over some time ago for matches, but as
yet ne has not put in an appearance
Now that Willie Richie has practi-
caly declared that he intends to enter
the Welterweight ranks-that he can
not make 1873 pounds. the lightweight
mt any IioFe-"RS not arrange !
tourney at New Orleans where twenty
round contests are permitted. for the |
american championship in the light
weight division? The recognized weight /
mere mas been 133 ringside. which
SHOULD really be al :; o'clock weighing |
but the scale was raised by Richie |
when he defeated Wolgast for the title. ]
All other countries have set the
weight at 30 al or 3 o'clock, but in !
the states the weight has been 133 for
many Years. If a national boxing as-
ISOLATION is formed this might be
changed so as to correspond with other !
countries, but until such time the |
American weight is 1873 and should be |!
held there There are some nigh-class |
lishtweights at 133 pounds. among !
them Charlie White. Johnny Grifiths. ,
Joe Mahdot, Johnny Dundee. Sam |
Robideau. Ad Wo!s2st and Leach Cross. !
JEFF Smith, the New York middle
weight. who has been in Australia for
some months, is expected back this
week and he VIII no doubt get busy
Gibbons or Jimmy Clabby JEFF has
been claiming the world title, due to
his victory over Jimmy Clabby in Aus
tralia two years ago. but he forgets
ciabby ,cfeated the Oshkosh boy.
Clabby VS. the one, however. to put
up his money and throw down the
gauntlet to all middleweights He
NAt-A4AASt thc tAtiS anu ohSfco 10 uelcnd
1t against all comers. something none
OF the others did. and that is why
James had a better claim to the honor
than the rest of the bunch. Mike Glib
bons. the st. Paul phantom, has beaten
both Clabby and ,McGoorty over the
ten-round route. with no decision tthe
newspaper writer's awarding the YER
dict each time), and it is too bad that
Gibbons and Clabby have not met in
real marathon bout with a decision
to settle the dispute. If they could
be brought together then JEFF Smith
would be right in line to challenge the
winner. George Chip also has made
p real come back and Il. deserving Of
g chance at the title again. It is
really time we had real battle for
the middleweight title.