El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

RMWAUKEE, WIS, Nov. I'll
M Brooklyn Tommy" Sullivan, at
one time a great featherweight
and now promoter Of boxing in St
Louis, being the head Of the Future
city 4. C., has taken the tip from the
American B. A., and has started tour
nament for fyWeight boxers to decide
the American title in that class. The
weight is 112 pounds al 3 oclOckk, and
there are a number of clever lads at
the weight
Jimmy Pappas. the Atlanta Greek:
frankie IzzO and Artie Armstrong, Of
Chicago. were named as the best OF the
lot with the understanding that they
tight il out for the championship.
Tommy Sullivan has already started
the tourney and is ar ising for
matches between the three. ,ne winner
TO be declared champion.
Sullivan is endeavoring TO have de-
clsions rendered in the bouts, so there
viii be no dispute about the results.
There was a time when the bantam
weight class figured around los pounds,
but that was when Jimmy Barry. Of
chicago, was cock OF the walk Since
then the scale has been changed until
llS pounds and it has become neces-
Sary TO create the new class of fly
weights, the same as IN England and
France
OTeury Made Welsh Jump.
Very little has been printed about
the recent y round battle at Winni-
peg between Freddy Welsh, the worlds
lightweight champion, and Johnny
OLeary, the Canadian titleholder but
from reports received here it must have
been very fast and clever exhibition.
The papers gave the decision to Welsh,
but say that he had TO travel at top
speed 10 get it. as O'Leary set a fast
pace from the jump
Johnny is a very ambitious youth
and wants TO fight Freddy for the
championship over any distance but
ne will have civ
Charlie White and Johnny Dundee a
chance. If Johnny wants 10 get in on
the chase he viii have TO manage in
Some way to hitch up q match with
either White or the Scottish Wop and
take q chance on winning the decision
Inat VIII bring him nearer a Welsh
match than ans thing else
Pal Brown Receivers Vision.
Pal Brown, the Minnesota light
weight, VINO had his sight very badly
injured while training for a fight with
Joe Aandot at Superior. Wis, last sea
son, has recovered from the effects of
the accident and is now training again
Tor matches Pal was thrown from his
motorcycle and badly bruised about
the head He fought Mandot against
the advice Of his physician and as q
result had the worst of it. Now he is
after a return bout, as he feels that
he can beat the southern champion
aIu II Is pLooaDle mat Lney VIII De
matched at Duluth about December 10
or a little later If he works all right
he intends taking a trip east with
Nike Collins, who viii manage him.
Dillon Ready For Anyone.
Since Jack Dillon, the Indiana
fighter, has been recognized by the
American Boxing association as the
light heaVyWeight champion OF the
world, he has been setting pace that
the other fighters are finding a hard
time TO follow.
Jack has been beating middle
weights and heavyweights alike and
hls-latest victim was Frank Farmer of
Oshkosh, whom he put TO sleep in
four rounds While Farmer was never
a top-notcher, he was given
credit for being able TO stand a lot
Of punishment. but he could not bear
Up under the sledge-hammer blows that
Dillon handed out
While here, Jack said he was sin
cere in his determination 10 take on
any man in the world, no matter
whether he was a heavyweight. light
weight or even middleWeighL He said,
however, hat he would not make the