The Alaska citizen., 1915-09-13
OF A SPORTING NATURE

|"AuOuNA amount of money could be offered them.
 Neither is worlds champion. No championship is at stake. The great demand for the match is based simply upon curiosity to see if Netherlands cleverness can save him from being knocked out by such a cunning master fighter as Gibbons. and If Mcfarland, by use of his skill can beat the cleverest middle. weight in the world
 What s17,5oo Means.
 Compare what Mcfarland and Gib- bons are to get with the mOrey paid to the most famous ball players men whose names are prominent in every days news. In ha,f an hour Of boxing, or less, each will make more than the greatest ball players make in an entire sea son.
 The sum paid in to see McFar land and Gibbons, unless the pro moters are mistaken in their csti- mate, will be large enough to pay for 100 bouts between fighters of ordinary fame.
 McFarlands end to use arother comparison. will be 22 times as much as Gunboat Smith received for whipping Tom Cowler.
 Absurd? We'll rather. But Nc Farland has always drawn down large purses He received $10,O00 in cash for boxing 10 rounds wit+ Matt Wells That $10000 was the biggest purse Mcfarland ever drew down. But he is taking more of a chance with Gibbons than he did With Wells, who was completely outclassed. Johnson to Fight in Spain.
 Nick Klegin says he is soon to leave for Spain. He has agreements with both Jack Johnson and Frank Moran, and he intends to have them fight in Barcelona. Spain. or in Lon don within three months. If it is a hard time lodging. and if it is Johnson well. according to the Pa lisian promoter, it's up to Willard to beat Johnson, because several million people didn't see the fight in Havana, and most of these think Willard didn't really whip the big negro. If Willard polished off John son again, he would probably make some money out of it this time, be sides doing favor to his large and receptive staff of managers.
 Frank Klaus is another fighter who has decided to try to make a "come-back.' Klaus has not fought since he lost his title of middle weight champion to George Chip in a bout in PittSburg in October, 1913. He has been training hard at his home at Braddock, Pa, and has told his friends that he will try his hand at the game once more this fall
 Ted Kid" Lewis, the English box CT Outpointed Mike Glover so easily in their 12-round go at the Atlas A. A., of Boston, that promoter Miah Murray has decided to try and sign Lewis up with Jack Britton for a contest at the same club on the night of Aug 24. If the Britton, Dundee bout is booked for the sec ond week in this month, Dan Nor. gan will accept the go for Britton.
 Someone has circulated the report that Leach Cross is going to retire from the ring, and Sam Wallach. brother of "Leachie.' who arranges his bouts for him, is busy denying it. The only thing that will make Leach quit the fighting business is when they only offer him s1OO for star bout. There is not a chance of him giving up the game when he can grab $1,5OO or s2,0OO for boxing 90 minutes.
 Unless Mike Gibbons agrees to fight Jimmy Clabby a 20-round bout in New Orleans the latter part of this month, Larney Lichtnnstein, manager of Clabby, says he will take Clabby to Australia and match him to fight Les Darcey.