Evening star., 1915-03-28
BY T. s. ANDREWS.

/ MILWAUKEE,, Wis. March 27.-There
is one little country in Europe where
the boxing game Is on the increase
despite the war conditions which exist
over there The country in question
is little Denmark, the spot made IA
nous among the boxing followers OF this
country because, it is the birthplace OF
one Battling Nelson-of whom all the
Danes feel proud; even though the
battler Is not SO great an actor as
James j. Corbett. Denmark has de-
veloped a number of fairly good
fighters the past few years. and the
game was being doomed there when
the big war started. The following
letter, Just received from physical
culture professor at Copenhagen, gives
a few facts concerning the game:
while the war has interfered with
nearly everything in a business and
amusement way. still the boxing game.
which was being nursed along, is on
the increase. This may seem surprls-
ing at this time, but 1t is fact: me
branches where athletics are enjoyed
and when the war ends it will 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. The authorities seem to favor
the sport of boxing, and February 10
permitted a finish fight between Wal
demar Holberg and Battling Dick Nell
son, formerly of America. Nelson won
the contest by knockout in the
fifteenth round 1t was announced as
being for the weiterWeight champion
ship of Scandinavia. Holberg had quite
a record, having fought in England
and Australia on numerous occasions.
He defeated Ray Bronson of the United
States while in Australia, and was
beaten by Hughie Michigan. the Aus
tralian lightweight champion. in seven
teen rounds. Dick Nelson has fought
in New York, l believe, but was never
considered star: but he showed
Holberg. If Georges Carpenter comes
out of the war fit to fight, it is the in
tention of the promoters to bring him
here for a big match"
Fred Gilmore, the Chicago welter-
weight, is making great howl about
a match with Packey Mcfarland for
the welterweight title. To begin with
Packey Mcfarland does not hold the
welter championship, although there is
little doubt that had Packey gone after
the title at 145 pounds rinsside. instead
of sticking among the lightWeights, he
would have annexed the title. But
Packey did nothing of the kind and
Johnny Coulon. If Packey really wants
to win the welterweight championship
let him tackle one of two men, or
both-Kid Graves and Mike Glover
who are about the best claimants to
the title of any fighters in the country
today. Ray Bronson, who was credited
with the title two years ago, renounced
his claim and it was taken up by
Graves and disputed by Glover. These
thon match to decide the issue. Now
if Fred Gilmore is after the title let
him try and make a match with either
Graves or Glover. If he can beat those
boys no one will deny him the right to
the title. Fred was a very clever
boxer two years ago, but he has been
out of the ring most of the time since
then, having had a private bout with
boxer named Jimmy Cassidy in Chica-
go recently, which he won by a knock
out in three rounds. There are nu-
merous welterweights in Milwaukee
who will give Fred a good trying out
and If he can win over them he will be
in line for Mcfarland, Graves and
clover. He may have the class now
to become champion. but had better
feel his way out bit among some
from a great fighting family, his ia
ther-Harry Gilmore-the famous light
weight champion of three decades ago
having been one of the best bare
knuckle stars and a game one, too.
Two of the toughest 160-pounders in
the business will get together April 2,
when Jack Dillon, the Hoosier cham
pion, and Billy Murray. the California
middleweight, clash at Hudson, Wis.
over the ten-roun1 route. Murray 10