Evening star., 1915-11-28
mo DECISIONS IN BOXING GAME
BELIEVED BEST FOR THE SPORT
Eastern Critics Favor and Western Oppose
New Move Which Is Believed to Be Vt
Wanted by Betting Element.

Barry of Chicago was cock of the walk.
Since then the scale has been changed,
until now the bantamweights are
classed at 11s pounds and it has be-
come necessary to create the new class
or nyweights, the same as in England
and France.
Pal Brown. the Minnesota lightweight
who had his sight very badly injured
while training for a fight with Joe
Mandot at Superior, Wis, last season,
has recovered from the effects of the
accident and is now training again Tor
matches. Pal was thrown from his mo-
tor cycle and badly bruised about the
head. He fought Mandot against the
advice of his physician and as result
had the worst of it. Now he is after
a return bout. as he feels that he can
beat the southern champion. ana II is
proba BILE that they will be matched at
Duluth about December 10 or niue
later. If he works all right. then ne
intends ia king trip east with Mike
Collins. who will manage him
Since Jack Dillon, the Indiana fight
er. has been recognized by the AmerI-
can Boxing Association as the nght
heavyweight champion of the world he
has been setting pace that the other
fighters are finding hard time 10
follow. Jack has been beating middle
weights and heavyweights alike and
his latest victim was Frank Farmer OF
Oshkosh. whom he put to sleep in four
rounds. While Farmer was never con-
sidered a top-notcher, he was gwen
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 sincere in his determine
tion to take on any man in the world,
no matter whether he was a heavy
weight, light heavyweight or even
! middleweight. He said. however, that
no lrn ill k-aJI y IN
limit of 100 pounds unless it were for
a big match and with good money in
sight, as he did not care to train down
unless 1T was worth while. While Jach
has made wonderful showing against
heayyweights, he would be taking an
awful chance in going against Jess
Willard, as he would be obliged to give
away over sxty-fve pounds in weight.
Those who imagine that Jess Willard
cannot box had better dissipate that
Jack Johnson that not only could he
fight, but there were times when he
even outboxed Johnson.
Dillon, wonderful fighter that he is,
| had better stick to the light heavy
weight class and let Big Jess alone.
Fred Fulton, the Minnesota giant who
has been working his way to the top
OF the ladder the past year, made quite
| hit with the boxing fans of the mid
die west when he put Andre Anderson.
the big Chicago Swede, to sleep in
four rounds at the Milwaukee audi
torium few nights ago. Fulton has
Deen accused of meeting nothing but
duos the past year. but it is certain
that he has been going against some
| big men, and while these were not of
the first class. they were tough enough
| to give him thorough tryout.
Arthur Pelkey, while never consider
ed star. was always looked upon
as tough proposition for any of them.
Fred certainly gave him severe beat
ing In their first ten-round bout and
then knocked him out in their second
IN five rounds Terry Kellar has had
a number of very good fights and gave
Jim Coney battle for nine rounds;
still Fulton knocked him cold in four
| rounds
Anderson was touted highly by the
chicago press. and while he was not a
nnished boxer. he was fast for big
was demonstrated when he put Fulton
down in the first round of their con-
| test. In fact, during the first three
| ROUNDS OF the contest Anderson made
splendid showing. In the fourth
round. however. Fulton, who had been
playing for Anderson's face con
| tinually, saw the opening that he
wanted, and let go a wicked left punch
10 the solar plexus. 1t landed with
terrlhc force and put Anderson down
| fight out of him
I The fellow was game and got to his feet
oniy 10 go down once more ard on the
third knockdown, which was a short right
10 the lower chin, he did not respond TO
the call OF ten. and Referee Harry Stout
might as well have counted into the hum
areas, Tor Anderson was still Unconscious
at the end OF five minutes When he
came TO ne said that he never thought a
man could hit as hard as Fulton had
wailoped him. There were number of
nght critics at the ringside tall the Chi
cago papers being represented), and every
one or them agreed that Fulton showed
tnat ne has the punch. and also enough
class to be sent against Jess Willard in
title match. OF course, it would be a
better proposition, probably, if Fulton
ana FRANK Moran, or even Jim Coffey.
could fight it out, as these two are con,
sidered to be about the best in the conn
try. However. Fulton himself is OF the
OPINION that he is good enough to meet
Willard right now. He cannot get the
thought out of his head that he is the
petter man. because he claims he knocked
Dig willard fiat in their exhibition, nor,
at hochester st.spring.
IL the Two are matched at New Orfe. ne
II Will no doubt create lot of interest
Ior the Minnesota man has made a Iot
or friends throughout the middle west h,
MS performances the past year.