El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09
BOXERS SH0ULDBE MADE T0FIGHT
IN CLASSES WHERE THEY BELONG
Champion Should Not Be Allowed to Make Opponent
Scale the Exact Weight While He Himself Comes
In at Catch Weight; Nc Goorty Will Meet Win
ner of Clabby- Gibbon Battle in Milwaukee
BY T. $. ANDREWS.

, piOu, expects to meet the winner ana
/ then Ahearn wants to tackle the win
ner of the latter contest. Then it viii
be up to Mr.. Clabby or any of the lot
fortunate enough to defeat him to meet
the Australian champion for what
might be termed the worlds champion
ship. At present Mick King, the new
conner in Australia, holds the title in
kangarooland with Jeff Smith, The New
York contender, trying hard for the
honor. Should Smith return 20 the
states this season, he would be in line
for a championship match with Clabby
or any one who might beat him, but
the chances are that Jeff will remain IN
Australia for some time to come, as he
likes the country.
Boxing In Australia Revives.
A cablegram received by the writer
from Snowy Baker, the boxing pro-
moter of Australia, this week states
that there has been big revival Of
the fighting game and that now the
crowds are almost as large as before
the war started. For a time after the
war was on, the attendance at the
stadiums in Sydney and Melbourne was
cut in two and that is the reason some
of the best boxers in America VINO
were there at the time returned home
However, all this has changed now
and the game is back on a paying basis
Mr. Baker is negotiating with some OF
the best lightweights and middle
weights for a tour Of the antipodes in
the near future.
Prefers Decisions.
An article in these columns two weeks
ago regarding the danger to the boxing
game where decisions are allowed III
short bouts brought reply from an en-
thusiast Of Buffalo, n. Y, and another
from Washington, D. c. These two
men point out that boxers should be
given credit for what they do in short
bouts the same as in long OneSi that
it is intendede to foster boxing and not
prize fighting. I agree with them IN
that respect, but merely pointed out
the danger TO the game, especially in a
place like New York city, where so
much betting is done on all forms OIL
sport At present the game is kept ab-
solutely clean, but where there IS 50
much betting, the element of danger IN
that respect is much greater
I would like to have decisions rem
dered in all boxing contests, if 1t could
be done honestly. Even two Judges
and referee, the same as in amateur
matches would answer the purpose, and
let the boxing commission have the
appointment of the judges and refree-
Why Not in Milwaukee,
Charlie White, the Chicago flash,
made good in New York against Young
Shugrue, the Jersey hghtwelght, ana
as a result secured a match with Fred
DIV Welsh, over the 10 round route, for
January 26 Why White and his man
ager. Nate Lewis, should prefer the
New York date with Welsh 70 MlIWau-
kee is hard to fathom, for it is cinc1
that II would have drawn at least
$1,000 to $40 900 more in the beer clSy
than in the big metropolis Their first
clash in Milwaukee drew S2OOO0, ana
the White Shugrue match drew only
$4,000, which is pretty good barome-
ter for what the White-Welsh contest
will bring in. 1t may go from $l5,OOO
to $4,000, but that will be about the
limit.
Then. again, the match will have 20
be at weight or the interest VIII NOT pe
there. If Freddy makes 1913 at 3 o'clock
for White then the Chicago lad Will
stand a mighty good chance of putting
over a WALTON that may upset FredeF-
lex, for he will be Just as strong IN
the cIinches as the Briton. However
Charlie will have to learn one thing
he must start his rushes earlier in the
game if he expects to get the decision
from the newspapers. Two rounds OF
rapid fire work cannot overcome eight
rounds to the other fellows credit
COffey Lost to Kay.
Jimmy Coffey, the New York light
weight who went to Australia few
months ago with Jeff Smith and Al
Lippe, had his first fight with FREQ
Kay, the clever lightweight Of west
Australia. before Snowy" Bakers
stadium in sydney and lost the contest
on points after a battle of 20 rounds
Kav was altogether too clever for COZ
fey and outpOinted him all the way.
Coffey had nothing but good right
hand, but failed to cross it over except
on A few occasions near the end of the
battle Kay's awkward style was too
puzzIing for Coffey to fathom.
KIIBANE OUTBOXES DAILY.
Toledo, O., Jan. 9.-Johnny Kilbane,
champion featherweight outfought,
outboxed and outdOdged frankie Daily
of Latrobe, Pa. in a 10 round match
here Friday night