Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30

| nano tnat the rereree must De satiS
factory to all parties. No one hat
been mentioned except Mr.. Hoke.
had nothing against Mr.. Hoke what
ever, but considered l had the righ
to ask for another one II I desired
I told Mr.. Sherman and also Nate Levi.
| that any referee in the state outside
of Mr.. Hoke would be agreeable tt
Welsh and myself, but they were
| obstinate and would have no one bu
Hoke, I did not try to dictate mol
to object to the one man If saw MT
| Mr.. Sherman. the promoter, stated
that he considered the club had the
absolute right to name the referee
down from the job because 1t was
matter of pride with him. No one
denies Mr.. Pollok the right to have 6
say regarding the appointment of e
is participating, but such matters
| should be thrashed out ahead of time
and not left to the last minute and
| thus disappoint hundreds of fans anG
hurt the game itself, The club is also
to blame for neglect to protect itself
| against such actions. However, 1t may
| have a beneficial effect, for it will
make both club promoters and man.
| a gers of boxers be more careful and
considerate in the future.
! Battling Levinsky is great light
heavyweight, and no mistake, but
whether he can whip Jack Dillon in a
| decision match over the marathon route
| is a question. Dan Morgan, manager
| of the battling one, thinks he can. One
good thing about Dan is that ne will
back his men to the limit If he thinks
| they have a chance. and he Will also
boost them to the skies. In letter
| Daniel says of his charge: Levinsky,
i the greatest heavyweight in the world
| today. easily defeated Jack Dillon at
Baltimore July Il, as inclosed clip
pings will show. Levinsky is the best
heavyweight in the ring today, and
would step around Jess Willard and
make him look like a hitching post.
He Is the modern Jim Corbett.
A few months back the writer wit
messed a ten-round match between
Levinsky and Dillon, at the Broadway
Club in Brooklyn, and it was crack
eriack. the wonder being how the Bat
tier ever stood up under the pounding
that Jack handed out In that contest
Dillon had the best of it. but Levinsky
put up splendid battle ana deserved
a world of credit for his showing. Some
of the papers differ regarding the Bal
timore match and such good judge of
boxing as Billy Recap of Philadelphia,
who was there. stated that the Hooser
bearcat had won. Levinsky is a game
chap and wonderfully improved. but
he will have to show more guns to beat
the Hoosier in a battle of fifteen or
twenty rounds Dillon today is the &C
knowledged champion light heavy
W
stage a twenty-round battle between
the two and have real old-time cham
pionship affair. 1t would be great
match and should attract lots of at
tention. AS for either one meeting and
beating Willard-that is another ques-
ton. To my mind neither one would
stand a ghost of a show with Big Jess
in any kind of condition.
In an effort to build up and become
a y,oi6 orb n ST
we iPht (the class he has been ln),
Freddy Gilmore, the Chicago boxer, has
been living the simple outdoor life all
summer and is now en- route to the Pa
cifc coast by auto. Freddy intends to
live outdoors all the time while travel
ing with a chum from Chicago, and will
make the return trip the same way,
taking about two months in all. If the
schedule is closely adhered to. He has
boxing gloves with him. as he INTENDS
to do some sparring outdoors to keep
in shape. There are few boys cleverer
than Gilmore, but he seemed to lack the
resisting power when in battle. and
for that reason is endeavoring to build
up with the outdoor life.
At last we are to have real cham
pionship battle between middleweights
George Chip, the New Castle (Penn-
sylvania), middleweight, with his
manager, Jimmy Dime, sailed for Aus
tralia the other day for the express
purpose of meeting Les Darcy. the ac-
knowledged champion of that part OF
the world and also Europe. with good
claim to having whipped the best that
American can offer. Chip has met all
the best mddleweights in the country
and some others. He claimed the title
into what has always been termed a
'fuke" knockout at the hands OF Al
Mccoy, who since then has been beaten
in short matches by others. emp is
fphf re IN M "
Baker, the Australian promoter, and
the first match will be for the title
with Les Darcy. George is rough
and ready scrapper and should have a
fairly good chance with the wonderful
Australian boy, who has made such a
remarka BILE showing for the past year
and a half, in whipping such men as
Eddie McGoorty, Dave Smith, JEFF
Smith. Jimmy Clabby. Knockout Brown
and others 1t will be twenty rounds
and Chip likes that distance. Should
he happen to put over a K. o. on the
Australian it would mean fortune
for the Pennsylvania boy. Jack Dillon
and Mike Gibbons were given the same
chance to go over and meet Darcy.
but both declined at the time because
they were picking UP too much easy
money over here. Accompanying Chip
and his manager are Patsy Brannigan.
the featherweight veteran of Pitts
burgh: Babe Picato of Los Angeles
(another good featherweight, but who
has been fighting lightweightsl; Joe
Chip, a welterweight and brother of
toughest light heavyweights in the
world. There are some star feather
weights in Australia now and the
Yankee boys will have their hands full
to beat them. Manager Dime thinks
Joe Chip Will make a greater hit than
any of them and he may match him
against Darcy, should the latter defeat
George.