Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
BY T. s. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ing in for big share of the shekels
which the boxing fans of old Gotham
are handing out for the entertain
ments at Madison Square Garden and
Billy Gibson's new palace-the Man
haitian Opera House. The Willard
Moran gate was a record-breaker. but
the heavies still are there with their
demands for big figures when 1t
comes to mixing in the roped arena
Fred Fulton. the Minnesota giant. who
has been after Willard for a title
match. is being paid $4,000 for three
matches. and now comes the big club
there with a bid of $4,000 for ten
round bout between Frank Moran and
Jack Dillon. OF this amount Moran is
to receive s17,500 and Dillon $500.
which does not seem very fair divi-
sion, but then it is bigger money than
Jack ever dreamed of, and he Will
hardly pass 1t up. This match is book
ed for the first part of May. following
the match between Fulton and Al
Reich, April "a The Minnesota giant,
who has been coached for some time
by his manager, Mike Collins, is booked
for meetings with Jim Coffey. the Irish
giant, and also Moran. provldlng ne
beats Reich; so that. he will be kept
busy for some time il the lines do not
become twisted. In training, Fulton
has made a big hit with the New York
fans, showing plenty of speed Tor DIG
man, and also demonstrating ms apli-
ity to hit, something the fans like to
see. Reich is dangerous man for any
heavyweight to tackle, although he IS
just as liable to prove an easy marx:
He has real Knockout punch, and II
he gets good start, Is hard to beat.
in real experience and judgment.
Charlie Weinert, the Brooklyn heavy.
is making his come back felt, for last
week he handed Andre Anderson. the
Chicago giant, a sleep producer IN Two
rounds. Up to that time Anderson had
been going along fine. following his
knock out by Fulton in Milwaukee IN
four rounds. Jim Coffey also made his
come back about the same time py
stopping Jack Geyer. the big man from
plenty of work for this bunch Of
heavies if they want to mix with one
another in real battling. However, OF
the entire lot Fulton seems to nave
the build for a successful battle
against the champion-Jess Willard
being almost as tall as the titleholder.
with a longer reach and weighing 2lS
pounds in condition. 1t Will take Dig
man to beat Willard, and that is where
Fulton fills the bill-now can he de-
liver?
The elimination tournament for the
selection of a colored heavyweight
champion of the world. started by d. j.
Tortorich, the New Orleans boxing pro-
moter, is creating great deal more AT
tention than was at hrst expected
Since Jess Willard announced his IN
tention of fighting only white contend
ers for the championship of the world
"a statement that he made before MS
match with Jack Johnson at Havana a
year ago-it dawned upon Promo, er
Tortorich that 1t would be good ldea
to have the best of the colored heavies
meet and settle the question OF SUI
premacy among them Of course JACK
Johnson claimed the colored title. put
Sam Langford and Sam McVey entered
a strong protest against it, as they
have not. been given a chance to prove
their claims in actual battle. There are
some corking good colored heavyweights
and the tournament Will, without DOUBT,
prove a success, even in the south. the
first meeting in the elimination is to
be between McVey and Joe Jeanette at
the new arena in New Orleans. May S.
the distance to be twenty ROUNDS 10
decision. The winner of this match is
to meet Harry Wills. the southern
CHAMPION and the winner of this bout
will tackle Samuel Langford. That will
assure the promoters three big con-
tests. and the winner. of the final VIII
in all probability be sent against Jack
Johnson Efforts willSbe made to bring
the former champion back into this
country. but il it cannot be done then
the match win probably be arranged
for some point away from the states.
either Mexico. Cuba or Canada. 1t
would be necessary for johnson to train
hard for the match to get in proper
shape. but there is no doubt that it
would attract a lot of attention just
the same George Lawrence, manager
of McVey, is willing to wager tidy
sum that his man. will be the winner
of the tourney and that he will also
beat johnson for the title. if they ever
come together. 1t seems queer that
all the colored stars of the present
time are confined to the heavyweight
class. Colored fighters of the Joe Cans,
George Dixon and Kentucky Rosebud
type seem to have passed away.
There is possibility that Les Darcy
the wonderful Australian middieweight.
may come over to this country for a
series of matches under the direction
of Tommy Burns. former heavyweight
champion of the world. Burns has been
in touch with Darcy through friends
in Australia, and there is little doubt
but that the great middleweight can
get away the coming fall if he so de-
sires. and it Is understood that he is
anxious to come here and have a battle
for the world title with Mike Gibbons
and any other legitimate contenders.
Burns has offered Darcy a guarantee
Of a fiat sum (said to be near the
forty-thousand-d dollar mark) for three
or four contests, and the latter is agree
able to the proposition.
Many people imagine that boxers-or,
as they prefer to call them,i fighters
are without feeling, etc, when in the
ring and out of 1t. Such persons know
little of the real boxer or fighter. or
they would change their minds in
hurry 1t is seldom that boxer de-
liberately tries to injure another one
when in contest. OF course, there.
are cases of this kind, where one boxer
will try to hurt another purposely, but
the same can be said of base ball and
foot ball players. However. we must
hand it to Matty McCue, the Racine
(Wis.) lightweight, as being real
little gentleman both in and out of the
ring. Recently Matty fought Walter
jacobson of Chicago as semi-fnal to
the Welsh Mitchell match, and in the
fourth round the Racine boy put over
a sleep producer to Walters jaw. I'M
mediately after the contest the two
boxers were in their dressing room and
there was Matty helping Jacobson to
don his attire and at the same time
giving him good advice. Don't let
this worry you." said Matty, for we
all get it once in a while. Just keep
in your class for a while and you will
come out on top" Then. walking over
to his grip. Matty picked out two