Evening star., 1916-10-30
WHITE AFTER TITLE.
Chicago Lightweight Anxious
to Fight Stars Of Class.
MAKES BIG HIT IN BOSTON
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, October %. - Nate
Lewis. manager of Charlie White, has
not given up hope of landing the title
for the Chicago boy. Nate says there
has been no split between them, as re-
ported recently, and that everything is
running along as smoothly as ever.
THE roast that Harry Pollok sent out
about White being afraid to fight
and all that, does not help Freddie
Welsh any," Lewis said. THE fact is
White tried to fight Welsh at Colorado
Springs. but the latter would not stand
and take a chance; 1t takes two men
to make a fight, and White refused to
wear himself out chasing after the
champion, especially in that high alti-
tude. Welsh could not have stopped
White in forty rounds and he knew it.
White has never tried to pick suckers,
as some of them have been doing, and
should be given some credit for that.
He has made wonderful hit in Bos-
ton. where he scored numerous knock
outs against good men. He has not
made much of a hit in Milwaukee,
where some of his biggest fights have
been held: but still. when you figure it
out, he did not fare so badly.
Il admit that the match with Matt
Wells was bad one. Wells is just as
clever as Welsh and knows how to
stall and make fellow look bad as
well as any one. 1t was poor fight
and hurt Charlie with the fans, but
then they forgot that he put up re-
markably good battles against Ad
Wolgast and Willie Ritchie in Mil
frS
there. too, was a good one, but we ad-
init the second was poor one, due
in measure to the fact that Charlie
had been i'll just previous to the meet
ready to fight any lightweight in the
world-Richie Mitchell, Johnny Dundee
and Benny Leonard preferred.
If Johnny Kilbane. is anxious to
break into . the lightweight class,
he might start off with a match
against White The Cleveland wonder
is talking about meeting Welsh, but
why not make it for the American
championship and match with White?
We are ready at any time. Some of the
White had a yellow streak. If so, it
is the right kind, for he has never yet
declined the issue with any living
lightweight, and that is more than a
lot of them. can say
There has been another shifting of the
cards in the Gibbons-Dillon match, which
was announced as closed for st. Paul
some time ago. Mike kicked over the
traces on the weight question. and the
promoters had to start all over again.
Dillon refused to sanction the first
weight stipulated. which called for 161
pounds at o'clock. After much talking
and wiring the poundage was suggested
at 1874 pounds. The Hoosier giant
killer finally agreed to take off another
quarter pound, SO the official weight was
fixed at 1853 at o'clock. which means
that Jack will enter the ring at about
1SS against about 1856 or l5s for Mike:
Dillon refused to be caught mapping, as
Gibbons was when he agreed to make
147 for Packey Mcfarland. The $500
looked big to Jack. but even then he
would not give in to 4 weight he knew
he could net make without taking all his
strength away. The date. too. has been
changed from November 10 to II. which
will give the promoters more time to
advertise it. Harry Sherman. who Is
managing Mike Gibbons. also Is promo
phantom will no doubt work on q per-
centage basis instead of a straight guar
antee, as Dillon Is getting. 1t Is likely
that Ed Smith of Chicago will referee
the match. being acceptable to both
boxers. 1t is estimated that the match
will draw 100000 at the big auditorium
in st. Paul. the prices ranging from 81
to $40. While the match will not be at
the middleweight limit. it would place
Gibbons on top should he happen to de-
feat the Hoosier champion It is a pret-
ty good bet. however. that the contest
will go the scheduled ten rounds. for
Mike is too clever fellow to be caught
by even hard. hitter like Dillon in that
period.
Leo P. Flynn. the New York manager
of string Of boxers. is the latest man
ager to protest against phony tele-
grams to newspapers. giving false ac-
counts of fights. Leo says that his
has been given the worst of several
deals of that kind lately. He was given
| credit of being knocked out last week
| by Frank Carbone, when in fact 1t was
| was the goat Then Steve Latso
| claimed to have stopped Alberts and
| Leo says that Johnny just "crucifieo"
| him year ago.
| TT is tough to have a bunch Of dubs
going about claiming knockouts over
a boy like Alberts. when there is alb
| solutely no truth to it," writes Leo.
He has beaten many good men and
| fought draw with Mike Glover. whom
others call champion. and has boxed
| both Mike Gibbons and Packey McFar-
land"
J Manager Flynn is right in regard to
| the fake reports. They should be sup
| pressed.
! The unfortunate experience of Tom
my Houck, the New York featherwefght
boxer. who lost his sight through the
| alleged contact with unclean boxing
gloves, should be a warning to club
promoters and managers of fighters. II
is very probable that boxing commits
sions in the various states will take
heed and order clubs to see that all
gloves are In a sanitary condition when
being used. It Is claimed by the doc
| tors who attended Houck that his eyes
| became infected from the unclean
gloves which were used in one or more
bouts he participated in. 1t is the usua!
| custom at all clubs to use the gloves
which were furnished for the wind-uI