Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

by participating in title matches over
the marathon route and to decision
It surely IL time to call a halt. the
trouble with Freddy Welsh at the pres
emit time is that he is at an age where II
becomes necessary for him to undergo
severe training for an important match
and he likes to avoid that strenuous
work IL possible. He is wonderfully
clever fighter and hEa won his spurs
by his science alone
Three years ago the state OF Montana
passed law legalizing boxing. and
everything went along smoothly TOT
time, but politics were brought into the
killed after a years trial. The fans OF
the state like the game Of boxing and
were sore when same was stopped
Therefore the fans themselves have
taken hold of the matter and are now
seeking TO establish boxing commits
sion in the state. to have absolute con-
troll of the game, the same as in New
York and Wisconsin. and from reports
received here II is thought likely that a
bill will be passed legalizing the hold
ing Of limited round bouts under the
commission rule. II seems to be the
only successful method Of handling the
game In Montana. II the new law is
passed, IL Is expected that the limit VIII
be twelve and fifteen round contests.
R.ports have been brought 10 the
states recently by an actor from Aus
tralia that Eddie McGoorty. the Ameri-
can middleweight, deliberately laid
down" in his fight with Les Darcy the
Australian champion. but that he tried
TO win the second contest and failed
The fact is that McGoorty took severe
beating in the first battle, which took
place in the big stadium at Sydney July
81. 1915. and Eddie was put to sleep In
the fifteenth round II the American
the chances are he would not have
taken the beating he did. but would
have sought soft spot long before the
time he did go down. They met again
December 25. 1918. and McGoorty again
| went 70 the floor for the ten count in
eight rounds. Eddie took second
beating. for Darcy was at his best and
fought every inch Of the way. The last
fight must have taken lot OF the heart
out OF the Wisconsin boy. for he has
not engaged In a battle since that time.
There were reports about the first con-
test being fixed" and the management
Of the stadium funder Snowy Baker,
investigated IT. Had they found out
that everything was not just right
there Ia no doubt that McGoorty would
have been barred. but there was moth
ing doing in that line. Three other
well known American boxers have been
such alleged doings. and IL Is not likely
that Eddie McGoorty would have been
treated otherwise had there been any
thing wrong. IT is pretty good bet
| that Eddie took the count each time be-
cause he bumped into a middleWe ght
| who had the goods. II is an easy mat
ter to start rumors OF that kind and
| they often do lots of damage. but when
| they are run down IL is usually found
| that there 10 absolutely no foundation
to them-nothing but rumors started
by a bunch OF disgruntled persons.
| The rule proposed by the New York
state boxing comm ission whereby the
| comm ssion shall have the appointing
| of all referees for important matches
! IL a good one and will do away with a
/ lot of wrangling every time a match Is
/ made with the champions and near
| champions engaged. II II Is left to the
| commission to select an official for such
1 a match there VIII be no chance for
/ Argument: the MANAGERS Of the fighters