El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

n ILWAUkEE, Wis, Feb- D.
MI Fabulous purses and gusran-
\ - tees for champion boxers and
some Of the near-champions has done
much OF late to iniure the boxing
game. Followers of the sport read the
reported wonderful purses offered and
then begin to ponder over the matter
and ask themselves whether n boxer
lives who is worth such an immense
amount OF money for a few minutes
work in ring against an Inferior op-
ponent The fact that some OF these
so-called stars are paid more coin for
30 minute work than a college profess
sor can earn in a year causes the Fan
TO pause and wonder and when he fig
ures that he Is one Of the many who
pays the freight for the fighter to take
down these fortunes, he rebels to some
extent
II is then that the fan kicks at the
price OF admission for these affairs
and no one can blame him for doing
so. Some Of the fighters and man
ayers are becoming imbued with the
idea that all they have to do 70 grab
off a big purse is to start an adVer-
Using campaign and the promoters VIII
do the rest. It seems that titles are
utilized these days only for CONNER
cial purposes The holders pay little
attention TO rules of the ring or pre-
OFF all the easy money i'm sight and
hang on to the title as long as posi-
bic, without taking any serious chances.
or course there are exceptions, but
they are few.
Too Much For willard.
Jess willard is a great card as
heavyweight champion Of the world,
but $4,000 for a ten round contest,
whether with Frank Moran or any
other man. is out Of all proportion to
Hn.aarr lea
are worth No one can blame VIII
lard nor his manager for grabbing off
all they can get but just the same the
purse is not within reason. operate
stars are made to look like pigmies
compared with the stars OF the roped
arena. The time may come when there
will be a limit 10 such purses and also
10 the price of admission to such
events.
Rivers's Knee Is Injured.
1t is evident that Joe Rivers, the
Mexican lightweight injured his knee
more severely in his battle with
Richie Mitchell at Cincinnati than was
at first imagined. There were con-
fict!ng reports about the injury. some
alleging that Joe was merely trying
TO cover up the fact that Mitchell put
him down in the ninth round, by claim
ing his knee was hurt, and again that
he twisted his ankle in the fall. There
is no doubt now that Joe really did
hurt his knee.
His manager. Bob Laga, has written
to the effect that he has been obliged
to cancel bouts for Joe at Cleveland
with Johnny Kubane: with SaylOr at
Cincinnati and with Benny Leonard at
New York Joe has gone TO ms home
in Los Angeles TO rest up until his
leg is all right again. when he viii re-
qurn east and be prepared to meet any
Of the lightweights He is particu-
larly anxious to meet Mitchell again
over the ten round route or ever the
marathon. as he feels sure ne can beat
the Milwaukee boy. Mitchell is just ;
as sure that he can hand Joe the same
as he gave him at Cincinnati and I
little more.
CLANCY May Forfeit Weight Money. :
Johnny Kilbane. the featherweight
king. Jimmy Dunn, are wise pair 2
when it comes TO doping out the weight /
to meet George CLANCY in a Z
title match Of Is rounds at Baltimore, (
March II, but he did not accept the I
same until Clancy had agreed to make I
122 ringside. Now Johnny knows that 1
nc l26 pounds. Mr.. CLANCY would have /
"a good chance Of anneXing the feather
weight title. but that at 122 ringside, /
his chances are very slim unless George
can put over one Of his famous hay /
makers right off the reel. IL is one 4
case where the old saying holds good; /
"A match well made is half won" Kill /
bane will have all the better OF the l
II is possible that Clancy /
may follow the example set by other /
rontenders and forfeit his weight l
money and go In few pounds over