Evening star., 1916-11-12

much coin for a series of battles there,
brought back one title at any rate
that of heavyweight championship of
South America. When the Yankee fight
ers reached Buenos Aires they discov-
cred. that the supposed rich hackers OF
the project had "welched' to d certain
extent, and it was case of getting back
to the states in hurry. These boxers
We're assisted back by Billy Gibson, who
engineered the deal AT that time Man
in Santiago. Chile. having gone there to
take part in two battles. the one between
McNey and Langford III Buenos Aires
being unsatisfactory. The result was
that Lawrence and his men were left
stranded in Chile. but finally they man
aged to stage a couple of bouts and get
enough kale to bring them back to the
Stars and Stripes. While in Santiago
Bob Devere was matched with the cham
pion of that country-Henriberto Rozas
and the battle lasted just three rounds,
the tftleholder being put down and out
by the Yankee. RoZas had held the title
for eight years. having beaten a number
OF Americans and Europeans. but they
must have been of the third degree.
Devere, whom Lawrence thinks is q
coming champion, halls from Kansas
City. and is we'll thought of by eastern
fans who have seen him in action. He
fought McVey twenty rounds while in
Chile, and Manager Lawrence says 1t
was real fight even though they be-
lOnged to the same stable. the result
being q draw. The trio came back via
Havana, and endeavored to stage d
match there. 1t is likely they will re-
turn to New York the end of the week.
and then Manager Lawrence intends 60
ing after the best heavies in the coun-
try with his two boxers-McFey (col-
ored) and Devere fwhite).
Harry Pollok, manager of Freddy
Welsh. must hold Johnny Kilbane
cheaper than Willie Ritchie when it
lok is willing to have the lightweight
champion fight the featherweight
champion for paltry $4,000, but he
wants s26,o00-the same price that
Ritchie got when he lost the title to
Welsh--for the titleholder to meet the
ex-champion lightweight There has
been talk of matching Welsh with
kilbane at Toledo or Cleveland. but
Matt Hinkel, who conducts the big club
at Cleveland. says he has made no such
offer for the match. 1t is doubtful
whether 1t could be held at Toledo.
for it would attract a great deal of
attention and cause the agitators to
get busy with their hammers. BoxiE"
is not legalZed in Ohio, and it would
not take much to stop match of that
kind. AS to the contest itself, there
should be a great deal of interest Kill
bane has come out openly and said that
he would like to have chance at the
lightweight crown, and Freddy is
willing that he should, but the fans
would be better pleased if they were
to talk tWenty-round business and not
ten. Half the marathon route would
be like fast work out for either one
They are both clever. and the chance
of doing damage in that distance would
be slim. No. Oscar, the fans would
not care much for the ten-round no
decision stunt, but would be tickled to
get returns on the marathon.
Art Magirl. the Oklahoma welter-
weight, who went to Australia as a
member of the bunch of boxers whom
Bert Connors of Memphis conyoyed
has split with his manager and is at
tending to his own affairs there, ac-
cording to Art himself. In writing of
the doings in the land of the Kangaroo
Magirl says: You will be surprised. no
doubt, to learn that l have brok en- with
my manager, Bert Connors, anu am
attending to my own business now l
have been getting along pretty well
and will do fairly well over here I
! was taken i'll with kidney trouble, hav-
ing been out of shape from it before I
left San Francisco. Well. the other
boys attended to their affairs and l re-
| mained In Sydney and decided that it
would be just as well to look after my
! own business. 1 have had two fights
knocking out Dave Smith in twelve
| rounds and beating Fred Kay on points
| in twenty rounds l hope to get a
crack at Darcy: l have taken on some
| weight and will be strong around 1856
| pounds. which is just what 1 want. I
made a hit in my fight with Smith. 1
| wanted to fight Jimmy Clabby. but the
latter did not seem anxious to make
the match. 1 was also after McGoorty,
but he would not be able to make
| weight for me. I guess he is through
| here, as he has not trained any and
| looks to be heavy. Darcy is a great
| fighter and no mistake, but I would
like a chance at him, for have always
made my best showing against the
| tough ones. Arlos flaming, the
] tfeatherWeight who came over with me,
is doing ine and making q big hit -,