Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

February p. The last time they met
Wells won by knockout in nine
rounds, when Smith appeared to be
dleweight champion. is to box Jim
Sullivan, the ex-title holder. in
twenty-round bout. There are numer
GUS shows being held at the old Bull
and Bush training camp, where Ray
Bronson, Eddie McGoorty and Jimmy
Clabby trained when they were here.
Many of the boxers are from the ranks
of the soldiers. and that accounts for
the numerous shows.
Sports of other kinds are practically
dead here. There really are no big
bouts just now. but it will not take
long to arrange them once the war
ends. The boxing fans here have been
work of Kid Lewis in America and they
also have been looking for the return
of Freddy Welsh and Matt Wells to
appear at the National Sporting Club.
fend his title, but nothing has been
heard of it lately. The victory of Mike
Gibbons over Young Ahearn created a
great deal Of surprise here in sport
as rne of the greatest middleweights in
the world"
Kid Williams, the bantamweight
champion, had a close call with his
title at New Orleans this week when
he bumped into a youth named Pete
Herman, native Of the Crescent city.
They fought twenty rounds and a draw
decision was the verdict of Billy Recap,
referee. Whenever contest of that
kind goes the limit and is at all close
there always is plenty of kicking over
the decision. 1t is impossible to please
as very conscientious writer and
arbiter. and he no doubt gave the
verdict as he saw the fight. According
to the various reports, the boys put
up terrific contest at times and the
fortunes of battle swayed from one
to the other. Both managers claimed
the verdict. as is natural, and the fans
who were betting on either man would
no doubt see it that way. Remy Dorr,
manager of the challenger. Herman.
claimed that his boy won decisiveIy;
while Sam Harris, manager of VIII
liams. thought his boy had the shade.
All in all, it seems that Referee Recap
used good Judgment in calling it a
draw. Tt will mean another great bat
tie for the Crescent city and a big
house for the club promoting it. The
fact remains, however. that Williams
is not the wonderful little fighting ma
chine he was three years ago. He is
beginning to slip. and he will have TO
be careful about his condition or he
will be taking the count the same
as other champions ahead of him 1t
is usually question of time only.
According to Billy Recap. the Phila-
delphia referee. Freddy Welsh. the
lightweight champion. cannot make
the limit of 1875 pounds any more and
that is one reason why he is avoiding
championship matches at the weight
Billy names what he considers six log
ical contenders for the title-Benny
ell. Joe yelling, Jimmy Murphy of
Philadelphia and Eddie McAndrews of
the same city. 1t is stated that the
rest Of the .lightweights with cham
II hi unfr
weight and therefore should not be
considered. The boys mentioned are
all legitimate lishtweights and it
might be well to pair them off. east
ner to be selected for title match
Leonard, Murphy and McAndrews
would find White, Mitchell and yelling
a tough bunch to beat. 1t would be
would do much to clear the American
title controversy. It lis not certain.
however, that Welsh cannot make the
weight. OF course. Freddy will stick
can make without doubt. and that
will protect him. Willie Richie is to
blame for jumping the weight from
1873 pounds to 1876. and now the Ameri-
can Boxing Association has recon-
mended that the scale be set at 1875
at o'clock weighing. One thing the
fans would like to insist upon is a
battle over the marathon route between
the title. It is certainly time that the
champion defended the title or gave
way to some one who will.
cha sGn nioy h and e.. the featherweisht
Dunn. are not making themselves any
more popular with the boxing fans in the
country MT lib; Py trying to get out Of the
March IL. This contest was s,,pnosed to
have been arranged over the fifteen-round
route to decision and for the title.
kilbane was to receive $500 for his end
with ase privilege OF 20 per cent Of the
or lost. It seems that Al Herford. a
former manager of boxers and promoter
in Baltimore: came to the front with an
oner OF sdpoSe for the match. and this
In connection with this contest / might
state that nave Just received the fol-
lowing wire. from, Sammy. Harris. dated
New orleans: Kindly permit me to give
you few facts, concerning the Clancy
Kilbane match. To my knowledge Jim
my Dunn has not asked for a postnona.
ment of the contest. Dunn refuses to go
CLANCY meets Kilbane in s;x.ror,,J
bout in Philadelphia first, the time f1yaJ
in the articles. with each manager to most
$1.000 with Billy Recap for weight and
has the matter in charge" MI Retzer
has given out statement in which he
says the match was made in all sincerity
and that the club agreed to paw Kiibane
$500. which was considered a very barge
sum at that time. The club is willing to
live up to all its agreements, but it seems
that Messrs. Dunn and Kilhane are try
ing to get out of it IN order to grab off a
few more thousand In Phiiadelphia In the
meantime. using Clancy as the goat.
BY compelling CLANCY to do 1922 pounfls
rinssifle IN Philadelphia for six rounds
they would be able to get fine line on
him as to what he could do in a fifteen.