Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

Special Cahlegram t" The Sta"
HAVANA. Cuba. April S.-Fol1owins
the willard Moran ten-round contest
at Madison Square Garden in New
York there was little discussed at
sporting HEADQUARTERS outside of box
ing With Big Jess out of the city
Moran occupied the center of the stage.
and he made the best of it. The latest
agitation against the fistic game in
the Empire state was discussed pro and
con by the boxers and managers. but
no one seemed to take the matter seri
ously. The business and professional
men also talked over the affair and all
were agreed that it would be much
better to leave boxing alone-under the
supervision of the proper authorities
rather than go back to the days of pri-
waite fights to finish in barns or back
rooms of saloons and the consequent
dangers that go with such events
The impression before the match that
it would he the last of such events on
a big scale was evidently wrong. for
no sooner was the Willard-Moran bout
out of the way than two of the big
clubs began figuring on something to
eclipse the effort of Tex Richard At
the present time one of them is work.
ing on big match among the heavy
weights on a mammoth scale, while
another is trying to work up big
event among the lightweights or mid
dleweights- Offers have again been
made to Les Darcy. the Australian SEN
satioD. to come over for meeting with
Mike Gibbons. Such a match would be
almost as great a card as. if not great
err than. Willard and Moran. Freddy
Welsh, of course, is expected to figure
in the lightweight class These events
doubtless would be held in the open
air at one of the ball parks or motor
dromes.
With Willard and Moran out of the
way for the time being. the greatest
interest is manifested in Fred Fulton,
the Rochester fMinn.) Giant, who was
matched some few months ago to meet
Willard in a twenty-round battle, but
which fell through. Fulton's manager.
Mike Collins. made the rounds of New
York and advertised his man we'll He
also made a favorable Impression with
the critics and fans, the result being
that the Minnesota Giant has been
matched to fight three battles in New
YORK for guaranteed sum of 100000.
This figure is not of the stage
variety, but straight goods with sor2<
of the money already posted. IT will
mean much to the protege of Collins,
for II he defeats the men selected he
will be able to force Jess Willard into
q match for the title, and Fulton has
a strong feeling himself that he can
hand the champion what Moran failed
to do-a beating. 1t is almost certain
that the first man to face Fulton will
be AL Reich, the New York Adonis
whom Maxey Bloomenthal thinks can
whip all the heavies in the world. in
GLIDING Big Jess. Reich has a real
kick in either hand. and he should give
Fulton a real tryout- AS to the other
opponents for the Minnesota man, it
ali depends on his first encounter with
Reich. Fulton, by his knockout of
Andre Anderson and Jim Flynn, and
his defeat of Porhy Flynn in twenty
rounds has shown his ability to hit
and go the distance, but he is in bet
ter condition now and should show to
better advantage. He has the build
for wonderful fighter, being giant
of the Bob FitZsimmons type. Fred is
six feet four and one-half inches high
has greater reach by one and one
half inches than Willard and scales 2IS
pounds in condition.
Strong efforts are being made to re-
vive the giving of decisions i'll New
York state. This matter has been con-
eidered several times by the boxing
coInuiSst on, but there seems to be a
better chance Of putting such rule
through now than ever before. Fred
WencE. chairman Of the commission is
favorable to the proposition, and if
there is no further change of sentiment
on the part of other members the
chances are change Will be made
There was talk some time ago Of
preventing opeu-air boxing shows in
New York state. but from the present
trent of affairs nothing will come of it
Most of the big clubs making ar
raDgements for the holding of outdoor
shows at the parks during the summer
and fall. This will mean continuous
boxing in the Empire state with some
big attractions to draw the crowds.
Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay will
no doubt be two of the leading places
with Brooklyn ball park as a third
center.
II seems strange that a boxing star
like Jack Dillon will put up mediocre