Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-13

contest with Willie
Jackson last Monday night. Johnny says
he is getting tired of meeting hard-hltting
boys who know little or nothing about
the game. and unless some real feather
weight looms UP within the next year he
plans to retire.
II have looked over the field pretty
thoroughly" says Johnny, but there is
no one boxing today who can be consid-
cred class in the featherweight ranks
1 am thinking of George CLANCY when
make this statement, for to my mind
Chaney cannot make 122 pounds, and II
he does there are a couple of dozen feath-
erweights who can trim him. All of this
talk of match with George and myself
makes me smile / am willing to meet
the Baltimore boy any place in the world
excepting Baltimore-for any distance
and with or without referees decision.
l will box at Lepervlle, in Jimmy Dough-
erty's open-air stadium, or In Nome,
Alaska, If a suitable purse is put up.
Has Reasons
an fact, 1 am anxious to battle Chaney,
but it must be some place else besides Bal
timore. l have my own reasons for not
wanting to appear in that city, and ss
l am champion, those reasons are enough
'There has been some talk about my
not being able to make 122 pounds again.
All l can say to that is this Go out
and dig up a GOOD 122-pounder and I'll
show you whether or not ! can make the
weight. But where is there good feather
weight?
"The trouble with boxers today is that
they care more about making money from
the start than preparing themselves for
big battles in the future. When boy
shows just n little promise in his pre-
liminary battles he is pushed along rapid
ly, and in year he is 'has-been.' in
stead of a promising boxer.
Take Jimmy Murphy for example
Last year he was preliminary. boy, and
made such a showing that he was boosted
to the wndup in few months. tle boxed
we'll against Freddie Welsh and Others
but struck a snag when he stacked up
against Johnny Dundee and Benny Leon
ard. Against those two finished boxers
he was helpless, and since that time has
hit the down grade
"If boxer would learn something about
the game from a professional coach or
trainer he would fare better in the long
run More than half of the boys now
following the game don't know how to
hit properly and depend upon their nat
tural ability to get by. But 1t takes time
to learn, and the managers cannot wait
a year or so before taking down bis
purses at the box office.
Poor Teaching
II have heard about the dearth of good
boxers in Philadelphia and that a good
boy has not been developed here for years.
That Is true. None has been developed
because the managers will not allow 1t.
If promising boy were taken into gym
nasium and taught the proper way to
guard and hit, and then carried along by
easy stages until he was good enough TO
appear in windup there would be few
champions here in short time. The pres
art ic al
changed the promoters in Philadelphia
will be forced to continue to sign up out
of-town talent for the wlndupa.
'I attribute all of my success TO the
teaching of Jimmy Dunn, my manager.
Jimmy has been with me since l started
boxing, and he has showed me every angle
of the game He taught me how to hit,
defend myself, sldestep. dodge and numer-
GUS other things, and kept right at 1t
until was almost perfect.
IF Jimmy had pushed me forward at
the beginning of my career, / still would
be boxing in semiwind-ups / had many
chances to- meet good boys, but Dunn
turned down all offers and kept working
with me until / was right When | met
Abe Attell I was a finished product, and
have been working and studying ever
since. l get my daily lessons from immy
Dunn every day train. and find that
still can learn something new,
'If a few of the promising preliminary
boys would follow the same system now
can see where they will be the winners
in the end"
More Gibbons Stuff
We will have more of Mike Gibbons
boxing tonight. Johnny Cashill, the st
Paul featheTweight, gave a wonderful
demonstration of the Phantom's style In
his muss with frankie White last week.
and he will endeavor to initiate Pompa-
dour Micheal at the National Club to-
night His opponent is Tommy Living
ston, tough fellow who also can punch.
and 1t is probable young Mr.. Cashill will
have to keep up as fast pace as he did
against White last week.
One Punch Hogan, he who is trailing
one Kid Williams for a crack at the ban
tam crown. is TO show in his initial scrap
in this part OF the country. TIE New
rleans lad pulled into Philadelphia un-
and known to Quaker city fans |
only as the boy who knocked out Mickey |