The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-26
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a GLIMPSE OVER the list OF
"a champions and near-cham-
= pions In Northwestern box.
ing circles will show that things
IRE in pretty much OF a muddle
again after every one had gone 10
particular pains to see that they
were Strengthened out
The featherweight division needs
4 little attention this time. Before
1, was the lightweight class that
needed wedding out.
We have two Northwestern
featherweight champions. Weldon
wing Is Northwest featherweight
champion in Portland and Joe Har-
rahsn n ditto In Seattle with Jim
ny Lewis close on his heels
This Is not as bad as It might
be. however. There we're several
more claimants for the Northwest
srn lightweight title before the
elimination series was staged
IL looks like a good bet for some
local promoter to stage bout be-
tween Wing and Lewis and then
match the winner with Joe Harra-
han for the n. W. feather title.
JOE FLANAGAN. manager OF
"Muff' Bronson. writes from Port.
lind that he has found a boy who
can wallop the fast Eddie Campi
Whom do you think Judge" has
In mind7
None other than his little meal
ticket. Bronson
"Campi Is a freak" writes Elan.
fgan. "but believe. after watching
him in the ring for several years.
that have lad who can trim him
IN a four-round bout in Bronson. 7
I'm angling with the local promot-
ers to put on the match and would
certainly not be wanting any OF
Campi's game II did not think
'Muff will look better in the ring
with him than Pinkman did In Sc
attic"
WITH THE ADVENT OF i0.round
bouts at the encampment at Amer.
lean lake. local followers Of the
fistic game may see some real
bouts IL they care enough for the
sport to journey that far to see a
fracas
There II no reason why the best
boys In the country cannot be
brought to American lake for long
distance bouts.
The government puts up no bars
to the ring game and boxing is
very popular. both In the army and
navy. In fact, It is encouraged by
many officers in both Of these
branches az help In making clean,
manly, athletic young fellows.
As decisions are permissible.
Why not stage championship bout
of our own here In the state OF
Washington?
At present there Is some talk Of
a 25-round melee being put on at
the lake.
JOHNNY COULON, who was
very popular as bantamwelght
champion, is getting himself in
rery bad with boxing fans wher.
ever he appears nowadays, IL
seems
Back In Wisconsin strong odor
still arises every time any mention
Of the bout between Pete Herman
and Johnny is mentioned II
seems that the good folk OF Racine
were taken down the line by John
nv and Peter in this fracas.
The minute Coulon and Herman
raised their hands it was apparent
TO the large crowd present that the
match was fake pure and simple
Coulon was only shell OF his for
mer self and was helpless, but Her
man mercifully restrained himself
az much as possible. The cham
ion pulled his blows and allowed
Johnny TO land a few. Referee Har
~ Stout was "on" in a momen
and told the boys that they woult
have 10 90 TO II or get out of tht
ring After fIddllng around ;
while. Herman landed one puncl
TO the head and Coulon went dowI
for the count Of nine. He tried {,
get up. but his manager. Matt
lewis. told Referee Stout to stoI
the bout.