The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-10
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wy illness THE SAD prcdlca.
w ment OF Johnny kilbanc.
w featherweight champion.
johnny Is In class by himself
There isn't a foathcrwelght In tho
country that would risk hiS life In
the same ring with the fast ohioan.
and no has hcsted Freddie Welsh.
lightweight champion. In i0.round
no-deeislon fracas. II appears that
tho e nothing left for him TO do
low but take on welterweights.
- .Altho kilbane was heavy for his
III with Welsh. he can make u
= A lighter weight, according 10
Eddie Campi. "Caruso" Dan Salts
fcatherwelght wizard. who has
fought the champion.
"kilhane is a freak in regards TO
weight" says Campi. He has
largo shoulders and arms and
3mall. 1.-the lower body and limbs.
He seems TO be able to take Oft or
put on weight. Just as he pleases."
IN A RECENT ISSUE OF a
BROOKLYN paper a column or moro
was devoted TO telling what a
classy piece OF furniture kilbano
was.
After seeing him IN action. New
Workers have evidently given up
the hope that Bennie Leonard.
New York lightweight. would bs
crowned ling OF the lSS-pound men
before another year rolls around.
The writer hinted that kilbane
did not seem to DO extending him.
ssls 20 any great extent TO outpolnt
Welsh. and that he was the great.
est OF modern gladia,ors by many
odds.
A-2EpoRTs WERE SENT ont tha,
Johnston. the boy bandit o.
NfxAisca Square. was managing Bob
MeAiiister. the California heavy.
weight. and Bonnie Leonard.
Such does not appear to be the
case. however. Eddie Campi has
received q letter from his old man
ager. George Engel. now In New
York. and George states that
Leonard Is s,lll with Billy Gibson,
while he Is looking after MEAL
listers interests.
THE SEATTLE ATHLETIC
club IN planning to move to tho
old headquarters OF tho Arctic
club. further away from the center
OF town
In view Of the fac, that biz re-
organization Is about TO take place.
1t seems that the old location. the
one whore the club now is al
Fourth and Cherry. would be the
best place FOR It.
This has proven an excellent To-
cation for the club Ia the past and
should continue to DO 30 In the fu-
turAl
In moving to the Arctic club. the
q. A C. II going 10 . building that
vps not fitted out for an athletic
- and leaving ono that Ii.
Tho best plan. II seems. would
Be to start a campaign To boost
the membership and then build
building and occupy It without fur.
Their parley-
THE 8. A. c. HAS BEEN for.
sunate In again securing the Far
Western Amateur boxing cham
pIonships.
Those who were In attendance
st the meet last year will certainly
be on hand again this year. The
boxing tourney was a history max
er In Seattle. II was one OF the
finest managed shows We have
had the good fortune TO see on the
Pacific slope and this includes the
Panama-Paclfic exposition meet
held 10 San Francisco at the fair
In 1915.
Athletes from all sections OF the
country VIII come hero 20 COM
pete for the Far Western titles In
the various classes. A national
champion will be here to defend
bis newly won honors.
In view of these facts and the
fact that these contests win be
>kged under the supervision OF the
Amateur Athletic Union OF Amer
ftas ~ oTru&3 @Adt 1c'iotph@ rhN@A'
be the rule.
DANIEL EDWARD DUCDALE
was talking yesterday OF the pro-
posed city league.
r Won't II hurt your attendanceT
he was asked
Well" replied Dug. "in every
city where there is a good anna
teur or semi-pro league there Is al
ways considerable baseball inter
est No team has ever gone broke
In city where there is a lot OF
baseball interest. No, ! hardly be-
lseve that 1T will hurt the attend
snce at league games. and II GER
tainly will stimulate the interest
In baseball.
added interest will naturally
mean that more people will come
10 the games. Also the league VIII
develop many young players league
teams have not the time nor
money to spend on.
All told, I think IL is good
thing and will be one OF its most
hearty supporters"