The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-12
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~ GORGE l. BAKER. Portland's
~ new mayor. has friendly
- feeling for boxing and. II the
promoters do what is right IN tho
future. the Rose City will most
likely take its place on the four.
round map again.
Portland has some very clever
boys. but they scattered out when
the ban was placed on the game.
In San Francisco. Weldon Wing.
who was seen couple OF times In
Seattle. has made quite name for
himself. while Alex Trambitas.
another Portland youngster. has
stepped into more or less prom
inence BY holding the veteran Leo
johnson To draw N 10 rounds at
Vancouver. wash. This was quite
q feat. when It IL considered that
Trambitas Is but rs years old. and
has had but very few bouts. The
fight with Johnson was his first
for year. and his initiation into
the i0-round game.
GEORGE ADAMS. matchmaker
OF the Elks' club. has made ar
rangements to match Lloyd Mad
den and Eddie Pinkman in re-
turn 20 in the gym OF that club on
Friday. June %.
The last time these boys met
Eddie relieved Lloyd OF his North h
western lightweight title with ease.
Pinkman sent Madden TO the mat
In the last two Of the four rounds
about as fast as he could pick him
self up off the floor. Since then
the former :. A. G. star has taken
a trip to his home in Michigan and
kept out OF the ring.
The last week Lloyd has been
shaping up. and yesterday set at
rest rumors that his ribs were In
bad shape by letting several other
mitt singers poke him on them.
II there was anything wrong with
them then. IL didn't show.
IN JACK WAGNER. II he Is the
same boy OF couple OF years back.
Seattle fans will see one OF the
most willing mixers that ever
stepped into roped ring. The
Portland lightweight tears after his
opponent from the first tap Of the
gong until the bout ends. He has
met some pretty well known boys
in Portland rings he holds decis-
ions over Valley Trambitas. the
middleweight, and Jack Allen. the
welterweight. as well az many
others
Harry Casey. the West Seattle
demon. whom Wagner IL slated to
take on. ~ a lad who should give
Wagner all the rough stuff he will
be able to handle. Harry has
forged 10 the front OF late and
made home with the fans who
were wont TO censure him on ac-
count OF his unsportsmanlike tao
tics in refusing 10 shake hands
with Jimmy Maloney. following
their fracas al the Moore theatre.
last winter.
NOW THAT THE authorities
have seen fit 20 allow decisions 10
again be rendered in Seattle rings,
II behooves the clubs who put on
boxing shows to guard against any
that do not appear TO be iustifiable.
There are times, however. when a
bad decision will be given without
any intent whatever OF taking hon
ors from one boy or the other.
II seems the best plan would be
for Charles Rockingham. chief OF
police, TO appoint one man for this
fob, and then there will be no ex.
cuses 10 be offered or accepted II
there Is a hitch. The chief knows
enough about the boxing game 10
select such a man. just as the au
thorities In Portland appointed
Adolph Schacht 10 the job when the
game was flourishing there.
THINGS IN THE fistic line seen
10 have dropped off over in Ia
coma with the approach Of what
should be summer. For awhile Tho
boxing game promised TO blossom
out, but whether he had anythinf
TO do with 1t or not, IL slumpet
10 do with It or not, IL slumpet
BOO Hoo" Willie Meenan Tough
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