El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16

Qer only 70 be shaken off by Benny
Leonard, has been training hard at
Camp Doniphan in Oklahoma in drill
ing the soldier boys and announces
that he would love to arrange a match
With some star, to be followed later
with a match against Benny Leonard
for the title.
Richie has been in camp the
past four months and has made
many friends among the soldiers.
He has never left camp since he
entered, except to box at some
nearby place in aid Of the war
funds. He expects TO pay a visit
70 his home the last of the month.
and II possible to arrange a match
while away from camp.
He has taken on a little weight. but
claims to be IN better shape and
stronger than ever before. the outdoor
life having agreed with him
HinkeI to Stage BOutH.
Matt Hinkel. the Cleveland sporting
man and referee, has recovered from
his disappointment at the Canton
lOhio) show Labor day. when Carl
Norris made such q poor showing
against Fred Fulton. and is now PLAN
ming series Of high class matches at
the Cleveland armory. Matt helped
George Schneider put over a patriotic
Ertle and Kid Wolfe put up such a
sensational fight but now he has
taken over the armory to stage shows
for himself and wants champions as
his cards. He has already matched
I'D Ertle and Wolfe for q return bout
Jenuary Is and he is Negotiating for
Benny Leonard-Bryan Downey
match or a Downey and Mike O'Dowd
contest Another match will be be-
tween Pete Herman. bantam star. and
the winner OF the Ertle- Wolfe bout.
II Matt gets all the boys he plans for
will h1Va gvuaf1 rnafrhaG In
sight
Name Commissions.
Mayors of various cities In Ohio are
showing their good sense as regards
the boxing game BY naming commits
sions to have charge OF the sport and
to work along lines similar to the
Wisconsin boxing commission The
game lie being run in Cleveland. CO.
lumbus. Toledo and Cincinnati on that
plan, and now Youngstown. which has
to come to the front again as mayor
A ". Craver has appointed a commits
sion to take charge.
Twenty round bouts have been held
there in the past, but whether they
viii be limited now to 10 or is rounds
troll OF the sport Akron's mayor, /
S Myers, has also named new COM
mission
other smaller cities in Ohio ex-
pect to get into the game under
the same condition which viii
mean that the state where many
presidential candidates come from
Will thrive as boxing center.
Give Some Decisions.
There has been some difference Of
opinion among the commissions in !
Ohio as regards the giving of deci-
sions- Most of them prefer to follow |
the lead of Wisconsin and have them
all nndnrfEfnr nTfafrcs Uuhffa
want render verdictS At Akron. |
two weeks ago, when Johnny Grif- |
fiths and Bryan Downey fought 10 /
with all the papers giving DIFF |
ferent verdicts. the commissioners 1
that a decision would have /
been better. On the whole, they are 4
inclined toward the nodecision. and 1
the chances are that the authorities /
will send out tip to that effect.
Very often boxers-the begin
ners-are sent into action against
seasoned veterans before they are
ripe for such encounters. The re-
suit In usually disastrous to the
beginner unless he has an extra
amount of ability along these
lines and can stand the E7ff OF
bruiaIng battle. OF course there
are exceptions In all cnseE.
The defeat OF a very promising
young boxer in Australia in the man
ner as stated above did considerable
damage to the game, according to one
II the Sydney papers for the Ref
sree" has this to say Of the occur
renee:
Interest Goes Down.
Interest IN boxing Is being slowly
but surely throttled TO death An
,ther nail was hammered home into
he coffin Of the game on. Saturday
light last, when Jack Hit stood In
'front.' OF Fred Kay. Kay has. during
lis career, met and defeated some Of
he greatest boxers In the world, and
le is still a potent factor IN Austria
ian pugilism.
$50 much this lank IImbed expo
tent demonstrated quite recently In
opposition to Champion Tommy Uren-
Hit. though giving promise, is yet
10Y and very much a prentice hand
Sot at any time did he do anything
which might have justified the belief
hat he had even a remote chance of
lefeating Kay, bar accident. There
ore their meeting could by no stretch