Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-28
FULTON HAS
EASY PICKlNGS
WITH WEINERT'
Has Beaten Him Twice
and Pair Are Said to Be
Matched Again
BOUT WOULD BE A JOKE
BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL

II Is to hc hoped that tho announce
mcnt that Fred Fulton viii hos charley
Wcincrt at the olympia some time next
month is nm error \ bout like that will
not help the game in Philadelphia, Tor
one boxer so far outClasscs the othcr
that tho meeting would he a joke No
matter what happens 30 Fulton or what
we think of him as n boxer. he can trim
Wcinert every night in the week we
saw him almost murder Charley in New
York in two rounds in pathetic battle
and in another bout IN Buffalo Wcinert
was disqualified on foul after he had
taken Il terrible lacng.
II is always better to boost than to
knock, but this aft lir. If it is staged
should not arouse the fans to Il state OF
frenzy. Fulton has proved on two oc-
casions that he can trim Wcincrt in less
than three rounds. Followers of boxing
know this, and if the bout goes according
to the dope, Charley will hit the mat
again. IL 1t lasts the limit. every ono
will believe that something was wrong.
II is Il poor match and should not be
put on,
Clubs Should Dictate
The OLYMPIA club stands out as ono
of the best in the country at the present
time. Boxing is dead in New York, the
game is not 80 good in Boston, where
IL. Is necessary to box twelve rounds 10
a decision, and in Baltimore the fighters
are required to go fifteen rounds The
purses are larger here, Inc bouts are
shorter and il should not be at all diff
,,I, II, l,n eta Instead
matchmakcrs asking the boxers to per-
form, the boxers should he begging the
matchmakcrs for Il chance to appear in
ono of the SHOWS. the clubs should
do the debating and arrange the shows
for the benefit of the .pcctators--not the
te,npcramental topnotchcrS.
No doubt Fulton is anxious TO box
Weincrt. because he knows he can beat
him. Charley wants the match because
he needs the mOncy-and he cannot
no blamed for that. But there are other
hcayvweights who could give Fredward
n better battle Jim coifey and Barley
Madden may be the biggest buns IN the
world, but they never have met ful'on
and could do better than Weinert.
Then there is Il young man out III
Chicago who IL aching for Il chance TO
box the big plasterer. Jack Dempsey
is out there looking for matches and
is said TO be a tough customer. OUT on
the coast he beat Carl Morris and Cum
boat Smith and last Friday night
knocked out Homer Smith in the hrst
round ut Racine. Why not give Demp-
sey n chance at Fulton? Wouldn't 1t be
"A better match and wouldn't the spec
ators get "A better run for their money?
It's not too late to make a switch.
Michigan Stages Show
Jack McCuigan got off to a bad start
at the National saturday night. The
attendance was poor. owing to the
change in date from Monday afternoon.
but all of the bouts were put on. Me-
Gugan lost money, but he took Ms
medicine like a man rather than disap'
point his patrons Gussie Lewis scored
Il notable victory over Dick Tiplitz. of
New York. and showed that he is in
line to meet all of the leading bantams.
His work was steady and consistent
and he won every one of the six rounds.
Frank CarbOnc Is Il very game person
and took a lacing from X. -. Laughlin
in the wind-up. tarbone stopped one
with his chin in the second round and
Topped like a ton Of bricks. lie was
up in an instant, however. and just
managed to last the round. In the third
and fourth lie still was Il trilc groggy,
but cVaded Laughln's terrific smaShcs
In the fifth he began to fight back and
in the final session was doing most of
the leading and carried the fight to his
opponent. Carbone deserves some credit
FOR his game showing. although he lost
the decision.