Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-30
GREAT BOXING.
TRAYS THIS YEAR
Willard to Meet Dempsey:
Pat Moore and Jimmy
Wilde to Hook Up

Before the end of the year of
1919 comes around thereT prob
ably be staged some Of the great
est bouts TO he fought to de-
cision in the history of the Queens
bury ring. Now that the big war
is over and fistic promoters are
getting down to business the cham
pions cannot much longer evade
real battles. They will be obliged
TO properly defend their titles in
the regular orthodox manner or
throw up the sponge and abdicate
their thrones.
Yes, before Christmas comes again
Wen probably see a new crop of
champions, not only in America. but
m France. England and Australia.
New young, lighting blood is fast
springing up. Vigorous. stalwart.
battling boys who have been through
lne hardest gruelling of the big war.
VIII shortly enter the fistic arena to
Try their luck, pluck and prowess.
Jack McAuliffe. who is i'm France
serving as a secretary of Knights
UI columbus, writes to a friend from
Paris:
You would be surprised how our
soldier boys are boxing over here.
IheV are simply crazy over here.
ana some of them have the makings
OF champion.
Il had charge of a batch of Amer
lean boxers that went to London 10
contest for the Kings trophy. They
did pretty we'll considering they
dldnt have much training.
But when the boys get back
nome, believe me. they will make
some of those stallers fight or take
TO the tall timbers. All they need
IS little coaching. experience and
training to polish them up"
Big Bouts in Sight
Among the many important and
sensational combats which will prob
ably lie fought in 1919 are the fol-
lowing:
Jess Willard versus Jack Dempsey
for the worlds heavyweight title, 20
rounds TO a decision. The public de-
mands that Dempsey shall be the big
champions next opponent, and no
other lesser fight will do.
Jimmy Wilde versus Pat Moore
for the worlds bantam title, 20
rounds of COURSE. 1t has already
been announced that Wilde will come
here 10 meet Moore and any others
of his class.
Mike Gibbons wants TO box Jack
Dempsey, but for only ten rounds.
However, that would be quite a rare
display OF a bully, rushing swinger
up against a real scientific artist.
George Carpenter is most likely
TO visit this country within the next
year and box Dempsey or some other
top-notcher in 20-round contest.
Benny Leonard before many moons
will be obliged to defend his crown
against Lou Tender. of Philadelphia,
frankie Britt or Charley White in
an extended bout. These boys are
hot on the lightweight champions
trail.
The featherweight title seems to
be vacant, now that Johnny Kllbane
has declared his retirement. SO
few topnotchers i'm this class will
have to fight il for that crown. But
who are they? Just at present there
seems to be but very few real classy
features in the ring who shine forth
as a coming champion.
Ii Battling Ortega or California,
can get down to welterweight and
be fit, he'll probably beat Ted Lewis
for the championship of that class
in 1919. He's some fighter, this boy
from the Pacific coast.
Mike O'Dowd. the heroic middle
weight champion, will soon be home
from the war. full of pep and night.
He's simply spelling for mill after
- ton no
ment in London. Mickey is one
champ who lives to scrap and scrap.
So the outlook for the boxing
game appears pretty fine and pros
perous for the coming new year.