The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
FOREIGN BOXERS TO
Be TESTED TONIGHT
Hill, Melville and Pitts Of
Australia to Box in Jer-
sey City Club.
By cHARLEs E. .rArr1soN.

II the Chief Floor Walker Of the
Weather Foundry, who has sprinkled
gloom on the devotees Of all outdoor
sports. will temporarily suspend irriga-
ton three Australian boxers viii to-
nisht have an opportunity to exhibit
their prowess in the open arena Of the
Armory A. A.. Jersey City. These
boxers are Jimmy Hill. reputed to be
tho Les Darcy Of the fsatherweight
class, who Is to meet Mel Coogan, one
OF the best lightweights in America, In
an eight round bout. II Hill is as
formidable as his Australian admirers
claim. the bout between him and Coogan
snculd prove to be one OF the best
ever seen in this vicinity. Coogsn viii
apply the acid test to the Australian,
Tor the Brooklyn lightweight Is q classy
boxer.
Charley Pitts, an Australian light
weight, will clash with Eddie Fftzsim-
mons OF forkville, who has developed
INTO one OF the heaviest hitters In the
lightweight class This bout should be
Pitts.
hector Melville. q featherweight
rival Of HIS. will also show his
skill against Johnny Murray or
Charley Beecher. Altogether, It should
prove to be an exciting night for the
Australian glove men.
Hill and Melville for weeks have IN
successfully tried to get matches with
Leading lightweights and feathers. ana
naturally failed because they were not
wen enough known here to draw a
SUBSTANTIAL crowd. However, IL the trio
car peat the men they are to meet in
the ring tonight the visitors will not
lack Tor good matches in the future.
Beckett VIII Not Meet Fulton.
The announcement that Beckett will
retuse to meet Fulton because the Mas
terer was defeated by Dempsey solidides
the belief that the Beckett McCoortv
match was arranged by Beckett's han
dlers solely with a view OF pitting the
Ehsilsnnan against the worlds cham
Pion Tor a big purse. Evidently the
beckett managers are not especially
concerned over what may happen to the
British champion, provided they get a
snare OF a large cluster OF American
dollars. The Beckett coterie evidently
nave had their cupidity aroused through
the fact OF Willard getting 500. goo for
Inc severest beating a champion ever
received in the space of twelve minutes.
and they are not unwilling to subject
Beckett TO the same ordeal provided the
monetary returns are satisfactory.
In view OF the outcome of the Beckett
McGoorty affair, there Is ground for the
suspicion that the reports of the Ameri-
cans lapses from strict training had
foundation in fact II Beckett were to
De matched with Carpenter and Fulton.
then there would be reason to believe
in the sincerity of the handlers Of the
British title holder.
An English report OF the seventeenth
round OF the Beckett McGo bout de-
clares that ''McGoorty was knocked
down. took the full count and on aris-
ing was knocked through the ropes amid
a scene Of the widest enthusiasm"
II would seem that when McGoorty
took the full count which is ten. the
battle ended then ana there 1t there
fore was unnecessarily brutal on tho
part OF Beckett 10 strike knocked out
man and drive him through the ropes.
But possibly that is covered by tho
intricate English boxing rules.
In Re VaIger-KiIbane Bout.
Joe Jacobs declares that Matt Hinkel
has submitted terms to Kilbane for a
match with Valger under which the
Clevelander would dictate as to weight,
guarantee and other details. These
doubtless will include 122 pounds ringJ
side for Nalger and catch weights for
the champion" no decision by the ref
cree and 30 per cent. OF the purse.
Jacobs thinks Valger has a chance to
win the worlds featherweight title
from kilbane under the conditions
named. AS kilbane never had any title
except that OF American featherweight
champion, Valger is barking up the
wrong tree. II Jacobs would cease re-
ferring TO his boxer as the feather
weight champion of France" he would
lessen the handicap TO a clever boxer