The Washington times., 1922-10-23


the control of Spain.
A Philippine champion is some.
thing new in the boxing game. A
few years ago American fistic fans
considered that the boxers In this
country had monopoly on all kinds
Of worlds titles. Then came the
mighty surge Of Georges Carpenter
FOR Dempsey's crown and Jimmy
Wilde's bid for international fame.
Carpenter fell down in his big of.
fort. Gorgeous Georges was knock.
cd out In four rounds by Tiger
Jack" at Jersey City.
Jimmy Wilde was beaten In q fare
the.well by Jack Sharkey at Milwau-
kee. Later Pete Herman knocked
out the little Welshman at London.
Thus ended two Of the most impor-
tant attempts to wrest ring prestige
from American fighters.
Then along came Panch0 villa,
Philippine flyweight and bantam
weight champion.
Frank Churchill, former Boston
man. conceived the idea Of hiring.
ing villa and Elmo Flores, Philip
pine lightweight, 70 this country.
Churchill has been located in the
Philippine Islands for several years.
Each year the business men OF the
Philippines raise fund which they
spend in advertising the islands.
Churchill suggested that ono OF the
best ways of bringing a country be-
fore the people Of the world was by
means Of the boxing game.
Everybody is interested IN box
ing more or less" argued Churchill.
Let me take Villa and Flores TO
America"
The business men finally agreed %
advertise by means of the two box
ers, but they desired their tour TO
embrace Australia and England in.
stead Of America. They pointed out
that the American boxers were rated
as the best Of the world and that
they might crush the Philippine
youths.
"ViHa 10 the greatest man Of
his weight In the world" declared
Churchill. He has no reason to
fear any American flyweight or
bantamweight. As for Flores, he
Is capable OF giving. . good &c.
q count Of himself against the best
Of them"
Churchill won his point. He
sailed for America with villa and
Flores.
Unknown. unsung, manager and
boxers arrived in New York. They
were photographed more as freak
proposition than because anybody
figured the Philippine boxers would
create much of q stir in fistic cir
cles.
churchill, having manipulated
played his game quietly. He
finally got his men started. They
Impressed. They were sought
after. They had made good.
Villa, or Puncho Pancho as New
Workers soon begun to call the
little Philippine star, did particu-
larly we'll. He got a big bout In
Bbbets Field. Brooklyn. He lost.
but his spectacular style of fight.
ing made such a tremendous hit
with critics and fans alike that
Puncho Pancho was matched to
battle Johnny Buff for the worlds
flyweisht title,
Buff had weight and experience
OH VIM i1S "oo hiop pshtIhbS AZ
his own home sector.
But Villa Is q fighter. For
eleven rounds he hurled himself
at the American. He hit him
with every imaginable kind Of
punch. Buff broke and faitered
under tho fierce onslaught. He
stumbled and crumbled as Puncho
Pancho kept up his wild attack.
And In the eleventh round Buff
went down to detsat.
The little Philippine boy was
then proclaimed worlds flyweight
champion.
Is be satisfied to rest on his new.
won iaureis?
Hardly. :
Villa now would be bantamweight
as well as flyweisht champion.
Buff once held both titles.
"why not me nlso?" asks Villa.
. II he wins over Danny Edwards,
colored bsntanweight champion, at
the Boston Arena next Monday
night, Villa will demand a tussie
with Joe Lynch.
Puncho Pancho wants 20 bring all
the titles possible home with him
when he returns to the Philippines.