| Show v i TOO MUCH UNFAIR AIR Nel CLASHING BETWEEN BOXING Live Wire Gossip of the Arena Regarding ding Son Som I Big Matches That May 1 Be Fought This T Winter ji I MallY Headliners Scheduled led 1 FANS HOPE FOR OR DARG PARC Y CA CARPENTIER SC SCRA By Jack lack Skelly T Trills THIS all comes come of course from the want of proper organization vj win according to all the big propound pd matches now in ill sight sig But T hv hy much envious eIl and unfair opposition from jealous cheap b I who ulio are aro constantly doing the boxing game ame more harm than good g 1 When a live liY enterprising sing sing- big ig idea promoter lil like TC Tex Rickard a great attraction lw o parasites wake out of their slumbers lu and aud mme endeavor to sidetrack or spoil a worthy like liko Rickard in ins his ar arand art and honest efforts to st stage ge a great fi ti event Most rost of these jc jealous lous on hangers in the boxing game g havo Javo not t aJ courage brains or ot money to promote a real bi big championship m mill but th th hate to see ice ee n a man like Rickard succeed They have c not tile the c executive ec e pluck or ot financial hacking backing to stage a real classy bout hout themselves an and f th the tUfi cn envy any my other energetic et c man It is a n great pit pity indeed in my lilY opinion that we have hn not more hi hi l r class promoters promoter of the tho r caliber lib r of f Vex Tex Rickard in the port in country to l and place plat boxing on u n higher standard Such prom t are arc n a credit to the game and aud should be well supported hy by all lovers lo of t uT manly art rt f 11 joh There i is too club re too clashing altogether ether among managers and ana p. p pr in then their endeavors ors to secure attractions There should be he more f ui far play piny and real sportsmanship p between them instead of a a. lot of mean menn sm sma tricks off petty larceny they pull This all comes omes of course from t the file want of proper organizations I J have hn advocated ad so long For m ninny many n many months I have c hoped tho the A Anier 1 r. r can Bo hosing Boug ug association which was wac organized by Matt 2 Tinkle I-Tinkle its preside and Tom Torn S. S Andrews of Milwaukee ec would control the game but buti r. r far the association seems to be ic almost powerless in its endeavors ors to regul J the sport 1 For Jor the love of boxing let us have fair play and honest Awn Away wit with h the thc parasites who are flushing flour and bamboozling the Pl bli Let tho the honest promoter like Tex lex n c l' l l have ha a n. square deal loal wi with t the e s sij I port of all followers of the thc game Wipe Jpe the fakirs off ort the pugilistic m mand ma maw an and let us ns all have a fn fair r show 4 11 vs I Darc Darcy Personally I would far tar rather witness witness witness wit wit- ness a lOUt bout between Georges Carpentier and anti Lea IJes Darcy than one between be be- tween Jess Willard and the gallant young oung French champion for man many reasons rea rea- sons Let Lot me here quote Tad of tho the New ew York Evening E Journal whom I quite agree with lie wrItes thu thusly l The proposed Willard-Carpentier Willard match is not such a thriller when hon you stop slop to think about it Willard Villard with about a foot In height and eighty pounds of ot weight tho the best o of It It has hat the battle half von won before he lie starts Of or course ourse a champion is the card but then much better matches could be bema ma made e. e Les Darcy for Instance would make a n. much more Interesting fight tight i with Carpentier than the big blar awl awl awl- i ward Vard Willard VIllard would Darcy and Carpentier are arc both mi mid mid- Both aro are wonderful fighters and as there Is no adan advantage tage on either side a fight between them should h bo ho a n corker corl Carpentier dl did beat some heavies such as Gunboat Smith and Bombardier Wells oIls but the Idea of such a little fellow tellow stacking up against the mammoth Willard seems to be more of or a n. Joke t than an anYthing anything any anY- thing else D Darcy rcy an and Carpentier are aro more evenly matched In weight and size and would be far moro more interesting In Ina ina a 3 boxing combat I hope Mr Rickard secures those two great artists The They Thai would indeed be a great attraction attraction attraction tion for tor the thousands of or fans tans to sceIn see ace In pugilistic action 4 j Greatly Beloved There Thero Is no man in the ring or on the groat great battlefields s of the thc Infernal war more adored nn and beloved than Georges Carpentier the recognized heavyweight hea ht champion of all Europe His Ills m many ny gallant brave blaYe deeds leeds under s I. I 1 I ana Lna i t Ifil lU say ILl ov uv uv a. i LI uro Juu u uc J Jarmy ia 11 u m army aviator lator ha hae have e not only won him himman man many decorations for Cor bravery braven but have ha made him the idol of ot the Trench French arm army and ana ring ring- ringa a as well Everybody g loves a clever cr game ame man man and Carpentier would undoubtedly be one of the greatest attractions that thal could possibly bo be sta staged ed In Inmost most any combat in this country He lie Is today the greatest g pugilistic Idol of oC all champions cham- cham pious and antI American fans will certainly certain certain- ly tender him a L grand Irand welcome if it he reaches readies these shores lo to box for the benefit of his countrymen British lightweights in U U. S. S My Iy friend and fellow scribe Mr Ir H H. E. E Cleveland eland of oC tho the Birmingham England England England Eng Eng- land Evening Dispatch pens IHms the tho folI following fol fol- fol- fol I owIng lowing It looks as if iC tho the worlds world's lightweight championship will remain with British British- born horH boxers for some time to come even If l Freddie Welsh loses tho the title Charlie White who Is reckoned to bo be tho the next b best st man at his hia weight was born In Liverpool I and Phil Bloom of o Brooklyn is being pushed forward as a n contender lie He is an Englishman b by birth and has hns shown up well in no decision bouts with Benny Bean Leonard Johnny Johnnj Dundee Jack Britton Freddie Welsh and other othor in the lightweight divi sion don Blooms supporters supporter are aro anxious to force torce a match with Welsh elsh for the championship cham chain He has had newspaper de decisions IC- IC galore g but the they dont don't count over here and his entry Into the more serious part of the boxing game ame will carr carry with It plenty of interest in America and this country As matters stand he ho is one of the trio Welsh and Charlie White hita comprising the remainder who shine most as lightweights lightweights lightweights light light- weights In the states at present Maybe Mabe If It Johnny Johnn I makes up his mind to enter or grow glow Into the tho lightweight division your OUr fondest hopes may not be realized Brother Cleveland But Dut that Is another story tor and proposItion proposition proposition tion altogether Time will tell Benny un Nurphy Gone I 1 was sorry h indeed eed to hear of the tho death of oC Belm Benny Murphy a n former bantam bantam bantam ban ban- tam boxer who came camo over from England England Eng Eng- land with Dill Billy Plimmer from rom Birmingham Binning Binning- ham some twenty three years ears ago Benny died from Brighta Brights disease at athis athis athis his home at Coney Cone Island Friday last December S 5 At t the tIme time of ot his death ho was waR the manager of Morgans Morgan's cabaret on Oceanic Walk at Cone Conoy Is Is- Is land After Atter he retired from the ring Mur Murphy ph phI phy was for some time a bookmaker on the racing tracks and was a great lover of horses lie Ho was a member of or tho time White House Democratic club and tho the Atlantic Social club Everybody know knew and liked Benn Benny Bennyi the tIme Island he had married dl spent most of his manhood rIa days was wag 50 GO years ears of oC a ape age e and always ahva's el t joyed good health up to the time t tl fatal tatal disease overcame o him l' l lIlt r anti flits HitH Around the fling c. c j Pa Paddy d and Jim Buckley Buckle ha hab hav ha b become partners in promo promoting tin attractions at the ol old Clermont lermont rl 1 in Brooklyn where I fought man manhard many many many-if hard con contest test years ago as us an amat amater f. f i and professional proCessional too I wish them bO boluck luck In the old historic arena r 1 John sometimes better kno j jas 3 as John the Barbor BarboT is going to fo t thard thard t thard hard to make Young Salsbury of oi Broo lyn In tho the bantam champion John Wa wan wanto wani to m match him first against John Johnl Ertle and then against Kid at or US pounds for a side bet I 1 Some high flyer Is the sport barber harber I If It CharI Charley e really meets C Cs C Morris on New ew Years Year's day at I Kans ICan City as proposed good night Cli Cha Ch- Chaley ley Icy 1 V Recent Recently Irish Pats Patsy Cline Chine met Ph Pl Bloom at nt the Broadw Broadway club Bro Brool lyn In one of ot those ten-round ten less bouts bout All the Brooklyn n pap gave the fight to Bloom and ai alt all tl t Manhattan papers to Cline Can yi yo beat those newspaper decisions Z J. J Leo JAO P P. P Flynn calls caBs his bl big boxer B n Brennan the Big Bib Mayo Mauler B Bu name Leo Too many maulers In t tring tring tl ring already And from the Count Comi Mayo Ia o Is ho he Low Ion bridge there t |
