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Show I Call of Australia Is for Classy American Ring Men Two Promoters Come Across Seas to Enlist Boxers for Campaign in Antipodes; Difficult to Make Matches. I By W. W. NAUGHTON, A2J" FBANCHSCO, Fob. 2L JThQ fact that "Snowy" Baker and ij "Wk F. Howe aro in tUa country in quest of pugilist! a talent for the boxing organization tnoy represent in Australia ib tho best proof that the sports down yonder are steadfast patrons pa-trons of tho game- of tho glove. .At that, it is to wonder 2iow the traveling commissi cm otb named can afford to offer of-fer biff monoy to top notchers of thia counti v. Jnst'at present Anstralia is woofnllv laciinc: ia suitable- talent to send against visiting Btars. Take tho lightweight division, for in- stance. "When Baker arrived horo intent in-tent npon luring Willie Ititchio to the land of tho Golden Fleece, ho beliovod ho had several fairly mil table matches in sight for tho lightweight ohampion. "To begin with,," said "Snowy," '"111 pit aim against Hughio ATehe- can, the recognized cliampion of Aus-fl Aus-fl I tralia, ' ' The words were hardly oat of -Baker's month when the cable brought ntmB that 3Iohcgan had been knocked out in eleven rounds by ' Young" Saylor of Indianapolis, who went to Australia in corapnny with Eddio Mc-Goorty Mc-Goorty and Bay Bronson. "Well, I still havo Herb McCoy left," said "Snowy" with a bravo show of philosophical spirit. "Ho 13 a rising yonng lightweight and is Me-began Me-began '6 most formidable rival. Many in fact believe him a better boy than Mchcgan. I can also promise Jtitohie a bout with 'Young' Saylor, who defeat-cd defeat-cd Mehegan." Glory for Movies. A day or two later news trickled Hi across tho bed of tho ocean that. "Nat Wil-linms, Wil-linms, a comparatively unknown from England, had dofeated Herb McOoy and that "Young" Saylor had lost on a foul in tho sixth round of a match with Ed Neuhans, a pupil of Mehegan. After this wholesale bowling over of the best of tho Antipodean lightweights "by 3oungsters in tho novice division, it is" not easy to imagine whore to find a fit opponent for Ritchio among tho pu-pilists pu-pilists nt present in Australia. There is this to it, however; one defeat does not set a ringrnaa aside in that coun-try coun-try the way it does here. A man ofi known ability does not lose caste on account of a" single roverse or a cou-pie, cou-pie, for that matter and tho promot-ors promot-ors being acquainted with Australian sporting spirit in the direction named do not hesitate about signing n de-fented de-fented star again without delay. As a matter of fact, return matches are quite a feature of Antipodean pu-gilipm. pu-gilipm. Mebcgan. who was defeated by Brown of Philadelphia at Sydney, had Hj to wait no time for his revenge. Ho turned the tables on Brown at the sec-ond sec-ond meoting. Tt can therefore be seen that if Kitchie goes across, there to-fl to-fl ward the end of the year it will bo Hj quite the thing, according to the Aue-tralian Aue-tralian viewpoint, to parade both Me-hegau Me-hegau and McCoy as worthy opponents for him. This." of course, if in the meantime Herb and Hugliie manage to maintain tho average of excellence they have displayed during the last couple of years. H That Saylor Foul. Peudmu between the lines, it is not haTd to explain how "Young" Sny-lor Sny-lor came to lose his bout with Neuhaus Hl 011 a foul. Saylor is one of your up-to-date Americau in-fighiors, while in Australia they are sticklers for "clean-breaks." "clean-breaks." "Mother" Howe, who is here repre.-senting repre.-senting the Olympia stadium of ftew-ton, ftew-ton, Sydney, was quick to noto the way our local boys are allowed to tear away at each other in clinches, j "The crowd seems to liko that, kiud of thing here," said Howe. "Out yonder the moment a couple of fighters bumD into a clinch the crowd begins shouting to the ruferoe to 'break them'." Saylor beyond doubt whaled away in the style he was accustomed to here and w'as probably penalized for not stepping clear when ordered to do so Hj In the referee. 'However, it's safe to say that Sa3lor will make his mark befo're he leaves Australia. A lad who can knock out Mehegan the first time Hughic was knocked out, by the way needs only to give n little study to the rules which prevail in Australia to do himself proud. Middies Also Snarled. Tho bigger classes in Australia are in more of a muddle than the light-weights light-weights even. Dave Smith went right down tho line from whito hopes and light heavies to middleweights and proved too good for them all. Among his ictinis was Bill Tvang, a 200-pound-er, who up to that timo was called heavyweieht champion of Australia, Then Eddie McGoorty came along and did for Smith in 'less than two minutes of boxing. Accordingly, Mc Goorty is champion of Australia "in sov-era sov-era classes at present. j Since ousting Dave Smith the Osh-kosh Osh-kosh fighter has had a brush with Pat Bradlej-, a young Irishman who went to j Australia from San Francisco. Vhen Dave Smith boxed this same Bradlev the referee stopped the match in the twelfth Tound to save Bradley from un- j necessary punishment. Yet Bradlej' went the full distance with McGoorty and mereh- lost on points, whereas Mc-Goorty Mc-Goorty practically licked Smith with the punch that be landed. It's a bit of a tangle and I have no doubt it will bo straightened out by sending Smith and Bradloy together again and then matching the winner with MoGoorty. |