IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1728, 19 April 1913, Page 12

IN THE RING.

, . (By,' "Alorcurj-.")

: iCLOUD OVER THE BLACK MEN,

rrf}6 J'Ly/ng Jade" and Johnson. , ■ '"■ ■',; v* rumours.and reports about Johnson \: there, as no '. end. The lying jado -.■..■lium'onj is, always busy with him. ■ The '■■-. .-trouble is that the rumours agree in ono ■:-.;■ ■... respect only—that; is in the manner in ; ...which'.they■ contradict ono another. As .was stated last Saturday, the American ;•/..-■ files received last week advised that tho S' big black was'down, and all but "out" in J-.: ;■ Chicago, .'Suffering, a slow recovery from '.■.'■': .'»/bout of pneumonia that-had brought |. ': Jiiiu :tb: tho vergoof death..-.. ?;. :.IVwas. also'said'that upon his recovi;.'-' :.«ry ho was.to bo placed upon his, trial for ; .■.■'.' -his alleged offences against tho white ; ' ' plave Jawsj ,-These report's wero corrobor- •'■,' ftedtyMr.. AV. W. Naughtan in tho ; ■ ' /'Seferee's" American letter, dated March !;:..'.' ]I 0 ,: in.'.which.this authority stated-.that !.\.\ Johnson.was "a. physical wreck." [■'■'■ This.seemed conclusive enough,.and wo 1.-.' .".iwere'-just getting into tho-habit of con- ;: ~'. sidering'; Johnson, 'as bding done with, i . [when, to, make ; confusion .worse confoundI, »dj,along, conies tho following.message to !'"■'■ ■■ Sydney,-per medium of the Independent f!.-, . fcaTjlo.Seryico:— ■ . ,;• ■: '■■ y-. '")'' .-"'i .'•'.'■' : : London, April 1. !.-. .'...;-.-' i Jack-Johnson has posted his forfeit, '.;; -for his match with Al Palzer in Paris. ■■ !•':'■'•'.. iThe. qhampion;.cabled ■• from "America ;.: . would" j;- ' . : (irriv6"in'-Paris early ! neit month..-".; ■'■.;!'.;■ The date of • this cable message may posfeibly'hav6"somb bearing'on the manner :.;/ .ih which, it involves the situation, but, -■■'■■:■': Bvenj this icxplaiiation cannot'account- for '; ; thisf.one,. ' received from the Sydney [■;V:-';Sun's" special representative, and pubi , ,'Wshed on Wednesday week:—' L ; ~'M *;''-',.; V .-, . .London, April 3. I:' ':■:■_ . ';' /Jack has :failed;to .deposit'.:; ';■•;■' 'the "required forfeit' in connection." •;,'(";■ i.Tv-ith his match at Paris with.'AL'Pali';: fzer.. The fight, has now' b'eeii declared ';. .'.' |Off, and Paizor has sailed for New , ;.'. ' ; TiYork of.tho-black cham-' • '•:' :;J : pi6njv,:.i_»j,v ; >Z-\ ' ■..;.■■.'■.-.< .; ;r : flow .It Stands. ', -.- •)'!.Summarised, the position is.something ;;• liko this:—(a) Eitlioi- Johnson has been ;' .seriously ,ill.in-.Chicago, and is now phyl '•■■ .jically a wreck, or else; ho is in training I;. for .-the Palzer-boiit. ,(b) Either Johnson j, .lias to stand his' trial next month,'or else i •"'■ ..Ho journeys to Paris at,that,timo to'meet ;.;.. Palzer. ..(c) 'Either Johnson has posted 'Bis forfeit.'for. the Paris contest, or he : .'.lids failed.to do. so, and tho contest is off; [■.-.'. .', jWh'iclv'of." course,, makes the whole :',:Jrftuation,'perfectly!'.dear!;""■,;.:. M; ' Passing of tho Black. - '•:'.' ■ of' Johnson ; and;' his . black ■.■ .'teethren,'it <is.' very significint that'in , : , all _the talk and ■ speculation anent the j. finding ■;,of a successor.; to the deposed i ~ . ..Champion there is nothing to bo heard.of .', . the individual claims—from the pugilistic .standpoint of.Langford, M'Vca,' and Jean-■V'''.,-.rtette,. of Liithcr M'Carthy and "Jess" I ■'; iWillard, the two cowboy heavies. > ;. ■. fOf Al,>Palzer; "Gunboat"' Smith, and '.;•' Co. the bosihg.writers haye,muchto say,, ,-'.'•.. '.but, of the claims to recognition of: the ;•'■'' coloured party, ono .of whom at least— • Xangford) Jo wit—has a bigger right than ;2: any of the white "pretenders" to: . the ;' ';. dhampion'ship , throne,: there is: not. la (ii, ■■• ■ '..,."■'• '■>~■ .-'•'■ ■.!:•■ -: ]■'■■ ■■■ ; '•".■■] Strangely enough, too', the ignored negro ' -:trio, seem to accept'the situation.- Jean- : .-. uctte e'ertainly.-has dono.his pretensions, . if he has - , any, no good by his more recent I showings,'but he is: on. the spot, and, at >',' .the worst,; has a .record .that gives him. a, ';■", clear title'to bo considered in tho run- -". ning, .while, .as for. the ."two Sams"— i. X Langford especially—their attitude seems i ' '■' unless it is that they have f; recognised ithat the day of the black man i in tho ring is over.' " • ■'.■■■ i.. They ■aro. both hanging on in Australia V .with, the glamour o'f'their earlier appearances quite departed, neglected alike: by both public- and press.-: : Verily, some sort (,'■ of black-cloud- seems .to hang .over tho " blacks !S-?V:j . ■ ;-,-' - i . A Matter'Zbf Inches. i; "Whilo : Ion the subject of.the heavy- , weight brigade, tho writer appends a tabio' . {"-,' of proposition!) culled from an American paper which shows how two of the pre- ».'■ sent "white hopes" measure up with the; ''old.masters" of tho ringi ■■;-.'. '.■■:';:"< ■ -v ' •■' -.-.' John- • ' A :'-. Palzer. M'Carthy. Jeffries Son. '• . fWoight;, 2181b. 2051b.■• 2251b. 21Qlb. i. Height 6ft. 2Jin. 6ft. 3in. 6ft. ljin. 6ft. ljin [ Reach '81in. 75in. 75in. : ' '' 72in.' ;■ Neck [ 18iin. 17Jin. - - -.18iin. - Min,-* • '■ Chest*--.-:-'ißin. 42Jin.- ' 51in. 42|in. ;.-, Chestt - 39in. r (( . 46in. : . "■. 39iin. : -Waist :-37iin. 36iiri.•'•■■';■•;35iini-'-' '-35in, ;.- -forearm.Mjin. : ■'Uin;'i > -: : .:l3jin.: ::U\in. Biceps j-WJiu. ■';•'.lsiin:'.':.>;.l6in."-' lCJin, 1 . fl.'high ;'2s3iu. 26in.'-' ■'■> 28in,' 23in. | . Calf . ; 16jin. lGin.':-16}ini MSin. : iWrist ' Bin. - 7Jiii. ,';'.-. Bih. : '"' ■ Bin. [,-'linklo -.:•;. 10in. Oiin. ; lOin. Oiin. ! ■. ■'.'■■■ .-"Expanded^..- tContraCted. ~:.':. [The Coming Back of..T, Burns. . Last Saturday.! thotaKwas published'in ;,. .Jhis : column a cablegram from Ataerica ':'. Stating-.that "Tommy" Burns was out ngain looking;-for scalps. "Mercury", then raised a; query".': as to, the identity of his )y reported. by name. No ! iriformation,vhas come to hand on this ';': point, but.'.jvhpover tho gladiator may:-,be, i. and whatoyec': his rating in, the pugilistic ! worid, he;.evidently is no match "for tho viejnvinated .."Tominy," judging by tho ! '■- following {, cable chronicling.. tie. iresulfc' ■ ef tho clash s-Tv- ■''■'" -.■■•■ i •, ■■:■:,■ , ('■■■■&?::%. ,CAIGAEY, J .Ap{il.'':s;"; ;■;■ . -.- "Tpmniy;.' , ; -Burns met: r 'tho giant'' : Pelky-iii.'a sixround no'-dec'ision bout - j' hereVtcriight. Pelky 'had the advan- . , : tagedttl.woight by".over 3st.:, The. battle... . was";fast;' ; .tliroughout, with tho ex- . ]' champion-.forcing the fighting. .Ho Bcore(l-„-';three-. knock-downs,, and was . himself-inbeked down once... Ho was on his'icet'.-instantly, however, and' '.■'.■ ■'-. continuddhis rushing, tactics... Physicr -. i ■ ally -Burns was -in surprisingly fino'';, ; .condition, but ho failed :to "judge his!•!• ' Wows. to"■ the best advantage.. 'Burns". ;' gavo .'an-impressivo demonstratipn-of .; his/'epmo-back" ability, and /critics;.: believe-' ho would havo won on ,a ',:-.-knock-out over'a longer-route.-'' ■;■'.'•' ; '.-,, Referring to Burns's reappearance, and. ': tho above contest, a later messago says: '- "As a result of his initial bout, Burns is ; now. taking his forthcoming tight with M'Carty-moro seriously., M'Carty will | take ,£2OOO win, lose, or draw; , Burns is, confident that hois still in.the ,game,- - ; and his .performance last-evening'--.was- ■ very' good considering his.;'long:;retire-' ! ' ment.";.-;.; ■ ,;....-'•..■...-.«.... This ;.is..;the first we have-heard of any projected match between. Luther M'Carty and tho cx-charapion, and there may be ; nothing at'all in it. If there is,-the-fact that such a match could.be- taken seriously shows—well, lots of things. ', American Fixtures. ,', "Jaclc" Lester was to have boxed "Al" Kaufm'ann four rounds in San Francisco on April 11. "Ad": Wolgast and "Tommy" Murphy contest their rßhirn match at San Francisco torday. Their previous meeting last month resulted in a draw. On April 29 "Johnny" Kiblane, tho holder, and "Johnny" Dundee, meet for the world's feather-weight title. '• Driscoll's'Successful Debut. . Driscoll,' tho English "feather" (that is, he was a" "feather" when he left England), . , now iii Sydney under engagement' to Reg. L. Baker,; opened his Australian . count by notching a win from "Charlie" . Simpson, the Victorian ox-amateur champion feather-weight. The contest was an excellent one. Simp<<m. although out-weighted half n stone— Uritfcoll failed to make tho weight limit bv 'lib.,-while tho Australian was'3lb. under—put-up a battle that for aggressiveness and pluck, in tho ifaco of heavy odds, gained for him tho unanimons approbation of tho Sydney, press. "A Fight-hungry Bulldog." , from the accounts to hand tho follow-

1 ing from tho Bulletin is chosen as doing the affair tho greatest justice in tho concisest manner:— , "Boyo Driscoll, the Welsh fighter, made his first appearance iii Sydney Stadium on Saturday night against Charles Simpson. If ho lights a thousand ho will Hover meet a pluckier, more fight-hnngry bulldog than that sterling littlo Victorian who was about a head shorter and half a stone lighter. 'Simpson \vos naturally deficient in leach. And yet what a fight ho did put up.- It was magnificent in its courage, and in the tenth chapter it was-tremendous in its effectiveness. But excepting in that tenth chapter ho never had -a real hope, for . Driscoll was his master nil the time. He lias a beautiful left which he times perfectly, and moves ■ with all the piston-like grace which characterised .the loft of Peter Felix i in the days when' Peter was really Felix. Ho has a head-guahl that is well-nigh invincible, and.that left is'.tho, soundest defence of nil. It is always in "the place where it ought to be, and Simpson literally dashed himself to .pieces against it on Saturday night. By-the ,13th he was dono. It would have been madness to let so .plucky 1 (-/fighter get further knocked about/in a hopeless- battle, so the -Victorian 1 towel in. Driscflll's'left, if it keeps on as it has started, will certainly become famous.' Australian Doings. To-night at the Stadium there eventuates a battle of great interest—that between "Dave" Smith and "Jerry" Jerome, the Queensland aboriginal. On May li there, is ;to bo a sequel ,to, this, as. on that dato, tho Winner is''to meet "Les" O'Donßell. ..'..". ■IVrequires a.stretch of imagination to Tealise "Bill" Rudd as a points winner in :a 20-iound contest. Yet this happening actually came to pass recently, Rudd outpointing-one "Snowy" Hill at Timorro, New. South Wales." Hill is not a very scientific boxer. ''■:"''■