Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
BOXERS START THEIR GAME
Good Match Fixed for south Omaha
and others in Pros
pect.

1t is now practically assured that about
January IL the local sports are to be
treated TO as fierce a mill at h~sticuffs as
has been seen in these parts for many a
day. Eddie Robinson, manager OF Clar-
ence English, says that the go arranged
between that boy and Kid Broad Of Chi
cago is now cinched. and that It will be
pulled of in the old Red Light theater at
South Omaha, the arena in which many a
tight, good, bad and indifferent, has been
fought in recent years.
After so long a stagnant period at the
boxing game this is welcome news indeed
to the devotee Of the rope enclosed canvas.
Almost any old kind of a fight would be a
Joy at this time, and the prospect of such
a stem winder as the coming affair prom
ises to be is putting the pug patrons on
their toes with expectation. 1t will be
a man Of undoubted prowess and estab-
lished reputation against a youngster of
unusually good heart, great strength and a
fierce and constant attack.
Concerning Broad's fighting little need
be said. He has been holding his own
with the best of the featherweiEhts for
long enough to gain name and fame. But
English can stand a little toutinE, and he
deserves 1t. First, he is an Omaha boy,
and only a year ago or SO was a local
amateur Of the mat and ring. Early in
the wrestling game he became a wonder at
his weight, but at that he always boxed
better than he wrestled. From the first
Eddie Robinson. had him In charge, and
since English made his first ring appear
ance in a four-round kid" preliminary
last winter thirty-one fights have followed.
Not a large proportion Of these were
against good men, but be It said to the
credit OF the young f~eatherweight that he
has never known defeat nor a draw, has
never been knocked down, has never, as
far as could be seen, been dazed, and has
never been made to falter or waver for a
moment After having fought and de-
feated such men as Dick Green, Eddie
Santry, Oscar Gardner and Billy Shannon,
English cannot be said to be untried, yet
In another sense all these victories came
so easily that It cannot be said that his
mettle has yet been thoroughly tested.
Not even Robinson himself will assert
that cleyerness is English's strong hold.
Ho is not clever, but he lie a fighter, and
is furthermore the most aggressive party
In a ring that one can imagine. His style
is to go after his opponent from the first
gong and never stop till he has got him.
He seems to mind a punch not at all, and
withal has some terrible blows Of his own,
both while inside and at longer range.
All in all, the go to come should be one
interesting affair. and with the prelimin-
aries planned the evening will be locally a
memorable one. The men are to make 126
pounds and twenty rounds is the limit set.
1t is probable that both will try to cut
that down all they possibly can.
The referee for this fight has not yet
been selected, but an endeavor will be
made to secure Patsy Magner OF Yankton,
S. d. Magner is familiar with the game, be-
cause he has been actively mixed in 1t in hIs
time. Moreover. he has demonstrated on
other occasions that he knows his business
as a referee. and also that he does 1t.