The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-04
BOTH MEN ARE CONFIDENT OF AN
EARLY KNOCKOUT.
FELTZ HAS WORKED HARD
AND CONSClENTIOUSLY.
AL McMURRAY SAYS THE YOUNG
sTER HAS NEVER BEEN IN
SUCH SHAPE.

.McFadden May Have the Better or
IieVed That He VIII Be Able to
Score a Knockout, if Victory.
FeItz Is in Prime shape, and Has
His Same Hurrying Methods That
Are Sure to Keep the California
Youth HustIIng on His Feet.
When Tommy Feltz landed in Sa-
vannah some ten days ago he came
with the determination to retrieve his
lost fortunes in the ring.
He then had a match with a veri-
table little bull dog of the ring in Kid
McFadden, and if he loses to the boy
from the Pacific slope tonight it will
not be because he has not worked
hard to get himself in condition.
Feltz spent yesterday in hard work.
He has not had minutes rest since
he reached Savannah. Each day he
has covered mile after mile on the
road, and has done what he might
to increase his cleverness with punch
ing bag and sparring partners.
McFadden has lost no time, either,
in getting himself in shape. and the
Eagles Benefit bout tonight has at
tracted more attention than any SIM
lar event pulled off in this part of the
country in years.
This is McFadden's first appearance
in Savannah. He has met some of
the fastest light weights in the coun-
try, chief among them being Young
Corbett with whom he fought a four
round draw in 1899. In 1900 he won
from Danny Dougherty in a ten-round
go, and drew with Eddie Hanlon and
Benny Yanger.
McFadden has been under the charge
of Patsy Corrigan, who is no SLOUGH
himself with the nits, and he will
enter the ring tonight in perfect
shape.
House Will BE Crowded.
There are very few seats left for to-
nights show. the sale having been the
largest in Savannah in years. All of
the box seats have been disposed of.
The preliminary bout will commence
at 9:15 o'clock. This will be a six
round go between Blood, the colored
welterweight champion of the South,
and Homer Brown. "the Fighting Bar
ber." In the twenty-round bout be-
tween Blood and Brown. the barber
showed great speed, but took too many
chances with the heavy hitting cham
IL.
redeem himself even in a preliminary,
and the event promises to be a fast
one.
shorty jenkins VIII Referee.
Shorty Jenkins will referee the bout
between Feltz and McFadden which
is a guarantee that each man will re-
ceive justice.
The agreement between the two is
that the contest shall be according to
straight Marquis of Queensbrry rules.
McFadden has a reputation as a close
in-fighter,o and Feltz will have none
the better of this style of boxing. The
kid" also has a knockout wallop that
is liable to put the best of them out,
and if he is able to hand it to Tommy
he will at least have the distinction of
being the first man to accomplish such.
Feltz has been training under AL Nc
Murray. McMurray is the only man
who has ever been able to do anything
with Feltz, and he says that his charge
has never been more fit than he is now.
There are many who believe that the
bout tonight will go the limit. Both
men are emphatic in saying that it
will not. These emphatic declarations
on the part of the boxers themselves
insures one of the fastest mills ever
seen in Savannah.