The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-09

Great interest centers in the coming championship
battle between ''Honey' Melody and Martin Duffy which
will be pulled off next Friday night at the athletic club
This will be the first real championship battle
witnessed in Spokane and to increase the interest
which is growing to the point of excitement. ~~~
Both Duffy and Melody are working out at the club
gymnasium, Duffy working from to g. and Melody from
g to o'clock in the afternoons.
The work of the boxers is attracting big crowds and
has become necessary to establish sort of order
in the location of the spectators who crowd forward too
Eagerly and interfere with the work
Kid Scaer, who has been matched for 1Oround pre-
liminary with Young Frisco of Tacoma, is working
with Melody. According othe dope from Tacoma this
Young Frisco" is expected to put the lights of the
Spokane boy in jig time But if this happens, the Tacoma
lad with the Golden Gate appellaon is certainly entitled
to than preliminary standing Scaler is not just
now in the farmer class.
have been asked repeatedly of late to the compare
tive merits of Duffy and Meodys and the chances of each
for winning the white championship in this battle.
Before letting loose of few opinions want to declare
that since Nelson whipped Corbett I've been in
dreamand as dopestep and wouldn't back my own
opinion foreign fight for 80 cents. But with home
engagement and both on the ground there can be
found why can be favored the ground
OF preliminary work
But in these amazing days when prize fighters won't
train Sunday, won't go into saloons and won't do half
as much as steady churchgoer to amuse himself
fess the dope is hard to mix.
They say Melody won't train on Sunday and Martin
won't put his sweater for road work until he has gone
to mass Melody doesn't smoke, chew drink and
Duffys bad habits bound up glass of milk and
shy look from behind Harry Gilmore ack the chamber
maid at the hotel.
Melody has his finger nails mancured and Duffy
cold to help out his complexion. Honey' doesn
swear and Martin won't box with Barney Mun because
the latter eats meat Fridays Melody plays ping pong
and Martin plays checkers
Dutfy's too shy to get married and 'Honey" doesn
want to look at the children of prize fighter.
Honestly, it<s shame to put two such good boys in
the ring with naughty swearing John L. Sullivan time
keeper If riproaring old John L. lets out word of
the Sullivan dimensions of swearing, why there amt 60
in to be no fight" The who says damn" loses.
Now what the dickens you going to do in doping
up couple of scrappers like these two If it ques
ton of singing I'd say Mellody's the winner If twas
question OF "chewng the rag "spiein' for de side
hooks or "buckn' an elbow" I'd pick Duffy.
But with both boys training the catechism and
scratching at the chime Of the communion bell why-may
the best man win.
But joshing aside look for fast crackerack 60 next
not do his level best to be cassed the white champion
the weers and this is what the battle will amount to.
For my part I've always liked Martin Dufy's work He
is speedy, clever and good ring general-One with
age enough to take the chances and heay enough to take