The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
OURkS Of
QUEENsB1RY
BY nALAcHY HOGAN


staged in the neighborhood of Chicago
for long time will be pulled off at
Milwaukee Tuesday night, when Jimmy
Gardner and Jack Dougherty meet. This
match has something of class to it, and
undoubtedly will attract fans from all
over the middle west to the ringside,
while many more will wait for the re-
ports Of the affair. It is the kind of a
bout for which there is some excuse,
and easily the best Milwaukee has had
since Yanger and Cleary clashed there
over year ago.
will be the favorite-a big favorite, in
fact, and on past performances, should
| win. Dougherty has little to recon-
| mend him except his showing In his
| battle with Buddy Ryan, in which he
| completely outclassed the Chicago boy.
| It must be taken into consideration in
figuring on this bout, that Ryan had
| very bad eye at the time he fought, was
compelled to change his style and could
not do as good work as he has done. It
may be that his form was so far in
ferior to his old time style that Dough
erty's showing was not 30 good after all.
An interesting feature Of the bout
will be one of the preliminaries in
which Fred Gilmore will make his first
professional appearance against a boy
named Edenberg. This bout will in
terest Chicago fans more than those OF
the other cities of the middle west,
for they have seen Fred in lot Of
amateur scraps and he always has &C.
quilted himself like the high class
boxer that he is.
Not Professions"
There is a widespread feeling, how.
| ever, that Fred was never cut out for
professional boxer. He has not the
rugged physique that a professional
needs and has only his cleverness and
hitting ability to recommend him. It is
probable that he will defeat this boy
Edenberg, who was not much as an
amateur, but when he comes to meet
ing the higher grade boxers he will need
something besides cleverness and a
punch. In his amateur bouts he has
demonstrated that about three rounds
is his limit. for after that he has not
enough vitality left to do much execu-
ton and rugged boxer who has taken
all he has to give, If he is not knocked
out, can come on and have things pretty
much his own way.
Joe Choyirski has a high opinion OF
Gilmore g cleverness and thinks his
artillery is good enough to carry him
thru bout with pretty good man.
Joe has boxed with Fred on many occa-
sions and received some stiff lefts that
prove very convincing to the profess
sional critic. It has been shown many
times that gymnasium boxing and prize
, ring boxing are very different PROPOSE
tions and Fred's punches may not be
80 stiff If he is compelled to dodge q
haymaker himself all the while.
While it is not exactly black eye
on the game. the recent bout between
Nelson and McGovern did boxing as a
sport no good, and the rematching Of
| the men is g. big mistake. I do not
: think there Is enough evidence to say
Y that the recent bout was fake, or that
q the battle itself looked like q fake in
,. the sense that there was an agreement
4 between the boxers. But a second
9 match would be fake in the sense
}, that McGovern is trading on an old
: reputation that he no more deserves
e than does third rater the standing
t Of high class man.
Terry Is Out Of It.
!. It Is as plain as anything can be
: that Terry is not the Terry Of old, and
! that he could not defeat Nelson In
j dozen battles. This must have been
known to Nelson and his manager be-
r fore the first match was made. They saw
y chance to get some easy money with
< no danger to the championship claim
: ant. They got it and should let well
g enough alone
t If present plans 60 thru, 'ffesta "
a week in Los Angeles will bring about
the biggest boxing carnival the country
has known in long time. Britt and
Kid Herman already are booked for
s battle at that time and efforts are be.
L ing made to match Nelson and Herrera.
This battle would bring into the
/ limelight the best ightweights in the
:, country, barring Joe Cans, who has
e proven that he is about the king Of the
J. lot. Nelson has said that he would
meet Herrera if a $1,000 purse was
9 offered and the Pacific Athletic club, it
{ is reported, has agreed to give the
9 purse This match will be no picnic
% for the Dane, for Herrera unquestlon'
8 ABLY is class A man and very dan
3 gerous one. He is likely to hang one
8 Of his Justly celebrated haymakers on
e an opponent at any time and Nelson is
o not so clever that he can afford to h1rt
'e with the Mexican.
~ Herrera May Turn Trick.
With all Of his covering up, Herrera
6 stands an outside chance to get to Mel
lo1 son-probably more chance than he had
Is to getting to Herman, and the bout will
4 undoubtedly be big betting one. Mel
10 son has rather lost than made friends
Is IL in the last few months, many fans CON
III sidering that his success has turned MIS-
70 head. and this will make friends fol
IS Herrera. In addition to this, Nelson g
lie manager has overworked the press
e agent stunt and big portion Of the
ie public is tired of hearing about the
le battler and would be glad to see him
. disposed Of. =,
D At the same time these people would
rather see some other kind of boxer
than Herrera do it. A clever champion
it is held in many quarters, is greater
champion than one who has only
at punch to recommend him. Probably the
s fans would rather see boy like Her
man champion who is clever exponent
J. of the art of boxing.
II All of the cleverness will be shown
le when Herman and Britt meet. altho II
70 is possible that the bout will not be sc
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