Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
BOXING RINGER"
SPRUNG ON OHIO SPORTS.

PHILADELPHIA January Gone of the
most sensational cases of a ringer in
boxing is reported to have been pulled off
at South Sharon Pa, on Wednesday night.
The man who worked the trick is said to
have been Red" Mason, a prominent sport
ing character of Pittsburg, who Is also Well
known in this city.
The ringer is reported to have been
Frank Carsey. a boxer, who came here last
winter from Chicago and in bouts with
Philadelphia and New York boys weighing
from rs to 125 pounds. made good. Indeed.
50 popular did Carsey who is an Italian be-
come that he taken under the man
agement of Jack Michigan of this city
For Wednesday nights affair Carsey is
said to have appropriated the name OF
Kid Beebe OF this city. This is not the
first time of late that Beebe, who. being a
strong, rugged little fellow who has never
been knocked out, has been impersonated-
Dispatches have come to Philadelphia news
papers from upstate points this winter tell
ing of bouts in which ''Beebe' appeared. In
some of them Beebe' was on the losing
end.
Getting tired of having his name thus
dragged around, Beebe started an investiga
ton about a month ago With the result that
when he discovered the manager who
was working the trick. he pitched in and
gave the fakir thrashing. Since then
Beebe has been let alone until this week.
According to the dispatches from the
western end of the state. Mason arranged
match between Kid Beebe and Kid
Brock prominent featherweight of Cleve-
land. Ohio. for $500 a side, plus a certain
| portion of the gate receipts.
As Brock was regarded by a number of
| sporting men of Cleveland to be wonder
| word was sent to Mason saying that the
| bet was on, and that it would be increased
| to $15Oo if Mason was willing on the night
| of the contest. Mason, seeing a chance to
make good clean up. it is said, wired to
! Ia lftyon ~ a1,,Ii To
| the best featherweight fighter in his city
| to fight Brock. As little Frank Carsey, the
Chicago fighter, is one of the best boys at
his weight in the town at present, and be-
sides has been winning many battles, he
was sent on to Mason.
Carsey trained for the battle and still
went under the name of Kid Beebe
When the sporting men of Cleveland ar
rived at Sharon with Brock they Immediate
~ hunted up Mason and not only covered
his side bet of $500, but also offered to bet
him 800 more on the battle. Mason quickly
covered all the money and the boys entered
the ring. Carsey gave Brock such a beating
that the bout was stopped In the seventh
round to prevent him from being put to
| sleep Mason then collected the money and
gave the Cleveland sports the grand laugh
The next chapter of the affair was fur
nished at New York on Thursday night
The real Kid Beebe, the Quaker city
| tighter, had just finished hard three-round
battle with George Hoey, when he was
asked how much money he had made ont
of his battle the night before with KID
Brock
Why, didn't fight Kid Brock" replied
Beebe
You didn't"
why, certainly not / have been in Nav
\ ork for week and was the most surprised
man in the country when I read in the ma
pers that L had beaten Brock" replied
| Beebe
Who fought under your name?" he was
| next asked
1T was frankie Carsey of Chicago" re-
| piled Beebe.