Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-05
Philadelphia. who gave Maurice sawyers
sIIch hard ha title

VIII C. Fitzgerald, who is to meet Willie
Lewis at COlma on January 3D. has been
training over at Crolrs for several days.
From now on the Brooklyn boy will have
the great advantage of training with Cans.
Lewis is also actively at work and Is al
ready in good shape.
Terry Martins victory over Arthur Cote
has aroused Billy Hamilton, the little
Frenchman's manager and he wants an
other chance. Billy claims that Arthur fell
out of the ring and that he wasn't decisive
ly defeated. Jack McCloskey declares Cote
went headlong out Of the ring from a
punch. The talk back and forth may result
in another match. Already two clubs have
made bids for it and for other bouts for
Martin.
Mike crwin) Sullivan has already started
in training for his go with Cans at Shan
mons place, in San Rafael The smaller
twin will have his brother Jack as chiet
adviser, and while ne Is to meet Cans al the
welter-weight limit, he says he will be able
to judge when he Is through training
whether 1t will be possible for him to make
1873 pounds for Battling Nelson. in case he
should win from the Baltimorean.
Joe Jeanette. through his manager.
George Armstrong, has issued challenge
to Jack OBrien. Jeanette weighs about
1855 pounds. and agrees to make that weight.
His easy victory over Sam Langford at
Lawrence opened the eyes of some of the
fight followers But they evidently forgot
that he won from Jack johnson. and had
all the better of go with the Pink PaJama
Man until Jack remembered how SANDY
Ferguson lost, and fouied Jeanette. Arm
strong ridicules the claims that Jeanette
had twenty pounds on Langford. He de-
clares Laughing Ho Ho Sam" Is a middle
weight, and that he would have hard work
to weigh in under 1876 pounds. Jeanette
has a fine record, and has defeated Jim JET
fords and other heavy men. Armstrong
realizes that O'Brien has drawn the color
line although why at this late day he can
not understand, for he has met George
Cole, Young Peter Jackson and others in
the ring.
~ Jack O'Leary's sudden reversal of form In
his battle against Andy Bezenah has caused
a great deal of surprise among fight follow
ers. On the strength Of the showing he
made in his last two battles it was expected
that he would at least hold him to draw,
as Bezenah's style of fighting Is just the
kind that O'Leary revels in. Bezenah waded
in and beat O'Leary at his own game.
O'Leary kept after his man all the time. out
he lacked all his usual vim and vlgor, ana
was generally forced to break ground in
toe-to-toe exchanges. There were times in
the last three rounds when O'Leary ap-
peared to be about 'all in" and held on 80
continually that BeZenah was forced to
push him away with his left hand in order
to hit him with his right. The general
opinion among the fstie fans is that O'Leary
has gone stale, for that is the only way to
explain so sudden a reversal of form. AL
any rate, he was not the same man that ne
was when he fought Kid Herman ana
Young Erne Bezenah showed himself to
be as good a mixer as ever. He was willing
to give and take q punch all through the
fight, boring In much after the manner OF
Charley Neary, but showing great deal
more speed and generalsh!p