Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
MANY BROTHERS FAMOUS
BETWEEN THE ROPES

This defeat was setback, though
he has been uoing good work since and
his admirers still have hopes of him
beating Cans, the present holder OF
the title. Billy Gardner had less class
than Jimmy, though he defeated some
fair lightweights in the east.
Rillv's only fight in California was
with Toby Irwin, who pummeled him
badly. George Gardner might have
made a name for himself If he pos
sessed gameness.
Gardner Not Game
He was scientific and all that, but ne
had fear of hard punch. AS lonS
as he could go along and not get hurt
George would box like champion
Local lovers of boxing Will never Tor
get his showing with Bob Fitzsimmons'
who was all but in his grave, pug1lls-
tically speaking.
Bob dropped him early in the scrim-
mage in one of the opening rounds and
Gardner did the Jack O'Brien stunt the
rest of the journey. He ran hundred
miles to keep away from poor old tot-
tering Bob, who would have fallen over
If Gardner had had the courage to give
him a push.
The sports were also disgusted with
his fight with Jack Johnson, who out
pointed him for twenty rounds. Gard
ner was a redhot favorite and figured
to have a cinch, but he made a most
Indifferent showing, apparently being
afraid to mix 1t with the negro.
And George has defeated some eX-
cellent fighters. He holds decisions over
men like Jack Root, Joe Walcott, Mar
vim Hart, Kid Carter, Billy Stiff, AL
Weinig and George Byers. Not bad
bunch of scrappers.
Jack Twin and Mike Twin Sullivan
are two brothers fighting now who are
much talked about. Mikes recent de-
feat of Honey Melody virtually gave
the world, as Walcott is too old and
stale to defend 1t any longer.
Mike fought Joe Cans twice in Cali
fornia for the lightweight title and lost
both battles. Though indisputably a
good man, he is hardly in the negro's
class. AS a matter of fact, Cans is
in a class by himself. He is one Of
those fighters where they only come
one in box.
Jack Twin has made something like a
commotion in the ring, though he has
less of a rating than his brother twin.
Jack is a clever staller and if he put
up more aggressive fight his popu
larity would amount to something.
Jack is the sort of pugilist who hates
to take chance, preferring to win on
points any time than by a knockout
McGovern Boys
The redoubtable Terry McGovern
taught his brother Phil to use his fists
in self-defense, and the latter has won
number of what might be called pre-
Inns" Hughey will never make any
thing like Terrible TerrXs reputation,
for he lacks the goods.
Spike and Dave Sullivan were two
brothers who came over from Ireland
on the same ship, studied the game
from an American point of view, won a
bunch of battles, saved their money and
retired with fortunes.
They were fighting in the days when
the ring was full of dead tough light
weights like Kid Lavigne, Frank Erne,
George McFadden, Jack O'Brien, Joe
Bernstein and Jack Daily, and light
weight must have class to get the ma
yuma.
The Sullivan brothers had it in a
large measure. Dave was the only one
tc make an appearance on the coast.
At the close of his career he boxed
Young Corbett, who was in his prime,
and was beaten in eleven rounds.
The BeZenah brothers, three in num-
ber, have won battles all through the
middle west. The great little feather
weight, Oscar Gardner, who won over a
hundred battles, has a brother by the
name of Eddie who can go some.