Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
ENGLISH AND MEMSIC
WILL PERFORM TODAY
BOXERS START HARD WORK
FOR COMING MILL
Newcomer Has Whipped Best Men in
Business and Will Be Good
Trial Horse for
Local

Clarence English and George Mem
sic have started work in earnest for
their ten-round boxing contest, which
will take place at McCarey's Cabin on
the evening of May 5.
Memsc is training at the East Side
club and yesterday went on the road
for six miles through the environs of
the resort. In the afternoon he punched
the bag for twenty-five minutes.
worked with the sand bag, rope and
pulleys for ten minutes each and fin
ished with some shadow work. He still
is shy a sparring partner and is on
the lookout for some boxer who weighs
about 140 If he does not get the one
he is after he will use the Turk for
the purpose.
The Turk is attending to the wants
of Memsc at the club, but is perfect
ly willing to make himself generally
useful as a punching bag. Memsic will
start boxing this afternoon, when an
improved program will be selected for
the edification of the crowd, which
generally goes out to the East Side re-
sort to see the athletes train. Memsic
weighs 140 at present and will not get
down much below 1873. at which weight
he expects to meet English.
William Murphy's protege is located
at Watts and has secured Charlie Dali
ton and Howard Baker for sparring
partners. Both of the boys hooked up
with English yesterday afternoon and
gave him all he could attend to for
four fast rounds. Besides this work
English bucked the sand bag, handled
the medicine ball, worked the pulleys
and did some shadow work. English Is
down TO 194R pounds and will keep at
this weight throughout his training
and enter the ring at practically this
figure.
Curious About English
There is much curiosity to watch the
former lightweight in the ring and
Los Angeles fans seem to desire the
opportunity to see him meet Memsic,
who is expected to be at his best at
catch weights. English has had
varied but mostly successful career in
the ring and in nearly every case he
has given away much weight to the
best men he has faced. His draw with
Battling Nelson was one of his most
notable contests. Jimmy Gardner is
the only boxer who gained a decision
over English after they had fought for
ten savage rounds.
English whipped Rudolph Unholz two
years ago, the mill being stopped in
the fourth round after UnhOlz had
been all but knocked out and could
| hardly keep on his feet. English
knocked out Jack O'Keefe in the ninth
round of their terrific battle and treat
cd Jerry McCarty in the same manner,
the end coming in the eighth session.
His recent victory over Kid Farmer,
who succumbed in the eighth round. is
! fresh i'm the minds Of the fans. and
/ with this great record of knockouts
| there is much interest in tho way Eng
| lish will handle himself against Mem
| sic.
| Although Memsic was defeated in his
! last three fights there are many who
| believe that he will make much bet
! ter showing in a heavier class, and
| there certainly could not be a better op-
! portunity for him than when he stems
| into the ring with English.
At last Tom McCarey has consented
to have the pavilion of the Pacific Ath
letic club named after him, as he is so
well known all over the United States
| that it is thought the identity of the
! Cabin will be more firmly established
! by placing his name at the head of
| the printed matter which emanates
from the organization, so hereafter the
! place will be known as "McCarey's pa
vilion."