Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04
BOER BOY
AFTER TITLE
RUDOLPH UNHOLz, IN CONTEST
WITH BATTLING NELSON To-
NIGHT, IF HE WINS, BE IN
LINE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

can land of war and revolution, be-
come the successor of Joseph Cans
when Father Time has robbed the
Old NJ lister of his strength and clev-
erness? There are many sports in
this City of Angels who are inclined
to answer this question in the af-
firmatiye. Rudolf (Boer) Unholz Is
the name of this phenomenon from
the dark continent, and his bout to-
night with Battling Nelson will go
far toward deciding his future.
Much Unholz money is in sight, and
the general opinion is that the Bat
tier Will have a show a considerable
improvement over his recent form If
he proves his superiority over the
clever, slashing Boer. Joe Thomas
saw Unholz fight Memsic, and was so
greatly enthused that he is said to
have placed 1000 simeleons on the
Boer to beat Nelson in tonight's To-
round bout.
Like Billy Papke and Packy Nc
Farland, the Boer was practically
unknown until he made a fair repu-
tation fighting in different towns in
the East. He fought Young Kenny,
Young Donohue and Kid Pantz at
clubs around Boston, and then he
drifted West, where "Rawhide" Kel-
ly, ex-manager of Cyclone"
Thompson, took hold of him. Kelly
touted Unho'z as the goods, and
after falling out with Thompson he
matched the pair. The Cyclone was
put away in a punch after 30 sec
onds of fighting. Thompson was just
after going 20 rounds with Memsic
at Los Angeles.
Unholz then came to Los Angeles
where he posted a forfeit to fight
lany lightweight in the country, and,
after waiting several weeks, George
Memsic finally took the Boer on for
la 10-round go, thinking he would
be soft picking. In that fight IN
1 holz was an easy winner after the
second round, battering Memsic
around the ring and winning the
house over by his aggressive style.
In the opening rounds Memsic
forced the fight. but the defense the
! Boer put UP was so perfect that 1t
was impossible for the Bohemian to
land effectively. They fought at
1876 pounds at o'clock and split the
money rs and %.
Unholz is a great kidder, and had
Memsic in the air, tossing mean say
. ings at him in German, and that is
t not the only language he speaks, by
i the way. Rude is quite linguist,
and can chirp in eight different Ian
guages, which comes in handy when
hghting boys of different nat'onali-
ties.
Il Unholz Is a natural lightweight
and looks more like a weight litter
I than anything else, He is anothei
freak fighter OF the Nelson class. His
! muscles stand out prominently all
!, over his BODY. and he has the endur-
. ance Of bull. He has fought close
8 to $50 battles an dhas never been
t knocked out. Before com ng to. this
: country he cleaned up all the fight
q ers Of any prominence in South AT
!. rioa, from featherweights to ligh'
heavles.
n In the event that the Beer wins
Il from Nelson, his manager will pos
y a forfeit to fight any lightweight IL
I the world Packy Mcfarland or Jo'
: Cans preferred, and will make
! $4,000 bet on the SIDE Unholz hAi
i proven that he is no 'lemon,," but
d to the contrary. looks like a candi
d date for championship honors. Hi
n past ring performances will no doub
7 be interesting. now that he ha
: made good. He has fought in Aus
!. tra'ia and England. having had s.
a battles in the latter country
n He fought and defeated all tn
e lightweights in Australia, In hi
:. fight with Jim Holloway for tn
e lightweight championship of sout
Africa, Unholz gained the decision
r thus winning side bet of 800
u and a $4,000 purse,
GO Since coming to this country Ur
= holz has fought Young Donahu'
n Billy Willis, Young Kenny. Cyclon
If Thompson. Kid Pantz. George Men
e. sic and Is others.
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