Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-04
50EA 1tY SEEKS
5EEYS LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 4.-wni
a Boer boy, born in that South At
rican land Of war and revolution.
become the successor of Joseph Cans
when Father Time has robbed the
Old Master Of his strength and clev-
ern IS? There are many sports in
this City OF Angels who are inclined
TO answer this question in the af-
/ frmative. Rudolf CBoer) 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 I'm sight and the
general opinion is that the Battler
VIII have 10 show a considerable I'm
proyemcnt over his recent form II
ne proves his superiority over the
clever, slashing Boer. Joe Thomas
saw Unholz fight Memsic, and was
20 greatly cnthused that he is said
TO have placed thousand slmoleons
on the Boer to beat Nelson in 90
nights ten round bout.
Like Billy Papke and Packy Nc
FarIand, the Boer was practically
unknown until he made a fair repu-
iation fighting in different towns I'm
the East. @ fought Young Kenny.
Young Donohue and Kid Pantz at
clubs around Boston. and then he
1rifted West, where "Rawhide" Kel-
~, oX-manager Of Cyclone Thomp-
son, took hold of him. Kelly touted
/ lnhoI2 as the goods. and after fall
Ing out with Thompson ne matched
the pair. The Cyclone was put away
IN punch after thirty seconds Of
fighting. Thompson was just after
going twenty rounds with Nemsic at
Los Angeles.
Unholz then came to Los Angeles
where he posted forfeit to fight
any lightweight in the country. and.
after waiting several weeks. George
Nemsic finally took the Boer on for
a ten-rouEd go, thinking he would
ne SOFT picking. In that fight Unholz
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 tho
Boer put mp was SO perfect that it
was impossible for the Bohemian to
land effectively. They fought at 135
pounds at 3 o'clock, and split the
money, Is and 25.
Unholz is a great kidder. and had
Memsc in the air, tossing mean saw
ings at him in German; and that is
not the only language he speaks. by
the way. Rude is quite linguist
and can chirp in eight different lam
Suages, which comes in handy when
lighting boys of different nationau-
ties.
Jnholz is a natural lightweight
ana looks more like a weight litter
Than anything else. He is another
freak fighter of the Nelson class. His
muscles stand out prominently all
over his body and he has the en-
| durance Of a bull. He has fought
close TO $50 battles and has never
been knocked out Before coming TO
this country he cleaned up all the
lighters of any prominence in South
Africa, from featherweights to light
| heavies.
In the event that the Boer wins
rom Nelson, his manager will post
2 forfeit to fight any lightweight in
The world. Packy Mcfarland or Joe
Cans preferred and will make a
$4,000 bet on the side. Unholz has
proven that he is no lemon" but.
20 the contrary. looks like a candi-
date for championship honors. His
'ast ring performances will no doubt
'a interesting. now that he has made
ood He has fought in Australia and
England, having had ffty-nine bat
Ties i'm the latter country.