Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

while that shakes me up. have to be
on the lookout all the time or he is liable
to drop me. He seems stronger, his wind
and endurance are better and his two
best punches are working to perfection.
These are his sweeping left swing and the
right half-arm jolt for the ribs. The con-
tinuous boxing has sharpened his eye and
he is judging distance accurately. 1 can
notice steady Improvement in him, and
q few months more will find him in fine
shape. Don't imagine Johnson is going
to meet an old man. JEFF Is but two years
and eleven months older than johnson.
When he enters the ring he'll surprise
everybody, and, best Of all, he'll win
sure"
1t is not generally known that Freddy
WEIGH. the lightweight who is. very much
in the limelight at present. is vege-
tartan. but such is the case. He is
firm believer in the garden and the hem
merry and let's the meat shops run for
Sweeny. Welch's recent victory over
Johnny Summers was not unlocked for
by those who have been watching his
career closely the past couple of years.
Summers hitting ability. The battle
terminated as many thought it would.
WEIGH outgeneraled and outjabbed his
man, Summers being unable to land his
wallop. 1t looks as though Nelson will
have to meet WEIGH. The little Welsh
man is in line for a crack at the title
and the American promoters would hang
up big purse for such a match. Nell
sons admirers say WEIGH cannot hit
hard enough to beat the Dane. but that
tween this able pair will settle that ques-
ton decisively.
If Harry Thomas. the newly arrived
English bantam, is as good as his record
seems to show he Is liable to make Cou-
lon. Attell,. McGovern. Wagner. Coster
and the other lads of that division step
some. He has backing for $1,000. and
as he is about acclimated by this time
there should be something doing for him
before long. He is not at all boastful.
but has plenty of confidence. He is a
ed Birmingham in England. The Bruins
have an accent of their own. This is the
way he expresses it: Hi can jolly well
beat the little 'uns on tother soide. and,
perish me. Hill try to do it over ere.
too" Well, Harry. nobody is trying to
discourage you at this early date. and
before you have had a try. but you will
have to be a pocket edition Of Jem Dris-
coll and Owen Moran to go through the
list Of 116-pounders now fighting in this
country. There are several tough ones
in the list.
After a spasm of rest New York is to
witness a big wrestling match tomorrow
night between Pat Connolly and Con
O'kelly, neither of whom came from
Sweden. The former has been In this
country several months, but O'kelly ar
rived but few weeks ago and is one Of
the stars Of the Harvey johnson stable.
He is one Of the finest specimens of
physical manhood ever seen in this city.
weighing go pounds and standing feet
5 inches in height OKellys purpose
in coming to this country was to secure
a match with Champion Frank Gotch.
and If he succeeds in defeating Connolly
ne will post a forfeit and issue chal-
lenge to the Iowa man. Among the best
known men whom O'Kelly defeated on
the other side are Lee Talbot, John
Lane, Andrew Markovitz and Jimmy
Eson. O'Kelly has been defeated but
once, by John Lemm. That was early in
his career, and he maintains that al
though he challenged Lemm on numerous
occasions to meet him in second match,
his conqueror refused point blank.