Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-28
AMATEUR BOXERS
TO FIGHT SOON
SAN FRANCISCO BOYS WILL
MEET LOCAL EXPERTS
--
HENDERSON OF L. A. A. C. is GOOD
PROMOTER
Dennis and coe Should Furnish Fast
Milllng-Urgo, Hatton, Barry
and Coeshlll viii Also
Clash
BY CHARLES JERNEGAN


Secretary w. f. Henderson of the
Los Angeles Athletic club is proving
himself to be first class fight promo
ter, at any rate from an amateur stand
point Henderson is now rapidly COM
pleting arrangements for what will In
all probability prove to be one of the
classiest amateur fight cards ever held
in the Angel city
Rocco Urgo versus Berry Hatton,
Eddy Dennis versus W. e. Coe and Ed
Barry, who will hook up with some
other fistic star who has as yet not
been decided upon, will compose the
card which will probably be pulled off
some time during the month of August.
The exact date of the fistic carnival
Will not be decided upon until the
dates for the northwestern boxing and
wrestling championships to be held in
Seattle are known
When Rocco Urgo, unattached, and
Berry Hatton of the Newsboys club
clash there should result a bantam
weight contest worth going a long ways
to witness Urgo showed his class in
the recent Pacific coast amateur box
ing championships held at Venice, when
the little bantamweight easily defeated
all corners and knocked Hatton out in
two rounds of fast milling. Hatton
however, claims that he was not in con-
dition and is eager for another chance
at Urgo, whom he confidently predicts
will take the count Although Hatton
is a first class boxer he lacks Urges
ring generalship, and most local fans
will be surprised should he stay the
limit with the clever Italian.
The second bout arranged by Promo
ter Henderson should furnish the best
sport of the evening, as Eddy Dennis
the crack featherUeight of the San
Francisco Olympic club, and w. p. Coe
of the Los Angeles Young Mems Chris
tian association will meet to settle
grudge which originated with the Pa
cifc coast boxing championships mt
Venice, held during Elks' week, when
Coe was awarded the decision over
Dennis on a foul. The decision caused
much comment in local f1ghtdom, many
saying that Dennis blow was perfectly
fair and that Coe was not entitled to
the decision. Public opinion has IT,
however, that Blake's ruling was fair
one. Dennis is one of the best amateur
boxers on the Pacific coast and easily
annexed every honor in his class for
the Olympic club in the northwestern
boxing championships held last year at
Portland. Dennis had never lost de-
cision until George Blake raised Goes
arm as signal of victory at Venice.
When Dennis meets Coe at the l.. A.
A. c. he will hook up with one of the
toughest amateur boxers in the United
States, for if there is boy in the anna
teur ranks who can stop Eddy Dennis
of San Francisco 1t is William p. Coe
of Los Angeles. Coe is not only
clever boxer. possessed with a large
supply of endurance and hard wallop
in either hand but he is a first class
ring general This was clearly demon
strated at the Southern California anna
teur boxing championships held re-
Gently in Los Angeles, when Coe beat
every conner in his class and a few that
were not by any means in his class,
and knocked out his closest competitor,
K. o. Armstrong, In the second round.
Although Ed Barry's opponent has
not as yet been agreed upon it is prob
able that he will meet G. c. Cogshill
of the Los Angeles Y. NJ. c. A. AL
though Barry has contemplated enter
ing the professional ranks he will at
any rate retain his amateur standing
until after the coming contests. Barry
is a good boy in the ring and should
Cogshill gain the victory it is safe
bet that he will know that he has been
in some fight Cogshill will probably
enter the ring a favorite, this being
| largely due to his excellent showing at
Venice when he polished off every
aspirant for the welterweight honors of
the coast in professional style. The
bouts will be held In the gymnasium Of
| the Los Angeles Athletic club and a
| large attendance Is looked forward to-.