Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07
SEVERE TEST TO
BE GIVEN GEYER
YOUNG HEAVYWEIGHT TACK
LING HARD HITTER
MATCH WITH WILLIS EXPECTED
TO BE STUBBORN
Fans Await the Tuesday Program to
Watch Work of Former Amateur
Champion of Three
Statee
BY A. e. DUNNING

Even to the blase regulars who are
found in their seats at ringside every
fight night at Maud Junction, the pro-
gram arranged by the Pacific Athletic
club for next Tuesday evening is one
of unusual interest. In the signing
of Jack Geyer and Joe Willis the club
has afforded opportunity for the thor
ough testing of one of the likliest
looking young heavyweights in the
game. Geyer has made good with a
vengeance in his only appearance at
Maud, and in the opinion of many of
the old guard who have seen fighters
come and fighters go at the old shed
he Is one of the most promising men
who ever stepped a turn at the Mecca
rey house. For the reason that in the
bout with Willis, Geyer will be tried
by fire, the battle, with the prospects
of the development of a heavyweight
who can inject little ginger into the
premier class, is of far more i'm
portance than a mere contest between
two rough and husky ringmen.
When Geyer played with Battling
johnson for eight rounds until the po-
lice stopped the fight, with the big
Russian still on his feet but tottering
around the ring accepting willingly but
without reprsal the fearful rain Of
blows showered on him by Geyer, the
bound. Geyer had been employed as
sparring partner by one of the heaVies
in a previous card. One day the story
went around that he had dropped this
man with single punch in sparring
and thereafter he was forced to seek
a place elsewhere, for the big man
didn't care to take any chances.
Newcomer Makes Good
The newcomer. square of Jaw. with
a smile that duplicates the golden grin
of the Galveston negro, plenty of
speed, a cool head and a respectable
wallop, was given a chance by the Pa
cific Athletic club. and Immediately
after his fight with Battling Johnson.
it was determined to pit him against
a heavyweight of experience who would
prove a good trial horse.
Geyer is young yet, very young,
This however is in his favor. He is
not attempting to make a lightning
jump into tiptop competition, but is
satisfied to take a few of the lesser
lights until he has shown his ability
in the meantime working hard to add
to his knowledge of the game. If he
whips Willis, Geyer will go on up. BY
the time he has had a half dozen
more battles against men a notch
above the Vallejo boy. Geyer ought to
bear some marks of championship
caliber if he has it in him.
Good Card Promised
With thirty-four rounds of boxing
ahead of them for Tuesday night the
fans are assured of plenty Of enter
tainment. The card has been care
fully selected for the purpose of mix
ing punching bees with scientific con-
tests, and the lovers of both clever
and slugging styles will have no rea-
son to feel slighted
Fritz Fray and Tad Reardon. who |
are down for the six-round final pre-
will furnish a hot bout. |
Frey is the big German who has been
acting as sparrlng partner for Bat ,
tling Johnson, and the latter vouches |
for the fact that he can hit hard. |
The men will weigh about 40 pounds, |
and should furnish eighteen minutes
Of slugging from the tap of the bell. |
Jimmy Austin and Young Miller will |
go six rounds. Austin is giving away
several pounds in weight, but his
cleverness gives him an advantage,
and the boys are considered evenly
matched. Billy Cappelle Of San Pedro
will carry the seaside colors against
Joe Livermore for six rounds. and the
opener will be a six-round bout be-
tween Gene McGovern, the Milwaukee
freak, and Young Pico.