New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-27
|BOX|NC BOUTS OF WEEK
AL PaIzer and Tom Kennedy IA
Meet at R0yale Club.
INTEREST KEEN IN MATCH
Mcfarland and Murphy Will
Show Their Skill in Cali.
fornia Arenas.

Patrons OF boxing have some rare spo-,
I'm prospect during the coming week TIL
bout wlich is attracting the lions shsr,
Of attention I'm New York is that between
Al Palzer. the Iowa farmer, ard Tom Ken
nedy. OF New York. which viii be- held a,
the ROYAL Athletic club. OF Brooklyn. on
"wednesday night. willie LOWS and Ma.
Gibbons viii box az the FaIrmOnt Club and
Abe Attel will perform Al the National
Sporting Club. Nor Is the interest concea.
trated in New York alone. ON THURSDAY
afternoon Ad Wolgast viii defend HE ia.
Of worlds champion lightweight agalns,
Freddie Welsh. ouetime champion % Great
Britain. while Packev McFalsnd, OF Chs
cago. will box with Harlem Tommy Mur-
ply in a California arena.
Kennedy and Palzer met four months ago
at the National Sporting club OF America
I'm one Of the best battles ever witnessed
in New York For nine rounds the men
fought like Titars, but Kennedy lighting
his hrst professional battle, finally weak
ened before the furious onslaughts OF Pal
ger and went down 70 defeat. He is now
I'm perfect condition for the battle. and there
are many who believe that he IL better
man than Palzer
The career Of Mike Gibbons, tho sterling
welterweight Of ST. Paul. is being WATCHED
by the sporting fraternity. and from all m
Gications Willie Lewis IS In for the tine
Of his life when the men box for ten
rounds at the Fsirmont Athletic .Cluo, o.
The Bronx. tomorrow night. Gibbons has
3 decision over Jimmy C1abby, who boxed
IN New York. and in his first bout in the
East knocked out Billy Sherman in less
than five rounds.
Abe Attell, for years the champion
featherweight Of the world, and Of recent
weeks one OF our busiest little boxers, win
defend his title once again at the National
Sporting Club OF America on Friday night
IN a ten-round bout with Patsy Kline. the
Newark featherweight Patsy IS game,
willing fighter, but he lacks the skill OF
Attell. and in former bouts the champion
beat him handly.
Frankie Burns. rated by many as TIE
coming bantamweight champion Of the
world. and Nike Makia, OF Port Jervis, viii
box the main bout OF ten rounds al
Browns Gymnasium tomorrow night
Leach Cross and his rival OF long stand
ing. Battling Hurley, Of Passaic, will box
at the Olympic a. c. Of Harlem tonight
while at the Fordon Athletic Club Joe Cos
ter and Packey Hommey will match their
skill. At the Carlyle Club frankie Nelson
and Al Jordon will perform. Former ANA
teurs will occupy the centre OF the stage
az the East Avenue Athletic Club, OF Mas
peth. tonight. Frank Hufnssel viii meet
George Glover for ten rounds.
Two ten-round bouts are 10 be held az
the Long Acre Athletic Club on wednesday
night. Lew Sheppard. one Of the earnest
lightweights who ever drew on a glove.
will face Eddie Smith, OF Yorkviue, while
Raw Simon and George Wigand will battle
for the championship Of the lower West
Side. on Friday night Ty Cobb. the busy
little Baltimore boxer. will face Young
Shuero at the American A. a.
Interesting bouts Will be held AZ me
American and East Avenue clubs on
Thursday afternoon At the American
Club Lew Meyers and Harry Stone will
meet. while an all star" cast Will be pre-
sented at the East Avenue.