New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
BOXING BOUTS Of WEEK
Battling Nelson to Meet 8eeCher
at Madison A. c.
EMPIRE CLUB TO REOPEN
Pal Moore and Fighting
Dick" Hyland Scheduled for
Match To- night.

Battling Nelson one of the most popu-
lar champions that the lightweight class
ever produced. win be seen IN action for
the first time I'm a ring I'm New York city
or Wednesday night at the Madison Attn
letic Club OF Harlem. The conqueror of
the mighty Joe Cans will box ten rounds
with the Ghetto youngster Willie Beecner,
and n bout NJ much action is assured
While "a few wears ago the Heseswich Dane
could have defeated Beecher tn less time
than it would take 70 tell. there is every
probability Of the little East Side boy Civ
'ue the old champion most terrific battle
and Beecher will enter the rims not without
"a good chance of victory.
Nelson has tried TO come back. hut his
path has been one OF hard knocks. ana
several times ne has had all kinds NJ trou-
tla His bout In Boston against Young
Savlor resulted I'm q heavy reverse for him.
Both Nelson and Beecber are Of the same
tvpe Always 1rhuus. aggressive. and
game the match should boz a whiriwind'
with AN even chance for both.
Jess NcMah0u. manager OF the Empire
Athletic CLUB of Harlem. has secured
"Paw Moore The philadelphia Phan-
tom. and Fighting Dick" Hyland 20 box
the first bout ar the club this season to-
night. Moore has trained for Eve weeks
for tho match with the rugged lad from rne
Golden Gate. and ir he manages 70 beat
his man in decisive style he viii endeavor
% force HE rival Of old. Knockout Brown
into O match which the latter is evidently
reluctant 20 make According 20 Moore.
Brown ran ont Of match with him at
Boston. The aggressive style OF Hvland
pitted against the speed and skill Of Moore
should produce a battle for the most ex-
acting
Willie Lewis. the self-stvled welterveight
champion OF the world and one OF the best
men of MS class when In condition will box
t-r rounds with JEFF smith the weller
weight from Bayonne at the National
Sporting Club on Thursday night. Lewis
ig so clever and rs rated so highly by the
managers and matchmakers Of the local
clubs that for the last year or more ne has
been forced no meet middleweights and
light heavyweights in order TO secure any
kind OF d match Lewis has met with only
indifferent success in going out Of his class,
and has decided never TO box men Ia the
heavier classes again. Tn letter 10 The
Tribune Lewis said For the last year or
more have been forced 20 meet men who
outweigh me by fifteen or twenty pounds
and If don't defeat them In decisive style
All banned for being our of condition.
There rs only one way for me 90 show nv
ability and that IS TO STAY IN the weller
weight class and as welr4rweiEht 7 be
ueve that CAR -r7- any man tr the
world
Tonight wir ra one of -ue busiest nights
~ tho week and many bouts or Interest
viii be decided Battling Bill" Hurley
the "Passaic Thuuder0olr.' ana Young
Sammy Smith with meet al the Fordon
Athletic Club. ar Grand and Orchard
streets The usual high order Of boxing VIII
be- maintained ar -re Brooklyn Beach Ath-
larfc Club. where Tommv Maloney. the
hard hitting and aggressive lightweight 81
the lower West Side, will meet the game
little scrapper of Williamsburg Joe BedeL
Fighting" Jack Lundv and Harry Powers
Will spar IN rhe main bout Of ten rounds
ar the Carlisle Athletic Club Of Ridgewood,
tonight
In addition 70 the boxing contests, there
will be a wrestling bout ar Suffers Harlem
River Casino between Jess Peterson. the
TvroIen Giant and HjyIuar Ludiu 20 d
finish at catch as eaten can. Paul -amp-
son viii attempt 20 throw Mel Olsen ana
Carl Beck within an hour.
Other boXinE contests win be neld al DIFF
fereut clubs. and the names OF the princi-
nails will be published Ia this column later
In the week.