Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-24
LANGfORD MAYN'T
FIND. ROSS SUCH
AN EASY MARK
Bout Will Be Staged at National
Sporting Club Tonight-Jear-
cite Finishes Dummy Max.
son in One Round-Waltz
Knocked Out by Denning.

Sam Langford has a harder job on
hand tonight than usually falls to his
lot. when he will meet Tony Ross. tie
Newcastle heavyweight, at Tom
oRourke's National Sporting Club.
The feeling is, of course, that Lang
ford viii win, but fight fan mas see
a good strong battle.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Aug. 24.-Pro-
moter Frank Mulkern has ordered
Packey Mcfarland to cancel the match
he has scheduled with Lee Kelly for
st. Louis on Labor Day. Mulkern told
Mcfarland he would nave to cancel
this bout or his match with Ad VOL
CAST. lightweight champion. billed for
September 10 at Milwaukee, would be
called off.
Carl Morris. the Oklahoma white
hope" is in New York today with his
retinue OF trainers from Tulsa. Boxing
exeprts we're much impressed by
his appearance. lie is a typical giant,
standing six feet four in his training
SiippSiS dAu NGiSHIHS edsly -oV PobiNS
in his clothes. lie is matched for a
ten-round bou; with Fireman Jim
Flynn III New York next month at
Madison Square Garden. He was intro
.ducod at the Fairlnont A. c.. last night.
e
Il W tie sporting public an apol-
ogy for my poor showing against
Sailor Burke is Bill Papke's eXplana-
ton of his fight in New York Tuesday
night. 81 was too confident. When /
trained for him | never dreamed that
he would prove difficult. As a result
of this oyer-con6dence | did not work
HARD enough and was not really fit
when l got into the ring. The whole
affair was a tremendous surprise to
me. I'm going to train in dead earnest
from now Oh and hope to get another
bout with Burke soon and redeem
myself
Joe Jeanette practically knocked
ont Dummy" MaXson, of Brooklyn,
in the first two minutes of their tight
At the Fairnont Athletic club, in New
3 York. last night. The Boston negro
started like a whirlwind at the tap of
the gong. Twice he foored the Brook
Ign heavyweight and the last time
Maxson went down he was unable to
get up alone and had to be assisted
Ia his corner after the referee had
stopped the bout.
>
Ray Bronson, of Indianapolis, had a
shade the better of Dave Deshler. of
Boston, in a fast t%en-round bout at
9ndi~ .fapolis last night. Deshler
showed nue. damage at the final gong,
While Bronson appeared fresh. h
men weighed In at 1888 pounds.
Jen Smith, who recently defeated
Jimmy Clabby in this city. will meet
Jack Denning, the undefeated weller
weight champion of New York, for ten
rounds at 14S pounds mex Tuesday
night at Browns.
Willie Jones, the crack Brooklyn
featherweight, who disposed of Tommy
Houck, the pride of Philadelphia, in
handy fashion last Monday night, will
have his skill and hitting ability tested
to the full tomorrow night at the
Twentieth Century A. c., Eddie Dem
mis-, Of San Francisco, champion of the
Pacific coast, who defeated Kid Cal
ley. the Scotch and Welsh champion.
Harry Stone, the west side light
weight, win appear in q ten-round con-
test with Willie Howard.
.
Johnny Waltz, of Jersey City, was
knocked out in the sixth round by
Jack Denning, of New York. at the
Long Acre A. c. last night. A hard
right to the body did the trick. At no
time did the beaten man have a sem
blance of a chance.