New-York tribune., 1911-11-13
BOXING BOUTS Of WEEK
'0ne-Round' Hogan and Knock
out Brown Ready for Fray.
HAVE MET HERE BEFORE
Californian Sure To Be at His
Best Against New York
Lightweight.

Chief interest in the boxing bouts OF the
week centres about the meeting OF 'Ohe
Round" Hogan, the sensational lightweight
of TIE Pacific Coast, whose remarkable
success among the Western lightweights
carried him to the top notch OF his class.
and Knockout Brown, the East SIDE
lightweight, who twice defeated Ad VOL
CAST in short bouts. Hogan and Brown
will box ten rounds at the Madison Attn
letic Club OF Harlem on Friday night, and
battle royal is expected. Hogan met the
New York boy last year, and after one OF
the most terrific struggles ever seen IN the
city, Brown rallied from imminent knock
out in the first round to win by shade.
The bout between Hogan and Brown Will
bring together a fast, clever boxer with
terrific punch I'm his right hand, and saw
age, aggressive, plungng fighter with an
equally effective wallop in his left. Opin-
ion on the outcome is widely divided. Many
there are who predict that Brown VIII put
over his left TO the head and get hogan
quickly, or at least wear him down. Equdhy
firm are the followers Of Hogan. VINO freely
predict that Hogan will beat Brown by MS
superior skill as a boxer Conditions iaVor
the California boy. He is fully acclimated
now. The weight has been fixed at LOO
hounds ringside Hogan is at his best at
l35 pounds at the ringside, and the hours
of rest between weighing in time and when
he enters the arena will give him the
chance to gain pounds in weight ana
strength. Brown, on the other hand, Is
natural 133-pound boy, who can weigh at
l30 and he strong
Carl Morris, the ponderous heavyweight
from Oklahoma, whose career as a nope Oh
the white race was nipped and crushed in
its infancy by Jim Flynn in that memorable
battle at Madison Square Garden some
weeks ago, will make fresh start wheh
he faces Jack Geyer, the Denver hed'!-
weight, in a ten-round bout at the Olympic
Athletic Club of Harlem tonight. MOTIFS
is in better condition at the present time
than when he faced Flynn, and weighs 20
mounds Geyer weighs only 190 pounds'
which will give Morris an advantage or al
most thirty-fve pounds In weight, in addi-
ton to several inches in height and reach'
Tommy Maoney, the West side llght-
weight. and Leach Cross, the dentist, VIII
meet for ten rounds at the Farmont Atm
letic Club. of The Bronx, tomorrow night.
The men met before in furious battle ana
the Irish lad had a little the better or the
exchanges Cross has worked faithfully ana
well I'm the effort To perfect his condition
and is ready to make the fight of his life
for one more start toward the top of the
lightweight class.
While Cross and Maoney are boxing at
the Fairmont Club, Harry Forbes VIII meet
Charley Goldman for ten rounds at the
Royale Athletic Club, of Brooklyn. forpes
was originally matched to box McGovern'
bur the latter was unable 10 make the
weight and called his engagement or ABE
Attell. the featherweight champion OF the
world. will meet Young Cohen, the Eng
lish featherweight in a ten-round bout AT
the Houston Athletic Club at 122 pounds
ringside.
Tommy Houck, the Philadelphia feather-
weight. and Joe Coster, the Brooklyn poy'
will box ten rounds at the New star ATM
letic Club. of Harlem. on "Wednesday nlght'
while at the Longacre Athletic Assoclauoh
West Goth street, Jim Stewart Will face BOD
Williams. known to fame as the Masked
uarvel " Tv cobb. the Baltimore feather
weight, and Harry Thomas, OF Englanu' VIII
box ten rounds at the Carlyle Athletic Clup
tonight while at the Malvern Athletic Clup
of The Bronx. Young" Specks and Young
Ketchell will perform for the edifcauon OF
the patrons young" Brown ana Joe
shears will meet at the Palm Athletic Cluo'
.of RrookIvn. on Wednesday night.