New-York tribune., 1911-04-03
BOXING BOUTS OF WEEK
Smith-HurIey Match Expectedh h
Keep Fans Keyed Up. !.
GRIFFIN TO MEET BROOKE
There Will Be Some High Grad.
Sparring at Various Clubs,
Despite Cancellations.

The enforced cancellation ~ the -.
between "Packey' Mcfarland and Tom,..
Murphy. which was TO have been held !.
the Fairrnont Athletic Club. Of The Bro..
and that between FREDDIE Welsh. m. =,
champion lightweight OF Great Britain. An.
"Pai" Moore. OF Philadelphia. schedu,..
for contest at the National sporting ,,r.
OF America, has materially lowered IA.
class Of the bouts 10 be held this ws.t
However. with these exceptions. the usuu
programme of bouts will be held.
Chief interest in the coming contests ca.
tres about the third meeting II the Jers.,
Battling" Hurley, Of Passaic. which VIA
be held at the Whirlwind Athletic Club ~
Brooklyn. on Friday night The comm,
contest will mark the third meeting Of N.
boys. Hurley having won the previous q.
counters The first bout took place at m.
Olympic Athletic club. Of Harlem. and th1
second AT tho Empire Athletic cluo. n.
bout at the Empire Athletic club was N.
OF tho most furious contests seen in month,
but there was no doubt as TO who dsser,s<
the verdict Smith has trained fsi,hfuuv
for the contest. and IL In condition to nah.
the Passaic lightweight work - his MOI
furious pace in order 10 win.
Fighting Dick" Hyland. Of San Fra..
cisco. will box ten rounds with Young
Sammy" Smith AT the olympic Atheti.
Club, OF Harlem. tonight Smith IA
moving along rapidly now. He holds news.
paper decisions over some of the fas
est boys about New York. ami only fso
weeks ago easily defeated the rugged Ber,
Keyes. Smith is matched To tight Johnny
Mccarthy. Of San Francisco the last vess
in April, and is anxious 10 defeat the ltd
Western lad. in order 10 gam prestige fx
his trip across the continent
Charley Griffin. the self-Styled feather.
weight champion Of Australia. whose titt
is evidently perpetual. viii make anoth1
local effort Thursday night Charley d
to meet Young Brooks. II England. q,
the National Sporting Club of Amerca
While undoubtedly far past the heydH
OF his strength and proves. the ve,era,
OF the Ant.podes should be able 10 maxi
the aspiring Briton step at his liveliest raa
in order to win the popular decision
Brooks was sent 20 America by
Lippe, the American manager now in E<
rope He IS heralded as a second Terry Ne.
Govern. and Lippe said Of him: Il think
this fellow can beat them all az his weight
He is one OF the best of MS weight in ths
ring to-day"
The semi-inal bout promises 10 be fully a.
interesting as the main bou7. Eddie Rector.
Of Jersey City, and Charley Lawrence VIII
meet for six rounds. Lawrence met Joe
I-vanni last Friday and gave him hard
battle
The proceeds Of the entertainment, whics
will be held at the Brighton Beach Athlete
Club. OF Coney Island. tomorrow night vii
be given 10 the fund for tire relief OF ne
sufferers Of the Washington Place fire hof
ror which was started by Msvor Gavnos
Already the managers Of boxing clubs rave
given over 81 900 70 the fund and they an
working 10 increase the amount. Manv *
the boys have volunteered 10 perform
Knockout" Brown. who has already raieh
more than 500. will meet his brother Adam
in four-round exhibition. Eddie Power
and Young" O'Leary will spar -four
rounds. and Sailor Burke will meet sny
man who can be obtained for him. HArr!
Stone will also meet some good man.
Sailor Burke will box ten rounds AZ ne
Long Acre Athletic club "Wednesday nisa
with Jimmy Mitchen. the Brooklyn niddh
weight. The bout shoI,ld he ripper fron
start 10 finish. Nitchen has been corniu
along al rapid strides In the last year al
should make the husky tar step AZ live
pace in order TO get the verdict.
Young Shugrue Of jersey City. viii mee
Young" Brooks OF England. In 'he main
bout OF ten rounds at Browns Gymnasium
tomorrow night, Shuertie is one - tW
fastest boys 0r his weight in the ring 70
iav. and should keep the loudly heraldss
Rriton moving AT his best.