New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
BOXING BOUTS OF WEEK /,
W
"Knockout" Brown and "0ne-
Round" Hogan to Meet Here.
EXPECT SPIRITED BATTLE
Tommy Houck and Jimmy Car
roll Will Renew an
Old Feud.

The process cf elimination IN the ranks
Of the lightweights will be confined this
week when "One Round" Hog n. Of San
Francisco, will meet the hard hitting. lit
Il lightweight of this city. Knockout
Brown in ten-round bout at the Madison
Athletic Club on Wednesday night. This
contest should prove better bout than
the much talked Of Wolgast- Brown battle,
for both the principals are known to be
hard workers AMI are anxious to maintain
their regulations.
Brown in the last year has become
clever and cool boxer. He jabs as well
with his right hand as most boxers 20
with their left. In his last bout with
Beecher, held at the Olympic Athletic Club,
of Harlem, Brown gave an exhibition or
skill which surprised even his most ardent
admirers. He has improved steadily. and
outpointed Tommy Murphy recently. In
the bout with Wolgast he actually out
classed the champion in the finer points of
clever boxing.
Hogan is one OF the newest llghtweights
in the world of pugilism. He has been in
the roped arena a little more than year.
In that time he has met only one reverse
suffered at the hands Of frankie Burns, OF
San Francisco. the boy who has made sucn
a creditable showing in New York. Hogan
was disqualified by the referee for roush-
ing IL in the clinches. According to all re-
ports. Hogan was having the better or the
engagement, and seemed to be on the high
road to victory when the official called
halt Hogan. like Brown, won his early
battles in rapid time, but as he faced more
skilful opponents he depended more en-
noints for y-ictory. An Idea OF his ability
NAV be had from the easy way in which
no defeated 'ohnny Frayne, of California.
In addition TO the Brown-Hogan bout,
Joe Humphries, the manager of the Mad
ison club. has arranged three bouts, any
one. of which would make star bout.
Tommy Houck. of Philadelphia. will renew
his feud with Jimmy Caro-, of San Fran
cisco. in a contest of ten rounds, while
lack Iadbury Of Australia, will cross
cloves with frankie Fleming, Of Canada.
for ten rounds. In the semi-fnal bout Joe
Bloom. of Philadelphia, will meet Tommy
Murray.
Leach Cross. the East Side lightweight.
riu hox again this week. On Tuesday
night al the Fairmount Athletic Club, OF
Tho Bronx. lie VIII IdSr hio O'N '''e' 49,
arena honors Johnny Mario. in the MAN
hout of ten rounds. Mario and Cross met
some time ago at the Long Acre, cross
barely gaining the popular verdict aiter
ton rounds of fast and clean boxing
Dave Deshler. of Boston. VIII make MS
annearance in this borough on THURSDAY
night. when he will meet KID Burns at
the National Sporting Club of America IN
tho main bout of ten rounds. Burns VIII
no busy this week. for he will box PADDY
sullivan in the main bout OF ten ROUNDS
tomorrow night. at the Olympic Athietc
club, OF Harlem.
Two ten-round bouts will he held AT the
postman Athletic Club tomorrow nish''
Young Lenny. of Baltimore, VIII meet
charley Smith in the semi-finai. and IN 'he
main bout Jimmy Mitchen. rising young
uelterveight of Brooklyn, will NEE DICK
Howell. the self-stvled weterWeiSht cnah''
MON Of Canada Mitchen has been making
fine shoing in the last year. and mas OUT
oointed some OF the best men IN his class.
Johnny Moran will meet Edhle . heeiS
AZ the sharkey Athletic Club on Wednes-
day night.