New-York tribune., 1911-03-06
BOXING BOUTS OF WEEK
SuIIivan.Schmidt Match Thi,
Evening Awaited Eagerly.
BEDELL AND KEYES READY
Many Clever and Aggressive Men
Will Show Their PAGES Here
in the Next Six Days.

Chief interest OF the boxing lovers abo,,
the city centres now around the bout bs.
tween Montana" Jack Sullivan and Comm.
Schmidt. which will be held at the Olymplc
Athletic Club. OF Harlem tonight Thl.
bout will mark the first appearance OF tho
Western middlewelght in this city. suIu.
van Is rated as one OF the best men In ths
ring of his weight He has met some a,
the best men in the ring. and has 10 hls
credit drawn battles with Ketchell, Hugo
Kelly and Jim Flynn. Report says that hs
is fast, aggressive and clever.
While Sullivan and Schmidt are settling
their little question OF supremacy In Har.
lem Joe Bedell. OF Brooklyn. Will meet Ber,
Keyes in the main bout Of ten rounds az
the Postman Athletic Club. Keyes ia in
condition to make Bedell work hard and
the latter has been training for the bout
for the last two weeks. and is said 10 bs
I'm fine form. Keyes has boxed with Brown
and "Packey" Mcfarland in the last few
weeks and made a good showing in each
contest.
Hugo Kelly, with whom Sullivan has
worked TO a draw. will also appear in ac-
ton this week. He will cross gloves with
jim Smith. OF Westchester tomorrow
night at the Fairmont Athletic Club Since
the death OF Ketchell, Kelly has laid claim
TO the middleweight title. Kelly should
have little trouble in outpointing smitl, as
the latter. while a rugged strong boxer, has
little science.
Young" Sammy Smith and pal" Moore.
two iightwelghts from Philadelphia. will
occupy the centre OF the stage at the Ma
tional Sporting Club OF America on Friday
night, when they meet in the main bout OF
ten rounds. The bout should be one OF the
best Of the season, as the boys are both
scientific boxers. Smith showed good form
in outpointing Leach Cross at the Empire
Athletic Club a few weeks ago, and is fine
fettle for the coming bout.
Moore. too, Is in good condition. He
ee silly outpointed Bert Keyes az IRE Ma
tional Sporting Club o, America two weeks
ago and won ever Tommy Malonsy at the
Olympic Athlete Club last week. Par is
particularly anxious TO win. for II he beats
Smith he will be matched TO meet Knock.
out" Brown the conqueror Of Wolgast.
A great bout will be witnessed at the
Thursday night, when Willie Lewis and
Sailor" Burke don the spangles for a
ten-round bout. Never was there more Bit
ter rivalry between two ring artists than
exists between Lewis and the husky sailor.
Lewis beat Burke at the Fairmont A. c.
two years ago, after the most sensational
bout seen in New York since the repeal of
the Horton law. Both men were on the
mat, out cold, in the fifth round from
blows which started and landed simultane-
ously. Lewis managed to rally his reserys
and won by a knockout In the sixth round.
In addition to the Burke-Lewis bout the
management has arranged for a contest
between Frank Moran, who at present Is
one of the many white hopes" and Al
Polzer, former amateur champion.
Other bouts will be held at the various
clubs throughout the city. "Darky" Griffin
will meet Harry Phillips at the Brighton
Beach A. c.. OF Coney Island. tonight;
Young" Fitzsimmons will box Marty
Brown at the Wendover A c., OF the
Bronx, on Wednesday, while bouts also
will be held at the Sharkey A. c. on
Wednesday night. at the Long Acre A. G..
on Thursday night, at the Princess A. c.
on Wednesday, at the New Polo A. c. on
Friday. at the Clarendon A. c. on Thurs
day. and at the Colin A. c. this evening.