Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25

being organized within a couple
Of weeks. 1t probably will not
be located in the centre of the city. as
only four-round bouts will be held.
Those behind the present scheme, it is
said. are going to try to have ten
round bouts, figuring it is nc harder
TO get permission for the longer than
the shorter ones. If all the plans GO
through the club will be a fine one,
One Of the heavyweights attracting
attention in London is Jim Johnson,
the negro, who has offered to bet Bill
Lang he can defeat him and has a pig
roll to show.
johnson was brought out by Trainer
Jim Johnson, who Is a familiar figure
at Paddy M~cGuigan's and Tom
Rourke's National A. c.
Trainer johnson probably has n OF
the largest stables of fighters of any,
one hereabouts. He can fill a card
every night of the week, and generally
every boy he presents has the needed
qualifications.
One of the good boys Johnson is now
handling battles under the name OF
Young Herman. a white chap. He pro-
vided one of the best bouts seen at
McGuigan's, appearing there last Mon
day and Thursday nights.
Johnson Is also out with the claim
hat Sailor White, the heavyweight,
will yet endear himself to the ans by
good work. Johnson starts him against
Hank Griffen at Utica on the night of
March /.
There is hardly a bout at McGuigan's
that Johnson Is not In one Of the cor
ners with a sponge, and his side line
coaching Is interesting. He is always
busy.
They have to fight hard when john
son Is handling them. He never be-
lieves in a boy giving up unless CUNT
ed out, and the boxer who obeys his in
structions gets In fine with him.
johnson always plays the game
square and never loses his head. They
know him at all the clubs and his
whole heart Is In the game. He has a
gymnasium In Manhattan, where his
boys get educated in how to train.
Another good negro trainer of note
is Kinky Turner. who gets Kid Wilson
in shape for his fights. Wilson owes
considerable to Turner, for he vas the
one who always urged the welterweight
to box.
Turner can also use the gloves, but
he is somewhat out of a shape at pres
ent and confines his task to coaching.
He had dealings with a number of big
negro boxers and was a fast ball player
on the old Centrals, of orange.
o.
Matchmaker Paddy McGuigan has of
Sered Kid Wilson a fight with Charlie
Lawrence at his club. IL Percy Wood
ruff has not decided yet whether he
will accept the match. Wilson should
have an easy win over Lawrence, judg-
ing by the pace he has been travelling
of late, but those In back Of Lawrence
say he would produce the necessary &C
ton for a warm session.
Following the match Monday with
Joe Stein at McGuingan's Wilson will
take o rest for about two weeks, and
It IL expected he will get on several
bouts around Philadelphia. and also in
the upper section of New York State,
though the Olympic Club may, try to
get Wilson to go on. The manage
ment there have received the terms of
Percy Woodruff.
Wilson is now hard as nails and
travelling at a faster pace than before
lii wal 10 IL 0oShSN 80 AHS 100
battles. He has had a hard seige of
training as a result of the Dixie Kid
and Stein fights n feels he should get
a weeks rest. He has been doing his
work at Woodruff's place In West Or
ange and entertains many fans with
his fast labors.
1t Is not generally known h a Dixie
Kid paid Wilson quite a bit of credit
azf1z-l-- AG.I~ bout - odttin uu nc
The Dixie Kid had hoped to feint Will
son into knots. something he has ac-
complished with many of his oppon-
ents, but he found the Orangeits COM
ing In after him all the time. you
are the strongest boy 1 ever met out
side of L~anGford," was the declaration
Of the Dixie Kid to Wilson.
o
Young Wildfang, whose career Billy
Leary stopped at the Vendrome Club,
is now at his home, Berlin, Canada,
He is matched to fight Hilliard Lang.
of Toronto, at Hamilton if the pro-
moters can get permission from the
authorities. :
The writer was talking to Abe At
tell the other night In New York. Abe
was rather discouraged. MY shoulder
is knitting nicely" said the champion.
''but this bruise in my leftS forearm
is certainly annoying. The way that
fellow put his nee to me was a eau
ton. It's a good thing" nodded Abe,
"he didn't and on my head with It,"
-O-
Yesterday I had a talk with Patsy
Kline. Patsy's eye is coming along
slowly. He's discouraged. Attell and
he are a discouraged pair.
According to a report eminating from
New York Jim Savage and Frank
Moran are matched to box ten rounds
at Browns gymnasium March l..