The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-18
Champion cougpn Likely to Have
His Hands Full Defeating Kid
Williams Tonight

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@WYulL Johnny Coulon Sdu bs
NJ champion Of the wer1A at II
w O'Clock to-niehkf Or WIN popu-
iAr favor attach that honor to the tow.
osadsd ''Kid" WILLIAMS ef Baiumorsf
THAT queatioa has bssn tossed asout
= many q hot argument during the
psst four or nvs weeks. ever since the
ooulon- Williams match was made and
epheduled for the Garden In tact. !
loubt that any match held during the
year Of 1917 has oocasionsd more local
0oferest than this. KID williams y en-
f9reiy responsible for the interest taken
n has succeeded Frankie Burns In
u,pularity of late-and Frankie save
C6ulon several hot runs for his Title
WILLIAMS 10 even moro popular than
I3urns At his best Burns was . rushing.
aggressive little fellow. but Williams
~ even more rushing and a&grAsavs-
much more. Hes the nearest thing 70
Tprry McGovern In action that VIEW
seen for q long time. Perhaps he hasn't
that fearful Bersark rage Of Ao0ov.
evp's-that absolutely rssasnsss. raSin9'
fur,ous attack combined with the punch
OF startling effects. But although not
4. animated by the rage Of . Aooovsrn' No
: his the real hshtAng spirn. He stArs
al his best speed the moment the nrH
hi rings. He. hAs endless endurance
ana determ1nation. and onA the ngns
81 over he doesn't sven sass vp>tot .
moment. And wAias As liant . genuine
McGovern punch (whe hasf. he 10
vry hard and s6sot3vs hitter. In eour.
ase and confidence As u . Acoovsru.
Williams has been trtsd cut against the
hest bantamwsishts We hav~ ana ne
,aa beaten them al Ass1Avsly without
being extended
II isnt often shaA . boxer gains
favor with Q New York foi,ovns. ana
Keeps It without . agn ef waning
ssrough . dozen scraps. Thb Williams
has DOM There's somethdng hksabls
bout the little fellow. Hs's clean ana
ir, seeks no favors. has no fear. He
besn't stall" He doesn't play b che
kandstand.", From the moment he en-
ts the rjnng res business. He has eyes
b nothing but his opponent. ears for
bthing but the remarks of the referee.
doesn't lose HE temper. or back up
hen the fight II going hard for him.
LIS a picture. with his Viking blond
Mr. flying and his blue eyes blazing
bth exc1tement and the ardor Of the
mt Physically. he's q marvel. a model
II perfection. I've heard many and
many a ringsider. In williams nghts.
cay: TIA give half my life to have that
boy's physique" It's q iesson In clear
wing to see such boy In action.
Whether or not the motion Of beins
Fitted against tho champion Of thu
world viii affect the baltimore boy'I
nerve I donnt know. I'm inclined -
think that It will make no difference
70 him. although he has been groorne'
for this match for many long months
and has been told over and over agai
that this will be the great event OF IA,
he
Sam Harris. williams's manager
wfltes: AS q sportsman I'll say tha
II the champion defeats my boy J.
have no excuses TO offer. Coulon ma
been training for this match for tw
months. and I'm much pleased, as he
have no excuse either. In event Of IN
title being wrested from him. William
IN New York alone. has mot and d
fested twenty-eight OF tho best bantam,
the promoters could find for him. ii
= has also defeated the best bantams
,xn,M viii decide whether ne
dbblon has the best claim to the lbaI
tSrkvtfs.ht championship OF the worl,
Hlght nc pounds 'Coulon certalnl
W .hafe his hands luil when he NEE
~ poA ~ she r'hs. ihlee hunoreu tal
~ snaeIai tain y, zee ~. pr,Sa
tbss south, And they claim ana helIe,
iaat .Aygllams rs rs great a fighter :,
Zoe Cans In his younger days. You
tr,iysf SAM HARRIS"
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