Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
LAW STUDENT
FIGHTING WAY
To EDUCATION
Eddie Lovequest, Of Racine, Wis,
Manages to Pay His College
Expenses by Boxing.

Colleges haze turned out many
self made students, men tcho pdid
their toGy through school on money
earned tcGshiB9 dishes, t0ditin0 on
table, selling books, eto., but HeUer
has there been a case 4chere
gain an education. Racine, Wis, has
youth t0hO is studying lao at the
University of Wisconsin, and the
money he earns through professional
rights pays his tuition. Here is the
story:
"HICAGO, I'LL. Nov. S.-That an
IL cient code Of the Marquis of
Queensberry is going hand in
hand with Blackstone and other emf
| nent legal authorities at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
A young man from Racine, Wis, is
| a law student at the famous Madison
seat of learning and is fighting his
way through school.
He is a pretty fair sort OF a boxer
| and is taking matches in the ring
whenever and wherever he can get
them. He weighs 133 pounds when in
condition.
His name is George Howard Love-
quest and he was born in the city Of
Chicago % years ago. He fights ia
the ring under the name of Young
McGann,
Close inquiry reveals the fact that
| he is probably the first and only mon
| in America to-day who is finishing
college course and paying all of his
living expenses OUT of what he gets
from glove contests in different Sec
tions of the Middle West.
Studies Not Affected.
Further, Lovequest, or Mccain, Is
considered q good student, too, in ad-
dition to being pretty good scrap
per. During the summer school just
ended In Madison he attained marks.
! of 70, So and ST. which are rated we'll
above the ordinary.
The young man doesn't have to do
this, because his folks in Racine are
we'll to-do, his father being a steam
filter and owning his own property
there But younp Lovequest early lie.
cided that he would not ask his faith
err to pay for his schooling, believing
that every young man who can
should pay his own way through. THIS
independence was encouraged, but
when his father discovered that he
had selected boxing as the means FOR
paying his tuition he entered Vigor-
Gus objections, but the son overcame
these easily.
He will graduate in 1915 and enter
law office in Racine soon after
- arrb will H1nGn1
definitely. He says he doesn't care
| for the game enough to follow It,
| although he limited that II he beca ne
a real topnotcher he might continue
on until he had accumulated enough
money to make him Independent. But
he loves his law books and does not
intend to ever be separated from
them for any length of time;
Authorities Do Not object.
Since boxing has been legaliZed in
the State of Wisconsin there can be
no objection to the boys professional
ideas, Even before the Heddin bill
was passed In the Badger State the
university authorities did not dis
courage him. II was generally known,
too. what he was doing. for several
times he returned to school with black
ewes and other bruises and had to
explain them.
I,oyeduest was born on the South
Side in 1888, of American parentage.
There is mixture of Irish and Swe-
dish blood In the boy His parents
moved to Racine fifteen years ago
and George went to the high school
there. He picked up little boxing
there and later got some lessons from
Joe Stehlik, of that place, being then
16 years old.
He could best most Of the lads in |
the high school and began to be |
known and respected as more than |
ordinarily dangerous with the gloves
covering his hands, In September |
1910 George realized his life's ambi |
ton. entering Wisconsin as q fresh
man law student. He Immediately |
began to cast about for some means |
of making his expenses, and chum
of his, Peter McGann, suggested the |
daring idea Of his becoming profess
sional boxer
Gets s1.25 For First Go.
It appealed to the bow, but he |
feared he might be asked to leave |
school If 1t were found out. He made |
some carefully guarded Inquiries and |
decided TO take chance.
His first battle was fought in Ore
gon. Wis in the barnlike opera house |
there His opponent was young |
fellow named Britt Of Madison, and |
Britt was stopped in the very first
round.
The promoter OF the show there
upon handed Lovequast. or Young !
McGann q 3 he was introduced, be- !
cause he took his chum's name, S1.25 /
as his part of the purse. There was
so taken IN at the door.
That settled Mccain with mana
gers and he decided TO have none Of |
them. He wasn't discouraged with |
the game. and soon after got chance !
in Madison in n private battle with |
RED" Wilhelm. He got $3.50 for |
boxing six rounds to a draw with |
RED" and began to feel that a fight |