New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-10
BOWL NECK AND NECK'NEW BOXING STAR RISES
Eddie Sweeney, of Lower East
Side. Commands Attention.

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Down IN the lower East Side. that sec
ton OF the city which has produced many
we'll known boxers. there is another pusi-
lstlc star i'm the ascendency. 1t Is none
other than Eddie Sweeney, the young
lightweight. who. by right OF might anu
skill, has forged his way through from the
ranks of the preliminary fighters until TO-
day he is about ready TO try his skill with
the best in the class. Knockout Sweeney,
as ne Is known within the ropes mas
fought thirty-two battles in the last seV-
eral months, and Of this number he mas
won twenty by knockouts. The other con-
tests have gone the limit. but Sweeney mas
vet TO meet his master. His most recent
accomplishments were fourteeh-rouho
victory over Tommy Moore, whom he
knocked out. and ten-round draw
against Johnny Lore who 80 recently de-
feated "One Round" Hogan.
Sweeney I'm the ring IL remarkapie
combination OF the clever shifting boxer
and the ripping fighter. lie can stand OF
at long range and spar cleverly or ne can
20 In and lock horns with the slussers'
lie is brainy. thinking lad. however. and
he Is always working 10 hts own advah'-
age. His defence IL good, particularly
good for a lad Of his experience. but he
never thinks 80 much OF protecting HIM
self that he forgets his attack.
Quiet and OF a retiring disposition
Sweeney has perhaps az many friends as
any boxer in the ring. Sweeney Is more
popular than was Knockout Brown
when the little Dutchman began his climb
10 the top OF the ladder several years
ago. The last thing In the world that
Sweeney will talk Il OF boxing. lie has
"a manager who is fully capable to take
care Of that department OF the work. aud
Eddie is content to play his part in the
ring.
Sweeney started In the game for the
sheer love Of fighting lie had the natural
ability. and under capable coaching II
was not long before he beat his opponents
one after another Ills aggressive style
made him popular with the fans" and
he soon had following all his own.
Success has made him study the game,
and he IL one OF the most earnest workers
in the ring. He homes TO arrive at a
stage within the next two years where
he will he a contender for the lightweight
championship. ana there are many keen
Judges OF ability who predict that he will
stand chance with all II he continues
20 improve az the rate az which he has
boxed in tho last year.
Young" Shugrue the Jersey City light
weight who trounced Leach Cross in a
tcn-round contest In Madison SQUARE
Garden recently, went out to Youngstown,
Ohio. last week, where he met Phil Brock
The boys put up great battle. but at
the end Shugrue won handily The Jor-
sey City lad won many friends by his
clean. sportsmanlike boxing and his gen
tlemanlv conduct in and ont Of the ring
Leon Ketchell, the brother of Stanley
Ketchell. the former middleweight cham
pion of the world. will make his first APP
pearance I'm a New York arena when he
faces Danny Ridge in "a ten-round bout at
the Olympic Athletic club OF Harlem
tonight Ketchel has made Won
derful strides since he has been in the
East and those who have seen him work
declare THAI he is another Stanley in the
making. He IN built like his brother and
fights with the same smiling ferocity.
Further than that he IL not much To look
at. Leon uses the same big gloves in the
training bouts that his brother invented
and used when he was middleweight
champion. The gloves are made with
long gauntlets which come all the way
To the elbow, and prevent any injury TO
the forearm
ketchell admits that he is not clever
at the present time, but believes that he
will come on. In speaking OF the bout
with Ridge he said last night: II may not
be- all that the folks want to see In clever
ness, hut III try my best all the time.
Perhaps | may fall through the ropes.
but I'll be busy all the time. and so will
this chap Ridge Stanley was never very
clever. but there was only one Stanley
Ketchell."
The ten-round bout between Johnny
Kilbane. the featherweight champion, and
George Hardwood. OF 81. Louis, scheduled
at the Empire Athletic Club next Wednes-
day evening. has been put over to Febru-
AIRY 10. The Mcmahon brothers, promoters
Of the big club. received a telegram from
Kilbane yesterday. requesting more time
To prepare for the contest No entertain
ment will be held at the Empire Club this
week.