Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Ad Wolgast. exIightweight champion,
is working like a trojan for his twenty
Frisco Saturday night. Ad realizes he
must beat Murphy this time, or step
down and out as contender for VIII
lie Ritchie's title.
less willard. tallest OF all heavy
weights, Is helping WolgasI get into
shape. Coast fans are turning out
strong to see the two work. Willard
IL a strong booster for Ad and looks
for him to regain his lost title.
Frankie Burns, who has not donned
glove since he lost TO Tommy Murphy,
win meet Joe Azevedo in ten-round
bout at Oakland. Cal. tomorrow night
IL Frankie Whitney succeeds in de-
feating Eddie Johnson at Denver. Col,
Friday night he IS 70 get on with Jack
Redmond April 70. Whitney and John
sen are scheduled to go ten rounds.
Joe Rivers. the Mexican speed marvel.
Will make his next hght In New York
against Young Shugrue. The date is
April &C.
Pal Moore. the Eastern lightweight.
and Johnny Griffiths are to don the
gloves for ten-round session April %.
They will weigh In at 1870 pounds
o'clock.
Digger Stanley, the bantamweight
champion Of England, stu holds his
London the other night, but a few days
before the contest Morgan found he
could not make the weight. so the bout
was called on
Johnny Kilbane still insists that he
wants to turn lightweight, and the first
man ne wants TO meet is none other
than his old rival, Joe Rivers, KiIbane
trmF e. - HuH D.
ever met, but later more than evened
matters b. stopping the Mexican In six
teen rounds.
George Knockout Brown. Of Chi
csgo, meets Jack McCarron tomorrow
night al New York Jack Britton and
Matty Baldwin clash in the same ring.
Spike Kelly proved too tough a propo-
sition for Billy Walters at Renosha
last week Kelly was given the news
paper verdict over the Sailor after ten
rounds OF furious lighting. Both boys
hold draws TO their credit over Wild
Mike Gibbons. Leach Cross or Freddie
Welsh viii be the next star at kenosha,
Wis, according, to a letter received here
from matchmaker Nate Lewis. Some
good man will be secured 10 meet which
ever OF the above mentioned the club
secures
ieorge Chip is not the only fighter
ln the Chip family. Joe. his youngest
brother is now seeking fame in the
rcped arena.
Eddie McGoorty. the Oshkosh middle
weight, is TO be a busy boy for the
next few weeks He is battling Freddie
Hicks, the Detroit favorite, Wednesday
night. and on May viii travel to
Denver, Col. where he takes on Jimmy
Clabby in a tsn-round affair.
Rudy UnholE. who Is now managing
McGoorty, is apparently making good
ways was an ambitious boxer For ref
erence, see Battling Nelson.
Reports from Chicago state that
Johnny Coulon. bantamwelght cham
plon. has already started training for
his ten-round match with Francis Hen |
nessy AZ 81. Louis April 20. This VIII |
De Johnnys first fight since he met Kid |
Williams a. Baltimore nearly a year
ago.
George Dugdale. manager Of Billy
Walters. has received word from st. |
55SssPs Me %s .ast ah ss Ps s2PSsS @a5
10 take place May has been post |
ponsd- DuEdsle fears that the hRhr /
may be called OF all together on ac |
count Of Walters defeat al the hands /
OF Spike Kelly.
X o Brown and Bud Anderson are |
on edge for their twenty round battle |
on the coast tomorrow night Fans on /
the coast are going void over the fray. |
as they stili remember the wonderful /
draw the same boys put up after twenty 1
rounds OF real fighting about one month /
ago.
George Mason, the Baltimore 12s- /
pound boxer. who is here at the present |
time. Is anxious 20 close a match with |
Benny Kaufman.