Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Frank Whitney arrived last night
for his mill with frankie Russell To-
morrow night at the Auditorium
Armory, cocky and confident as ever.
Says he wants TO get Mcfarland here
in y tlanta.
Jim Flynn $ aspiration to become a
baseball umpire has blown. Says that
even pugilist sometimes is afflicted
with intelligence.
Battling Nelson meets some bum out
in Racine, Wis, tonight \ wire came
in this morning from the Hegewisch
gent saNing he will come here Wash
ington's birthday if the inducements
are o. X.
BIZ Papke sailed yesterday for
Paris, where ne is to hook up with
Frank Klaus in a twenty round mill
Bill says he is through with boxing in
America.
Papke aScribes two reasons for rails
ing the bars on the American arena
First, America does not pay him the
money he can get abroad. and sec
ondly, the people here declare he is
all in
Knockout Brown left New York
yesterday for Los Angeles, where on
February % he is to meet Joe Riv-
ers. Brown will probably come back
TO Atlanta if ne beats Rivers. as he
expects. lie wants to get another
crack a Jake Abel when he is right
WoIgast now claims that he lost
his title to Richie because he took a
nip of brandy during the mill and
ii put him on the blink.
Al Palzer has gone to Europe in
hopes Of Riding himself of an attack
he will come to Atlanta to box Jim
Savage or some other good heavy
weight at the Auditorium Armory
Both Willie Richie and Packey Nc
Farland opened a weeks theatrical
engagement in Kansas City yesterday
a. rival show houses The fact that
PaCkey is conflicting with the new
lightweight champion has already got
Manager Billy Nolans goat and some
hot talk in the press there viii
probably result.
Eddie O'Keefe. the clever PhiladeI-
phiau, is TIE owner of the biggest
nose ever spOrted by fighter, II
protrudes three inches from his face
It's a strange fact. but in the four
years O'keefe has been boxing he
claims to have been only hit hard once
on the nose.
Jack Britton. matched with Packcy
Mcfarland for March at New York
is also going to fight himself into the
best possible condition Britton
tackles Jimmy Duffy at Buffalo Feb
ruary 10 and Young Erne al Phila-
delphia February II. He is also
wanted to meet Young Ahearn before
a Brooklyn club.
Jack White. the Chicago batter
mas arrived in Los Angeles. He has
issued def TO any Of the l25 to 13&-
pound boys and expects to be kept
busy in California rings
With Bombardier Wells. English
heavyweight; George Carpenter,
French middleweight Jem Driscon
champion featherweight OF England,
and Charley LedouX, French bantam,
within the next month, the game here
should enjoy another healthy boom
Much interest will be taken in the
ring performances Of the foreign stars
Bud Anderson. the Vancouver light
weight who scored a hit with Los
Angeles fans when he knocked out
Sammy Trott in six rounds recently,
was wanted by San Francisco pro-
moters for early matches. but turned
down the offer. TON McCarey gave
mo my first chance in California and
| viii box my next two matches for
him in Los Angeles said Anderson
Grover Hayes. the lightweight, is
NOW under the managerial wing IL
I".Hr#t Forrest o. Now hIFI