Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
.KURTz HOPES TO I.
STOP FITZGERALD
Newark Weller Confident of
Taking Fitzgerald's Meas
IRE Tonight.
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Young Dave Kurtz, the local
welterweight, will be seen in action
against Willie Fitzgerald, of Brook
Ign. in one of the ten-round star
bouts at the Atlantic Garden A. c.,
New York, tonight. Kurtz has been
in training, and is confident that ne
can beat his opponent within the ten
rounds. Fitzgerald is no SLOUGH with
, the mitts, and Kurtz will need every
| think he knows to gain any advantage
on the Brooklyn lad, Johnny Lore
and Packey Hommey will meet in an
other ten-round bout, and the third
| long "go'' of the evening will bring
out Young Ketchel and Young
Glougherty.
| A funny situation has developed out
of the Palzer- Moran bout with regard
| to match between Moran and Gun
boat Smith. The Garden A. c., New
York, some weeks ago signed up
| Smith, figuring that Palzer would
win. The st. Nicholas A. c. at the
same time booked up Moran for
bout with Gunboat Smith. Now the
Garden has Smith and the ST. Nicks
have Moran, and both are stuck. 1t
is believed, however, that If the Gun
boat holds out for the Garden Moran
will fight there.
The st. Nicholas A. c. may take the
eannette-Langford fight, it is said.
The Garden was to get the bout but
Jimmy Johnston, of the rival club, is
said to have made better terms and
lsecured the match.
Leach Cross, of New York, and
Fighting Dick" Hyland, of San
Francisco, were matched yesterday
for a twelve-round contest at Butte,
Mont, the first week in October.
Danny Ridge won from Walter
Mohr in their ten-round bout at the
East New York A. c. last night. Mohr
used foul tactics continually. Ridge
had his rival almost out in the
seventh.
Young Gradwell will tackle Harry
Price in a ten-round bout at the
| Gowanus A. c., Brooklyn, Monday
night. On the same card, Soldier
Bartfield is down for a ten-round go
with Young Ahern. Danny Morgan
has added Gradwell and Johnny
Howard to his string of fighters, and
has them both matched for ten-round
bouts before Boston club for the
latter part of the month.
Now that the Palzer-Moran bout is
over the sporting world has seen an
other idol shattered, interest is
centered in the Kubiak-Logan bout
at the ST. Nicholas Rink tonight
Kubiak has been training with
Moran and Logan helped condition
Palzer for their fight There are two
more tens and six tours. In the first
ten Joe Mooney, of New York, will
meet Eddie Warren, of Brooklyn.
The second ten will see Eddie Fitz-
simmons and Billy Rothwell, of
Brooklyn.
Billy Moore will referee the Sam
Langford-Lester Johnson bout at the
Atlantic Garden A. c. Tuesday eve-
ming, September 8. The managers of
both Langford and johnson have
the official referee of the club, to be
the third man in the ring.
Leo Houck, the Lancaster, Pa,
middleweight, will make his reap-
pearance in the ring against the we'll
known New England middleweight,
Tommy Bergen, at Philadelphia, to-
night.
1t is reported that Jack Johnson's
spine was injured in his recent auto
mobile accident in Paris
Al Reich, the amateur heavyweight
who represented the Irish-American
Club in the amateur national cham
pionships, has decided to turn pros
fesSional.
If Eddie McGoorty defeats Battling
Levinsky at the st. Nicholas A. C.
next Wednesday night he will be
matched to box Frank Klaus there
early in October.
Two portsiders, Young Mccartney,
of Philadelphia, and Johnny Wilson,
of New York, slam banged each 9TH
or through six rounds at the Nom
pareil A. c., Philadelphia, last night
with the local lad on the winning
end of the argument.
Fred Kibler, the Irvington middle
weight, has been matched, according
to his manager. Tony George, to
fight six rounds with Smiling Kelly.
at Rutherford, in the near future.
George is also managing Jimmy
Storm and Battling Frankey, and is
making arrangements to have them
meet some good scrappers in six
round bouts