Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Both Gunboat Smith and Sam Lang
ford are to-day in the midst OF a heavy
training campaign at their respective
quarters in New York, Smith is con-
ddent that he will be returned the
winner in his argument with the Boston
tar baby" on Friday night. Lsngford
is fast rounding into form.
AL Palzer, the Iowa heavyweight, will
start his me-back career agahp
Charlie Miller. the coast heavyweight
in New York Wednesday night. Palzer
is not discouraged by his knock out at
the hands of Frank Moran and says
he will surely defeat Miller
KID Brown, the local bAntamweight,
who has been spending most Of his time
In Terre Haute, Ind. Is back in oul
midst again. Brown is here in search
Of match with Spider Britt and says
\ bout between these two bantams
should prove an interesting scrap.
once more reports have Kid williams
and Johnny Coulun matched This time
the scene Of battle Is in Milwaukee, on
october g. ana the affair should draw
an immense crowd from Chicago alone,
which Is Johnny Coulon's home and is
not very far from the brewer burg. If
the boys clash it will be over the ten
round route.
Frank Klaus and Eddie McGoorty will
battle in the next big middleweiEht
bout at Milwaukee next Monday night
The pair met about two months ago in
a siX-round setto with honors even.
While in Racine, Wis. the writer had
the pleasure Of seeing Charley White in
action against Mickey Sheridan White
looked every part champion and dis
posed Of Sheridan in two rounds over
the K O. route. Charley now Is in
line for a match with Willie Richie al
Milwaukee and II is our humble opinion
that he VIII make the champion ster
at his fastest If they meet in the padded
ring.
Jack Twin sullivan, the veteran boxer
has a strenuous campaign mapped out
for this winter and intends to put away
a few hundred dollars by next summer
lie has been engaged to box in Erie. Pa.
with Tom MahOn on Friday night and
has bouts pending with Battling Levin
sky and Barney Williams at New York
Tom McCarey, the we'll known Los
Angeles night promoter. IS planning a
weIterweight tournament for this fall.
He intends to give the winner cham
pionship belt. At present there Is no
dIlpieU III inns CLASS, ana II Uncle
Tom can only round up enough worthy
candidates for tho hOnors he'll surely
hold the carnival
knockout Brown the Eastern light
weight. has an advertisement in a New
York paper Offering to sell his $4,000
auto at "A sacrifice Brown gives as his
reason for selling going into training
for future bouts"
Tommy Gavigan, the Cleveland mid
dleweight who has defeated WHlio
Lewis twice and Jack Denning. IL now
under the management Of Dan Nc
KetriCk Dan viii take Gavigan to
Paris with him when he sails. the early
part of October Gavigan should make
a big hit in Cay Paree," as he is a
fast. willing fighter.
Spider Britt took a trip to The Geor-
gian sporting department yesterday tu
inform MS that he intends to leave for
Knoxville. Tenn, Saturday Britt in
tends 10 take part in three bouts at
Knoxville and hopes TO come home with
several niCkels added 70 his bank roll
Spider IS one Of the classiest bantams
before the public to-day and Il will
take a very good boy 10 beat him.