Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-15
TOMMY ANDREWS INTERESTING
LETTER ABOUT THE BOXERS
No Indian Blood in Luther McCarty's Veins.
Busy Days Ahead for Rude Unholz.
Bronson and Ferns to Clash.

ach. but it seems he has gradually built
it up until he can now take chance on
having blow land in the mid-section
without fear of being put away for the
count. BY all means. bring McCarty and
Wells together for grand international
bate and let Uncle Tom McCarey ham
die it at Los Angeles. 1t was Uncle
Tom who made champion out of Nc
Carly and he deserves the honor of ham
ding the worlds title match. I.
Mike Bradley, the we'll known sporting
man of Lawrence, Mass. at one time
backed Patsy Sheppard. who died recent
ly in Boston. for large sums when he was
fighting twenty-five or more years ago.
In a letter the other day Mr.. Bradley
said he never handled a gamer man than
this same Sheppard. and he considered
him one of the cleverest OF those days.
Bradley was a great admirer OF the late
George Dixon. and held the watch for
him many times. also when he fought
the clever EnSiishman, Billy Piimmer. 1t
was Bradley VINO Gu, up Denny Driscoll
and matched HIN against Johnny
caGher. the noted walker of those days,
for $1,000 :. side. Meaghcr had never
been beaten up to that time, but he lost
Bradley Is still in the game at Lawrence,
but not actively.
Talk about your Cyclone Johnny
Thompsons and Battling Nelson's as being
wonderful specimens Of fighting men
why not include Rude Unholz. the little
BOer lightweight, as among the toughest.
Rude is past the three-three mark. and
Is fighting better today than for the past
two years-in fact. he has had some of
the hal dest fights of his career the past
year. including some goes over the mara
thOn route. He has ira veled to all parts
of the word and has fought in all climes.
never asking whether the men he met
were champions or dubs. They all looked
alike to Rude. and. as q rule. he gave a
pretty good account Of himself. He has
been fighting as professional over elev-
zen years. and. all told. he has been in
the fight game about fifteen. years, hav-
ing In that time over 200 battles. He
suffered two knockouts in all that time,
once by Joe Cans and again by Johnny
thompson. The Illinois Cyclone has it
on Rude q little bit in age. but the Boer
has it on Battling Nelson by several
years. At an age when most fighters
are on the shelf or thinking of retiring
Rudie Is mapping out a very busy sea-
son for himself. He has a farm near
Denver which keeps him IN fine training
during the off season. and when he is
away his little wife looks after the place
The following letter from Rude viii
show how busy he plans to be the ball
holidays at my farm home but will now
start on my campaign for the rest of the
season. 1 am to fight Mike Rodgers at
Grand Rapids. Mich, January 16. and
later have a match at Hot Springs over
the twenty-round route. I hope it will be
with Bat Nelson. as I want to meet the
good old Dane once more. I am also
negotiating for a match with Packey
Mcfarland. at Omaha. Neb. and hope 1t
goes through. ! have another twenty
round match somewhere in the southern
part Of Illinois. but I do not know who
my opponent will be as yet. They want
Jack Redmond Of Milwaukee il they can
get him. and that will suit me. for I want
10 redeem myself for the defeat suf-
fered at his hands when / was not in
shape two years ago. l had letter
from one of the boys at Fond du Lac. and
they want me for another match there. so
If the bouts which are in view do not
simmer away ! will be kent busy. I am
also keeping my protege. George Horton.
busy. and he will make a star lightweight
before long. Just you watch this boy.
Well, let's hope the Durable Dane and
the Durable Boer get together and see
which is the most durable
Ray Bronson. the Indianapolis welter-