Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-16
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Terry Nelson, the local Greek light
weight, is to be a busy boxer for the
next six months. Terry was matched
Yesterday to meet Young Seymour in a
lO-round bout al Marietta the latter
part Of this month. After this match,
Nelson will probably travel to Terre
Haute, Ind, where he has a fight pend
ing with either Jimmy Murphy or Danny
Goodman.
If victor in these bouts, Nelson plans
a trip to Chicago in September. He
hopes to get on with some of the lead %
ing boys around Milwaukee. Kenosha
or South Bend. He is now dickering
with promoters in these cities.
Bantamweight Champion Johnny Cou-
Ion, upon leaving the hospital, took a
crack at several Of his critics Johnny
said that he would fight when he got
good and ready and did not intend TO
enter the ring unless he was IN the lest
Of shape.
Jimmy Hurst writes from Kansas city
that he would like to match Tommy
Dixon with Charlie White at some club
here. Dixon and White have met on
several occasions and usually put up a
grand mill. Both boys weigh about
l26 pounds in fighting condition.
Coast promoters are having a hard
time picking out an opponent for VIII
lie Richie on Labor Day. Freddie
WEIGH, Jack Britton, Leach Cross and
Ad Wolgast are all demanding the date.
At the present time Cross seems to have
the best chance to get the holiday
match
John Alex, the well-known Greek
sportsman, threatens to enter the box
ing game Alex has taken the mana ge-
RrCuJ1 fna l, or al grl,f ~
Kid Boukas. bantamweight. and is after
matches for his protegeS He can be
reached at No. 30 North Broad street.
Meyer Prizes at present holds the title
OF the best dressed fighter in town
Meyer however. says his bank account
is diminishing fast and that he will
have to don his old rags soon unless
he gets a couple Of bouts We would
advise the little Hebrew hattler to start
training at once, as he has still to be in
good shape for a ring encounter
Kid Brooks IS on the warpath for fair
And all because a certain gentleman,
KID Duke. said, the other day, that he
handed Mr. Brooks a neat lacing in
an exhibition mill Brooks called at
the office yesterday and stated that
nothing would suit him better than an
other match with his rival He also
denied the report that he was worsted
in the other bout
The promoters do not appear to be
hurting themselves trying to sign up
heavyweight matches. Jesse Willard
Arthur Pelky, Gunboat Smith and Frank
Moran are all open for bouts, but some
bow or ether the promoters do not seem
10 be killing themselves in an effort to
sign them up for fights The light
- Shta are the big cards these DAYS
Why not take Johnny Dundee. Ad
Wolgast, Charlie White. Pal Moore
Johnny Kilbane and Jack White into
an elimination tourney and let them
fight for the 12S pound championship
Of the world. All the boys, with the
exception of kilbane are misfits being
too heavy to make 122 and too light for
the 1873 Founders. Yet all are wonders
when lighting at the 1873 pound mark
Joe Thomas is about through as
contender for the lightweight title. His
two defeats at the hands of Charlie
White. followed by his trouncing by
frankie Whitney, has done the work
Too bad. for Joe is certainly one nice.
Clean-Cut fighter