The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
THINKS NJ CUE !.
HAS CHANCE TO
BECOME CHAMP
Andrews Looks Favorably
Upon Racine Lad, Who /.
Has Been Giving Good
Account of Himself.
MIDDLE WEST FULL
OF l33-POUND BOYS
Numerous Classy Fighters
Ready for Matches; Martin
Costello Dead; ''Kid" Nc
Coy Tries "Come Back"
By Tad
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

n MILWAUKEE, Feb. l4.-Matty
MN McCue, the Racine boy who
WI looked like coming feather
weight champion a year ago,
until s'Tom'' Jones became his man
ager and made hin, Il lightweight, had
a real trrout al Racine, Ms. the 9th
cr night against "Tack White ot Chi-
cago, who has met many OF the stars
others in the lightweight class. Matty
is not quite up TO the lightweight notch
vet. but may take ON weight IN The
next wear He scaled 110 pounds tor
the White match and is of about the
same build as Ad Woigast short and
stocky-with a punch in either hand.
He covers we'll and is fast OH his Feet
but most of his blows are Of The swing
ing variety, although por long 3nes..
4 boxer with good left .lab,. with
some steam behind it. should he able to
heat Matty; hut White, who has a
splendid left, did not seem to have
any strength TO his punches. for Nc,
Cue simply took what he Offered end
waded into him. For five Eonnns th ,hs
face. but with no apparent damage
and then the Racine youth began TO
find himself and he gave the Chi
cago lad run for his money lie
connected several times. with
<sJack So head and had the latter
holding to keep out of danger 1t was
Mattvfs fight, but only by a slight
margin.
McCue is not yet ripe for any big
lightweight match. he needs nursing
for another year against bows OF ms
own weight, and with little add'-
tioma beef may develop into a first
grade lad,
Moha Going Well.
"Bob,' Mohs, the Milwaukee 6ght
heavyweight Cor middleweight when
ever he gets to the l5s-pound notch)
has been going at top speed of late
and is due for some good matches II
he only sticks to his work. Bob
has thrown away many good matches
bv not taking good care of himself
and he probably is aware OF the tact
down east and has won all Of them;
his latest being the defeat Of Jack
DriscolJ in Brooklyn tho past week lie
gave away fifteen pounds or over IN
Weight aud had Driscoll nearly out
several times, the bell alone saving
him. "Boh is about due for NM
with Battling, Levinsky, :h-0 as tue dnus IA.
this week.
Martin Costello Dead.
Martin Costello, better known TO
rinp followers of tho game quarter
of q century ago as Buffalo - Coste'-
10. died recently in New York Ilty.
While Costello was never accounted
g hampton, still he was somewhat IN
The same class as Joe Choynski,, being
a little too light to get into the heavy
weight class, especially with the stars.
One of the greatest fights that Costello
ever had was against Billy Woods,
whom thev fought in the old Columbian
4 Afhletic club run by Doniiniek Mally'
near Robcy. Ind, about 1898 lt was
during the time that racing was so pop
llar in Chicago and O'Mally had big
crowds TO witness the bouts at ms
lreua. Costello and Woods battled from
! o'clock in the evening until alter
when it was finally decided
n call the contest r draw.
They had battled sixty.tive rounds
md il was afterwards learned that Cos
.elIo broke his hand in the early part
,f the fight and went through the lat
er half with only one good hand TO de-
END himself. Ii was case where the
lighter showed real gamcness. aud be
vas also able to fool Woods by using
lis broken hand in making wild swings
Il times, but always careful not to
ounect with it. :.
Costello was somewhat on the, lines
f Jim Corhctt and he had splendid
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