The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Lowe-Kayo Brown Bout Will
Be Staged At Ardmore Club
On New Years Afternoon
Local Boy Out for Verdict. as
Winner viii Have Chance
at Champion.
TOMMY IN GOOD SHAPE

Victory for Tommy Lowe over Kayo
Brown in the opening show at the new
Ardmore Club on New Years Day will
mean much to the pnS lar Washington
ligkt-R Gght and. wise lad that he Is.
he is losing no time billing the country
about the coming battle which Is ex-
pected 20 pack the new clubhouse.
II know what this means to me-"
says Tommy. ITO beat Brown at this
time. just when he has been showing
at his best. means a chance for me to
get some Of that soft money, that's
Wnat IL means. And I'm going to beat
him. too. II things break right for
me. I'll drop him with a right cross
Brown Is a tough boy, but I can hold
my own with him"
This battle. which marks the opening
Of the boxing season in the Capital. e
scheduled to be started at $3.50 o'clock
Friday afternoon The opening prelimi-
nary bout should roll up the curtain
al 2:l5. according to Manager Phillips.
Thus. IL every bout goes its complete
distance. the fans will be on their way
home before 5 o'clock and safely in
town In plenty of time to get their
dinners and still keep theater engage
ment5.
Exhibition should BE Fast.
The Brown-Lowe affair should be in
keeping with the best exhibitions ever
staged IN the Capital Those who saw
LOVE- meet Frankie Nelson and ANDY
CorteZ know how good is the veteran
lightweight He is now in Just as
good condition as he was then His
wind Is good. his distance accurate, and
ms speed dazzling. In all OF his work
outs at Sperrys gymnasium. Lowe has
maintained fast clip from start to
nnisn and those who are backing him
70 defeat kayo Brown will nave a run
for their money. -
On the other hand. Brown is not worry
ing about his coming battle with I.cWe..
Since his terrific clash with young
Lenny, the Baltimore fight-wei ht, "a I
week. Brown has been laying or. r.
cruiting his strength for bis Ionz r mill
AZ Aromore- The bond s. uh W has
been meeting all comers at q rate o.
one week for three months, d a little
rest should do im a wa Ii % To- .
Brown vil arFiyo5 W zhInEtan
strong enough 10 go tse ~ssole distance
at top speed writes Dan MORAN,
Browns iTrepressible manager He viii
show the fans there something about the
big show He has been UP and down the
line, and is now on his way up once
der him.
Brown Has the Punch.
"Kayo has recovered the terrific punch
that laid low such good men as Ad VOL
CAST and Abe Attsll. and Tommy Lowe
will have to be better than think he Is
to keep Brown away from him
Considerable interest is being shown
in the semi-finaI OF eight rounds between
Buddy Ray, a Washington boy Of great
promise and Battling Terry. fresh from
the navy Each lad thinks he is going
to win. and their hackers are laying
money! on their favorites
Sorry il isn't ten rounds. smiles
Terry. but maybe I'll do 1t before that
Yes. I'm going to stop this Ray person.
Perhaps the bout won't go more than
three rounds I've seen him box, and I
know 1 can beat him"
Ray contends that he has changed his
style since he battled O'Keefe at the old
Ardmore Club. He says that Terry will
be greatly surprised when he discovers
what he is up against.
Gunner Selman. who will In all probabfl-
ity meet Knockout Brennan, the Buffalo
middle-weight. at the second Ardmore
show. is training hard for the bout, ac-
cordinG to Kid Harris. his manager. o..
''Selman knows that a victory over
Brennan will put him in the HmeIIght.
so he isn't wasting any time about It,
He will enter the ring at 15S pounds and
be strong enough to 20 the whole route.
Furthermore Brennan will have to hustle
to keep from going through the ropes
Sclman is supremely confident OF HIM
self"
/ Harris IL boosting Irish Landers, a
shipmate of Selmans. as a possible oppo-
rent Of Charlie Marx in the semi-finaI
of the Selman Brennan exhibition. He
claims that Landers is the best boy OF
his weight in the navy and is willing
TO give any 134-pound boy an argument.