The Washington herald., 1914-03-22
WORK TOSTbRT
ON new CLUB
Ardmore Boxing Arena to Be
Completed by the Last
Of April.
LOCAL BOXING COMMENT
Andy Cortez May Meet Tommy
Lowe-0'Keefe After
Marshall.
LOCAL BOXING COMMENT
By cHARLEs W. Swan


by CHARLES w. SWAN.
Manager Philips, Of the Ardmore Club
announced last night that work on the
new clubhouse would be started Tuesday,
March 81, the day after the next show,
Monday, March 90, VIII see Tommy Lowe
hoop up with a tough lightweight, either
Frankie Nelson, Jack Sheppard. or Andy
Cortez, mere than likely the latter.
The new club will seat between 1.5ot
and 1000 spectators, and win include q
suitable dressing-room. a raised ring.
and real ring side seats Plans have
already been drawn rp, and are now un-
fergoing several minor changes.
Tommy Lowe is confident he can beat
Andy Cortez again. Before leaving for
New York Friday night, Lowe said: -sIf
Manager Phillips wants 10 match me with
Cortez again. I will be only too glad to
sign articles. / beat him once. and 1
know I can do II again.
On the other hand. Al McMurray, who
Is handling Cortez, thinks differently, as
shown by the following letter received
yesterday:
Mr.. C. w. Swan. Dear Sir: For sew
erai weeks I have been trying TO ar
range a match between my boy. Andy
Cortez, and Tommy Lowe. TO be staged
more, and up to the present time Lowe
seems to be sidestepping Coftez.
1T seems very funny to me that when
my men are mentioned TO Lowe as a
possible opponent that Lowe insists on
low weight and the best OF all the con-
aitions, and on the other hand. he comes
10 New York and meets men much
heavier than himself and men Of class.
How about frankie Nelson? He is
f<l,4 1r,r- 4 h. n ~
him a month back at the Atlantic Gar
Zen A. c., and Nelson received the news
paper decision over him after ten fast
rounds of boxing. / sent Mr.. Phillips
one of these clippings to show my claim
to this decision.
Nelson, not IKE Cortez, has gone over
The fifteen-round route several times.
His last long bout was with frankie
Mack. of Boston. at Providence, r. L.
The verdict was draw. Mack Is the boy
who recently defeated X o. Sweeney at
lowell, Mass
Nelson has fought all OF the best
boys around here and his fight with Jack
Britton was one of the fastest ten-round
bouts seen around here in a long time.
Nelson fought Britton at catch weights.
"As soon as the club and Tommy Lowe
are ready would be pleased to match
Andy Cortez with Lowe again. and Il
after their second meeting, as the Bat
Her now knows he can go fifteen rounds
at top speed.
Il have secured the services of Cyl
Smith, the. New Jersey cyclone, who IS
considered the most aggressive fighter in
the ring today, Cy has fought over no
battles / viii match him against any
one that can be secured at 13s or 140,
Terry McGraw preferred.
Yours truly,
"AL MMURRAY."
Brooklyn, n. Y, March 20. 1914
Bobby O'Keefe, the former Philadelphia
l22-pounder. is hot on the trail of Kid
Marshall, the engineer wonder. III Mar
shall will box me en- a winner take all
basis, / will meet him at Ardmore In
the next show. But / will not box him
unless he is willing to fight on a winner
take all basis"
o'Keefe is in the best of condition, and
is working out daily with Battling Terry
Jones, the Canal Zone champion. Jones
recently returned here from Panama, and
is looking for a bout at Ardmore. Jones
is willing to meet any man in the south
at 12S pounds.
Bobby Baker, the veteran middIe-weight
ting Bernard. Baker says he will agree
10 put Bernard away inside of six rounds,
or forfeit good side bet and the purse
Bernard has not been heard from, but
II Is understood that several local box
ing fans have taken up the matter and
will call on Baker to make good his
statement within few days.
Young Thomas would like to clash
with Skinner Dougherty again. Dough-
erty beat Thomas a couple of weeks ago
In Baltimore, the local boy being put out
of the ring in the fifth round for foulinv
Doucherty. Thomas claimed that he hurt
his hand In this bout, and says now that
he wants another chance at the Balti-
more boy. Dougherty is one of the best
bantanls in Baltimore. he has been going
at top form for the past couple of
months, and should prove good match
Tor Thomas, should they ever meet
again.
Mike Urafne has improved considerable
since his last showing in this section of
the country. Uraine displayed a good
left jab which kept Miller on his heels
at Ardmore Thursday right, and while
Miller punished Uraine with his body
punches, the local boy made up for this
with his right hooks. These boys would
make a corking good mill over a ten
round route.
Tex Selman is stiIl undefeated. and the
Gunner says he will beat any man Mama
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