Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-11

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calling an official a crook never Seems
to appeal to them.
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Johnny Coulon has finally agreed tt
meet Kid Williams for the champion.
ship, and right away We will have te
admit that it looks as if there was
going to be a brand-new titleholdeI
in the bantamweight class. AS d
general thing, I am inclined to stick
to champions, but in this case Will
Jams seem to stick out too much. 10
a champion, Coulon was surely a
worthy little fellow, and he battled
his way well to the front He was
| fortunate in several of his bouts
notably the last one with frankie
Burns, of Jersey City. However, al
the odds and the shades go to a
champion, and his title is generally
safe If his performances are credit
able. In Williams, Coulon will meet
vicious little fellow, who knows no
/ let-up and fears no attack. The Kid
/ Is ambitious, too, and he is sure to
/ fight streak when he gets the cham
! pion into the ring.
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/ Taking their battle in Madison
! Square Garden as an argument, Will
Jams looms up as an easy winner.
lie beat Coulon on that occasion, and
when he was much younger and hav-
! ing considerable less experience He
was little cautious, too. in that fight.
for he was up against a champion
and was told by his manager to play
the game safe. Coulon did his best
to outpoint the Kid. but it was notice.
able that he had slowed up to a great
extent He is bald-headed, you know,
and he looked old and worn. and if
the youngster before him had not
been coached to take no chances, 1
fear that the championship would
have changed hands that night. Al
though Coulon must know his own
business best, few will believe he has
a chance to defeat Williams. He
must be getting good price for his
services, and perhaps he has a faint
Idea that he will be able to outgen-
eral his young opponent. Maybe,
though he knows he is about due for
beating, and Is willing to take a
clicking If he gets well paid for it.
He has set the date-June ga long
way off, and Los Angeles gets the
bout
If Williams wins the title from
Coulon, which is likely, as / have
pointed out he will have on his trail
another little fellow who is sure to
make the Kid step lively. The new
conner is Eddie Lennon, and he is
making his home in Weehawken, this
State, though he halls from Frisco
Lennon drifted into Weehawken not
long ago and he didn't have a cent in
the world nor q friend in the town.
He met Billy Connolly, a Weehawken
sporting man, gave Bill a story about
his ability as a fighter and Connolly
took Lennon under his wing. The
boy has made good and Connolly is
happy man.
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Lennon is not only clever fellow,
but he can hit hard, and Manager
Connolly believe he has in him the
markings of a bantam champion. So
far he has had seven fights in the
East and he was won all of them
and won them beyond a doubt His
goal is the title, his manager says,
and if Kid Williams beats Coulon he
will have Lennon on his trail from
the very start of his championship
career. Lennon would be willing to
take either williams or Coulon on
right now, but it isn't likely that
these boys would be willing to take
a chance with such a formidable OPP
ponent with their championship bout
set for June.
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Those who ought to know. say that
Spider Hennessy. who Won the New
Jersey State championship in the 1l5-
pound class in the final bout in the
National Turner's tourney Saturday
night, is a coming boy. 1t was re-
marked while Hennessy was in the
ring that the boy seemed to know
more than the usual run of amateurs
and his work came in for much at
! tention He was very shifty and very
wise and it isn't likely that he will
get by in any more amateur tourna-
ments. He may not want to, either,
for he is said to be good enough to
hold his own in the pro ranks. His
/ home is in Hoboken and he trains
with Eddie Lennon, which, of course,
/ Is one good reason for his excellent
! showing.
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! Newark has a little boxer who is
making name for himself in the
ring but it isn't likely that he will
get very far, for he is in with the
same gang that ruined the chances OF
Patsy Kline. The boxer in question
is known pugilistically as Mickey
Donley, but in home society he is
plain Pasquale Stanzo, brother OF