The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-31
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JOHNNY LORE, 90 TO.
DAY, HAS 1875 BATTLES
UNDER His BELT.

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One of the busiest little fighting
men in the business is Johnny Lore,
who, although he still has a year to
go before he will become real adult,
has about 1875 battles under his belt.
Johnny will pass his goth milestone
today, having been born on the last
day of 1894, and he has been scrap
ping four years. During his first year
in the game, 1911, he took part in Al
bouts. and won 20 by knockouts. His
success as. a preliminary boxer made
him favorte with the fans and gave
him a chance at bigger game.
Lore's first defeat came in 1912,
when he was stopped by Tommy
Houck. Last year he fought Joe Man.
dot, the clever Frenchman, to ORA"
III 10 rounds at New Orleans, and
also fought IL round draw with Joe
Shugrue in Youngstown, Q. He then
returned to New Orleans, where no
was knocked out by frankie Russell,
the Crescent City Italian. Lore also
got the worst Of II in IL round bout
with Gilbert Gallant, the Conqueror
of Leach Cross, in Boston. Lore's re.
cont battles haven't proved him a won
der, but now that he is at his bet3t
several pounds above the lightweight
limit, he has chance to cop the well
terweight title. Almost any boxer
who can make the weight has that.
This is also the birthday Of Danny
Webster, the English boxer, who at
one time made considerable noise
in the feathcrwcight division. Web.
ster was born 90 years ago today in
Canterbury, Eng, but most Of his
scrapping was done in Los Angeles
His first big battle was in 1905. when
Ad wolgast stopped him IN is rounds.
file defeated Charlie White in 20
round affair al Vernon in 1910, but
Joe Rivers practically ended his ca
rccr when he knocked Webster out
in the 18th rouni at Vernon about
four years ago.
Another veteran who celebrates his
birthday on the last day Of the year
is Charley Goldman. the little Hebrew
fboxer. Charley was born In Russia.
but escaped TO America at an carly
age, and took up the honorable pro-
fcssion OF fisticuffs about ten years
ago. when he was 16. Goldman twice
fought Johnny Coulon when the Int
ter was bantamweiEht champion, ana
on each occasion stayed the full -
rounds, but without winning any par
ticular glory.
Robert NJ. Byrne. for several years
Ia third baseman with the Pirates and
the Phillies, was born in St. Louis 20
years ago today. Byrne broke into
professional baseball Just ten years
lago, when he played with Fort Scott,
Kan, in the Western Association. He
was at Springfield, Mo-, in 1905, TAX
ing turns behind the bat and also
playing first and short and in the out
field. The next year he went 10
Shreveport. La, which then had j
club in the Southern Association. as
Ia shortstop. His work there was SO
good that he was called into the big
show in 1907 covering third base for
the st. Louis Cardinals. It stands
10 reason, however. that no baseball
player could possibly make good III
his native city, and in 1909 Byrnc was
snapped to the Pirates. He remained
in the Smoky City until 1918, when
mid.season deal sent him to Ph1la'
delphia. Byrue has played q good
game with the Phillies. although he
has never figured as an infcd play
cr and his batting has never reached
the 800 mark. This year he batted
around the .275 mark, which is about
his average for several years past.