Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

promoter Better shut UP shop than
run 1t for the benefit Of the pugs.
O.
The pugillstic situation in ana
around Newark is becoming red-hot
and tbe scramble for recognition
among the little fellows is decidedly
interesting. Just at present bahts
Lewis seems to be the big frog in the
pool. and the attacks Of at least
three notable featherWe1ghts are
being directed at him. First and fore
most there is Irish Mahon, and 1t Is
likely that Banty will give irish the
| first chance. In o letter from joe
Sachs. Lewis's manager, printed IN
| the Evening Star of yesterday, II Is
stated that Mahon can have all the
fight he IS looking for If he can mus
| ter up $500 to bet on the side. This
stipulation is made in order That
there will be no four-fushing and
that the winner will be repaid, in q
measure, for his efforts. Now, every
body knows that Lewis has the pack-
ing. He has the Happy Ramblers to
depend upon and the Ramblers will
bet their heads off on Banty's
chances. With Mahon 1t Is different,
still Irish tells me he can get back
ing for $500 and that he is anxious to
make the match with Lewis.
@
Mahon paid visit to the Evening
I Star office yesterday AFTERNOON, and
he was in again this morning. He
says he doesn't want his challenge
misunderstood. He is friend of
Lewis, but boxing with him is a busi-
ness matter and he doesn't care who
he fights. At one time he was a
clubmate of Lewis, and at present he
has several friends among the MEM
bers of the Ramblers.
! @
| The outlook for Lewis Mahon
| bout is very bright this morning, for
Mahon came rushing in with an &C
| eeptance of the challenge issued yes
| terday by Manager Sachs. Irish evil
IDENTIFY had been out scouting for
hackers, and he eventually landed a
live WIRE" who will put up $500 on
his mans chances. However, we will
allow Mahon to tell his own story in
his own way in the following letter:
j. p. N:
u -, b. 11Fa4a
Thursdays Evening Star that Man.
ager Sachs is ready to back Banty
| Lewis to the extent of $500 or more,
, ] beg to advise that | am prepared to
accept his side bet, and am ready to
put up 800 at once to bind the
match, the remaining $500 to be forth
/ coming the night of the battle.
| If the hackers of Banty Lewis
really mean business, and can provide
| 500, Banty or his manager can make
arrangements to meet me at the
Evening Star office and a suitable
stakeholder can be designated and all
details regarding weight, etc, can be
| completed. Yours in earnest,
IRISH MAHON.
| g
Now that is q very businesslike let
ter, and Manager Sachs will have TO
give 1t attention. Mahon says he
can make 100 pounds, and that is just
the weight to suit Lewis Such bout
would attract great interest and
Newark fight fans would be anxious
| to see the match. From present indi-
and some seem to think that Banty
would be making a bad match. Irish
is a clever boy, but he can hit no
| harder than Lewis, IL as hard. His
fight with Boonton was v"ry good,
and on that bout Mahon doesn't figure
to have much on him.
@
While Mahon is first In line for a
Mickey Donley are also willing to
meet Banty in the squared circle
Kline is particularly anxious to fight
and he says he will cover any mount
of money that Lewis and his hackers
can raise. Donley would fight Lewis,
but he feels as if he ought to wait
awhile until he takes on more weight.
which is some sense. Donley. by the
way, like Mahon, is chumrny with
Lewis, but Mickey says if he thought
he could beat Banty he would find a
way to pick q. fight with him
@
So, from all Indications, Lewis
promises to be busy young man.
He has a bout on for Troxler's one
yeek from next Monday night, and
in the meantime he will likely ar
range one or two matches. Mahon
seems to be entitled to first call on
Lewis, but if Banty will take one of
his friends advice he will fight Patsy
Kline before he meets Irish. 1t was
figured out to me how easily Lewis
would beat Kline In a ten-round bout
and 1t was very wise guy that
produced said figures. The same fell
low said that Mahon would outpoini
Lewis and that Mickey Donley was
too young and too small TO be con-
sidered. He also said, though, that