The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-14
CORTEz MAY FACE
QUAKER CITY BOY
Largest Crowd in History Of
Game Will Turn Out to See
Fast Lightweight. .
LANGDON PACKS WALLOP
Philadelphia Scrapper Has the Old
Punch and Is Rated Among
the Top-notchers.

II Andy Cortez comes here to battle
Tommy Langdon in a fifteen-round bout at
Ardmore, the biggest crowd ever wit
Messing a boxing show in this section
Is expected to be on hand. Al McMur-
ray. manager OF Cortez, has been ten
dered handsome offer by the club man.
agement, and II he can find it possible
to send his lightweight boxer to this
city for Washingtons Birthday. it will
be worth lot OF money to him.
Cortez made himself solid in the hearts
OF the fans here the night he gave Tom
my Lowe such a terrible struggle at the
old Ardmore Club. The little Hoboken
battler, tough and strong as a bull, was
on top of the Washington veteran from
first to last. When the referee awarded
Lowe the bout, a howl arose from those
who had followed the bout closely. They
though Cortez entitled to at least a
draw. II not the victory. He has never
been seen here since, though many de-
mands have been heard that he be
brought back.
Ii Busy Fighter.
The New Yorker Is now one of the
busiest light-weights in his own home
town He Is matched the week before
Washington's Birthday and again in Phil
adelphia on Friday night OF the same
week. II he believes he can make a
good showing against Langdon on Mon
day after going ten rounds with a hard
opponent in New York three or four
nights before, he knows he will be in
good shape to make a real battle. Word
from Manager McMurray is expected to
be received by the Ardmore manage
ment in a day or so.
Meanwhile. Langdon is in training for
Washington's Birthday. He is in bust
ness in Philadelphia and always in fair
shape. He has been boxing those six
round bouts in his native town, however,
and must get more wind and endurance
to be able to make a battle over the
f1fteen-round route, as is shown at Ard
more.
LangdOn Can Fight.
I'm going to show Washington a
boy who can fight from first to last, I"
says Elmer Wilson, Langdoh's man
aRer. He has never boxed here, but
TIL wager that when he gets through.
the fans Will all want him back again.
He Is strong. fast and can hit. What
more do you want? He's no green kid.
but an experienced boy. able to 90 the
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liver the goods"
Langdon's ring record shows at least
two bright spots. his battles with Jein
Driscoll. the English lightweight
champion. and Knockout Brown. at
that time rapidly rising to the top OF
his class. Driscoll congratulated Lang
don after the bout. saying that he
hoped all American boxers were not as
tough. They were not. either. and later
DriscoII outpointed Abe AttelI. at that
time feather-weight champion of the
world.
Beat Kaya Brown. fs..s
Brown went to Philadelphia and
frightened every lightweight but
LanEdon. who agreed to face him.
Brown had been walloping. EVERYBODY
in the lightweight class, but he got
his when he tackled Langcon. The
latter dropped him fright on the reel
and then proceeded TO hammer him all
around the ring. After that Brown de-
clfned to meet Langdon In any more
bouts. t
The Philadeiphian. after breaking
down in training. Is only just now hit
ting his stride after six months rest.
He expects 10 come to washington in
prime condition and promises to give
cortez OF any other opponent : hard
battle,