The Washington herald., 1915-12-15

A nfteen-round bout is being talked
of between Frank Loughery. OF Mana
yunk. and Jack McCarren. OF Allen
town.
Billy Gibon has resigned as match
maker for Madison Square Garden.
Jimmy johnson will have charge In
future.
Ted Lewis will fight his eighth con-
test in Boston on Tuesday night. when
he meets Soldier Bartfield at the Atias
Club.
Moe Greenbaum has posted $3.50 for.
felt for Eddie O'keefe to make iio
pounds ringside to box Johnny Erue.
the st. Paul bantam-weight II Ine
refuses to meet O'Keefe the same for
felt win stand for Kid Williams or any
other bantam-weight fighter in the
country.
Charley (Kid) Thomas says that
there are two men he would like very
much to blk, although there is grea.
difference in their weight. He wouid
like to box Ad wolgast. the FORMER
IIight-weight champion. at caten-
weights. or George CLANCY. OF Balp-
more. at 100 pounds.
II Ad wolgast loses to Leach Cross
next Friday night, the former nsh'-
weight title-holder will also lose pout
with Packey Hommey. scheduled Tor
next week. Leach will get the match.
1t is not a question of the size OF
the purse that keeps Freddy welsh ana
charley White apart. They will meet In
the rings as soon as they have had l.,
600 columns of publicity. They are Wise
business men.
II is said that legislation is already
of the ex-
listing evils of the boxing game as prac-
ticed in and about New York city.
Jim Coffey and Peter Maher, the new
and the old Irish heavyweight cham
pion. will box three rounds at the bene-
fit to be given Kid Lavigne in New York
next Friday night.
Joe Azevedo is scheduled to tackle
frankie Mack. the Massachusetts light
weight, in n twelve round bout to be
held at New Bedford, Mass. next Mon
day night.
Benny Leonard has two hard fights
on his hands which are to be decided
this month. He meets Joe Mandot next
Friday night. and ten days later he
tackles Freddy Welsh.
Tortorich and Burns, the New Or
leans promoters, have split. and each
viii paddle his own canoe in the future.
Tortorich charged Burns with trying
to shave too close I'm the promoting
of matches.
Louisiana is trying to get down to
1I6 pounds to take flyer at Johnny
Ertle
Eddie Morgan. of England. is on the
side lines with bad right fist He
will rest for ten days.
Yankee Swsrtz. once classy ban
tam, is now in the diamond business.
but seldom misses a ring mill of i'm
portance.
1t is said that Jim Coffey and Frank
Moran have been matched, but the
date has not been announced. The
winner is to get Willard.
Jimmy Dwyer. who turned out
Tommy OToole, is said to have
great lad under cover.
In matching Joe O'Donnell with
Johnny Ertle at the Olympia Christ
mas afternoon. Jack Hanlon said he
previously had offered the bout to
both Lew Tender and Louisiana.
Each refused to take it. however. be-
cause they would not be able to make
the weight, 1l6 pounds. ringside.
O'Donnell and Ertle have posted 5000
for appearance and weight. The Kew
pie and Eddie O'keefe will meet in a
special show at the Olympia the sec
ond week in January.
The return match between Patsy
Cline ane Eddie Morgan is still hang
ing fire. The latter says he will not
meet the New Yorker unless the bout
is made at 12S pounds ring side.
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