El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-05
Silverberg and belmont Ready To Fight
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Burns and Smith Furnish Preliminary

BY "bEOhs
TONIGHTS main bout at the Juarez
arena should be short but sweet.
a 1t is carded to go 20 rounds, but
both Phil Silverberg and Gene belmont,
! the principals, are predicting a knock
/ out victory inside of 10 rounds. Silver
/ berg quite frankly admits he has got
to win in the first half of the bout or
not win at all. and he counts on land
ing a haymaker inside of 10 rounds
belmont, having the advantage Of
weight and strength, isn't at all
alarmed and credits Silverberg with
being good for about six or eight
belmont delights in carrying the
fight to an opponent and believes that
Silverberg will be unable to stand uD
against his rushes. Phil is not a very
husky lad and claims that he will enter
the ring at about 120 pounds. belmont
has the privilege of coming in at 1876
pounds and it is likely that he will be
pretty close to the limit. This weight
advantage and his willingness to tear
in and take a blow to land one gives
Gene an excellent chance. Since fight
ing Joe MandOt five years ago, Silver
berg has been meeting tough boys but
boys who are none too well known
here, and it is difficult to get a line
on his real worth. Billy Rocap, of
Philadelphia, has told Tom Jones
something about Phil and Tom declares
that he is willing to bet that belmont
doesn't stop him in 10 rounds or inside
the limit
Starting at $780, there will be a good
six round preliminary. The semi final,
10 rounds between SOlly Burns and
Dave Smith, viii be the next attrac-
tion. To hear Burns talk, he must be
wonder who hasn't been discovered.
He talks Of meeting AzevedO, Oakland
Frankie Burns, Joe Rivers and so on
He may HAVEN the gymnasium. Any
way, he seems to put up pretty fair
argument in his workouts and the mill
with Smith should see some excitement
and plenty of fast mixing. The MAIN
bout should be called about $3.50. Tom
Jones is master of ceremonies and will
likely referee.
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A good crowd attended the Jess vii (
lard show at the Texas Grand Thursday
night. The pig attraction was big Jess
Of course, and he worked out against
Monahan- Savage and Hemple. Tex {
O'ROurke, champion strong man OF the
lifting. pulling, etc Tex juggled with /
a 500 pound bar in a way which caused I
those near by to draw their toes back !
from the danger region. Billy FraWley !
brought out monOlOg that made a |
bullseye, and Col. Tom Jones told the (
fans how he made champions 1t (
sounded awful easy, to hear Jones tell
it, but when Willard started to ill
lustrate" the story the easy part of il
disappeared.
Inc big fight is still up in the air"
Curley is using all mis- diplomacy TO !
coax Jack to Juarez and the negro is /
still proving balky. The other Havana |
promoters hopeful Of getting a permit
for mixed bout in Havana, are doing I
their best to keep the champions 4
nerves in a shaky condition. Johnson /
isn't OF very trustful nature and Cur
ley viii have his work cut out for him. !
The Havana promoters are offering
Johnson an immediate match there with I
sam McVey, and if he beats Sam they :
are willing to talk turkey about VIII 4
lard 1t looks as though they figure /
the first man who gets to johnson will /
WIN and that if McFey is the lucky one /
he viii stick by the Havana promoters
and prove meal ticket for them. If |
Jack should meet and beat McYey. the |
match with Willard would prove all the
greater an attraction.
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Jim COffey disposed of Arthur Pelkev
IN jig time Thursday night in New
York. upsetting the Canadian in the /
second round for the count Pelkey has
"GunbOat" Smith.