New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
Former Lightweight Will
ing to Meet Any Rival
al 15S Pounds.
REPORTED TO BE
GREATLY IMPROVED
Once Noted for Antics in Ring.
Now Has Long String of
Victories.


ter" once 2 fsir Lightweight. but now
one OF the most likely men I'm he
ranks Of the middicweigh's, challenges
the world 81 l5S pounds. Ahcam IS
especially cage. 20 meet Mike Gibbons.
who defeated the sensational Jimmy
Clabby in Milwaukee last week. y
GiDbors cannot be coaN.d mo the
ring with MIN, then C.abby. or Eddie
McGoOrty. DO harl-1i-t.ng Oshkosh
warrior. viii 90. Ahcara declares that
he will fight any Or al thc aiorcnon-
toned men. a. any place, over any
distance. and w.il make sub4-lnua.
wage % the outcome % -ac ns,ca.
Aheara has defeated the best .ccI IN
Europe. middle and heavy wcights
alike. until he has about exhausted the
supply. lie Was matched 90 nght
Georges Carpe-,ier 90 a twenty round
battle IN London. but az 'lc outoreas
Of the war Carpenter was called 20
the coiors. and is nov laying sac
Steiner game o. fighting Tor the honor
OF France.
When chat match was automatically
declared of. Ahcara was matched .
fight "Gunboat" Snli.l, but bnck'eys
hard-hitting marine left the country.
Ahcarn followed Smith 20 the United
States in The hope OF arranging an
other match. but 20 no effect
On his return 20 America Ahcorn
went right ahead fighting the middle
weights, and with remarkable success.
He stopped Freddie Hicks, the tough
Detroit man. ln eight rounds. 80,
satisfied with that. he battered Leo
Houck. then Buck Grouse, and only
couple Of weeks ago iaycd iha
mighty Jack Dillon % a siX-round bat
tie in Philadelphia. So easily dlo
Ahearu polish or the "rlo smasher,.
as Dillon is known. that the latter said
after the bout he'd never iight Ahearn
again.
Victories over such mon a. Grouse.
and. more especially. Dillon. certainly
entitle Ahearn 20 con sidcrat!ou. ARC
supporting these. II they require sup
port. is a long list Of triumphs over
/ some OF the best men in Europe. lie
| Knocked out Sid Burns, the British
[ fighter. I'm two rounds. a feat which
Gibbons failed TO duplicate, and many
/ other notable victories arc written IN
/ his record. lie has not been defeated
since ne became n riddlev eight
! With incres sed poundagc came
! corresponding increase In strength and
hitting ability. but no loss IN speed
has been incurred To be sure. Ahearr
is not a crusher, but his punches carry
a iarring force that has been lacking
heretofore. Furthermore, he IS az
oressive. for all his cleverness, and
/ those who sat at the ringside the night
/ he fought Jack Dillon declare he had
/ the indianapolis fighter backing up out
OF the exchanges
II Ahearn be the man his hackers
declare him to be, and as good as ms
achievements since he returned 10
these shores indicate. he IS worthy o.
consideration. Those who remember
Ahearn IN the days that he boxed we
preliminary bouts az the fairmont n
c. will call to mind light tapping
iumuiag- lack OF self-contessed ooXer'
Who was employed quite as much be
cause OF his gTotesque antics ~ tne
ring as for any real ability. His bouts
were productive of half a dozen laughs
"a the round. and not even "Diying
Back" Hagan was more popular. NOW
he is the earnest, surly. aggressive
fighter. with all the confidence ID the
world in his own ability.
His manager. Dan McKetrick. Is espe-
cially eager TO match him WIN I'D
hcns "Tm certain that Ahearn can
u,bin Gibbons" said the loquacious
Danny Yesterday This may seem
strange in view of the fact that Glib
hons stopped him couple OF years
ago. but at that time Jake was only a
lightweight lie made Gibbons ioos
foolish that night for a couple OF
rounds. but then he forgot TO duck ouI
of the way of right-hand cross, ana
then he woke up some twenty or tnlr,y
seconds later. The fact that he was
/ haH
that night without question, for JAKE
realized the ability Of the man he was
facing. knew that he was giving away
mounds in weight and years IN expert
ence.
at will be different the next time
out Ahearn knows just how he can go
now. lie fought the biggest, toughest
men in the ring He is as fast as any
of them. and can hit better now than
at any time in his life
"Kid" Williams, the bantamweight
champion OF the world. end Eddie wal
lace. the Brooklyn featherweighl. viii
meet in a ten-round bout AT the Broad
wav Sporting Club, OF Brooklyn. on
Tuesday night This will be the hrst
adventure OF Williams into the heavier
class. and what degree Of success ne
will attain among the heavier men may
be prophesied after his engagement
with Wallace. The latter IS not a
champion. In fact, he is not rated IN
he first fight, but he is rough, tough
and aggressive, hard hitter and
clever, shifty boxer as well. One Keen
Judge OF boxing said last night: Wal
lace will hit Williams with everything
but the water bucket, the bench and
mis- shoes"
Reply 20 A. BIS query. The frankie
Callahan who defeated Joe Rivers and
the frankie Callahan who boxed Willie
Jones this week are two different night
ers. The Callahan who fought Rivers
is in ST. Louis at the present time
where he has several important matches
on his hands.
for a remnant run. There are few rs
or butts connected with his general pro-
gramme, barring accidents or mishsps