Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
VICTORY FOR HANNON
OVER DTGGHNS WOULD
PROVE A BIG BOOST
Bantams Meet at Broadway To-
night - Hanlon Answers
Harris Query About Lou
isiana-Williams Bout
WILL STAGE MATCH HERE
Grande- Dillon Match Feature Of Olym-
pia's Opening Scraps
About Scraps and Scrappers

Willie Harmon, promising Point Breez'
pug" who has been winning bouts con
sistently at the Broadway Club, will hav'
an opportunity to add greatly to hi
prestige when he faces Young Dlgsini
at the 18th and Washington avenue arena
tonight. A victory for Harmon may put
him In line for bouts with leading ban
tams here.
The program follows:
First bout-charley Austin Southwark, w.
Patsy Moore, Southwark. .,,- -.
Second bout-Charley Phillips southwark Vs.
Johnny Fitzgerald, Smoky Hollow.
Third bout-Johnny Ferguson, SOUTHWARK, w.
| Barney Snyder, southwark.
semwind.up--Lew stnger Little Italy, vs.
Wind-up"Freddy Dgsins, Southwark, VS..
| Willie Harmon, Point Breeze.
Jack Hanon, manager of Louisiana,
comes back" with an answer to Sam
Harris relative to the latter's interroga-
tion, What right has Louisiana to ask
for match with Williams now?" Han
Ion states that Harris excuse goes well
in Baltimore, where the public did not
see what Louisiana did to Williams. Han
Ion admits Louisiana boxed out of form
In his last two bouts.
In part Hanlons letter states:
Il am matchmaker Tor the larBest po1lnk
club in the East and Williams can have $lvSO
to box Louisiana at any date he wants the
match. Furthermore, Louisiana will weigh 1ie
pounds, ringsde, for tho Kid. This letter does
not SOUND like fellow is trying to get a repu-
tation Louisiana t,l has the reputation & 81 n0or ,
making him tako tho full count. AS to tho
offer OF $500 1 promised to give Harris u he
but the battle must be 20 rounds for the cham
pionship Of the world
Sailor Grande and Jack Dillon will meet
in the wind-up of the Olympias opening
show, August 30. Billy Bevan and Joe
o'Donnell will clash in the semi
Eddie O'Keefe, local bantam is working
like Trojan for his match August q
with Dutch Brandt at Rockaway Beach,
N. Y.
A victory for Willie Beecher over Eddie
McAndrews at the Douglas Club tomor-
row night will mean return bout for
the New Yorker here.
Johnny Grlmths, of Akron, o., will
make his Eastern debut tomorrow night
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, when he pairs
off with Leach Cross.
Two important heavyweight matches
are billed for New York fans. Wednesday
night Jack Hemple will meet Gunboat
Smith while Jim Coffey and Frank
Moran will clash the first week in Sep
tember.
Gilbert Gallant and Frankie Callahan |
are booked at Boston, August "a.
A letter from Tommy Reilly states that |
Preston Brown is ready for match with |
Eddie Morgan, 122 pounds ringside, at
any old time
Moe Greenbaum has gathered a good
stable for the coming campaign, viz:
eddie O'Reefe, Frankie Brown and Teddy
Jacobs, bantams; Johnny Mayo, feather,
md Willie Beecher, lightweight.
The feature fray at the Ludlow Club
iext Friday night will be between Eddie
Hart and Terry Fitzgerald.
Willie Herman showed fine form in bIs
'out with Joe Phelan. The former saws
le can trim Eddie McAndrews at any
weight the latter suggests.
The "wrlst-watch" system of counting
he fatal 10" is the talk of local boxing
'ircles. The idea has met with approval
" almost every one connected with the
Iame.
Joe Woodard will endeavor TO get
matches with Eddie Revolre, Jack Nc
1arron and Joe Borrell for Tyrone Cos
clio this season.