Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
FANS HAVE PICK
OF FIVE HOLIDAY
BOXING CARDS
National, Olympia, Quaker
city, Nonpareil and Doug
las to Stage Matinees
NEwsBoYS WILL SPAR

- s,actators at the National
matinee show will get the
ri,ss,de glimpse OF Pat Bradley.
80 Ferry middleweight, since his re-
home after an Australian Invasion,
,..rrv Ertle. legitimate contender for
~, ,yulians crown, will show In his
..a Philadelphia encounter at the
o,...nia Club. MARTY Farrell, clever.
-. and hard puncher. will clash with
n.,dlev while Ertle's opponent Will be
=. o'Donnel The latter match was
..,ds at ii6 pounds, ringside.
rhs olvmpla program Is composed OF
,.n,sma and featherweights. Mike Ertle.
hrotber of the Kewpie, will make his
sroiessiona debut in the second bout
/" combat with Neil McCue. a bout
.a,sduled on the National card. and
rhIch looks like a hummer on paper,
Il between Irish Patsy Cline and frankie
ur,fanus Both are clever and also
eossess knockdown punches.
z rhrea otber shows are on tap for to-
..n,row afternoon. Charley Thomas, the
,arghest fighter in this city, and one who
s.les n hit every time he goes to the
rost will be opposed to Johnny Miller In
H. wind-up at the Quaker City. Fred.
rordan and Homer Smith. heavyweights,
mi collide in the Nonparel's final. The
annual newsboy boxing show will be
held at the Douglas.
Negotiations for a l5-round match be-
,vsen Willie Moore and Eddie Grant were
rosed today for January at Pottstown.
lack McGuigan was decided on as referee.
; After this bout Moore probably will meet
club The Philadelphia welterweight Is
snxious to prove to fans here that the
Haretonians recent victory was a fluke.
His many followers are anticipating
much interest In the proposed return go.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
No. Packey Mcfarland has not retired.
Having heard that Les darcy soon will
be on his way to this country. Packey
rises to remark that he can be coaxed
back to the ring If any promoter has an
other sl75O0 to offer. One "bankroll
man who is counted out of the running
no doubt is William You're on Mar
shall
Terry Martin. n Providence bantam. is
holding forth in New York. The Down
. East lad knocked out Dutch Brandt In
the 10th round recently.
Reports from st. Paul have Mike Glib
bons out of bed, up and around. The
: pompadour person has been doing road
work over a l0-mile snow-covered course.
That's giving Battling Pneumonia his
culetus in Jg-time.
Fred Fulton Is about to make n little
fortune for himself on the strength OF
his match with Jess Willard. Fulton will
appear before the motion picture camera
.aln "The Making of Fulton" which shows
Tie Mlnnesotan in everything he has done
rom plasterer. policeman, hunter and
iarmer down to the day he wins the
championship of the world"
The Willard Fulton bout will be the
first heavyweight championship battle
staged In New Orleans since Jim Corbett
defeated John l.. Sullivan.
louisiana. local bantam, will tackle
Jimmy Murray In a 10-round match in
New York New Years Day.
New Year Day matinee bouts will be
staged at the Olympia, National, Nom
pareil and Quaker City Clubs.
Wow! Wow! Harry Pollok is yell
Ing like an Indian. He is telling the
New York press that Philadelphia fight
critics should decide pingpong games in
stead of boxing bouts. Fred Welsh
easily whipped Jimmy Murphy here, Pol
4 iok Is telling Gotham scribes. If that is
hls truthful opinion of the match, as
Judge of boxing Pollok is a mighty fine
chess critic.