The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-20
Charlie EGAN
CANCELS FIGHT
Singing Pugilist Not to Meet
Kid Sperry in Big Battle
Monday.
WILL HANDLE CORTEZ
Danny Lewis. the Local Veteran
Lightweight. Will Be in New
Workers Corner.
WILL HANDLE CORTEZ

Charlie Egan. the local singing pugilist.
who was slated to meet Kid Sperry. the
veteran Cleveland lightweight. in one OF
the preliminaries before the Ardmore
Club on George Washington's birthday,
late last night notified Dick Rainey. his
local manager. that he would be COM
PEELED to cancel the date. as he has ac-
cepted a bout in New Orleans for We'd
nesday night. and is now on his way to
the Southern sporting metropolis.
Egan is working in Baltimore at pres
ent. and Dick Rainey has been looking
after his affairs in this city. Egan
raised quite a little noise a few weeks
ago when the local promoters refused to
book him in a main bout. and now that
he was given the. opportunity to show
his wares II will be a disappointment to
his many followers here that he can
not appear. Sperry will. no doubt, be
matched with some fast lightweight for
mill over a sh-round route.
When Andy Cortez the Hoboken bat
tier, enters the ring for his fifteen-round
contest with Tommy Langdon. the Phil
adelphia lightweight. he will have in his
corner to act as expert adviser Danny
Lewis. the Washington veteran. now
out of the ring. Danny generally takes
care Of Al McMurray's boxers whenever
they appear in the Capital. and the New
York solon lost no time in seiZing him
again to act for Cortez in the big holi-
day show on Washingtons birthday.
Danny Lewis knows all the tricks of
the ring game. When he fought Tommy
Lowe years ago at Hygeia Springs, Md.
Al McMurray acted referee of the
battle. So delighted was the referee with
Lewis behavior against Lowe that he
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aged him all the time that Danny was
in his prime.
The six-round whirlwind affair between
Danny Sparks, of Indian Head, Md.
and Silent Howard. the Kendall Green
middleweight. promises TO be one OF the
best bouts ever staged at Ardmore.
Howard is going to put his man away
inside Of two rounds. 1t will be win
cash and Howard is willing
to back himself up against Sparks. On
the other hand. Sparks believes he has
just as good a nance to win from How
ard as from anybody else. Sparks is
what is called a straight puncher, and. if
he manages to poke that right of his
through Towards guard, the Kendall
Green lad may require assistance to get
to his feet. At any rate. the fans are
going to see some hard hitting when
Sparks steps up to Howard. Both have
victories over Battling Bernard and now
they will determine which has the better
right to get into a semi-final at the new
clubhouse at Ardmore.
Another smuggling affair is looked for
when Young George CLANCY. of Balti-
more. measures his ability against that
Of Young Feeney, the sparring partner
of Tommy Langdon. These little fellows
tip the beam at 100 pounds and are built
for real speed. When they start in over
the six-round route they make il go fast.
They also have good wallops for lads
their size and weight and the fans who
are on the inside think that there may
be a Knockout in this bout.