Evening journal., 1915-05-27
White COMES OF
GOOD FIGHT STOCK
AT Age of Is, Chicago
Lightweight Blazes
New Path
KILBANE AMONG
THE LADS VICTIMS

Jack White. the Chicago light
weight. is the oldest Of the three
scrapping brothers who have given
luster to the namo of Anchowitz
John Anchowitz. TO give him his
really. truly monaker. was born just
quarter Of century ago in Liver
pool. England. Jack is exactly ten
months the senior OF his more fam
Gus brother. Charley White, who
made his debut in Liverpool on March
25, 1891. Their younger brother,
William decided that there we're
enough Whites in the ring. and when
he took to fighting adopted the ring
name of Billy Wagner
Although older than Charlie by a
narrow margin, Jack did not take up
the bin game until Charlie had set
the example and had won some minor
successes. Charlie started boxing in
1906, and Jack took up the game the
following year. Jack is s feet b
he,snt. an inch shorter than
Charlie
The Anchowitz brothers are Of He
brew descent They came to America
at an early age and settled in Chi
cago They were looking forward TO
a business career when Charles i'll
health caused him TO take up gym
nasium work in the hope OF over
coming a tendency toward tuberculo-
SIS. II was thus by accident that the
whites became interested in boxing.
Except for Charities illness, the
brothers would probably be engaged
in the cloak and suit industry or the
clothing or pushcart business.
AS a featherweight Jack White was
promising lad and modc a good
showing against some of the best
boys in his division. In 1909 he
fought a draw with Johnny Kilbane.
holding the future featherweight
champion even in ten rounds and
again in twelve rounds. He also
fought three draws that year with
Tommy Kilbane
In 1910 Jack defeated Tommy Kill
bane, fought another draw With
Johnny. knocked out Sammy Trott IN
the third round. and made an excel
lent showing in a 15-round engage
ment with Abe Attell
Jack met Johnny Kilbane again In
Columbus early in 1911, and this time
lost the decision 10 the Cleveland boy
oxen rounds He then went to
Memphis and lost an S-round decision
o Joe Mandot. the New Orleans
hoxer Later that year he defeated
Patsy Kline. the italian feather
weight and Tommy Dixon, in bouts
pulled off in Cleveland
Jacks first experience of how IL
feels TO be knocked out came early in
1912. when he mingled with Joe
Rivers in the Vernon arena. The
dusky Californian put the little He
brew TO sleep in the twelfth round
Jack somewhat redeemed himself In
the eyes of Los Angeles fans by
knocking out frankie Conley He
put the Kenosha Italian to sleep in
the twelfth round at Vernon He
then met owen Moran in Los Angeles
and won on a foul from the veteran
Brtisher in the ninth round By az
odd coincidence. Jacks brother
Charlie had met Moran and won on {
foul in the ninth round at Syracuse
couple Of months before. Jack ther
vent to New Orleans and lost a de
cision TO frankie Russell
Jack began the 1913 campaign b,
losing 10 Johnny Grifith at Akron
He then returned TO Los Angeles
where he fought two bouts wit
Johnny Dundee. He lost the FIRST b.
a decision in twenty rounds. and Il
the second was knocked out in tn
ninth by the Scotch-Wop. Since the
lack has outgrown the featherweigh
division and has had 10 figat light
weights and In that class his shown
ttcr much inferior TO that q
f-cffcr Charlie.