The Washington herald., 1915-05-17
Bratton a Slight Favorite Over
Howard In Fifteen-round
Battle at Ardmore.
CLASSY CARD SCHEDULED
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Forty-fve rounds of fighting is
scheduled tonight at the Maryland
Athletic and Social Club at Ardmore,
Md. when a triple all-star card will
be held. Due to the fact that the State
of Maryland is one of the two States
in the East in which twenty-round
battles are legal this expensive all-star
card will be watched with interest by
local sportsmen.
AS the officials of the Maryland as
ISOLATION have gone to laSge expense
to stage this card. upon the outcome will
depend the future championship bat
ties which the promoters are planning
to hold. In the three fights a trio of
local talent will be pitted against out
of-town boys who rank among the best
second raters in this vicinity.
Karl Herr, the fast fighting welter-
weight. will meet Young Sam Lang
ford. of Baltimore. over the twenty
round route. Herr has met Langford
on three other occasions, and in each
case the referees decision was a draw
Silent Howard. the middIe-weight of
this city. is slated to battle Eddie Brat
ton, o. Philadelphia. in the fifteen
round affair. while Kid Greek. the
feather-weight titleholder Of the Dis
trict. will be opposed to a stiff opponent
in Jack Kelly, of Baltimore.
The twenty-round bout between Herr
and Langford should be one OF the
best fights ever held at the Maryland
clubhouse. Herr has been fighting around
Boston all winter and has been going at
a top rate of speed, while Langford
in his performance during the past three
months has shown to a good advantage
These bays will furnish the fistic sports
with a slap-bang battle and owing to
the ability of both fighters to take and
give punishment it is hard matter to
pick winner, but Herr looks to be a
slight favorite over the Monumental City
battler.
Most Of the interest in this triple, all
star card is being ccntered around the
ffteen-round fight between Howard and
Bratton. Howard is one of the most
promising fighters this city has had in a
long time and as this is the first real
test the local middle-weight has had
against scrapper Of some ability In
this class the local fans are waiting
anxiously for the result.
Bratton, although not an old fighter.
has had long experience in the roped
arena and has met most of the top
notchers in his class. II Bratton Is in
good condition to go the route, he will
win by a slight margin on points over
the local middle-weight. but the power
full hitting of Howard may pave the way
for kayo verdict early in the fray.
In the ten-round bout. which will open
the show, Kid Greek. the feather-weight
titleholder of the District, will be COM
PEELED to go at his best to gain q decision
over Jack Kelly, from Baltimore Kelly
was formerly from Brooklyn and has
battled all the little men in and around
Manhattan. He Is q hard-hittins speed
merchant and has a wonderful defense,
and whether the local feather-weight can
solve this defense or not remains to be
seen.
A four-round battle royal has been
booked, which should prove pleasing
feature to this card. p. F. O'Connor, the
ofncial referee Of the club. win act In the
three bouts. and from the report OF the
advance sale Of seats the largest crowd
in the history OF the club viii Be on hand.