The Washington herald., 1915-05-09
Twenty-Round Bout On
At Ardmore club Nav II
Directors Of Maryland Asso-
cation Adopt Plan to Run
Shows Twice Monthly.
herr in THE MAIN FIGHT
By JOHN 4. DuGNN.

Inc directors 81 the Maryland Athletic
and Social Club of Ardmore. Md, have
! decided on plan whereby the local fol-
| towers OF the fstic game will be given a
chahce TO witness plenty of action in the
future. At meeting held yesterday aft
ernoon it was decided to hold the ente, :
,ainments of the club twice monthly. ana
manager Phillips has booked the bouts
ior the next three performances
Ahother new movement is that of hold
ing twenty-round affairs. and this alone
should prove to be big attraction to the
siadiators Of the pueilistic circle. The
staging OF twenty-round battles in the
East Is limited to Connecticut and Mary
land, and this fact alone should make the
section around the Mason Dixon line a
mecca for title bouts
When the athlete who makes his living
oy demonstrating the manly art of self
defense becomes champion he always
looks for way of picking up the easy
coin by participating in six and ten-round
Affairs and generally does the real side
stepping act from any bouts Of any longer
duration. But since the Ardmore Club.
with Its small seating capacity and pop
uiar prices cannot afford to book the top
notch boys. the members of the associa-
ton will be given plenty of action with
second-raters and fast-coming near-cham.
pions in the future
The first of these twenty-round bouts
will be held on Monday, May IL, when a
triple all-star card will be run, which II
the biggest event ever attempted by the
local promoters and one of the biggest
boxing entertainments ever staged In this
vicinity.
Karl Herr, the weller weight boxer
of this city. who has made a big name
for himself in the roped arena in the
Northern State, Is booked to meet either
Frank Hunter, of Baltimore. or Bert
Green. of this city. in the first Of these
twenty-round bouts, while in the semi
wind-up which Is scheduled to go fifteen
rounds, Silent Howard, the hard hitting
local middle-weight. will meet Youns
Herman Miller. of Baltimore, or Eddie
Bratton, of Philadelphia. In the open
ing bout OF the evening Kid Greek. the
feather-weight champion Of the District.
will battle johnny Kelly, of Baltimore.
over a ten-round route, which should
the bouts all go the limit, the local
public will be given forty-five rounds of
milling.
Should Frank Hunter and Young Her
man Miller accept the terms for the
bouts it would make this card an inter-
city affair. as the cream Of District
talent in the different weights will be
pitted against the best boys of their
weight from the Monumental City.
Karl Herr. the local boy. who is card
ed to appear in the main attraction. is
not SO well known to the present MEM
bers Of the Maryland Club. Herr start
ed his ring career while a gunner In the
navy, and when the old Ardmore Club
was in its childhood days Herr appeared
there in two bouts. Because Of the
smallness of the houses and the inability
of the local promoters to obtain any
boy who classed with the local welter-
weight. he pulled stakes and hit the
Northern trail. where he has been for
the past ten months.
Herr was booked in a semi-windup be-
fore Boston club against Max Dorsey
a fast coming weller from Dorchester
in his initial appearance in the Hub
and he won so decisively and showed
to such a good advantage that George |
Touhy. wel-known sportsman Of Boston. |
took him in charge and brought him up |
10 the margin. He now stands ready to |
battle any welter-weight in the world. |
Touhy. 1t will be remembered. is one /
IF the biggest wrestling promoters in |
this country. having been interested in |
he Gotch- Hackensmth bout. and also
being partner in crime with Jimmy |
Callahan of the Chicago White Sox in
Jefferies tour before the memorial Reno
fight.
Frank Hunter. who may be Hers OPP
)onent in the 20-round final has just re-
urned from New Orleans. where he has
had quite a success in the welter-weight
iivision. Hunter knocked Joe johnson
,ut in New Orleans in six rounds. on
lpril u.
Tommy Lowe the local veteran light
weight who defeated Bruno Lang. the
Cleveland sluSser. at the Adrmore show
asst Monday. surprised the local fistic
ans. when he stood toe to toe with the
,attler from the sixth city and exchanged
Sallops. Lowe has always been NOTED
or his fast work and his wonderful de-
ensive. but in the bout last Monday the
ocal hoy jabbed. slugged and punched
With the Cleveland sluggcr and looked
more ike champion than ever before.
Bob Mulhall. now manager OF Young
aspirant for the District
eather-weight championship. has is
ued dcfi to Kid Greek. the present
title holder. for bout to be held be-
ore the Ardmore Club some time in
he near future. In MulhalIs declara-
ion he states that his man cannot
nly defeat the title holder, which was
,ained through defa ult. but can knock
cot long ego Mulhall was manager of
'homas. but through some disagree
nent he resigned the charge; but as
he difers noes have now been patched
10, il is hoped that he will have much
uccess. as ne knows fighters and can
each a man who is willing to learn
noressh han is anticipated.
MUlh4ll also wants another chance
or Thomas against Battling Toughsky.
rho showed the Punishment given him
Y Thomas at the last fight AT Ardmore
nd claims that his p"otege would
ave knocked him ont had he not in
ured himself through the mispIacing
( his right shoulder He is willing to
ave the fight sched uled either in Bal
lmore Or Washington. but he prefers
a shirCton. as his first bout with
oughsky took place before the local
sht fans. II Is not known whether
!ther challenge will he taken up
hough II is probable that Thomas
ill be signed to meet Kid Greek at
he ncNr tight before the Maryland
Tub.
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