Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
PUG WANTS TO Be LAWYER
Eddie wallace, Who Fights at Any
Old Weight, Has Ambition to
Be an Attorney.
OFFERS TO BATTLE WELSH
NJ RTNGsTDE.

NEW YORK. Dec. s1-The millennium
n 49,. to,,ns rsnoe has arrived. IL has
been precipitated by Eddie Wailace' nee
Atie Rawaiiick, who. despite the latter
name Is champion featherweight or
Prooklvn. wallace has upset all ring
traditions and presidents by using the
nrhtIng game as a means OF attaining
Rs lifes ambition. Wallace would be-
come a member Of this nations judiciary.
and II persistency IL rewarded little Eddie
Win realize his dream.
wallace II a ring oddly in many ways.
lie Is the first OF the boxing clan to
choose the law as a means OF livelihood
when his fighting days are Ger He is
also the first TO box two champions in
different divisions within the space OF a
month. Besides being a boxer and an
embryo lawyer. Wallace is a business
man. lie has invested a good deal Of his
ring earnings in a laundry route. His
incomes arc varied. but at present boxing
brings him the greatest revenue.
We are picking on wallace because he
Is such an unusual young man-for a
fighter. In the preceding paragraph we
enumerated few OF the things that have
made him unusual. Now, 70 elaborate on
his achievements.
Last February-February ?. TO be pre-
cise-wallace fought. Kid williams,
worlds featherweight champion. n hard
ten-round draw. Wallace was compelled
10 make weight--i20 pounds ringside--a
low weight for him. He entered the ring
IN weakened condition; yet matched the
champion in skill and punching power
throughout the ten rounds.
Thea Battles Feather Champ.
Just four weeks later Wallace entered
the same ring. but this time his opponent
was Johnny Kilbane. champion feather
weight OF the world. Wallace also fnade
Weisht for Kiibane-i25 pounds rinEside.
THIS is his normal poundage, and he gave
knoane the fight OF his young life. Re
Gently. In reviewing his ring career XII
bAne declared that Eddie Wallace gave
him the hardest battle he over expert
enced. Quite compliment from a cham
pion.
Two weeks after the Kilbane affair
Wallace offered to fight Freddy Welsh
the worlds lightweight champion. But
FREDDY pleaded a previous engagement,
and the match Is still pending. Welsh
has virtually promised Wallace a date,
and negotiatlons will be closed as soon
as Welsh returns to New York
Never Has Beea FIoored.
Wallace confesses TO several slight re-
verses In the ring. He admits being
beaten by Kilbane. and one or two others.
But he has never boon floored; and this
is record few boxers can boast Of these
days Eddie IL a philosophical lad, and
his head Is not turned by his success In
the ring. lie devotes all his spare time
delving into law books. and In year or
70 proposes 10 take an examination for
admission to the bar.
favoriee expression OF wallaces is:
IT can't beat them TO the punch, maybe
I can argue them out of the decision. -
But Eddie seldom has to talk his way "a
a verdict in the ring; he employs his
fists TO gain that end.
Wallace Is hiding hts time for the Wells,
match; meanwhile he ia eager for re
turn battle with Kiibane. Eddie Is con
fident he can reverse their last result,
II given the chance. When he last fought
the featherweisht boss wallace was still
in weakened condition from making low
weight for Williams.
Kiibane and welsh--these are the two
Wallace Il after. He feels he has
graduated from the bantsmweieht class
and win make no effort to fight IN tina,
division again. Wallace has outboxed a
number Of lightweight contenders. among
them Phil Bloom and Johnny Dundee
Weight has no terrors for Wallace. a
long a. his opponents scale anywher,
from 40 70 lss pounds.
WILLIAMSBURG Again.
Johnny ''fSid'' williams ana john,
'Kewpie" Ertle are soon to come 10.
sether In q match 70 settle the bantam
weight championship. Jimmy Johnston
manager OF Madison Square Garden
made the lads q proposition, and Is wait
ing an answer.
Ertie. after winning Williams ON a
FOUL was averse TO giving the KID a re
turn match. But he has since recon
sidered. and Il willing even eager. 10
another bout. as he wishes TO establis,
his superiority over williams ana thu
beeorns the undisputed bantamwelgb
champion.
Kewpis" Ertie has a younger brothe
n. the ring. who weighs even less tina,
-kewpie's' liz pounds. The younre
hrtle scales in at los pounds. ana hl
manager Is claiming the flyweiRht cha
pionship for his protege.