Evening star., 1915-12-28

cHdnce, ana he Is willing to bank his
future on that chance What the fans
want most of all Is a good hard battle,
and it seems that they are going to
get it.
At Minneapolis last week Matt Brock.
the Cleveland featherweight, and AL
vie Miller. also of Ohio, and who re-
Gently fought Johnny Kilbane, met in
ten-round clash before the Minne-
apolis Boxing Club. Brock has the repu-
satlon OF being a rough and ready
ngnter. but on this occasion he outdid
~ did not have any love for each other,
for they did everything known to the
boxing ring except bite. The referee,
George Barton, could have disqualified
| tnem early In the game, but he decided
as he said afterward) to let them
nave 1T out At one time Miller went
to Brooks corner by mistake at the
end of round and while seated there
brock went over and deliberately
punched him on the Jaw. This started
an extra session between the two and
1t required the seconds and the referee
to part them. They even went so far
as to hiss one another. 1t is a cinch
that If they ever fight in that part
the supervision of the commission
There is no doubt that they would pack
house any time they are matched
at Minneapolis. Referee Barton was no
doubt trying to do the right thing
when he permitted the boys to go on.
He wanted to give the fans a run for
their money, but at the same time
such proceedings should not be toler-
ated in the ring and it would be just
as well to let them know it at the
boxers lose their heads completely. but
that that does Iot justify their going to
Johnny O'Leary. the Canadian cham
pion lightweight. who has been COM
reported to have Joined one Of the
Canadian regiments going to the front
in the European war. Whether it is
correct or not is hard to say at thfs
time. but am in receipt of letter
from O'Leary. in which he states that
he would come to the United States
after the first of the year and camp on
the trail Of Freddy Welsh for a title
battle. O'Leary recently fought Welsh
twelve rounds at Winnipeg, and, ac-
splendid battle. He is a legitimate
lightweight and hard hitter. If
Johnny really intends to go to war,
it will be tip for Freddy Welsh to
get busy and also join regiment. 1t
may look well in print, this war busi-
ness, but there is some doubt as to
whether Freddy Welsh cares about
going over and taking a chance in
front OF one of the machine guns or
with some of the bombs that are being
exploded. He is pretty safe in the
United States just now and if Harry
Pollok, his manager, has anything to
say, it is good bet that Freddy will
remain under the Stars and Stripes.
"A funny incident happened at the
boxing show given by the Duluth Box
ing Club at Duluth. Mimi, last week.
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promoter. had arranged three ten
round contests and decided to put on
I'm opener of four rounds, as he wanted
70 introduce a local youth whom he
in question was called Young Brady,
and he had a pretty fair reputation
among the boys in that vicinity. His
opponent was announced as Edward
to the center of the ring to begin
operations the older of the two. Len
ny, began to feel his man out in a
very deliberate manner. He also began
his left hand as though he were play
ing with a couple of kittens. The
referee. Harry Stout, watched them for
few moments and then stopped the
sparring exhibition or real boxing
bout?" He was informed by the pro-
moter that it was a boxing contest.
Wei. just get busy" said Referee
stun" 1t was hardly necessary to ad-
wise Mr.. Lenny in this respect, for he
Immediately began to shoot over left
hand jabs and right crosses so fast that
Young Brady began to see stars, and at
the end of the round he was wabbling
about like chicken with its head of
They were two-mfnute rounds and at
the beginning of the third round
Brady was SO wabbly that the referee
stopped the contest and sent him to HIS
corner. Say, who is that fellow?" in
quired Referee Stout as Lenny was
leaving the ring. One of the news
paper men present happened to know
him and remarked, THAT Is Eddie Len
ny, the old-time featherwaight who
used to fight in Philadelphia and the
east against the best boys in the coun-
try. well. he hasn't forgotten any OF
his cleverness yet" remarked Stout.
nor how to keep in condition"
The fact is Eddie Lenny now Is a
prosperous business man at Duluth. but
he could not keep out of the game en-
tirely. SO he decided to take on this
bout merely as a matter of exercise.
He is quite well to do and does gym
nasium work daily, being in excellent
condition all the while. II 1t were real
ly necessary. it Is almost a certainty
that Lenny, who must ha around the
fortyyear mark, could hold his own
against a whole lot OF featherweights
who are touring the country as stars.