Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
COSTELLO vs.. FARRELL
AT DOUGLAS TONIGHT
Joe Borrell Gets Offer to Fight
for Panama Canal Middle
weight Championship Belt.

NORTH Penn f4ht fans have planned to
give Tyrone Costello, Iron Man middle
weight a great reception at the Douglas
A. c. tonight, when he encounters Knock
out Jack Farrell Cos" carries a big
| crowd from the "Village."
The program follows:
First bout-Young Carberrv, Kensing-
ton, VS.. Lefty Tyler. Southwark.
Second bout-Patsy Kline, Southwark,
VS.. Young Gaffncy, Germantown.
Third bout-Gus Anderson, Sioux Falls,
| S. d., VS.. Willie Baker, kensington.
| Semiwnd-up-Kid Broad, Southwark
vs. Kid Patillo, North Penn.
| Wind-up-Tyrone Costello, North Penn,
| vs. Jack Farrell nth Ward
Johnny Burns, manager of Joe Borreli,
| has received an offer to fight for the
! middleweight championship belt of the
Panama Canal now i'm the possession of
JEFF Clarke, who boxed at local clubs
several years ago under the nom de
plume of THE Fighting Ghost" Tommy
Hogan wants to stage the bout--a 20
round affair-at Balboa, c. a.. Panama,
Mt an early date Burns is in communica-
tion with Hogan relative to the match
He wants guarantee of $1,000 and two
rCund-trlp tickets.
Tommy Connors, upstate middle
weight, who went to Panama for a series
of bouts, has earned small fortune for
himself through use of the mittens and
managing n theatre at Balboa In
letter to Johnny Burns here, Connors says
he can attach his John Hancock to a
check for $4,000.
Joe Woodard, manager of Tyrone Cos
tello and Kid Patillo. who box at the
Douglas tonight also looks after the
pugilistic aspirations of Sailor Costello
welterweight; Noah Mitchell feather
weight; Harry Wagner, bantamweight,
and Phil Lawrence, welterweight.
Since Jess Willard won the heavyweight
championship of the world, the first boxer
who has adopted the Kansan's monker
WIN Young as prefix is Nashville,
Ienn., welterweight. Young Jess Willard
VIII meet Roy Hurst, of Camden, who
showed in this city two years ago, at
Nashville In the near future.
Kid Sazby, Irish featherweight, is in
New York seeking scraps with Eddie
wallace, Frankie Fleming and other "22"
Founders saxby made Philadelphia his
home last year.
Charlie Weinert and Jim Savage meet
in New York, August 81.
An open-air l0-round bout between Tad
Lewis and Kid Curley will be staged at
Buffalo tomorrow night.
Frank Farmer, Oshkosh middleweieht
looks good to Billy Mccartney. of tbis
elty. lie describes the Weesterner as a
DIG, fast boxer, a good hitter and only
"a years old.
blily MeGonigle, fight manager, is suf-
iering from a broken right hand as a re-
SUIT or battle staged at 18th and ITilbert
streets with Muggsy Taylor, fight pro
noter spectators say a draw was a fair
ueclslon at the conclusion of hostillties.
When a guardian of the law intervened
It was their second melee. A third NAV
follow. may
Abe Attell. former featherweight cham
pion' has been beating the boolSies for
Ialr at saratoga. One day last week he
grabbed 5000 winnings, it is said He
PROBABLY lost 1t the next day; but then
Aoe doesn't mind getting broke for he IS
an actor.
AMo oahlams who promise to break into |
the local lsmelight this season are Young |
JACK Toland and Young Joe Tuber Bofb |
are aggressive and hard-hitting little |
fellows. N'ue
Bobby Reynolds has renewed trainins
and he is working more eonselentiouslv
than at any time in his career. Reynolds |
may get an opportunity to clash with |
,,ialtE Si,iliy MurPhy the latter part of the
month 4 victory over the West PbIla-
aelPhian viii put Bob IN line Tor matebss
with leading lightweights
Happy Littleton. a New Orleans r,ta-
aiewelght' will make his Northern deb,,r
!" NeW YORK tomorrow night, when he
taekles Johnny Howard, OF Bayonne Ths
latter Is very much peeVed because sai,ar
5fandes press agent is Informing ~
80 ofk press that the sailor heat