New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
KLECIN RUBS AN
ALADDIN'S LAMP
FOR THE BOXERS
Ahearn Gets Flattering
Offer for a Bout
in Havana.
A GATHERING BAIT
FOR MIDDLEWElGHTS
Johnny Dundee TO Meet O'Keefe
in a Ten-ROund Contest at the
Federal a. c. Tonight.

The widest dreams Of Young"
Ahcarn. Dan McKetrick's young mid
GlewcIght, who aspires TO the middle
weight championship of the world may
soon be realized. Ii the plans OF DICK
Klcgin go through Ahearn will meet
Mike Gibbons, Eddie McGoorty, jimmy
Clabby, Battling" LevInsky or Al Nc
Coy in a twenty-round bout IN Havana.
McKetrick is in receipt of number OF
kilograms from Klegin, Offering him a
match with any or all the atoremen-
4 toned boxers for purses which might
have paid kings ransom IN days OF
old
Klegin has offered the boxers 80 per
cent Of the gross receipts, and said IN
lis communication that, in view OF the
intense interest shown by the Cubans,
il would not be surprising If the re-
Cepts amounted 10 $4,000 or more.
So Ahearn might experience the novel
feeling OF boxing for the winners end
of purses which even Fitzsimmons sci
dom earned. Gibbons. Clabby and Nc
Goorty have bid defiance to all comers
in the middleweiCht class, ard with
such glittering bait dangled before
their eyes there is little chance OF
them refusing. Needless TO say, Nc
Ketrick, urged on by Ahearn, almost
burned the cables sending on his &C
ceptanCe.
Klegin is assuming all risk, for he
guaranteed the men $4,000 in any case,
with first class transportation both
ways for three. It is clear cut case
of all TO gain and nothing to lose, so
it would seem as if Havana is 10 be
the scene of most interesting boxing
tournament. Tie dates offered By
Klegin are February 10, 20 and p.
Johnny Dundee, the sterling light
weight from the West. viii make his
first appearance in a boxing ring in
this city at the Federal Athletic Club
tonight since he met and scundly
thrashed Special Delivery" Hirsch a
year ago. His opponent will be Tommy
O'Keefe, from Philadelphia, who has
been winning all his bouts of late.
Dundee. with victories over the best
men in the world, needs no introduc-
tion tothe local fans. In the last year
he has boxed ten long bouts, and has
not been defeated lie whipped Willie
Richie most decisively in a four-round
bout last fall, according TO the sporting
writers, although the referee called the
dUdlI uIdNs
Dundee will leave this city for New
Orleans tomorrow and make ready for
his match with Joe Mandot, which takes
place at New Orleans on February IA.
Tom Dunlea, of New Haven, was in
town yesterday, trying to arrange a
match between Freddie Welsh. the
lightweight champion Of the world. and
Willie Beecher, the local lightweight.
Dunlea said that he would guarantee
purse Of $500 for the bout, and
John J. Reisler, Beecher's manager, lost
little time in accepting the match.
Charley Weinert, the Newark boxer
is training for his match with Tom
McCarty, which will be held at the
Broadway Sporting Club, Of Brooklyn,
on Saturday night.
jim Cofey and Jack ("TwinD Sulli.
van will cross gloves in a ten-round
bout at the Paramount A. c. on Febru-
airy Il.
The match between Sam McNea and
Sam Langford is "otf again" for the
moment at least. Dick Klegin is anX-
ious 20 hold bouts between white men,
and with the matches with Ahearn and
the others pending he has sidetracked
the dusky warriors.