The Washington herald., 1915-12-09
SNAPPY WIRES FROM THE
FIGHTERS TRAINING CAMPS

Matt Wells. the English boxer. and
Johnny Dundee. OF New York. are both
training in New Haven. where they are
TO meet In a fifteen-round battle next
Friday night.
Having seen both Frank Moran and
Jim Coffey fight. Kid Mccoy. who knows
something about the game. expresses the
opinion that Battling Levinsky. the light
heavyweight. knows more about boxing
than both the Irishman and Pittsburgher
put together.
Hugh shannon. who manages Al Rog-
ers, the Buffalo mitt artist. wishes the
sporting public to know that Rogers
never met Jimmy Tighe. the Scranton
middle weight. let alone having been
knocked out by the latter.
English boxers manage to keep their
regulations for cleverness. A great num-
Der Of them came to this country when
the big war broke out. Clevah, bah
Jove.
Two pugilistic regulations suffered to
some extent by the events OF the past
few weeks. The failure OF Dillon to
fatten Jim Flynn caused many fight fans
ford's showing against McVey and Will
lis gave rise to the belief that the black
thunderbolt has about spent his force.
The average white fighter of the pres
ent day would probably be a mark for
Langford. McVey or Willis. so it is really
difficult to keep . line on the ability Of
the sombre slammers.
Johnny Ertle can peg with either hand
He will he seen back again against Artic
Simons. X. o. O'Donnell. Lew Tender or
some other good bantam.
Jimmy Murphy will be given chance
to show his wares against Fred Welsh.
the lightweight champion. on December
10.
Ad wolgast may never regain his title.
but he will be welcome as long as he
fights the sensational mills he has shown
in the last two starts.
Jim Corbett has not given up Tom Cow
Ter. the heavyweight. saying that 1T
takes time TO turn out a keen heavy
weight
Jimmy Duffy. the Lockport IN. "
lightweight. is yelling that Ted Lewis
caught him on the break Yet he re-
fuses to fight Lewis again.
Billy Berger after his great bout with
Joe Borrell. has started his gym work
again. and bars none OF the middle
weights.
Joe" Levine. matchmaker of the
American A. c.. will stage n special show
Tuesday night that will bring together
a few of the best .'heavles" in the game
today. "Ar' Reich and Soldier Car
roll will be the principals in the main
event.
"Dick" Klegin has gone to London to
sign Jack" Johnson for IA twenty round
go at Montreal against sam" Lang
ford
Benny" Leonard's manager posted 500
last night as a forfeit TO guarantee tn
appea rance Of Benny at the Harlem
sporting Club on December Il for his ten
round bout with Joe Mandot. the Chi
cago lightweight. Tommy Walsh post
ed the same amount with Jack Curley
by wire from Chicago.
Johnny Kilbane and "Ritchie" Mi;cr-
ell will not meet In Cincinnati after all
Mitchell refused to make any weight for
the feather-welght champion.
willie Astey. that bantam weight OF
the west side who is matched 10 meet
Johnny" Ertle during the latter part of
this month. will make his first appear
ance in the Bronx this year when he
hooks UP with Young Rosner for ten
rounds at the next show OF the Fairmont
A. c.
Eddie Wallace. of brooklyn. who is his
own manager now. he having been let go
by Scotty Monteith, has accepted terms
to fight Kid Julian. the Syracuse light
weight. a twelve-round bout at Montreal
Canada. on Monday evening. December
20 The winner will be matched to fight
frankie Fleming. the Canadian cham
pion. before the same club two weeks
later.
A return match between Johnny Ffsse.
Of New Orleans, and frankie Daily. Of
Staten Island. will be the main event at
The Fairmont A. c. show on Saturday
night. These lads fought slasbing ten
round draw recently. Allie Mack and
Jimmy Duffy. and Willie Astey and
Young Rosner will swap punches In the
other two ten-roun6 battles.
All details for the twelve-round bout
between Ted Lewis. the English boxer.
md Soldier Bartfield. Of Brooklyn. were
completed last night BY Miah Murray,
he fight promoter. Of Boston, The men
will clash at the Hippodrome A. c.. Of
.hs4 city. on next Tuesday night. Aur-