The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-01

w INV ''t'Hl' SUN mas good chance
to win back his lost title-through a
knockout, perhaps. II they get that no
ticn into their heads II will mean that
$4,000 more will rattle into the Garden
Golfers
Kid Lewis. the great little English
lightweight, watched Welsh whip
Beecher tho other night. After the
night lie stood around and said things.
Il know ] can very well whip that
fellow Welsh. He won't fight mo RE-
member this: ri fight him If only for
the privilege. | don't want cent If
get the chance to fight him Pm the
champion OF England and he knows II.
wish YOU Americans could see
little Jimmy Wilde. lie was a coal
miner. He weighs about ninoty-nve
pounds. is married and has six kids
He's the greatest boxer alive. Jem
Driscoll started him Off with a few les
sons. Now he gives lem lessons
Man. how he can box and hit
It's the most wonderful thing in the
world to see him knock them out He's
cleaned up all the bantams and feathers
and most OF the lights, He IL very tall
Cant YOU see him? only ninety-hve
pounds. mind YOU! He WAS about 10
como to America when he learned that
the boxing laws here prohibit a light
man giving away more than ten pounds
lie could and would have to give twenty
and be your great American idol Young
Critic and Atell great boxers: | can
box bit myself. but | used to sit back
with amazement at this fellow"
The Boer always seems to be able TO
read the handwriting on the wall when
he Is hghting" says J, Johnston. And
generally when he absorbs the hero
glynhics ! do little perusng myself
Any time the Boer comes back TO the
corner and says: 'Chimmy, by golly dis
fellow hits hard, | know il is Good by.
Dolly, | am leaving, for the Boer has
already selected the particular spot on
which to stretch his South African form
when he comes back to the corner
and says: 'Chimmy gone to vip dis
TALLER sure ! know it's a case of strike
up the band here comes a sailor for the
night is in. Great powers Of discern
ment has tle Boer"
Ladies day at the Broadway Sport.
Ing Club to-day In Brooklyn.
Dan Mcketrick still harps on Young
Ahearn, Says the little Legion OF Honor
man; Mike Gibbons has agreed to
meet Gunbont Smith. Why not Ahearne
We challenged him This fellow Smith
sot guarantee Of $500 for a match
with Ahearn in London and then funked
on II. incidentally Smith drew down
$500 of that money for expenses. Ahearn
slill stands ready to meet Smith. Let
Gibbons fight the winner. Wen fight
Gibbons az 1853 ringside and Smith at
catchweights. Since Ahearn beat Jack
Dillon all the mlddles are duclSing
around the corner.
II recently accepted terms from
Tommy Burns for Ahoarn to box at
New Orleans on February ., To-day
] get wire saying that it Is off-that
he couldn't induce any of the middles
TO meet my man. lie wanted to know
/ II | would agree to meet heavies and
wired back 'Nes-star Off with Smith.
Gibbons shaded Ahearn once when
Ahearn weighed / "a and he weighed l52,
Now I'll bet little that Ahoarn stops
him"
When Kid Williams settles his little
argument with Eddie Wallace az the
Broadway 4. c, tomorrow night In
Brooklyn he will at once begin on
bulding-up system for his try a. XII
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