The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

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is a happy go lucky cuss and he's prob
ably telling himself that he felt ii was
! coming to him some day. That car
will be as much of an attraction on the
/ road as Tom Jones. The tank town
folks will pat that car in wonder and
| establishment as they peer through the
plate glass windows looking for Willard
I only to see the barber of kewanee
stretched out in $4,000 reclining
chair that might have been made for
| the mad King of Bavaria hut fitting
Jones perfectly. Oh. well Fame is A
tickle Jade.
Soldier Bartfeld leaves in few days
to fight Frank Barrieu at Vancouver on
May Q. lie is booked for another nght
in the same city on May 20. This is the
first fight that will be held in VAN
couver proper. A new law permits
/ bouts there. Up to now all bouts nave
been fought on the outskirts OF the city.
Barrieu IL the fellow who fought
Leach Cross near Vancouver He
dropped the dentist couple of times
and is said 10 he stiff puncher.
Few would recognize the new young
Ahearn since he has changed from his
| hoptoad style TO standup punching
middleweight. Thursday night he gave
a masterful exhibition against Leo
Houck at the Irving A c. in Brooklyn.
Houck had nearly twenty pounds the
best OF the weights.
Ahearn said afterward. 81 waited for
seven rounds TO nail Iouck with right
handler. | watched him like cat at a
mousehole. He's dangerous hitter and
you cant fiirt with him. In the middle
of the seventh | worked him into just
the position ! wanted. Then | shot 1t
Just as tie blow, a right upper cut.
landed. he turned his head "A tiny bit. II
was enough TO kill the force OF the blow
and he escaped a knockout. was never
able 10 pih him after that"
Jimmy De Forest sends letter
stating that Eddie Kelly Of Harlem was
not knocked out by Johnny Mario AT the
Sharkey Club Thursday, according tn
Hoyle. Mario was disqualified for strik-
ing the blow that iattened Kelly in the
third round by the referee, Jim Buckley.
Mario whipped over the punch on the
breakaway thai Buckley had ordered
buckley walked to the ropes and
said 81 am as good a friend of Johnny
Mario as he has in this house. hut he
committed "A deliberate foul by striking
a blow when his opponent was unprO-
tected and complying with my orders
To break clean. and | am compelled TO
disqualify him"
Buckley signed an AFFIDAVIT that ac-
companied De Forests letter which said
he had disqualified Mario.
Harry Pollok and Freddie Welsh ar
rived from Hudson, Wis, yesterday.
Welsh said IL would be some weeks be-
fore his shoulder would be in shape to
allow the further gathering of the golden
harvest
While the crowd waited for Jess
willard at the ST Nicholas Rink few
weeks ago IA real fighter was showing
his wares almost without notice being
taken of his ability Ralph Grunan, sent
East by Jimmy Coffroth with his per-
sOnal stamp OF approval attached, was
giving Gene Moriarty the thrashius of
his life. Grunan is the best fighter that
has crawled through the ropes around
here in many day. He's got every
thing. Gene was lucky to stay, several
times being on the point of hitting the
floor.
All England appears to he broken
hearted over the final undoing of the
British hope, Bombarder Wells. ny
Frank Moran, the American heavy
weight. England had hopes that Bonn
by's" latest attempt to put the British
lion on the heavyweight throne would
prove successful, After the Billy boy
last and hopeless effort to make good
many London papers editorialzed on
the passing of all hope to produce big
man good enough to cope with the
heavyweights OF America.
one paper thought that Young Ahearn
might relieve the situation Of its tense
ness by some day whipping Willard
This paper didn't put that day very far
Off either. In fact it thought that their
Jake could stand Jess off right now
Impossible, Jake Ahearn has improved
but he will have to grow a lot before
he can ever hope TO hit Jess on the
chin This paper asks:
How long will Willard he able to
enjoy his honors For time and eter-
nifty, II would seem as far as the Ameri-
can hopes are concerned, Ahearn has
declared that he considers Willard an
easy mark. He may still feel that way,
and really there would seem TO be- no
earthly reason why he should alter his
opinion. For the big cowboy showed
little hut stamina and ability to stand
the gam from weary and much older
man. Johnson could never be anything
but "A great boxer, But In spite of his
skill he was never paCenIaker. And
that IN just where Ahearn, for all his
handicap In size and weight would tie
the giant into more knots than he could
unravel But before he can hope tn
lure willard into any recollection Of
his name the Dancing Master must come
home again and annex the English !
heavyweight title. His plea will never
he considered otherwise one sure re- |
suit OF this Havana battle is that
Ahearn will be back among us before
we are many months older"
Eugene CORR is writing his thirty |
years "reminiscences as boxing |