Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
PUG WANTS TO Be LAWYER
Eddie wallace, Who Fights at Any
Old Weight Has Ambition to
Be an Attorney.
OFFERS TO BATTLE WELSH
ny RINGsIDE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25-The millennium
IN the boxing game has arrived. IL mas
been precipitated by Eddie wallace nee
Ah,e Kavsliick. who. despite the latter
name IL champion featherweight or
rrooktvn wallace has upset all ring
traditions and presidents by using the
nrhtinR game as a means of attaining
hls Hfe's ambition. Wallace would be-
come a member Of this nations judiciary,
and II persistency is rewarded little Eddie
win realize his dream.
wallace Is a ring oddly in many ways
He is the first of the boxing clan TO
choose the law as a means OF livelihood
when his fighting days are Ger He is
aiso the first TO box two champions in
different divisions within the space Of
month. Besides being a boxer and an
embryo lawyer. Wallace Is a business
man. He has invested a good deal OF his
ring earnings in a laundry route. His
incomes are varied. but at present boxing
brings him the greatest revenue
We are picking on wallace because he
Is such an unusual young man-for a
fighter. In the preceding paragraph we
enumerated few Of the things that have
made him unusual Now, q elaborate on
his achievements.
Last February-February 2. to be pre-
cise-Wallace fought. Kid williams,
worlds featherweight champion, a hard
ten-round draw. Wallace was compelled
20 make weight--l20 pounds ringaIde-a
low weight for him. He entered the ring
In weakened condition; yet matched the
champion In skill and punching power
throughout the ten rounds.
Then Battles Feather Champ.
Just four weeks later Wallace entered
the same ring. but this time his opponent
was Johnny Kilbane. champion feather
weight OF the world, Wallace also made
weight for Kilbane-l25 pounds ringside.
This is his normal poundage. ana he gave
Khoane the fight OF his young life. Re
Gently in reviewing his ring career Kill
bane declared that Eddie Wallace gave
him the hardest battle he ever expert
enced. Quite compliment from a cham
pion.
Two weeks after the Rilbane affair.
Wallace offered to fight Freddy Welsh.
the worlds lightweight champion. But
Freddy pleaded a previous engagement,
ana the match Is still pending. Welsh
mas virtually promised Wallace a date.
and negotiations viii be closed as soon
- Welsh returns to New York.
Never Has Been FIoored.
Wallace confessos to several slight re-
verses In the ring. lie admits being
beaten by Kilbane. and one or two others.
But he has never been floored: and this
is record few boxers can boast Of these
days. Eddie Is a philosophical lad, and
MS head Is not turned by his success I'm
the ring. He devotes all his spare time
deiving into law books. and In a year or
10 proposes to take an examination for
admission to the bar.
A favorite expression of wailace's "a:
III can't beat them TO the punch, maybe
I can argue them out OF the decision. -
But Eddie seldom has 10 talk his way tc
a verdict In the ring; he employs hi,
fists to gain that end.
Wallace Is hiding his time for the welsI
match; meanwhile he is eager for a re
turn battle with Kilbane Eddie Is con.
ndent he can reverse their last result
II given the chance. When he last fought
the featherwei~ht boss wallace was still
In . weakened condition from making low
weight for williams.
Kilbane and weish--these are the two
Wallace IL after. He feels ne has
graduated from the bantamweight class
and VIII make no effort 10 fight IN that
division again. Wallace has outboxed a
number Of lightweight contenders. amons
them Phil Bloom and Johnny Dundee
Weight has no terrors for Wallace. se
long Al his opponents scale anywher,
from i2o TO iss pounds.
wlIIiams-Ertie AEasn.
Johnny ''Ksd'' williams ana Johnn,
'Kewpie" Ertie are soon to come TO
sether In match 20 settle the bantam
weight championship. Jimmy Johnston
manager Of Madison Square Garden
made the lads proposition. and Is walt
Ing an answer.
Ertie, after winning williams on q
FOUL. was averse TO giving the Kid A no
turn match. But be has since recon
sidsred. and IL willing even eager. 10
another bout. a. he wishes 20 establla,
his superiority over williams ana TIM
become the undisputed bantamweiRh
champion.
Kewpie'' Ertle has q younger brothe
IN. the ring. who weighs even less tha,
he~pies III pounds. The younre
hrtie scales In at los pounds. and M
manager is claiming the fiyweight cham
pionship for his protege.
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