Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-12
KLBANE IS NOT ANXIOUS
TO MEET GEORGE CLANCY
Hunting Lightwcights, Despite De
mands of the Fighting lrishman,
for n Title Match.
BALTINlOREAN SOME BOXER
Has Record OF Thirty-Seven Knock
outs to His Crcdit-BattIing Nell
son Going to I.aw-Ritchic Accepts
Offer to Box Welsh.

CINCINNATI. o.. January lit is to
laugh whom one stops to rasslc with
the grandoldope OF Johnny Kilhanc
who rises to bewail the dearth Of
worthy foemen in the feather brigade
To hear the Cleveland Celt in his OILY
arguments the astic fraternity Is all
but bereft OF classy l22-pounders. In
fact, that's Johnny's allhi for desert
ing the ranks to mingle with light
weights.
Yet kilbane in his daily pcrusal of
the sport pages mrtt have glimpsed the
mauler, George CLANCY, the Baltimore
bcarcat. In fact. John has done some
OF his slickest footwork TO avoid meet
Ing this same little gladiator.
What about this hoy Chaney7 Boxing
enthusiasts In the Middle West natural
ly seek enlightenment, for the Balti-
MORGAN never has graced an arena in
these parts. Fly PECULIAR freak of tho
fates CLANCY has done the bulk OF his
battling in that section OF the United
states whero Eastern time prevails, and
he has Is. o. record that runs up and
down tho street.
BREAkS IN AT
AGE OF SEVENTEEN
Breaking into the ranks of tho facial
decorators January Q, 1910, at the age
or seventeen years, this sturdy Irish
touches Oh all opponents with marked
celebrity. Since that time CLANCY has
participated in fifty-eieht ring combata,
has stopped thirty.teven men Of assert
ed weights and regulations, has suffered
but one Knockout. and there isn't n
single Lost" barring ~. solitary tx
o." written in his record
Quick finishes always featured
Chaney's work, 2 study of his record
showing that the Baltmorean aver
aged but four rounds OF fighting in
ench of his thirty-seven Knockouts
this thirteen session clash with
| Benny Riley.
Boxed With Williams.
! Assoeiated with CLANCY in the bush
wrested his bantamweight crown
from Johnny Coulon's nearly bald bean
! June 2, last, at Los Angeles.
Though these boys were shipmates
| In the same stable, they engaged IN
| three bruising combats, and ON two oc-
dock for repairs after running .afou
| Chancys sleep-Droducing southpaw
The lights went on for tho Kid in on,
round when he collided with CLANCY
January ., 1910. and again they had Il
doll up the bantam champ at the end Of
six rounds CLANCY scoring his SECOND
X or o. Then !ney IT. i iSnsn ,y e l9
together in their third brawl ana hon
| org were even at the close Of tn,
| twentieth round Williams declare:
| that was the toughest fight he eve
made.
NEW YORK, January I1-Bat,lint
Nelson j., going TO law to protect Iii
! name. The durable Dane declares Ia
/ Is sick and tired Of all kinds OF fight
| ers hooking the name "Battling" OF
/ to themselves.
! battling" is Nelson'a real name. an,
he believes he has an exclusive right T.
have appropriated IT Bhoud be cnjolne
and either prevented from using Il o
One roY"b liz On IRA. tho a Nf1gn tSs wse
vent Dan. Morgan from billing hi
hHny,}X,W;neight fghttsr ad liss10inSxy q
10 court and ask that both Morgan an
l.cvinhky be prevented from using tn
name. unlcss a business hrrangefnan
san FRANcfSCo, January 11.-WiI
TERMS rms To- 10 meet Freddie Welsh in Nc,
York over the ,cn-romn1 route nbou
get a guarantee of $4,000. with - priv!
lcge Of 80 per. cent Of the Krotn rf
cciptB. provided that The match draw
more than 10000.
Il announced some time ago that
would not make W"lght fOr Wclhh IN
lcas over the twHhty .m tw"pi%%,hy.
round routes" ,saiI Nii.hic, "rhS@r,,'
IN willing 10 inset ms. 81 natch wnjght
y he refuses. then ] VII 70 10 Ne
| Orlenns"
Johnston for HIS itgEstA HGd 10 Ties
S Sat. fisr'f }S r. ,sgs ' HSs
e ana Ts'f 70 's aaw Yd,s "s'S 's'0'' p'