Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
ROSEN AND BENEDICT,
HEAVIES, MEET HERE
Battle at Fairmount Tonight
Fryer Tackles Revoire at
Norristown in 10-round Bout.

Tho first heavyweight bout since Jess
Willard returned the heavyweight crown
to the white race will be staged In this
city tonight, when Lengthy Joe Rosen,
of West Philadelphia, pairs off with Al
Benedict. of New York, in the star bout
at the Fairmount Club. Five other num-
bers also are scheduled.
The program follows:
First bout-Billy Burke. North Penn, vs.
Jimmy Downs, Goth Ward.
Second bou!moTommy, Gibson. Germantown,
VS., Al Fox. 18th Ward.
Third bout-Eddie McSorley, l4th Ward. va.
Willie Nelson. Fairmount.
Fourth bout-walter Brown. Texas vs. Char
ley smith, 10th Ward.
.Semiwnd-up-Marty Kane. Kenslngton. vs.
h%Ung Jack, Toland. Southwark. ~. r,,,-
delphIa, va Al Benedict. New York
Smiling Jimmy Fryer back from Hav-
ana. Cuba, and eating regularly. will
make his return appearance in the
squared circle, when he tackles Eddie
Revoire, 18th Wards mlddewelght and
baseball star They will clash in tho
final 1O-round encounter at the Palace
a. C., Norrlstown. Young Lowrey and
Butcher Boy will meet in the eight-round
seminal.
Tonight at Boston. Sam Robideau, who
has rounded into good shape again, will
meet Gilbert Gallant in a 12-round bout.
Before leaving for the Hub, Jack Nc
Gugan said he will match Willie Moore
with Gallant. IL the latter defeats Robby,
in the star bout at the National Club
here. May 81. At the same show the
ether members of the Famous Fighting
Moores, viz. Pal Frankie, Rcddy and
AL also will display their mettle.
Local fans are anxious for a return Joe
Heffernan- Willie Moore match. Billy
McGonigle. manager of the Southwark
southpaw, said he has been promised
date with the winner of the Heffernan-
Joe Hirst encounter at the Olympia next
Monday night. Heffernan and Hirst are
scheduled to meet at 145 pounds. A re-
turn Johnny Meeley- frankie Mccoy
match also will be staged.
George Ashe writes that he won two
bouts in New York last week, defeating
Terry Kellar and Frank Shanks in 10
round bouts. Ashe is scheduled to meet
Tommy Madden Thursday night at Mon
treal, Can.
A number of local 110-pound boys are
anxious to get crack at Young O'Brien,
Grays Ferrys miniature flash. Lew
Hunter, of Southwark, now has entered
the field with a challenge to O'Brien.
George Thompson, bantam champion of
the coast, witnessed the fight between
Louisiana and Dutch Brandt at the Olym-
pia Club last night, The Westerner says
he would be glad to accommodate Louisi
for ls minutes at local club and prom
lses TO make it hot for him. too.
When Abe Attel, former featherwelght
champion of the world was In this city
he said he had patience to train for
"come back for only one man, referring
to Johnny Kilbane. on March 20 Foxy
Able tackled Herb Mccoy in Australia
and was defeated in a 20-round match.
Reports from London state that Frank
Moran Pittsburgh's heavyweight has
made such a hit in Johnny Bulls domain
that he is making tour of the music
halls there. The American may be re-
with Bombardier Wells shortly
and then he will leave for America. Ne
gotlatIons for a Moran-Jim Coffey fight
at the Brighton Beach A. c. are now on.