Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17

TAzLETOE-steys, Latzso ,,SS Won sT from ,In Bat
.ns Kopin. Ben Cnrlin ana hiu hroau "rew'
rhe bantamweight limit will be 11S
a,nds until Kid Williams, of Baltimore,
aI-os from active ring service or Is
Lsva.,,sd from his pinnacle. Although 116
ns.Ss Anus ia recognized as the legal limit
t~,nnions according to an unwritten law
y rngTllsm, can defend their titles at any
wsIFht they choose If contenders retuse
Ne.st nsaot Williams at 1iS pounds he is ready
" ~ ''ocate the bantam class for the feather
,nht division, providing Champion
yohn,v Kilbane gives him chack at the
.'.,sr's title in a championship mix at l22
pounds, ringside.
,rftd" Williams will box Benny Kaufman
ar any other bantam in the world at llo
..,,pds ringside no one barred, and Johnny
: Egrtia of St Paul, preferred" said Dave
5. tvsrtnf, the champions new trainer and
manager
.cy,llems is the champion he always
-, and he has not gone back. l have
Kan receiving SO many offers for the KIDS
pioa. thnt really I don't know which
- take first. Williams can box twice
Sav n | would grab everything offered
him.
Will Box Here
mThe philadelphia fans will see the
,bamnion meet Kaufman or some other good
Sa, i,,st as soon as reasonable inducements
80 made I received one offer In this
s,,v hut didn't think that the consider
alton amounted to half Williams should
ret I am. ready to compromise at any
time and do not demand the cluohouse,
bnt Williams must get what he really Is
worth"
Tho match between Bevan and Williams
Monday night was the first made by Wart-
nick since the champion split with sammy
Harris. The Kids new handler halls from
Los Angeles, where they met when Will
fans went West for his hrst engagement
with Eddie Campi.
The champion was able to condition him
self better with WartnilS in camp than
any one else, and he wired the Californian
4 10 come East for two OF his championship
battIes He put the Baltimorean in shape
for his engagements with Pete Herman at
New orleans and with Battling Lain at
Baltimore. "
williams next engagement will be In
Baltimore, where the fans have been anx-
iously awaiting an opportunity to see him
box. Billy Fitzsmmons, of New York, will
be the champions opponent in 10-round
tilt at Billy McCartney's Falsway y. c.
Had a Lot of Fun
They were enjoying themselves so much
they wanted to fight all night, but after AL
Nelson and Young Jack Toand had been
slugging on the ropes for less than two
minutes after the sound of the final gong in
the wind-up at the Ryan A. c. last night,
respective handlers of the boys separated
them and they left the ring as friendly as
when they entered.
For six rounds the boys put up a rip and
tear contest, and by reason of rally in the
latter part of the fuss, Nelson earned an
even break with the rugged southpaw slug
ger. Toland started to pile up an early lead
right off the reel, and he connected with
some vicious punches to Nelson's body at
close quarters Al held his own from the
distance and then outpunched Jack in sew
eral hot series of exchanges in the last
three rounds.
Nelson and Toland were going along so
nicely in the last period, with every one in
hehouse on their toes, even Referee Adam
Ryan, and also score or so of fair con-
I Bttuents of Henry Hinclle, who witnessed
the bouts from the rear of the club, that the
boxers apparently decided to continue their
good time and pleasure of the spectators
They were slugging away, punch for
punch, at merry clip when their seconds
broke up the party
D9S real Ss raH Fst il in san% one one MIXED with
meet the Kentucky Rosebud Tor the third time.
other bouts, together With With musical @ T vocal and and
%sTs SssT numbers nun Alb Albert Wright Of the Sth
KS Blair will mix It for s six 'FO rounds '1' There e
VIII be two other bouts.
johnny o'Leary. lightweight champion of Can
ada, has an opportunity to become famous to- |
plight when he pairs off with Johnny Dundee in
bbstiaS bSfa oteary has Impressed Buffalo boxing
and Il Jawn wins by big margin tonight It is |
probable Fred Welsh will be signed up to meet
me Darby Kelly entry
Bobby Reynolds. the local boxer who has been |
+ appointed matchmaker for club in the suburbs |
Slsye,and also has branched OUT into the
81 ,Hene belmont of Memphis. who boxed success
avsny IN tnls Guy two years belmont boxes
donnE Godie In Pittsburgh tomorrow night. and
Tor matches here.
Iwenty-tlye boxers will be taken to Buenos
os e % BY BILLY Gibson, Of New York. next month.
~ oI the biggest matches to be staged in
asenline win be between Fred Welsh and |
saaFiey White and Jack Britton and Ted Lewis |
gharley Thomas and Joe Welsh South PhIla.
ssphiA rivals, will settle their ring differences
II ,the Lincoln A. G. Friday night. The semi |
fsi bring together Willie Benckert and George |