Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
CHANEY AND ERTLE, BOTH
GROOMED FOR RING TITLES.
GET RUDE PUSH DOWNWARD
Johnny Kilbane Knocked Off Baltimore George.
While Benny Kaufman Showed Up Kewpie
, Person-Other Boxing by Sports Editor
BY ROBERT w. maxwell

business with a well-known boxer. The
puollc Is anxious to see him and the match
makers get on his trail TO sign him up for
Just one bout Here is an example Of how
business Is done. No names are necessary.
Club Mstchmaker-Gotta swell boy. amt
YUM Want TO show him at our club7
ManaEer-Aw, I don't know. v see we
amt anxious Ia work fer time. cause we
want Ia get tn champeen. Can't take no
cnances with his hams. who yuh got7
Club Mstchmaker-There's a lot Of good
noys mere and they'll put up good battle.
Ihere's Kid Slam, who knocked out his last
four opponents and looks like a conner. He
would do well with your boy.
Manager throwing up his hands in hor-
ror)-kid Slam Say, whatcha tryin' ia
han me? I amt takin on no tough guys
like that Think this is ite fer IN cham
peenship9 " we fite at your club will do
tn pickln. How about Kid Hoozit?
Club Matchmaker--Kld Hoozit why.
he's bum Was knocked out in his last
three fights. He couldn't draw flies, and is
the weakest opponent you could get
Manager-Thas all right Kid Hoozit or
nothin'. Want to put my champ in with
Kid Hoozit?
Club Matchmaker-If you won't take any
one else, l guess I'll have to. How much
money do you want7
Managerial me see. Yuh know. my
tn house. About $1,000 guarantee with
privilege Of so per cent Of tn house Then
slip me sl32 for carfare.
Club Matchmaker-I can't pay you any
thing like that. You are going to box a
bum and the people won't turn out for the
match As for that so per cent. why don't
you take the clubhouse?
Msnsser-Thas my price an whadye
goin' Ia do with IL? One thousand bucks Ia
hte Kid Hoozt. Come through quick now
er I'll jump town an go ia NJ Yawk.
Club Matohmaker-All right. The thou
sand goes, but won't stand that s132 for
carfare. You don't need It because you are
here already.
MsnaEer-We gets that 1872 beans er tn
nte is on. We like ia ride in trains an
see tn scenery an we might run home fer
a couple of days before tn fte. Come
through quick er there amt gon' to be
nothin' doln'.
The match is made. The title contender
meets Kid Hoozit, fiattens him in the first
round, draws down $1132 and gives the
public the laugh. It's been done here hun
dreds of times, and II will be done hun
dreds of more times unless something is
done to stop IL.
How to Stop 1t
There are two ways to do II: The pub
lie can stay away from those matches or
the clubs can end this practice by ignor-
ing the dictators and forcing them to meet
some one near their class A little absent
treatment will help considerably.
The Kid Williams-K o. ODonnell match
next Monday night looks very sad on
paper. ODonnell was knocked out by the
champion on December 90, 1914. in four
rounds after taking a terrible beating. and
the chances are that he will get 1t again on
Monday night.
The matchmaker of the club evidently is
sincere in trying to get the best talent for
his patrons but why doesn't he select
stronger opponent? Or IL Williams insisted
on meeting a man he already has knocked
out, why not drop him altogether and get
some one else in his place? AS soon as the
champions find that they cannot work the
"hold-up" game on the local promoters the
boxing game will improve in Philadelphia.