Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-12
NO ONE FOR ONE-PUNCH 0 HOGAN
10 BOX IN NEW ORLEANS, THUS
HIS VISIT HERE FOR TROUBLE
Southern Knockout Artist Who Was Passed Up
by Williams and Ertle Is in Philadelphia
to Prove Calibre in Ring

THERE was nobody home" for One
L Punch Hogan in New orleans bantam
ranks-not meaning a lack of gray mat
ter, but no opponents to meet--and as
Kid Williams and Johnny Ertle turned
down offers for 20-round decision engage
ments there, the o. p. person invaded
the East for the purpose of seeking scalps
and sheckles. Philadelphia is the BAN
tam's first stopping place, and he says
he will remain here until he knocks Off
all local bantams, or convinces the public
that he is one who should be recognized
in the scramble for williams 116-pound
laures, now that the Kid has outgrown
that division.
Opponent No. 1 for young Mr.. Hogan
in this city will be Andy Burns. The
National Athletic Club ring tomorrow
night will be the scene of one Punchs
first test in this part of the country,
and, to use the words of not Hogan
himself, but those of his manager, Pete
Porrette, "Hogan's pioneer bout in the
East will go down in history, May 10
Andy Burns, X. o., Philadelphia
Not Picker
Hogan will meet the best of the Phila.
delphia crop, Beny Kaufman, Lew Tender
or anyone the promoters may select, ac-
cording to Manager Porrette. I'm not
a matchmaker" he says, land unless 1
knew Hogan was shy of the goods,
would pick 'em. He's there, / have no
doubt about that. SO why should 1 do
the work a matchmaker gets paid for?
Hogan is after Williams title and he'll
get ii, too. If the Kid had accepted liberal
terms offered him by the New Orleans
promoter. Tortorich, One Punch Hogan
would be the dictator today"
According to Porrette, here's the dope
on the Hogan Williams and Hogan-Brtle
hot,tq which did NOT emma off.
d. j. Tortorich first wanted to stage a
2O.round mix between Williams and One
Punch. Terms and everything else con-
cerning the match were satisfactory.
BUT-then the hitch came. The Kid
insisted on 11S pounds at 6 o'clock on the
day of the fight. A match at that weight
would not make 1t a bantam bout, thus
negotiations ceased.
AS Ertle was being recognized by some
critics as the bantam champion by reason
of his foul victory over Williams while
others believed him the legitimate con-
tender for the championship, Tortorich
then got in touch with the Kewpie for
2O.round go. This time the weight ques-
tion proved no obstacle, but when it came
speaking financially, Mr. Ertle wouldn't
think of spelling Hogan's features unless
he was paid $500 for doing so. Tor
torich decided that such purse was en-
tirely out of the question, and this match
was also a dead issue.
Had to Eat
With williams and Ertle remaining
away from New Orleans, and no other
opponents in sight, Porrette says Hogan
had to have his three squares and price
for "the hay" so he decided to pack up
and HE Eastward AS Philadelphia is
reputed to have more good bantams than
any other fistic centre in the country Mr.
Porrette held a consultation with himself
and voted unanimously that the Quaker
CITY first must be eliminated from the
bantam world.
Young Hogan, or rather One Punch
which was prefixed to his moniker by
New Orleans newspaper men, because 1t
took him only a solitary wallop to stow
away his first eight opponents, has had
about so bouts, he says, most of them
ending before the scheduled time. Among
his K. o. victims is Mickey Brown, one
of our own youngsters, who railroaded all
the way to New Orleans to take nap in
the fourth round of q fray with Hogan.
Hogan says he can punch with the
velocity of a AZ centermetre, and can
fight at just as fast pace. Manager
Perrotte admits all this If young One
Punch Hogan can prove what he says
about himself tomorrow night he can
expect some good matches here, with such
boys as Benny Kaufman, Lew Tender
Gussie Lewis, Barney Hahn, Young NC
Govern, Joe Luber, Joe O'Donnen anu
Young Diggins hanging around to be used
as experiments.
After Willie Hannon, of Point Breeze