Evening journal., 1916-02-12
Sporting Topics
and Comment of
Local Interest
BY Bill McCOwan

A large number of wilmington's
boxing followers took in the show at
Reading, Pa. on Tuesday night when
Young Sandow, the Cincinnati feath-
erweight. held the veteran Benny
4 Kaufman to a six round draw. San
dow is a sturdy built chap. and packs
a good punch in either hand. He is
OF a rip-tearing sort OF fighter.
! Since coming East he has not met de-
feat and is proving a good drawing
card. Sandow is now training at
Adam Ryan's gymnasium. Philadel-
phia. but was brought from Cincinnati
| by a Wilmingtonian. who is looking
after his welfare. When it was an
nounced in these columns that San
dow was coming East, it was said
that he was seeking match with
Johnny Ertle. and Champion Kid
Williams. Sandow claims he can
make the bantam limit and still be
strong.
He has a 15-round draw to his
credit with pete" Herman. the
New Orleans bantam, who recently
fought Kid williams a 20-round draw.
Sandy" has defeated some of the
best men I'm the bantam weight
class. including 15-round mill with
Memphis" Pal Moore. and siX-round
victories over Bobby Mcleod and
Willie Harmon. The latter boy had
previously whipped Jimmy Murray, Of
New York
Sandow expects to meet X. o. Joe
i ODonnell in the near future, and inn
mediately after this encounter will
hurl a def to the world at us pounds.
After SANDY" has made himself
strong with the Eastern folks, he in
tends to make Wilmington his home.
Manager Charley Swinehart, who
developed Jimmy Murphy. has receiv-
cd a big offer from Promoter Harry
d. Edwards. for bout in the near
future with Charley White. the Chi
ca.go knockout artist. Jimmy's next
engagement is with Benny Leonard,
the New York crack. who has stopped
: Joe Mandot, and Phil Bloom, in his
last two bouts.
K. o. Harry Baker expects TO re-
deem himself tonight at Pittsburgh.
when he clashes with the hard hit
ting Buck Grouse. Baker claims he
never felt better, and will try to win
by the X. o. route.
The popular Leo Vincent, who a
few weeks ago was in our midst is
now under the tutorage OF Harry Pol
o lock- the manager Of Champion Fred
, dy Welsh. Vincent has some hard
bouts scheduled.
r Jack" McGuigan. dean of Pennsyl-
vania fight promoters, deserves bar
rels OF credit for the shows he has
been Offering the public the past six
months. Jack" is one OF the few
fight magnates who have won the
hearts Of the public for his honesty
and energetic work The National
Club has carded several OF the best
shows ever put together. This fact is
well known to hundreds or more fans
o. Wilmington. who take in the
show at the Nash" every Saturday
night MoGuigan is anxious to give
S the Wilmington boxers a chance tC
a show their wares at his club. He has
o written to the writer several times
with the view OF matching Kid Chad
wick. and several other local boys a
> his club.
S At the National Club tonight one o
- the best cards ever presented TO tn
public will be staged. In the mail
event, George CLANCY, the Baltimor
c X. o. king, will take on the elusiv
: and hard hitting Mickey Donley. Ed
. die Wagond. the walloping wop. take
on Solly Burns. This bout alone vii
be worth the price of admission. JAG
- Brazzo, who fought Jimmy Murphy
hard battle. meets the popular .Buc
.r Fleming. Joe Hirst. the old wa
~ horse. is again in shape and vii
N tackle the Whirlwind frankie Ma
guire, OF Williamsport. Mcguire ha
h surely made hit with the sport loy
ing public. Jimmy Fryer and Eddi
f. West will open the show.
r.. McGuigan touts this show as bein
equivalent TO the big $4,000 Moran
willard muss. Quite right, Jack. ol
chap.
n The Del-Mar League. All-Wilming
ii ton League and the Church Leagu
will get together the latter part G
this month. With a fourth league i
en- the Red Men, the old town seems des
ln tined to have the biggest amateu
81 baseball year in its history.
IL over at New Castle Mayor Die
Rodney is already whipping his boy
~ into line for big league ball.
=, Edward l. Plummer. the boy VIII
~ twirled some great ball for Youn
20 Dougherty's old Hillside team, r.
ceived a contract from the Norfol
club, of the Virginia League, yestel
day. and has signed and returned it
=. f. b. Walker. president of the clu
y Plummer is very much pleased wit
the terms and received some encoui
10 aging words from Mr.. Walker. Plum
mer is a husky lad, with plenty (
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