White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-01
CHAMP. BATTLE WILL
Be STARTED N ELY

Since the day when Joe Cans and
Battling Nelson met In Goldnesd and
the eyes Of ell the world were then
turned toward the great gold Camp.
not in search of the precious metal.
but anxious to learn who was the real
champion. never has there been = bat
tie staged IN this country which has
attracted more attention or which
was Of greater importance than tho
one which Promoter Tom Chamben
has arranged for next Saturday night
In Bio hall.
jack Dempsey and Terry Keller
win stop through the ropes promptly
1T 9 o'clock to settle the question Of
which one 10 Justly entitled to the
title Of light heavyweight champion
OF the world" Keller. who has m
enviable reputation which extends to
every corner Of the civilized world.
has BEN the claimant Of the title. but
in . recent hattie in Ogden Dempsey
got the verdict. Keller has much TO
support his claim that he was not 1t
his best when Dempsey won the de-
cision, and has since been eager for
an opportunity to redeem himself.
1t remained for Ely's star promoter
however, to make the arrangemo0ts
and get the two men together.
| A casual glance at the record Of
Keller cannot fall to convince any
an that he is contender for chan.
|pionship honprs. His battles fought
in every country ON the globe show
him to be one OF the greatest men
that ever pulled on a glove On the
!other hand, Jack Dempsey 10 likewise
a strong contender. Dempsey needs
no introduction here. and II we take
only his fight with Joe Bonds in Bio
hall. we have q walking advertise
ment. Jack Dempsey 10 undoubtedly
1.-THE Bob Titxsimons Of today. He h
not only clever. but Is . lighting de-
mon. He is glutton for punishment
and the more 10 administered to him
the faster he comes on.
Both men are now ON the ground
and appear to be in the pink of con-
dition, so whatever the outcome Of
this, their second battle, may be, the
verdict will have to be considered
final. Keller is surely the true type
of fighting machine and his long list
of victories by the knockout route
makes him q dangerous booking op-
ponent for any man In any class.
Since appearing in Ely Dempsey has
been all over thhe country In New
York e achieved distinction and was
proclaimed there the coming cham
lpion.
Such an attraction as that which
Promoter Chambers now announces
If staged in New York would tax Mad
ison Square to its capacity, SO 1t is
safe to say thhat tere will not be
standing room in Bio hall when the
two men step through the ropes next
Saturday night.
As a semi-final. Yankee Rue. the
pride of all Ely is matched against
Battling Laurie of Denver. These two
boys will make 1875 pounds and go
six rounds. Yankee Rue needs no
introduction. as he as appeared here
on different OCCASIONS and always ae-
quilted hhimself with credit. He is
undoub btedly one of the fastest boys
that ever followed the game Laurie
is clever and battler from gong to
gong, so this alone should be worth
the price of two admissions.
Then, as a curtain raiser Kid Lee
of Ely and Young Smilanick of Ruth
will box. These two boys met in Ely
some short time ago and the fight
which they put up was pronounced by
all to be fully as interesting. If not
more so, than the main event. Lee
is wonder for youngster in the
ring, while Smilaniek has TO be fig
ured on at all times. No fan will fail
to be in thhe all promptly at s O'Clock
in order to get their appetites sharp
ened for the main event, and this
bout will no doubt get the audience
on edge.
I c. w. Hicks. of Ruth, will referee
the main event and the third man in
the ring for the other two events has
not been definitely decided upon.