Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
BY t. s. ANDREWS.
rrespondence Of The star.

MILWAUKEE,, January 15.-When
Ted (Kid) Lewis, the sensational boxer
of the present season, and Kid Graves
of Cleveland meet in their ten-round
bout before the Cream City A. C. of
Milwaukee, Monday, they will engage
in what might be termed a near-cham
pionship match in the welterweight d.
vision. 1t will be decision affair
over the ten-round route. but, just the
same. s to the boxer having what the
scribes term the shade, or If a winner
should be returned, it will mean much to
the one thus favored. 1t is too bad that
athon route and settle the title ques-
ton. There is no doubt that they
are two of the very best boys in the
country today at the welterweight
limit. Graves claimed the title when
Ray Bronson retired, and he put up
forfeit of $1,000 to go as a side bet or
to bind a match with any legitimate
challenger. He was there with his
money to defend the title he claimed,
which is more than number of claim
ants can do, and most sport writers
recognized him as champion. Willie
Richie, the eX-champion lightw eight,
tried to annex the crown when he grew
too big for the 133-pound class, but he
had no right to it whatever. Then
came Ted Lewis with a claim for it,
but his claim is backed by defeats of
bunch of stars, among them Richie.
Mike Glover also is contender, but
from newspaper reports Graves had
the best of the last match they en-
gagged in. The dope now favors Lewis
and Graves, with Glover running neck
and neck. Lewis lost to Glover on a
point decision in twelve rounds, but
Lewis also defeated the Boston boy
over the same route. Graves is very
clever boy. with fairly good wallop,
and he will have to use all his tricks
to hold even. or better, the speedy
Lewis. Matching the winner of this
bout with Glover also would prove a
great card. and would no doubt settle
the we1terweight championship as far
as the United States is concerned:
Graves and Lewis are to weigh in at
142 at O'Clock, which will be easy
for both of them.
Negotiations are being carried on be-
tween Walter Liginger, chairman of
Freddy Wenck, chairman of the New
York commission, in regard to an
agreement whereby each one Will
recognize the suspension of boxer. IT
will be. reciprocal agreement ana
should be of great benefit to the box
ing game, as it will prevent boxers In
these, two states from trying to avoid
carrying out contracts. etc. The Tune
may come when all the states where
boxing is legalized will recognize such
agreements, and If they do, it will
mean a strong boost for the boxing
game. -.
There has been considerable argu-
ment among old-time boxing fans and
some of the newspaper scribes OF late
regarding what was claimed as a rec
ord for Frank Hoe of Oshkosh. who
was knocked out twice in two days:
1t was claimed that this was record
for knock -outs in quick succession, but
our friend, John Richie of Minneapo-
lis, came to bat with a statement that
Mike Brown, a fighter of that city,
several years ago, when contests were
held in barns and the woods, knocked
out his opponent twice in the same
night, an extra fight having been de-
cided upon after the first Knockout.
The first Knockout was brought about
in three rounds and the second In nve
rounds. 80
When it comes right down to record
performances in this respect it can
be stated with some authority that Con
O'Leary, one of the best welterWeights
ever produced in or around Wiscon-
sin, scored practically three knock
in one fight. Con was matched with
Young Malloy, tough young welter-
weight those days, and they fought
south of the city There was great
seventh round O'Leary put Malloy
down for the count of twelve. but for
some reason the count was not recog-
nized and the referee ordered the men
to fight again. Again, in the ninth
round, O'Leary put his man down once
more for the count of eleven, and
again failed to get his dues. In the
eleventh round Malloy swung a hay
maker on O.Leary. but, luckily for Con.
he was on his feet at the count of
the loser. In the fourteenth round
O'Leary put Malloy down again for
the full count. There was no argu-
ment this time, as Malloy was unable
to respond for nearly minute.
If there are any records to beat this
we have not heard of them to date.
One of the matchmakers of boxing
club not far from Milwaukee sprung
new one recently. A match had been
arranged between two ightweights,
but one of them was taken ill and it
was necessary to get substitute. one
of the partners, who also was assistant
went to a smaller town
nearby to obtain a substitute. He had
no trouble signing him up and when he
returned his partner asked whether the
boxer was in condition. Sure, the fell
low was in great condition." replied his
fight of his life and I'll bet he will
knock him out inside of three rounds"
The other partner was very Well
pleased with the report and nothing
more was said until the night or the
contest. It happened that the substi-
tute was knocked out in the second
round, after making very mlseraole
showing The member of the club who
stayed at home met his partner and
said: "Say, 1 thought you told me that
that fellow who substituted was IN
shape to fight. Why. he was more mt
for hospital than in ring and was
a bsolutely in no condition. What made
YOU think he was in shape?'
"Why the fellow must have been IN
condition" replied his partner match-
maker, "he stood up for me and l felt
was enough to convince me that the
fellow was in great shape"
There are few boxers able to travel
farther than the short distance when tney
get around the thirty-five-year mark, but
Otto Sieloff, the old-time hgntwelgnt'
seems to be an exception to the rule.
About a week ago at a point near Chi
cago "a place called Argo). Sieioif fougnt
a youngster named Eddie Mcfarland and
knocked him out in the fifth round. inns
may not sound very big in hstic way
but when you stop to consider that Sic
loft is over forty-three years OF age, the
affair assumes a different aspect. Otto
is a well preserved man for one who has
zone through SO many hard battles. and
from all accounts he is still able to go
the ten or fifteen round route at a pace
that would exhaust most young boxers
The blond Detroit battler started ms
career in 1885, under the direction of Sam
Pooler of Chicago, and later was managed