Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-19

that came near dropping Mr.. ST. Paul Burke
Murph apparently tried as hard as ever,
but his punching was lacking and his usual
aggressiveness failed. tsfN
The Heavies Pleased %
Dan Miller, Philadelphia's = most recent en-
try into the heavyweight division and the
only one in evidence here at the present
time, met with a temporary setback. Paul
SAMSON came over from New York with
Lou Duriacher and the big fellow who
was about twenty pounds lighter than Mil
Ter, brought with him an assortment Of
wallops not reished by the Philadelphian.
Everybody but the principals themselves
enjoyed the battle. 1t a hard and
interesting go throughout.
Miller was caught with some punches
that made his knees sag, and it looked
several times as If he was, ready to seek
recreation on the floor SAMSON. too. as
simulated a number of blows that were
not entirely to his liking, and while the
vicious punches of both were displeasing
to them their wallops pleased the fans.
Whether 1t because Samson was the
more awkward that proved him the victor
cannot be judged: nevertheless the Gotham
man dealt out sufficient punishment. desipte
his novice ability. to win him the con-
test.
kilbane Here Tonight
j. Patrick Kilbane is in our midst today.
weight division with iron right hand.
again will step out of his class. as he has
been doing recently. and box lightweight.
Eddie Shannon, of Frisco. is to be Kill
banes opponent and the olympia Club will
be the scene of the contest Klbane is pre-
pairing for a bout with Lightweight Cham
pion Fred Welsh, if Welsh will meet the
CleVelander. Johnny will endeavor to show
Philadelphians tonight how he expects to
take over the Briton. with Shannon as an
experiment.
kilbane. unassuming Johnny. hates to talk
about himself. but we will give him the
! floor for a short speech:
lf Welsh will make 1876 pounds ring
slde VIII box him over a twenty-round
/ route. | must insist that he make that
| weight, as | cannot afford to give him too
| much the best of it, You know Welsh
| although he may be a little shopworn. 10
| not through by any means. 1 know that
| he is tremendously strong fellow, as any,
| one who has met him will testify. 1t would
| be asking too much of me to allow him
to be anything but 135 ringside
| Il m little fellow / weighed ! % POUNDS
| in top-notch form, but | could not give a
| good man like Welsh anything like twenty
| pounds and that is Just what il would
| amount to if / consented to anthing but 135
| ringside as the limit. I'm sure / can beat
| Welsh at that. | know he can't hurt me
| even though he could hit me. As a matter
| OF fact l have seldom been hit hard In
|
deed when l find that cannot help being
hit I'm going to quit the ring"
Reynolds Has Second Wind
After a years vacation from a Phlade-
phia ring Bobby Reynolds came back to
| his home hearth and showed that he was
boxing as we'll as ever. but punching much
| harder when he took Jack Dunleavy over
last week. Tonight he tackles a tougher
proposition in Patsy Broderick in the semi
! final at the Olympia. and If Bobby can
! make an impression on Brodercks jaw
| with his right hand II will prove conclu-
| sively that Reynolds has developed a val
| lop, something of which he was never ac-
| cused
AL Fox and Jimmy Coster. each of whom
were credited with knockouts the last time
| out, are thu third bout opponents. Billy
| Hines meetS 2attling Murray in a bantam
bout, and Bliy Manning and Jimmy Briggs
turn professional in the opener.
Leo Vincent, who has boxed some sensational
| on the side lines recently but not Of his own
nents T are sesrce The last time Vincent dohnea
eo ssSs wa III Rs0ssa as haVs weighed at
lao pounds admits ps he weishs iat nos
too good for him. he says.
meeting ans With Fred welsh n New for York as ass
As an sppe,zes eqnard NH Til sr.ds% take ON
| night.
| Battling Nelson has done come back.
Nelson knocked out Pierce Matthews in 81. Louis
1 Saturday night in the eighth round. This
| tho first fght Nelson has taken part in since
| November. 1915 =
| Willie Moore boxes Ted Lewis in New Yark
| tonight. They met in this city two previous
| occasions.