The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-30
CASHILL is a SMALL
EDITION Or GIBBONS
st. Paul Featherweight Rapidly Climb.
ing 10 Ton.


st. Paul Featherweight Rapidly Climb
ing TO Top.
Johnny Cashill who meets Neal Al.
lison in a ten-round bout at Putnam
park Monday night, Is described as the
pocket edition Of Mike Gibbons"
On his appearance in Philadelphia re-
Gently, the Ledger said
st. Paul, made famous by Mike Glib
bons, is turning out stars with randi
ity. First the Gibbons brothers Mike
! and Tom, put the western city on the
pugllistic map. Then along came John
ny Ertle, the bantamweight. Mike
O'Dowd, the welterweight and Billy de
, Foe, the featherweight, and now Cash
III has emigrated east in quest Of hon.
ors, eas9sR
| Cashill is a pocket edition Of the phan-
I tom, Mike Gibbons He uses the same
: shifty style of attack as his more fa-
nous townsman. He is fast boxer,
hard hitter and has hair trigger brain.
These qualities, if he continues along
the straight and narrow way. should
lead him to a high position in his chos-
en- profession.
Like many other first class fighters
Cashill never intended taking 40 the
fight game He was a student AZ S.
Paul High school being an allarourd
athlete and student with a high rat.
ing IN his class work. His parents f..
tended a college career for him after
ne graduated, but when the lure of the
ring came Cashil answered it. and
should in time develop into a star.
Cashill's first taste OF boxing came
one night when he was attending an
amateur tourney. One Of the principals
failed to show up, and johnny. who had
become fairly proficient with the gloves.
was asked to substitute.
The modest little fellow under pres
sure. from his friends decided to take
the place Of the absentee and boxed
a fifteen-round count with a little fell
low named frankie Lynn. Cashill was
awarded the decision, and ne enjoyed
the contest so much that shortly after
he went back for another taste Of it.
He took part in four amateur bouts. of
fifteen rounds duration each. winning
all four decisions.
Mike Gibbons, credited by many crit
les with being the wizard OF the ring.
saw Cashill in one Of these amateur
bouts, and being stuck on the little feI-
lows speed and ability invited him
around TO a gym where Mike was train.
ing 20 get a few lessons.
Cashill was such an apt student and
likable little fellow that Gibbons became
attached to the youngster and taught
him many tricks and a good style OF De.
fense and attack
The st. Paul lad then decided to take
up boxing FOR a profession. and in his
western bouts he climbed rapidly. He
d boxed Johnny Ertle four times. two
eights and two ten round bouts. winning
three and one resulting I'm q draw. Az.
ter several contests in the middle west
: Cashill was brought TO Philadelphia by
. Jack McGuisan who started him off OBJ
; posed TO frankie White. one Of the
. toughest featherweiehts In PHILADELPHIA.
b Ca7hill made a big hit by cieanly out.
3. fighting White in every round OF their
S six
e Victories then followed over Tommy
. Livingstone Lew Singer ani he won
j. easily from Joe O'Nelu in six rounds
Cashill is merely a younsster. is Of
t Irish-American descent and a. the pres
ent time is a legitimate featherweight
scaling AZ his best l22 pounds rlu-siIe