Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-21
PLENTY RING SHOWS
BOOKED AHEAD FOR
LOCAL FIGHT FANS
THREE EXHIBITIONS ON TAO BE-
FORE NORTHERN ILLINOIS
CLUBS WITHIN NEXT THREE
WEEKS.

Some choice bits of boxing loom
up in the offing for the fight fan with
In the next three weeks. Streator
Aurora and La Sale promoters have
arranged exhibitions of the manly
art late in November and early in
December and the bugs should gel
their I'LL of the ring sport.
The first show of importance is the
Aurora affair. booked for Friday night
Promoter Jack Sagers has booked
this year and some ! 900 fans are ex
pected 10 be at the ringside.
Pal Moore, clever Memphis feather
weight, and Freddie Enck Aurora
star, are slated TO do h0nors in the
windup bout of this show. Pal claims
victories over Kid Williams, Johnny
Ertle and Pete Herman and will make
an interesting evening for Enck II
Fred can beat Pal.boy il means an
other step in the ladder 10 the top.
Enck may have the advantage in
weight when he meets Moorebut he
will be battling one OF the best box
ers in the country and this will even
up matters. The Aurora boy must
make 1913 pounds az O'Clock. Moore
will have no trouble making this
weight as he has been boxing a, lis
pounds.
Freddie has been claiming for the
last two years that he had no bust
ness fighting lightweights. He could
make 1872 pounds with ease and would
be at his best at that weight. he said
However. Aurora promoters were un
able TO get good featherweight FOL
Freddie until Tommy Walsh hap
pened along and offered to match
Moore with the Auroran at 1872 pounds
Enck will now have his chance ant
unless he is In the best of shape hi
will be In for q beating.
Promoter Sagers Is arranging stat
semi windup and preliminary bouts
and the card should be easily one O
the best Of the season at the light cit,
club.
Big Show At Streator.
The next event OF Importance fol
lowing the Aurora show is the benefl
card which will be staged at Streato
Thanksgiving evening. Marty Her
derson, Freddie Enck, Red" Cole an
Peanuts Dundee are the brigh
lights already booked for the boxin
exhibition.
HendersOn's showing at La Sail
has made him the king-bee of lllinoI
featherweiehts and he is stron
favorite with the fans. Marty hs
boxed Dundee twice and both encoul
ters ended with draws. The JOLT,
hoy. however, is convinced that he Gu
beat Peanuts and is picking Turkt
day as the time for the whipping.
Enck will 20 against a shifty, clev,
lad In Red" Cole. Cole halls fro
81. Louis and has been doing son
good work against some fast boxer
He doesn't appear TO be as heavy
Freddie but will give the Aurora b,
ten rounds OF good stiff argumer
This bout will be the second half
a double windup.
Henderson has annexed quite a I,
lowing in Joliet while Enck Is al
popular here and In Aurora--so mo
than 800 fans from the two citi
should travel to Streaior to witne
the show.
Keys Plans Card.
Jimmy Keys is lining up talent {
another card before his La Sale CT,
Thursday night, Dec. G. Right nc
Jimmy Is making a strenuous effc
to sign up Young Denny, AS pount
champ of the South, and Colts" Do
the Surfing Valley favorite.
The astute Tommy Walsh is ha
ding the affairs of Denny, wi
stopped Spider Wolf at Aurora sc
eral weeks ago, and il is probable
VIII sign up for the Doig clash. De
n"y claims a draw with Bryan DO
ney in " rounds.
II Denny cannot be secured 4
the match Keys will dig up son
other star to BATH, (. II is
ported reliably that Mart Henderst
will meet Johnny Adams in the sen
wlndup TO the Welter.weight mate
The proceeds OF the show, aft
the boxers get their share, will
turned over to the fund for La Sa