Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
M'ANDREWS IS NO WELTERWEIGHT,
FOR EDDIE INSISTS HE CAN MAKE
135-POUND LIMIT AT ANY TIME
Manayunk Battler With Assistance Of His Man
ager, Bill Kelley Wants Return Match With
Tillman and Another Bout With Leonard
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

THEY'RE all wrong, those fans, boxers,
/ managers and promoters who are under
the impression that Eddie McAndrews is
welterweight, says Bill Kelley who is now
guiding the rens of the Manayunk mauler
on the latter's jaunt along the pugiistic
highway with the hopeful hope that they
will pull up at a championship station soIhe
time
ION the level, don't know where those
guys get that staff off Of. No, EDDIE lsn
a 133-pound ringside boxer, but ne IL meet
anyone at l35 pounds weigh in at oclocK'
and that weight is far off from the welter
limit" ,,-..s
There appears to be more 155-pound
lightweights around than legitimate ld"-
FOUNDERS and Kelley declares that Mean
drews doesn't bar anyone pback or Wnlte,
at the 1876 mark. Let some one get Benny
Leonard to allow McAndrews to come in at
that scale" said Kelley today, ana the
champ will agree at the finish of eighteen
minutes that he had rough time OF IT,
No, ! don't mean to say that McAhdreWs
can win from the champion, but at the
same time Leonard will have no clnch VIM
ming from Eddie"
NTcAndrews in his last bout. which was
against Johnny Tillman, was In perfect
condition he really shaped up as pretty
boxer Not an ounce of supertiuous flesh
showed on his athletic body with the result
that Eddie put on a swell scrap, giving
Tillman a nip-and-tuck argument
Eddie is training now" declared Kelley
meaningy, and intimating that McAndrews
did not take conditioning seriously before
thew ioined hands. Whenever he answers
the bell YOU can bet your bottom dollar
that McAndrews will be in perfect shape.
There will not be many boxers who Will
beat him and if it so happens, it won't be
because Eddie was out of condition.
McAndrews's match with Tillman was an
interesting bout. They could have gone
along boxing at almost an even gait for
many rounds. First one romped off into
the lead and then the other went ahead.
It was only an eeventh-hour rally that gave
Tillman close victory. McAndrews wants
to meet Tillman again. Kelley says that
Eddie is superior to the Minneapolitan in
the ring, and McAndrews backs up every
word of his manager.
Taylor is Willing
In speaking to Muggsy Taylor, Tillnan's
manager, about another meeting with Nc
Andrews Taylor gave out the shortest inter-
/ view on reCord-"SURE." SO now every
thing is settled with the exception of some
one to back the match. It would be worth
while seeing again, as McAndrews had al
most as many fans who believed Tillman
wasn't the winner
A bout with Tillman would give Nc
Andrews n little the worst of the weight,
Kelley says, as his man would weigh no
more than 81 pounds at catchweights. But
/ Mr. Kelley doesn't want match at catch
weights, He's perfectly willing to give
| away a few pounds to Tilman, and If
| another McAndrews-Tillman set-to is to be
/ put on, Kelly says the weight will have
/ to be 140 pounds
When asked about this weight, Taylor.
| the quiet and unassuming Muggs, said,
| again and smlingly Sure"
Leonard's Hand Hurt
Benny Leonard lightweight champion
| will not be seen in action again for two
| weeks and maybe longer. Benny is car
| rying his right hand in a plaster cast as