Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
SOLZBERG WOULD
BOX BOTH RIVALS
Colonel Reisler, His Manager,
Has Scheme to Settle the
Championship Dispute.
HAS SOME MONEY TO BET

Comes Colonel John Reisler with
a proposition of some interest. 1t is
solution of the bantamweight squab-
Bile. Colonel John would thresh the
whole thing out in such a manner as
to definitely determine the disposition
of the disputed title. OF course,
Colonel John is prompted by more or
less selfish and mercenary interests>
but his scheme is good one at that
and deserves the light of type, even
with print paper at its prohibitive
price. Another Introductory para
graph, and then we'll let Colonel John
take the floor. .}. ,:a.
Reisler signed Young Solzberg to
manager and boxer" contract. Solz-
berg is the youth who, few days
ago, punctured the high ambitions Of
Joe Lynch, the boy who gained an
unofficial decision over Johnny Ertle.
Solzberg and Lynch met at the Har-
lem Sporting club and the Brooklyn
ite did everything but knock out the
Manhattanite.
Spotlight to Solzberg.
He dropped him three times for
the count and had him in some dis
ytress at (the finish. The result OF
this match created more than rip
pie of surprise in local fstic circles,
as Lynch appeared to be the worth
lest contender for fight over the
championship distance. Solzbergs
victory switched the spotlight from
Lynch to him. Now for Colonel
Johns proposition:
my plan," says he, would bring
an early end to the bantamweight
dispute. Personally l think Johnny
Ertle has every right to the worlds
title, and he is so recognized by many
experts. But there seems to be just
as many qualified judges who arc
unwilling to accept him under thu:
conditions that prevailed and resulted
in the St. Paul match when Johnny
beat Williams on foul. e.
"Here's what | would do. ! have
$4,000 Certainly it is in cashD to
bet on Solzberg against both Ertle
and Williams l would first pit Solz-
berg against Ertle for twenty rounds
and thence against Williams for the
same distance. Oh, he'd beat Ertle
ali right, so there's no chance of my
plan of being gummed there. ! am
ready to post a certified check at
once for all or any part of this ten
grand to bind the match. What could
be fairer than that? / don't care
where the matches are staged or who
stages and referees them. All ! ask
is that Ertle conduct himself like a
champion and agree to the match:
After that we'll guarantee to pull
Williams into the ring. This series
of matches would indisputably clear
the deeds to the bantamweight title.
Old in Experience.
So1zberg is one of the oldest active
bantamweights in the game in point
of experience. Although his years
number only twenty-five he has been
boxing six years. During his career
he has fought all the good men oi
his weight, including Johnny Coulon
then champion; Kid Williams three
times, and Ertle twice. In his last
match wifi Williams in 1912 just be
. for. Williams defeated Coulon fol
the title, the Baltimore Tiger" scored
technical knockout when Solzberg':
seconds tossed a towel into the rine
in the seventh round. Solzberg has al
ways contended that his seconds &C
tions were unwarranted and intimate:
7 that he was victim of sharp prac
tices, to express it politely. =.
In his two previous matches witt
Williams he won easily and in thu
1 first one, which was staged at thu
< old Brooklyn Beach Athletic club
r he had Williams on the floor severa
4 times. Solzberg's match with Lyncl
the other night was his first in hv'
months. Despite the long layoff h'
# showed that he is still there" witt
t 'usql slsS sq leql sss ol spualu
y old-time skill and worthy OF matche!
with the best of them, Colonel Joht