Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-23
JCST when Willie Jackson was going
eJ great rivaling the topnotch conteuders

UCST when Willie Jackson was going
c great, rivaling the topnotch contenders
for Fred welshs championship, Illness las
taken fall out OF the New Yorker and tho
knockout" will cost him an estimation OF
about $4,000. Jackson is suffering a bad
attack of pleurisy and as result his man
ager, Doc gley, has been forced to cam
eel five matches. and drop negotiations for
several others, Willie was scheduled to
meet Eddie Wallace in New York Monday
night, and dates with Mickey Donlcy. Artie
Root, Irish Patsy Cline and Joe Wellng,
In quick succession, were TO follow. They are
all off now. and Jackson may be unable To
don the mittens again for more than a
month. 4 tentative til with Champion
Welsh. also was arranged for New York,
but negotiations have been dropped Welsh
and Jackson had been matched for a ten
rounder previous to Willie's oue-round
knockout over Johnny Dundee, but the set
TO was called of by the champion. because.
he said, of illness. However. it is prob
able that one of Jackson's early bouts. as
soon as he is well again. will be with
Welsh. New York fans are anxious to see
Biliam In action against the tltehoder.
Hank" McGoyern or Gussle Lewis VIII be
with cha mpion PETE Herman. when they settle
h% TnF onsh in sr es S6y Agreed at the %
weigh lis pounds beforo entering. the ring.
meet TommN Carey in the scmi. The. other nun.
Sers ars Young carH9a 9,,,. ys Y2ung pnHert I'D
Youne Mu!iisan.
Frank Moran. the rittsburrh hcavywright
who has b"cn conspicuous by his absence from
the rims; gf,g s%'@rted % ] asen April i3 Ton,
although h. is recosnized as, Annette, Keller;
S@n ya S@s sGGred 10 gs
Fred Fred Fulton. il he defeats Moran. and Vice Vice
vCIs1.
Can Young Ntchie come back? The veteran
game for several years whether he can cross
Father Time viii develop tomorrow night at
stinser' nTi the local rugged Italian. .Stc6c has
been WORKING in the nunition works at Eddy.
attempted come back
to return to the ring After retiring for about
wo "ars par, of which time h. has been
has put himself in shape for another fins in
9e - h% gns S is AND ns @ TO %on fr sh, @
down a chance TO meet Lew Tender or George
Charey.
not a. New Yorker. Broderck has been in this
SsRs'a jn @e
and nd Jimmy Duty He says after another baGt
y two he would be able to get down - lS3
| ponds
X. q. Harry Baker is open to meet EN- all.
white, black or yellow, He's not particular.
| Al Nelson has been training daily all week
| He will box at local club in n few days, and
! wants to be in the best of shape. Nelson's last
| encounter his match with Gussie Lewis
| without minutes training. Nelson wants a
| turn date with Lewis, for he figures he could
| easily win from Gussie with the benefit Of some
good training.
| Charley White. left hook artist expects to be
given another crack. his fifth at Freddy Welsh 5
! lightweight crown in the near future. Gus
Schonlein the wrestler known as Amerlcus. has
Ba ltimore and holds permit for twenty
round contest. He has promised the date Ia
White If the latter induce the champion
| to sign articles,
| Mexican Joe Rivers appears in a New York
ring tonight against Jimmy Duffy. In Rivers's
/ last bout in Gotham he stopped in two
rounds by frankie Callahan.
Terry McGoy-rn meets rugged batter in
| at the National A. c. tomorrow night. The
remainder Of the bill .wll present Tommy Jami-
son and Paul Boyle. of New York; Eddie Wagond
| and Harry RoyIe. of Syracuse; Jimmy Gibbons
! and Darby Caspar and Little Bear and Allen
town Terry McGovern.
Lew Tender. the local newsboy champion.
will be in his usual fine fette on Monday night,
olympia club. The Philadelphian will weigh in
at about l2G pounds. Although Dundee is one
OF the most sensational lghtweights in the
world, friends of Tender full confident that
he will out tpoint the clever GOthamite. Henry
Hauber and Joe Hirst are in the semi. This
will be Hirsts first bout in more than year.