The evening world., 1917-08-09
FStiC NevS
and GOSSIP

By John Pollock

Two local clubs will produce shows
tonight. At tho Clermont Rink. Brook
lyn, a special bout will be put on be-
tween Mike O'Dowd. the st. Paul sem
sation. and Tommy Madden, the Brook
lyn middlewelght There Is another ten
and several prellminaries on the bill
At the Arverne Sporting Club. Arverne.
l.. l., Paddy Burns, Rockaway's lead
Ing lightweight, and Allie Mack Of the
Bronx will be opponents, with Danny
Frush, the English boxer, In the second
ten,
Solder Barfield Is willing TO take on Hhry
Greb at 100 but won't listen 10 a match with
Rather. declares sam wslhch though Auge
ueyeu weighs over l5i. O'DoNd though a bis
middeVcist only wants 10 box weltsrs. He
can't b dragged into a ring With Ratner. though
Aueie will make any weight he will Rather
will take on ans middeWeight up to 100 pounds.
The only one | bar is Mike Gibbons"
Silent Martin. the rugged deaf mute middle
Of thus city waa signed up today by John WeiS-
mantel. the popular boxing promoter Of Brooklyn.
10 meet some good middcNeight in the feature
bout OF ten rounds at the broadway Sporting Club
Of Brooklyn SATURDAY evening, AuE. Is. Joe
chip OF New Castle. Pa, will probably BE- Mar.
tins opponent.
Harry Pollok was happy person to-day. for
his tSu bsttlers. Irisb Patsy Cline the crack
lightweight. and Marty Farrell tho promising
uidlleweisht both of Harlem, their bouts in
quick tim. at the Armory A. A. of Boston on
Tuesday night. Cline finishing Phinney Boyle in
| one round and Farrell stopping Joe Egan in the
second round.
Frank Carbone the hard.hittiug Italian middle
weight, vho has beeu out Of the fighting game
for some tins "a result Of a severe attack oi
illness, will be seen IN action on saturday night
lie 10 10 meet ssdcr Bartfieli in the main bout
at the Broadway sporting Club of Brooklyn
Blly Thompson Of Grccnpont meets Lew Corbin
IN the smi.fual.
Jimmy Kane and Willie Kohler rtrai feather
weights, who fought q great draw last week. have
beeu re-matchri 10 meet in the main attr,,tion
at the Norhile Sporting Nub on Monday night
Tho one receiving the popular newspaper decision
will receive belt In the SEM final Arue wash
will meet Eddie Carroll
Battling Rcldy. the crack Harlem bantam.
who Is nov under the Management Of Joe Wss
| ncr, the veteran boxer, has been signci up 10
box Young Britt II New Boliurd. Mas. in the
main event Of twelve rounds at the Amoy \.
| A. Of Boston next Tuesday night Wagner
| plans a busy campaign for Reddy and H conf
/ tcat that he viii have him knocking Al the
/ door Of the bantam uhamp,onshtn before The
new year rolls round,
| Anording TO word received from thoroughly
| reliable souruc tho BoNinS Commission, il, not
suing to renew any loXins licenses Onb the
/ crtS now running Will he allowed TO sas,
/ shows uuul i'e sport dies ON NOV. Is next II
is rg,ortrj that John Weismantel has bern TO-
fused uceusc to stage bouts at Ebbe's Field
! Jim Bu kley drnel permission to reopsil t.e
Ihr'irc \. G. and Phil bernstein turned down
| IN his Application to reopen Hunts Point Palace.
Tho cards fpr Tie ESrg1nt and Cbcrmont
Cluts SATURDAY night art as follows, fairmnnt
I Young Bruwn ~. Paul Doyle; CcUSDnt Harm
Trsc'S vs. leo johnson anI Harry OondOn ",
jimmy Vappas,
Owing 10 bols on the arm which he irrliaiei
IN his bout with BaGoud, Marty Croas has had
. 10 cancel mat rl-s with sailor Robson at Rlrtot
to morrw night and n, o. Jane at the Har,u
Club lie says weeks rest will fix him up.