Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05

a HIIGGSY TAYLOR Is TO keep the Broad
Nl vay Athletic Club alive, II only IN
,aue The good old fight club at Fifteenth
,treet and washington avenue was placed
under the sod last night when SIX oouts
r,ere mt on before a crowd, the largest that
- TANNED the twenty-one-year old arena.
while the dilapidated building is through
so far as boxing is concerned ana Is 10
be demolished for the constructor OF
building TO be used by the Government the
name is TO live on. m
.,other boxing arena to be opened In the
.aar future; whether II Is to be in week
or n month, Taylor wouldn't say, or maybe
ne didn't know. But he did make a dehnite
aoclaration that he would promote matches
Se. club 20 be known as the Broadway
hth,otIc Club Somebody "buzzed" that
1s,ggs was To sign a lease of n local thea
ire near the center Of the city this AFTER
moon. and that he would put on bouts that
would rival those of the Olympia and Ma
tional Clubs.
Club Is Packed
Apnroximately 1000 frenzied fans, loyal
90 the ancient blood pit" pushed, ebowed
and shouldered their way into the club and
bv $3.50 the police threatened to stop the
chow If any more people were permitted
,rto the club. No more could get into tho
arena. go the arm was put on hundred or
more others who were willing to pay Tor
standing room with prospects of seeing only
a lot of bobbng heads in front of them.
There we're just as many supposed-to-be
snectators who didn't see minutes fighting
ss there were those that witnessed the slug
tests, vet the unlucky ones were satisfied to
he within the wallis of the good old club
that was to be no more.
Muckles Riley and Battling Leonard
onened festivities, and they put on a great
battle. Leonard was the winner and
H. g,,,V,, -iYNer trEit1t Nsar
contest Riley isn't the easiest little fellow
in the world TO beat. Leonard did it, how
ever, and he did it niftily and nicely. The
Battler and namesalSe of the lightweight
champion has good future
wally Nelson and Young Coster were the
next pair of hsticuftiians to squeeze through
the overflow of humanity into the ring
They. too. came through with a lot of good
fighting Nelson winning Frankie williams
won in the fifth round from Charley Mooney
when the referee stopped the bout 1t
4 was a one-sided affair. and the third man
in the ring made big hit by squelching
hostilities.
Bell Sort of WOOzy
Al Wagner came within an ace of knock
ing out Reddy Bell in the fifth but the
brick-topped boxer weathered that round,
although as wooZy as an English sailor on
shore leave. He also negotiated the final
frame. Battling Murray had Il soft job
In the fifth bout. when Herman Hindn
tossed towel into the ring in the second
round while Jack Lesser was on the canvas.
It was easy piclin' for Murray. who. hy
, the way looks like one of the best little
battlers around.
Jack Blackburn and Henry Hauber met
in their 'steenth contest in the star bout,
which was preceded by a battle royal be-
tween eight gem'men of color. Blackburn,
as in his other matches with Eauber, was
the winner on points. Black Jack toppled
Hen in the second round with straight
left. but Hauber was up without taking a
count.
Bailey Takes the Floor
Lew Bailey, Diamond Lew" refereed
the observation-disclosures bout Bailey or
ganized the Broadway Club back in 90.
and turned over the arena to Muggs Tay-
lor five years ago. Lew came through with
a little speech that was good stuff He
told the large gathering about the days
when Jack Johnson was pleased to box for
the price of the hay, and when Fred Welsh
thought ten bucks was the biggest purse
a boxer could get.
All in all, the Broadway Club. at Fif-
teenth street and Washington avenue,
breathed its last and fiickered out as one
dying after a hSppy and successful career
The record-brealSing attendance was like
the gathering at a score Of wakes put to-
Eether.
Now. with the dying of the old Broad
way the name still will reign but where