Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
WILLIAMS Is UP
AGAINST TERRIER
Bantam Champ Will Have His
Hands Full in Clash With
Pete Herman.
JOHNSTON AFTER COIN
By RINGSIDE.

rounds in the-southern city, with the
title as the stake.
Herman may not beat Williams, but
il recent performances are any cri-
terion he will make him step some.
Herman is only kid OF l9, but he is
streak OF lightning in the ring and
he has had a good deal of experience
in spite OF his youth. He has engaged
in hfty-eight battles, including twen-
ty-round draw with Williams year
or so ago. Since then Herman has
improved wonderfully and has devel-
oped into one OF the showiest boxers
in the ring today. His punch is not
thing TO be sneezed at, either.
"If Williams beats Herman his
betters can break the SOUTH Billy
Hack, the Memphis promoter, wrote
recently. pete is the first real ban
tamweight star we have had in many
days and we believe he will be the
next champion"
Which belief may be misplaced.
but seems quite general in southern
sporting circles.
The Boy Bandit.
Jimmy JOHNSTON is dubbed the
boy bandit" because Of his forfeit
grabbing tactics. but il few more
managers would join in the game II
would do much TO eliminate that un-
desirable thing--thc agreeing to
make certain weight, then coming
into the ring pounds over it.
II may not be sportsmanship te
grab an opponents forfeit on ever,
occasion, but it really is business
like.
Perhaps Johnston was a little
harsh when he recently took $50 ava,
from Frapkie Whitney beeshse h
was three pounds over the Weight h,
agreed to make for Joe yelling
Whitney had made an honest effor
to train and on top OF that he 60
knocked out in the fifth, which failet
to move Jmmy's stony heart any.
Johnston seized upon the forfei
posted for Battling Koplin, who wa
to fight yelling in jamestown. Pa
recently. Not only that, but he re
fused to let 1Welling fight. In view o
the fact that Yelling has knocke,
Koplin out once before when h
weighed just as much--around l50-
and that the house was packed, Il !
hard to see just what Johnston o
Welling gained.
| Packcy Mcfarland was anothe
| who never overlooked any forfeits
either. And on top of that he sci
dom made the agreed poundagc 70
any Of the boys he met. His forfeit
generally were small and he coul
afford to give them up and take lwha
was coming to him at the box Office
which was not inconsiderable.
Il Jimmy Duffy Of Lockport, VIII
poses as lightweight and really is
weller, also has found his inabilit
to make weight costly. He seems t
. have pro6ted by his two experience
with Charlie White and to be tacl
ling boys OF his own weight now;
days. 1t is said White hooked him fo
about $1,000 in their battles.
Trimming is Aid.
!, Bob Moha, the Milwaukee cav
man, has learned that the boxer VIII
gets a trimming now and then
really more in demand than the fello'
] who always wins.
Since Billy Miske was given
newspaper decision over Moha in
ten-round go in New York, Moha hs
: been kept busy. Before that III
stories of his prowess and terrib
, wallop had the other scrappers sid
/, stepping him.
Moha is not at all willing to Il
Miske proclaim himself light hcav,
weight championship possibility. H
: at this late date is offering an all
< for the fact that Miske outpointe
him.
!. "We ate up FIVE bank rolls hangin
around New York trying to get
match says his manager, Patsy Ca
lahan. Finally the boxing commi
sion helped us to get bout at II
!, Garden, but it was put off so mar
u times that by the time Bob got in Il
ring he was stale. It's no use kickir
!. now, but he didn't do himself justi'
and that was the reason"
: Bob is not the only member Of Il
Moha family who has the pune
J; either. His brother, Eddie, put Il
Englishman, Ted Lewis, down with
II left to the chin and cross to the ia
in their battle at Dayton, O., recent
! Lewis says It was the first knoc
!, down ever administered to him al
even after he got up at the count
four he was so wobbly he hit Il
!" floor again of his own accord.
Il never got such fright in II
), life" said Jimmy Johnston. 1T,
. looked to me as II he was knock
y out when he went down. But Il
'e bump on the floor must have broug
him to again, for when he went dov
l the second time he nodded to me tn
he was all right. motioned for hi
to take the count before he got u
so that when he arose the second tir
he was all right But | never wa
I to have such feeling again"
v Eddie wants a whack at Jack Br
ton and he is quite likely to get
- from some OF the clubs in this pa
We OF the country, and that soon,
~ dumb Dan" Morgan will listen TO {
,e fers for Britton's services.
w Mitchell Has Brother.
rs Speaking OF fighters kid brothe
en- Richie Mitchell, the Milwaukee ligl
n weight, has a brother, a feath,
wv weight, who is anything but WI
ey would be expected of youth W
=, glories in the name Of "Pinkie."
Ill "Pinkie" has slammed out sevel
boys in his home city and got so /
at Joe Rivers when the latter "
training for his go with Richie that
n, offered to scrap him then and there
y" avenge certain oral insults directed
cir the Mitchell family's ring ability.
re "Pinkie" just now is grooming hi
as self for the Central Amateur A