The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-21
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~ and Joy. gave the natives OF
,4c,or,a a treat Saturday night |
IN no stepped thru 10 rounds
IN Al Davies. Canadian feather
~.lxh, champion. and had an edge
s.ar the Canuck In every round. |
an Dsyies could do against tho
s,srer Campl was to hold mp his
ml,,s and show that he was game !
lad. =, -, -. d.
v,e,or,a In the near future Eddie
v,sman. seattle's talkativc light
x.Isht. and holder Of the North
wsstern title. has heea made an
asfsr 10 meet Joe Bailey In n 20
saapa bout 90 be put on for the
ktweight championship OF the
Dominion.
ROSY FUTURE in fistania Ia
heiug predicted for Alex Trambitas.
,he clever little Portland feather.
v,,sht. as the result OF his showing
hal Friday night against Lee John.
an. veteran colored is2 aounder Of
Oakland.
According 10 Bobby Evans. for
mer lightweight OF Portland. who
will be in Seattle tonight on his
vav East 20 take over the manage
ment ofMatt Brock. Trambitas had
the best OF bout which was staged
IN the army barracks a. Vancouver.
IN rounds
The little Trambltas-his brother
Il a middlew eight-is being handled
by Jack Fable. who brought out
MYSTERIOUS" Billy Smith and made
him welterweight champion OF the
world when 4 amounted 10 some
thing 10 hold that title.
PICKING APRICoTS Is a better
paving proposition than jsbbing at
I. IA spots Of an opponents anat-
~ with a padded mitt. In the
%szion OF Ray Campbell weller
Weight. who has departed for his
home and apricot orchard at Es-
parto. Cal. near Sacramento.
RAY came back to the scene OF
his old conquests some months ago
10 DO battle With Frankie Burns for
the Metropolitan Lumbermen's
club. but injured his hand In train.
ing before the bout TOOK place.
He was seen In action here. how
ever. twice against George lngle in
two good exhibitions OF the manly
rrt. He also Knocked Sailor" Hyrie
for a goal in half a round. and black.
ened Nike Gibbons eye when the
two staged 20 at Vancouver. u. c.
EVIDENTLY Rob FTTZSIM-
MONS doesn't think so much OF
becoming an evangelist after all.
We note that he has followed Jess
WIZARDS steps and joined the Sells
F1oio circus.
II may be that Jim Jeffries had
something TO do with Bob's de-
termination not 10 turn evangelist.
when FtzsimmOns visited jeff re
esntly al his ranch In California.
- did not seem TO think that Iftr
Pa ser .cus a. a first class. A
20. EVANGELIST should be. and said
something 20 Fitz about there be
Ing enough hypocrites in the game
Already. and II fftz wanted TO do
religious work. TO do Il on the
square"
Willard and Fftxsimmons are not
the only heavyweights that are
with circuses. Carl Morris. the
Oklahoma giant. Is also acting "a
freak for one OF the greatest"
OAKLAND FRANKIE BURNS is
In bad with Tommy Simpson, one
Of his homo town promoters.
II seems tina, frankie agreed 20
box AL Young. the Denver light.
weight. for Simpson. but changed
his mind after Simpson had started
TO advertise the show. and had been
TO some expense. As result
frankie IL barred from appearing
In Oakland by the promoters.
This will mean that Frankie Will
have 10 20 away from homo for
matches. as he cannot box in San
Francisco either.
FRED FULTON MUST be des-
hte II APPEARS that he IL ready
ltake long chance TO win his
way back TO the popularity he was
enjoying before he fouled Carl Nor
ris.
Reports from New York are 10
the effect that Fulton IL after bout
with Sam Langford. II will be the
making or breaking OF the Mime
sotsn II he wins over the big col