Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-22
FAT BOY" MEEIIAN is HERE AGAIN.
ACCOMPANIED BY A NEW MANAGER.
WHO is MRS. EUGENE C. WALCOTT'
Pudgy Pug, Who Returned Home Because He
Was Homesick for Her, Is Back East on
Honeymoon, and to Do Some Boxing
By LOUIS H. JAFFE

TUST as the smiling sun comes up out OF
- the East, so did the beaming face and
pudgy person OF Willie Meehan, the Frisco
Fat Boy himself in the flesh, although not
weighted down so much with excess aVoir-
dupols, come here out of the West late yes
terday afternoon. This is Meehan's second
invasion this side OF the Mississippi Will
lies last trip here was under the manage
ment OF Moose Taussig. This time Meehan
has another manager. one whom BIZ De
lieves in and has no superior as handler
OF the Fat Boys affairs, puglisticslly or
otherwise.
Mrs. Eugene christopher walcott,
formerly Miss Sayde Flood, Of Call
fornia. is willie's new manager, and Eugene
christopher Walcott ESQ. Is Meehan, the
Big Boy himself Like many boxers Of the
present time and past, the burly exponent OF
fisticuffs and masseur of other boxers
physlognomies has been gaining a country
wide rep as a gloom chaser in ring circles
under nom de guerre,
Big Card Here
You will remember that Meehan was the
headline attraction in local bouts last fall,
whether he appeared in one OF the preliins
or on the end OF a program. No matter
what reputation boxer had, IN Meehan was
one of the ten performers on a card Willie
really was the heavy magnet for a capacity
house.
While here last year Meehan won an even
East behind for return 20 his San Fran
cisco home he had another attraction than
the ring around the California diggn's. II
was the little, round, smiling face OF Sadye
Flood, Willie, although he was In line for a
lot Of bouts and much OF the filthy stun.
wanted to get back to the old home hearth
and HER side.
Now Willie is back among U.S. really on a
honeymoon, and at the time on another ven
ture in eastern fstic competition. Meehan
A. laA
Street Station half an hour before he was
signed up for bout at the Olympia Club.
Matchmaker Jack Hanlon didn't know and
doesn't yet who he would select for the Fat
Boys opponent. He wanted Willie's sigma
ture and got Il for an engagement october
IS Probably Jack Dillon will be the other
boxer In the star bout that night, or else
maybe Harry Greb, Of Pittsburgh, or Billy
Miskie.
Boxed Four Rounders
While back home Meehan made the rosin
fly. lambasted as many as fifteen heavy
weight opponents and pleased coast fans in
four-round bouts. OF the fifteen contests
in which he participated Willie lost only
one referees decision, which, Eugen Chris
topher says started such a scandal at Seat
tie that the game was killed there.
It will be remembered that only two days
ago Gunboat Smith left New York for
Frisco for the purpose of meeting Meehan
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The Gunner didn't know II and won't until
he reaches Frisco, that Meehan was on his
way here. Meehan explains that he hadn't
agreed definitely TO box Smith, as a differ
ence in money caused Meehan to hold of
Then when he saw that he wouldn't be given
the purse he thought he deserves Meehan
said, well, wife. let's pack up and strike
out for the East"
This is Mrs. walcott's first visit to this
part OF the country-in fact, It is the first
time that willie's manager has been out
of California. Although only in Philly one
day. Meehan's most enthusiastic rooter says
that she likes It hore and will remain Just
as long as Willie cares.
And Willie says he will stay just as long
as he can get bouts
New Faces at National
Two strangers in this city will apear in
respective bouts at the National tonight.