The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-02
JOEBONDS
REMAINS
in N. 7.
Says He Will Not Tackle
Heavies Any More; Is
Coming Home.

SOE pONDb IL stiii Sucking
around little oil New York, fol-
lowing his defeat recently by Tom
Cowler. He is expecting to re-
turn to Tacoma with Mrs. Bonds
in July, but in a letter received to-
day Joe does not intimate what he
plans to do between now and
then.
Just a few lines to let you
know / am still alive and in the
Eame-even IL did lose to Cow
ler," writes Joe. 81 have no alibi
or excuses as | was In excellent
shape and thought l would X. o.
him sure. However, In the future
my manager and hacker is no
longer going to match me against
such big men as he has in the
past. With Morris / was out
weighed 55 pounds and Cowler
outweighed me 32 pounds. This
weight advantage tells on a fell
low all right and in the future |
am going to stay In the light
heavyweight class where | belong
and can always hold my own.
Hope to see you In July, or there
shouts. Best wishes to all my Ia
coma friends"
SAMMY GOOD, the clever Ia
coma lightweight who has spent
the past year In California, mop
ping up the class of the southern
Tingsters, Is on his way north, and
will box George Ingle In Seattle
Friday night.
Matchmaker George Shanklin of
the Eagles lodge Is in communica-
ton with Sol Levinson, Goods
manager, and is trying to induce
the boxer to sign up for a match
for the next Eagles smoker, April
~. Good has improved wonder
fully since he left Tacoma, and Is
In splendid shape. Shanklin has
not yet decided who he would
match against him. The Eagles
show will be staged in Tacoma
hall, formerly the Moose hall, be-
cause of a convention which oc-
cupies the Eagles quarters all
week.
WILLIE MEEHAN, the husky
young Californian who has al
ready been seen in Tacoma rings
this season, Is returning to the
Sound this week. He meets Chef
Mcintyre, the frisky young heavy
weight of Seattle, Friday night.
Neehan is we'll liked by Tacoma
fight fans.
SAMMY GOODS last important
bout was Friday night in Sacra-
mento when he had the better of
the going with Willie Hoppe in all
four rounds of their battle but was
only given a draw for his pains.
Goods terrific right hand upper
cuts are attracting no little atten-
zion In the south.
EDDIE CAMP, who made a
mutt out of frankie Sullivan in
Seattle Friday night, is planning
to stick around these parts and
try for the coast lightweight title.
He's a classy boxer.
JOHNNY O'LEARY, who Joined
1he Canadian army according to
his press notices. and was next
heard of In eastern fight rings,
cleaning and getting cleaned, is
heading back to the Northwest.
He never did join the army, he
says, but he still claims that he
can fight.
NEW YORK, April 2. - Fred
Fulton doubtless will find out this
week II he is good enough for
shot at Jess Wizards title. He
will take on the veteran white
hope, Carl Morris, here in a sched-
uled 10-round bout.
Fulton and Morris have met be-
bore and the record shows a VIC
tory for Morris on a foul. Morris
himself claims credit for knock
out while Fulton says he was
counted out SO fast he did not
have time to raise after having
been floored. He comedies vic
tory in the first meeting to Morris.