Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17

/ xrsT 50 long as the oIo"" ,--,-
,,e fretted brow of the Kaiser
aoon.S ~ bantam boss remain unino-
n VII u,s ss head Of Pete Herman. Although
bsted a,ers onu are making dilisent attempts
40 plo"Uma Herman for championship bouts,
SUI" that he will not box again. ai,er
rs,v.,s ~. match with Is. Q. Eggers az .he
os,npla. sntil he Is h'uS'eeu '''
s:Sitsd states army. ,.ro ,o,. ,,is bon,s
~ orleans Wednesday morning. FOL
~" farewell banquet to his many
nrns ,r,,a friends tomorrow night, and he
[{mna,, his call into the service october
~ :, ia nrobabie that Herman will get a
~ ,.s,on az physical, instructor. In that
o'm"n @ o.. could keep in shape, and it might
[I.. no would switch his plans and de-
lie title. while in the ranks. il he
~ permitted furlough'
Lacks Training Spirit
Herman finds tnat he cannot do himself
4 IN. IN training. His thoughts are based
.,n.Iy 100 muc,i on his advent into the
e "It's no use OF me boxing when
s'S., H., feel like t." said Petey today. "f
W. ,hat 7 would be unable to get into
<s.,"r.,e condition, so why should / box ?
y !, hadn't been that was signed UP for
...,sh,s contest here, I would have been
Iown home now"
~ped" walsh, Pete's trainer, manager
Il "a nal-that man who developed Herman
-, bootblaclS to a worlds champion
,.ssived an offer Of $500 for a twenty
s~nd decision bout with frankie Burns,
4 - Jersey City, from Dominick Tortoricll.
Sortorich wanted TO stage the bout at New
orleans In two weeks. But Red" said lie
i,d decided definitely not TO take the bout.
ssyeral Baltimore inen will be in Phila =
n S.lnhia tonight for the purpose OF clinching
4 arranged for either fifteen or twenty
,uunds Their visit here will be in vain.
Herman says he just doesn't feel like
d korlnr because of present conditions. and
NJ won't---not until after Uncle Sam has
dsposed and otherwise eliminated Kaiser
Wilhelm
And Yet
Esrers can win Hermans title tonight,
\ s1r.-Knockout crosses the dope and hap
pens to knock out young Mr.. Herman.
\ Us 2O-toH shot that Eggers won't
hhey will come in at 11s pounds, ringside,
Il which weight Pete has been defending
fh aurels since dethroning williams.
To give New York its second pugilistiC
ehsmplonsiip. Eggers will have to make
uQVu plSHA' iioN W III oNtpOihN
Esrrs is almost a certainty. While the
Gotham lad is a hefty walloper and pos
ssses the wel.known crusher, Pete is too
clever and shfty boxer to be caught in
he wake Of wild knockout wallop. Egg
gsrs doesn't punch with the precision of :,
Kbane or Leonard-he iuts let's fly
4 Despite the fact that Herman is picked
% favorite, he doesn't expect an easy job
tonight Pete admits that Knockout can
hf and hit hard. He boxed the New
Yorker three times before. and felt the sting
sH Eggers's wallops several times. A left
hook, Herman says. is +. O.'s best punch
This Is the blow that twice dropped Barney
Hahn two weeks ago.
May Vote in Philly
h Herman is thinking seriously Of becoming
q Philadelphia citizen, after he has done
bis bit" He has made a lot OF friends
here and Pete really likes this city.
Babe Plea 10. of Los Angeles. Is far from
bang serious championship contender
Despite the fact that lie was n winner by
wide margin on Terry AIcCiovern at the
National Club Saturday night. Picsto didn't
show the punching ability and aggressive
ness Of a Kansas or CLANCY. nor did he
put across the semblance Of cleverness
Usually the feature of Johnny Dundee. Pi'
cato evidently would not compare In COM
tat with these three stars.
Nevertheless, the Californian found NC
Govern easy prey for his left hooks and
etraight right.hand punches. The Babe
@telegraphed" most of his blows and Terry
parr!ed many of them. Yet the Californian
landed several wallops that staggered Nc
Govern, but he failed TO follow mp with