The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
DRIVEIS0N
FOR Big BOUT
Freeman Is Completing De-
tails for Smith-Sheeler
Battle at Ardmore.

with the big bantam-weight battle
in Baltimore settled, loeal fistic fans
now turn their eyes toward Ardmore.
Ma, where Jeff Smith. the Bayonne
middie-weight. is slated to meet Kid
Sheeler, of Frederick, Nd. in q If
teen-round battle Thursday night.
Matchmaker Joe Freeman, Of the
Maryland Athletic and Social Club,
held back slightly on his big drive
for this fistic encounter because OF
the prestige with which the Williams
Ertle battle met In the eyes Of local
fistic followers. Freeman is fast put
ting the finishing touches on his card
for this date.
The sale Of tickets to date has been
a great deal better than had been
expected. Sheeler will arrive here
tomorrow from the Monumental City,
and the only thing left for the battle
viii be the appearance OF JET Smith
from Camp Dix, where he has been
acting as boxing instructor.
It is a sure thing that the fans
will be given q real treat in this fif-
teen-round slugfest. Smith Is known
for his powers at hitting and is q bat
tlcr tHdI SOcS at IOp bpcou ~ du
times. That he will force Sheeler TO
the limit goes without saying. but the
Frederick mauler is no weakling as
he has always been willing and ready
to give the fans the best he has. The
strated this in his recent bout with
Silent Howard, at the local club.
while his style Of staying on top Of
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a little hustling to outlead him.
The semi-windup bout, at eight
rounds, should be a hummer, as Al
Britt, the Baltimore lightweight,
ranks among the shiftiest in the game
in this section. His opponent will be
Paul Edwards, the fast travelling mitt-
pusher, from Brooklyn. who has re-
Gently been topping over the best Of
the boys In the New York arenas.
A grudge AFFAIR at six rounds IL
scheduled for the first preliminary,
when Jack Cunningham Is slated to
exchange wallops with Kid iEgan.
Egan is undoubtedly the most clever Of
the two. but Cunningham has showed
that he can stand a lot of punishment
and he packs away a wallop that will
no doubt have Egan backing up II he
can land on many occasions.
Not much is known OF either Of the
youngsters who will take the ring in
the curtain raiser. Finney Morgan,
is q protege Of Young
Thomas, the feather-weight champion,
while Frankie Parrelli is under the
wing Of Shankey Gardner. These
starters VIII go four rounds. A battle
royal, under the direction Of Turk
Smith. will open up the card.
Freeman yesterday closed out to
have Charlie Marx. the former Phila-
delphia and Washington feather
weight handle the boys in the Pre-
IiminaTy bouts. while either p. F.
O'Connor, the clubs ofilcial referee.
or Freeman himself will take care of
the boys in the semi-windup and main
bout.
T. c. Cannon, general trafiie man
ager Of the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Railroad wired Matchmaker
Freeman yesterday that all arrange
ments were o. X. for good car service
on the night Of the battle. Two spe-
cial trains will be run from the White
House Station, at Fifteenth and H
streets northeast. The first will be at
7:15 o'clock, while the second will leave
at o'clock. Besides these trains, the
regular local trains will stop at the
Ardmore station.