The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
NAVY DEVELOPING
MANY GOOD BOXERS
Tar Thumpers Soon Will Be
Home to Display Their
FiStic Wares.
ONE SHIPS RING LOG

Fighting men who use padded fists
ships which, according TO last weeks
cables, are about to up with the mud
hooks and no! for the United States.
Enthusiasts OF the squared circle will
rejoice to learn that one of these navy
lads, with no rehearsal at all, stepped
into the ring at the National Sporting
Club, London. recently and ably upheld
Americas fighting reputation. He was
sent in by Il. NJ Shave, tho Y. NJ. C. A.
athletic director at naval base on the
British coast, who dnds delight in an
swering calls for n good boy anywhere
from 100 to 10 pounds. To get one he
has only to whistle for the men of the
u. S. s. c.
A few weeks ago he got a wire from
the "Y" athletic headquarters in Lon
don: Can you send first class welter-
weight to National Sporting Club
Wednesday,"
Shave's stock of welterwelghts was a
little low that day. lie looked around
for an hour or two in vain. Then the
c hove in sight around n bend in
the harbor. Shave rushed to the ships
athletic officer and showed him the tele-
gram:
Jimmy TiEue On Job.
'"Tigue!" yelled the officer. and UP
stepped Tigue-yes, Jimmy Tigue of
Boston, the same Jimmy who gave Mike
Gibbons lusty go one time; the same
Jimmy who In late years has developed
so many young fighters for the glory
and honor OF the fleet There's many a
hefty wallop left IN Jimmy yet too.
Don't care II do" said Jimmy. He
was Just trihe overweight but. by
Wednesday night he was just right And
up in London that night Jimmy thrashed
two of the best welters the n. 8. p.
could muster
The next week Shave got another wire
| from London. This time they wanted a
| lightweight. The c was still in
port. and Shave found two hearty light
weights aboard ready for the business.
He sent along George Fox OF Philadel-
phia and James Richards from the Bos-
ton suburbs and these two boys carried
back to tho C two scalps from the
metropolis Richards. by the way, is the
boy who used to gather in coin in ANA
teur mills in the States. In 1916, the
! East will remember, Richards won the
A. A. L. championship in the 125 pound
class at Boston.
Shave has had n census taken OF the
fighters aboard the c and has
found on this one ship eight promising
glove experts. from the lightweight class
on up.
Hogan Makes Good.
Under Shaves tutelage another Phila-
delphIa boxer. George Hogan, recently
added laurels to his closely shaver head
in an earnest encounter with Kennedy.
the English lightweight who has been
! cleaning UP a large portion of the United
Kingdom.
Hogan. who won the featherweight
championship OF the Pacific fleet In 1915
IS now one OF the crew OF q submarine
operating in this region. Naturally he
has little room on the sub for any tistic
training. Tho other day when Hogan's
sub put in at certain British base
Shave found the chance to match the
boy with Kennedy. Hogan had only five
days to train, but he and Shave made
the most of that brief period. On the
night OF the fight tho subs officers and
crew occupied ringside seats and gave
Hogan plenty OF encouragement
He went the whole fifteen rounds
against Kennedy, and while the decision
gave the British lightweight the shade
the papers next morning were highly
complimentary in their comment on
IJpgan'a Hprl,