The evening world., 1918-03-22
Fistic NeUs John p Pollock and Gossip

KID Williams. the former b.ntsmveight cham
pion. has nunked out Of his match With Frankie
Burns OF Jersey City. which was booked by Pro-
moter Fried OF Baltimore 10 be fought Al the
Peerless A. O. Of that city the firt week In
April. Williams must fear Burns a he has
taken on Jack shhrkey. the local bantam. instead.
They battls for twelve ounds 10 . decision on
April 1.
Tom Gibbons, Of 81. Paul. who has won his
last four battles In succession. including . knock
ont OF Silent Martin In ten rounds at Baltimore
will grab off some moro easy money tonight. His
opponent in this 20 will 10 Gus Christie, the
Milwaukee fighter. They are slated TO engage
in . twelve round nodeciSou bout at = show TO
DO brought of at Dos Moines. Ia. Christie IL
sasy for mon like Gibbons.
A match has Just been umm In the
West between Eddie McGoorty. the good mid
dloweirht OF Oshkosh. Wis. and Phil Harrison Of
Chicago. John Wagner, the fiEht promoter Of
Racine. Wis. has booked the mon up for . ten
round bout At his club on the night Of April 7.
both men arc getting into SHAPE for the contest
at . gymnasium In Chicago.
Because lev Tender Of Philadelphia Is SlAted
10 fight Eddie Wallace OF Brooklyn for sir rounds
at tho Olympia A. A. OF PhilAdelphiA on Mon
day night. Promoter Charley Murray OF the
oueensheuJ A. q. Of Buffalo decided TO stage
Tenders bout With George Young Erue, the
Buffalo nEhtW eight. at his club tonight instead
Of next Tuesday evening. They will boz ten
rounds.
Jack Thompson, the colored heavyweight, wh6
has won every fight he has so far taken part In Al
the clubs in Philadelphia. wS matched to-day by
Jack Hanlon TO meet Kid Norfolk. another rugged
| colored scrapper. for six rounds At the Olympia A.
A Of PhlladelphiA on Monday night. IL will b,
The semi.nnAl to the Tender Wallace bout And
The winner will b secured to fight Joe Jeanstt,
At the same club q week later.
Willie Jackson. accompanied By his trainers
Willie Doyle and Leo johnson. and his manager
Frank BaElsy. will leave tomorrow for New
Haven. Conn. where he will put on the finishinI
touches 20 bis training for his big bout viii
Iahnny Dundee In that city on Monday nIEht
Jackson Is already In the best OF shape and viii
enter The hnE confident of setting the decision.
lack Kearns, manager OF Jack Dempsey. IA no
rnJer the COLLAR over the recent action OF IN,
wing Commission Of Wisconsin In declaring of
,ha ten-round bout between DEMPSEY and JacI
Mccarthy. which was slated to be fought At Nh
w,ukee. 81 have lost 81 900 worth of work IN
nounsey By the action OF the commission. +" All,
xsaTns. "G / cancelled a match for Delnpasy viii
Gnnboat Smith At Atlanta and also . week
theatrical WORK.
rNs finals In the boIiuE tournament At Cam
r,rten Will be held to-day. Capt. Ed Click men
IL tho Commission OF Training Camp Az
,p,ittien. says that more than %. 900 ~speCtAtoI
IN witness tue bouts.
TIE balance has swung in favor Of Mike Done
- In hs battle for Nte agannA pneumonia a
Al francis Hospital In the BronI, The bulIsd
nsuad by the house plgHiciAn yesterday declare
80 the yttemn had improved peveptiblY az
,hat again big hope was held out for his n
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