The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-11
GOOD CARD AT
ELKS' SMOKER
HERE TONIGHT

Whenever Seattle boxing pro.
motcr IL short a man. when some
on. falls him. when one Of his
scheduled giadlaiorn materlalixcn no,
In the last moment. he can always
fall back on Chester Neff. who
might 20 BY the name % old neli.
able. ~ he were not young and hand.
some Chef IN always on tho Job. can
always iso depended on 10 stage a
good exhibition. and seldom seems 10
como of second best
Perhaps this ~ the reason that
Chef IN called rugged. lie IN always
willing 10 take any one on at any
time from tho worst 20 the best. and
pillow thru four rounds 20 decision.
when We speak Of blowing. IL; ~ be
understood that this IL no if1plioa.
ton that Che, IL not fast. ,scvcr
fighter lie H. lie has run up
against some good boys in his day.
which Is not yet over. by tho way.
and has held HIS own at all times
Curtain Raiser Good
Tuesday night at the I.ika' rrnok.
or. he meets Biily williams. In an
event that promises to be fully as
good as tho headlines. and that will
be probably oven OF more interest
20 local fans. aa the two boys are
we'll known here. and neither has
ever fallen In the popular regard.
williams IL rugged and fast. and
thought hy many 10 DO cicvcrer
boxer than Scff. They fought some
time ago here. when Ncff got the
decision. against the protests OF a
number Of fans.
In addition to tho Ncff Williams
bout (how's that. Chester and VII.
iiamn there is also on the card a
fast and furious primcval affair DO
tween Kid Peterson and Patsy
Ciacco, At the raising OF the cur
tain. these two gladiators will leap
lightly at each other from opposite
corners Of the ropcd arena. growing
one will smlte the other on the
nasal appendage. probably. blood
will flow. and this viii awaken al
the dormant instincts and fierce lust
OF combat lightly hidden under the
skin. After that. Il will be some
fight. Curtain raIsers arc always
good.
Ought to Go Good
But perhaps we arc going too fast
Lot us pause and consider. There is
a headliner on the card. IL there not2
An. yes. frankie Tucker. formerly
OF California, coming lightweight OF
tho terrestrial takes on William Rob.
lnson. of California. who Is fast
and aggressive lightweight. and Is 20.
ing 20 stay in Seattle after he has
whipped all the boys here.
These two boys acquitted them.
selves we'll against their respective
opponents ut recent card here and
are scheduled to mako things inter
esting.
II Tucker should be so fortunate
ma 20 gain n decision, he would be
well on his way TO the coveted cham.
pionship-provided he could dispose
Of Smiling George InElc afterwnrd.
Robinson and Ingle boxed draw at
tho last smoker.
Oscar Benson meets Cliff Reid.
husky organism, In one of tho pre-
Inns. and n little affair between Bob
Harper and Red Gage constitutes tho
other intermediate bout or these
fighters. little elaboration Is needed.
Rs they are well known TO fight fans
thru their recent exhibitions Reid
and Benson can be depended on to
put up hard. fast scrap. and Har.
per and Gage are so totally unlike.
that trouble Is bound to result. II
is tho first time two such oppositcs
have been matched.
Matchmaker Druximan wishes TO
announce that II is n good card. and
he is anxious that all attend. etc
Seems reasonable.