El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-08

Cleveland OF late. being given a snaoe
by the local papers each time, while
some others disagreed In the opin-
ion OF the writer, ErtIe defeated
Wolfe in their first engagement on
body punching alone, but IL was one
opinion against others who favored
the Cleveland lad. In the second con-
test, which was postponed from De-
cemDer 19 to January % on account
Of Ertle hurting his back, the Kew
PIE was not fighting up to his form,
and while some considered It a GOOD
draW, others gave Wolfe a shade
However, Ertle was bothered with a
badly clogged nasal organ and was
obliged TO have Il treated during the
afternoon OF the fight by 9 Cleveland
specialist His breathing apparatus
was IN bad shape and he was unable
TO force matters as he usually does.
owing to the nasal trouble. II would
nave sounded bad TO say anything
about his trouble beforehand. so
kewpie went ahead and did the best
ne could Wolfe was in grand shape
ana showed great improvement over
his previous battle. The Cleveland
lad Is a wonderful defensive boxer
ana is developing a right cross that
may become more dangerous. He is
certainly Ertle's jinx. and Johnny will
not be satisfied until he gets Wolfe
into longer battle where a decisive
verdict viii be possible. Wolfe viii
give sl the bantams plenty OF trouble
at lis pounds, and some OF the am
bilious ones will do well to take no
chances IN going against him In the
meantime Ertle returned to his home
IN MILWAUKEE, and had his nose at
tended TO before leaving for New
orleans, where he battles Arthur
Simons on February 4. After this
contest Kewpie plans another meet
ing with Kid Williams at Baltimore
and also a return battle with Joe
Burman, OF Chicago.
1t is strange the way some man
ayers OF boxers figure with clubs
Johnny Dundee. one Of the best well
terweights in the country and under
a very clever manager in the person
OF Scotty Monteith, is no exception
poor bargains For Instance. JOHNNY
was offered a match with Richie
Mitchell at the big Auditorium in
milwaukee,. He was offered IS per
cent OF the gross receipts. with two
round-trip tickets and expenses from
were that his end would have been
nothing under $500, and possibly
more-not so bad in these times and
against a boy who is a clever boxer
like himself. Johnny could not see
terms OF that kind at all. his demand
lens -DA % - Der cent OF Lle
house; still he was willing to make
a match with a boy like Johnny Move
at Des Moines, Iowa, for practically
the same percentage. possibly a little
more, but even If he got half the
house at Des Moines he would not be
getting more than one-half as much
as he would in Milwaukee at 25 per
cent. and IL he thinks that Johnny
Noye is dub he is likely to bump /
into a surprise, for the St Paul /
lightweight. while not any too clever,
carries a wallop in either hand and Is |
Just as liable as anyone else to nut /
over swing at any time
Dundee is not the only boxer who /
figures on those lines. There are /
many OF them around the country /
and II is Just such demands that is !
keeping many OF them out Of work /
and making it bad for the boxing |
game When promoters are unable /
TO see anything in sight for them |
selves it is certain that they are NOT !
going out OF their way to help the
others, and it is about time that
Some OF the boxers and managers |
got TO a fair reasoning basis.