Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25
NAMES MAJORITY
BOXERS ENTERED
FOR HONOR ROLL

Many persons have been frown-
ing on the professional boxer, pro-
claiming him a Stacker" but the
following table showing what many
fighters are doing disproves this,
True, some may be classed as evad-
ers of military service, but on the
other hand the names of many
prominent fighters can be found in
the list below.
Two champions are in the enlist
ed ranks. Mike O'Dowd, the mid
dleweight king, was drafted into
the army, while Pete Herman, the
bantamweight champion, slipped
into the naval reserve shortly be-
fore he was about to be taken into
the army.
The other champion, Benny Leon
ard, lightweight king. and Johnny
kilbane, featherweight monarch,
are acting as boxing instructors,
kilbane has proved so successful in
his work and has brought about
such marvellous results that he has
been placed in charge of all the
boxing instructors throughout the
country. Willard is outside looking
on.
There are scores of other boxers
performing as teachers and hosts
of others are in the service. France
and England, too, have many box
ers fighting in their ranks, stem
ming the onrush of the Huns
Quite some time ago, about a
year or more, reports came to this
country that Charlie Ledoux. a
great bantamweight; Henry Pet,
George Bernard and Marcel Nor
ceau, clever middleweights, were
killed in action.
Ledoux is probably the best
known of the above trio in this
country. Charlie fought many bril-
liant contests in America, and espe-
cially in this city He was here
when Kid Williams first flashed be-
fore the public and he fought all
the men that battled Williams.
After fighting Williams a great
battle he later met the Kid out in
California, and was knocked out in
the fifteenth round.
Moreau fought in this city once.
He met Young Erne in a fight at
Point Breeze Park on a July Fourth
some years ago, and while Erne
won the Frenchman gave him a
good fight. There was an amusing
incident to this fight that Erne nor
anyone who witnessed it will ever
forget.
At the bell ending the contes,
Moreau rushed over to Erne. and
throwing Eis arms around his neck.
U haf 10 Y a
on the cheek and Erne was dunn
founded and, in fact, didn't know
whether to smile or take another
punch at the Frenchman.
While on his European trip a few
years ago Joe Borrell of this city
fought Bernard in Liverpool, and
Joe won easily in Is rounds. but
the lad from France gave one of
the greatest exhibitions of game
ness ever seen. He was krocked
down at least a dozen times, but
the powerful hitting Borrell cou!d
not put him away.
Georges Carpenter, the greatest
fighter ever produced in France, is
now serving his country. Carpen-
tier shouldered a gun at the start
of the war in 1914 and has been
serving in various branches, of the
service ever since.
Now, wnen many American fight
ers are on the verge of going across
it is a positive fact that every one
of them will come through big and
will surely uphold the traditions of
America.
The following is a list of Ameri-
can boxers and some prominent
foreigners, known to be in service:
Army Tutors.
Benny Leonard. lightweight
champion. Camp Upton.
Mike Gibbons, middleweight chal-
lenger Of st. Paul. Camp Dodge,
Iowa.
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
king. Camp Custer, Mich.
Willie Richie, former light
weight champion, Camp Lewis,
Wash.
Packy Mcfarland, great welter-
weight. of Chicago. Camp Taylor.
Louisville
Frank Moran, heavyweight, Camp
Wadswortn, South Carolina.
Battling Levinsky, light heavy
weight, Camp Devens, Mass.
JeH Smith, middleweight, Camp
Dix, New Jersey.
Bob McAllister, middleweight
Camp Funston, Kan.
Richie Mitchell. lightweight
Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma.
Joe Mandot, lightweight. Camp
Sheridan. Alabama.
Navy Instructors.
Joe yelling. lightweight, training
ship Granite State
Joe Bonds. heavyweight, training
ship Granite State.
Tommy Mcfarland, lightweight.
Los Angeles.
Bobby Allen, lightweight, Los An
geles.