The evening world., 1918-05-10
HStiC News
and GOSSIP
BIZ John Pollock

The first boxing show IN Pitts
burgh under the new rules and regu-
lations recently passed by the police
authorities there. will be staged by
tho Keystone A. c. in the open air
at Forbes's Field. the big baseball
park, tonight. The fighters who will
engage in the star bout are Harry
Greb, the sensational middle-weight
OF that city. and Soldier Bartfield
OF Brooklyn. They will battle a ten
round no decision contest, for which
Greb Is to receive Pm per cent. OF the
gross receipts. and Barttield 221h per
cent. This will be their second ten
round scrap, their previous go hav-
Ing been fought at the Queensberry
A. c. OF Buffalo. N. Y. on Nov. .,
1917.
Chamrion Ted Lewis. holder II the welterveiEht
tide, lot last night with his trainer. DolInn. for
Denver, Col. whore he will put the Finishing
touches To his training for his twenty. round lat
Tie with JIhnny Tllnan a. 81. Paul for Tho vel.
'"rweisht championship title on May 10. The
mon are % battle before the C~olumbine A. c.,
aud the gate receipts are expected 20 60 over
1890 49, 'N 'H lhN |ANA AnhH aAAN Aos
Frd Dyer. the fast English welterscght. and
~ prS0t civilian boring instructor at Camp
Grant, Rockford. H.. was matched to-day BY Al.
Lippe to meet Eddie Shciln. the Boston welter.
weight, for twelve rounds a. the Armory A. A.
~ BOSTON on tho night d May 81. A. q decision
VIII h. rendered ~ the rcfercr me indlcatious A..
mat The men viii battle their hardest in order
To 81 n.
Irish Pa,soy Cline, who Is 70 hook up with
Young Joe Borell. the Philadelphia fighter, In
the main 80 " sS rounds A. the National 4. A.
n Philadelphia tomorrow night. has lust been
signed w for another scrap, This fight viii be
i"nSht In the West. and his opponent will be
Harvey Thoue, the good lightweight Of Kansas
cay. They viii battle for ten rounds at Joplin.
Mo. on May 20.
The twelve round bout between wirie Jackson
and Rockey Kansas q Buffalo. which was booked
for the PicNvck A. @ Of baltimore on next Mon.
day night, but had 10 be postponed on account
Of Jackson's cut eve. received In his bout with
Low Tender at New Haven. will be fought At
the same club on May 20. jackson is TO receive
a suaHintee Of $1,000.
Articles q agreement were stU.d tod, call.
ING for = gS, round bout between Joe weIlIng the
crack Chicago lightweight. and Willie Jackson Of
this city, At the National A. A. Of Philadelphia
on Saturday evening. MAY Is. The Managers ID
the men quickly affixed thsr nams, 20 the papen
after they had received the terms Tor their men.
They will battle at l3j pounds. rcigb In At the
rnEside.
Kid Williams Of baltimore. the former bantam.
weight champion. is now his own manager. lie
Har,cd company with hii former manager. Dave
WartnicE, after an argument a few nights ago.
because Warwick had agrcod to terms for him
10 nOx Benny Nalgcr At the National A. A.. OF
/ IshilaAnlDhIa - May ~ NNtnt,v. ..e,.-N 90 M,
through with the match, and Warwick told him
10 do hL own business in The future,
Kid Norfolk. tho speedy light heavyweight
from Panama, seemA 20 have no trouble keeping
busy. a. he vas matched over tho long distance
uhoue to-day to box GeoHs Ashs Of philids.
phia for twelve rounds AZ tho Arena A.. A. Of
Boston. Mass. Tuesday night. Ashs should give
The Panama negro plenty Of trouble. As he
boxed him a AashinE god draw A. Rochester
last year.
sammy Harris. the Baltimore promoter. made
Pal MooN's manager a factoring offer to box
Kenny Mccoy. the fast Baltimore bantamweight
but as MeCoy ootaiued two newspaper de-luon,
over Moon. his manager refused To boz the
~baltmoran TO a referees decision,
Fred Fulton q Rochester. MINI. Gspiant for
the heavyweight championship Of the world. is
under Investigation at san Francisco by the Ned.
ersl authorities in connection with an alleged VIC
ation OF the Mann act. according TO an an
uouirtment by Department % Justice Operatives
Walter Ireadwel aud II. H.. Dolly.
PIN Eloom. the BrooAyn lightweight. VIII,
meets Lew Tender At tho Olympia A Of
philadclplla on NRpssy night. and Joe Lynch.
Who takes ON Frihde Buns Of Jersey City IN
Le opening boxing show q the New Jency
SpuriSmsu's Club at WeehAEken. \, J.. on MAY
lU. both started training for their contests At
Bily GuIp's gymnasium to-day. This viii be
Lynth's inst battle in five weeks. he having an
injured hand.
J,h Smith gave George Robinson. tho Cam
bridge light heavyweight, such = bad beating at
he Commercial A. g, Of Boston last Friday
n.sAt t.at the officials Of the AruoD 4. A. Of
t.a .N are thing hard 10 sign him up for a
l.r' Nh c...T Harry Gn5 Of Pittsburgh or
Tom G.uH.s % So. Pau, to be fought ue
+ laos u... .g uHs month. Smith Is ono fighter
,AA. RY. tl any man selected for um.