Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-07
OFFERS To BOX
FLOOD MANAGER
Young BedeIl, Former Local
Boxer, Among Battlers to En-
tertain Lotus S. C..


Ask boxing club prom otter the
real reason for the mail service con-
gestion, and he'll flash this back at
you:
Fighters managers"
And the wise owls OF the fStic
game are pretty near right The
birds who win more battles for their
charges in single letter than the
two-fisters can annex in a season,
have got the knack Of advertising
their goods down pat Letter writ
ing is one of the more dependable
forms of reaching the promoter. The
claims of many scrappers submitted
in this way have merit to them.
good many more have not.
Like in every profession or busi-
ness the good scrapper is sought; he
does not as a rule have to go looking
for work. But having formed the
habit in the early stages of develop
ment, even the good scrapper has his
retinue of press agents. and postal
efficiency force.
Since opening the Lotus Club. Man
ager Joe McNulty has been flooded
with offers to show here. These let
ters are from a wide range of sources
all the way from the manager Of
the recognized top-notcher to obscure
fiyweights. Likewise number of
letters have been received by the
with the same mission. These have
been turned over to McNulty.
Probably the most interesting OF
this weeks batch was a letter from
Young Bedell. Remember him? The
Bedell of the days, Ave years ago.
when boxing fiourished at the old
Auditorium and they used to pack
'em in. three and four thousand at
meeting. Anyone who attended the
Bedell- Mike Maize bout, and there
was a capacity crowd, certainly can
recall the slashing lightweight.
Bedeil was touted as the winner
because of his superior experience
and hitting ability. But Maize. COM
ing with rush. undergoing the grad
ual advance from the novice class to
top-notch material, held Bedell to a
draw.
New Alibi
dell in his letter asserts that he
had a bad boil on his neck that night
and was in pain all through the fight.
ale wants to meet Mike again. Get
that-after a span of five years he
seeks to mix with the Staten Islander
once more. The match would be
certainty If Mike would say yes. But
Mike. now full-fedged welter-
weight. does not care to return to
the arena That Bedell is confident
Of his ability is indicated by his de-
sire TO accept as a substitute for
Maize such boys as Johnnie Dundee,
Willie Jackson or Lew Tender. Joe
evidently doesn't realize that Palace
Hall is not quite as large as Madison
Square Garden.
According to his letter Bedell is to
fight Billy Mccain at Matt Hinkle's
Club in Cleveland where Bedell now
resides This is scheduled for July A..
Upon the outcome of that scrap to-
gether with reports of Bedelis show
ing the past year or so will depend
whether or not he will receive re-
turn booking here.
Leo 2. Flynn. the New York man
ager, has placed at the local club 8
disposal his entire stable-Bill Bren-
nan, heavyweight: Kid Norfolk, light
heavyweight Pete Hartley, light
weight; Barney Adair, lightweight,
and Benny Mccoy, bantamweght.
Brennan. according to Flynn. has
seven starts.
Kid Mesit a paperweight of New
Brunswick. stirs strong play from
the pen of his manager, John Russo.
The latter Is original, however. in
that he gives some of the battles that
Mesit has lost before mentioning his
victories. Mesit was holder of the
state amateur paperweight title.
Young Gradwell. one of the quin-
tet of fast Newark lightweights now
in the field. is after a bout here.
Gradwell Is boy of considerable
merit and should put up a stiff argu-
ment for any opponent hereabouts.
Manager Jack Moore, Of New York.
wants matches for Mike McTigue.
1853 pounds; frankie Conifrey. 1876
pour ds; Jimmie Kane. 125 pounds;
Mike McCabe, 1876 pounds.
Charles Brown, Of Jersey City. has
under his wing Soldier Roberts.
whom he wants to meet Leo johnson.
He also directs the destinies of Young
Yarns. a foatherweight.