The Washington herald., 1918-01-29
URAIN HAS BEEN
IN-AND-OUTER.
Giving Away Weight Has
Proven Big Setback to
Local Welter-weight.

Mike Urain, one Of Maj. Pullman's
finest, who Is about to enter upon a
campaign of battles in the welter-
weight division, Is one local mit-man
who has seen the ups and downs in
the roped arena. Urain stands out
as one battler who took the chance
of making his start in other territory
than his home town.
It was a fighting heart that pulled
him through these rough roads in his
early career. and 1t is this same fight
ing heart that now makes him believe
he is better than ever. Mike is slated
to stage the second bout Of his come
back" series at the Du Pont Athletic
Club, Of Wilmington, Del, on Thurs
day night, when he mixes punches
with Jack McCabe, the fast Quaker
City middle-weight, in tsn-round en-
counter.
Urain is primed for the occasion. He
has been putting in faithful training
during the past eight weeks and ap-
pears to have reached top speed. Ten
days ago Urain hooked up in a six
round battle with kid Henry. the
veteran negro welter-weight, from
York, Pa, in the main attraction at
benefit for the "Sammies" at Camp
Meade.
The scrap never went six rounds, as
the one time top-notcher from the
keystone State hit the canvass in the
-
Urain's right hook.
Whether UraIn will be as success
full on Thursday remains to be seen,
as in meeting McCabe he is going
against one Of the toughest battlers
in the welter-weight division that
Philadelphia has produced in a long
time. Urain claims that he is ready
for the fray and will have no excuse
to offer IL he fails to come out on the
long end of the count.
Joe Bateman. well known in the
District pugilistic world, who is box
ing instructor at Du Pont Y. NJ. c. A.
of Wilmington. is staging weekly
tends to give both Baltimore and
Washington youngsters a chance to
match their skill against the best from
the Quaker City.
Urain has been before the eyes of
the local fight fans for the past four
years. During this time Mike has
had quite an in-and-out career, but
he has always given the fans the
best he had in him. Although he has
never received the Kayo wallop he
has come out on the short end of a
few affairs.
hat Fok
remember we'll. was his draw. decision
with Young Herman Miller in Balti-
more after he had conceded the lat
ter fifteen pounds in weight. The
Fay Kaiser setto staged at Ardmore,
Md, last year was one of the poorest
matched fights ever handed local fans,
as Urain was compelled to give to a
fast-coming middle-weight something
like twelve pounds. Mikes fighting
heart keep him in this twelve-round
battle. and although Kaiser was given
the decision he never once made
Urain back up.
Urain started fighting seven years
ago at the old Southern Athletic Club
on Pennsylvania avenue. As a
feather-weight and lightweight, Mike
was a battler with punch and most
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vicinity feared his right hook.
Mike jumped to New York In the
winter of 1914 without saying a word
Of goodbye to anyone. He was taken
under the wing of Fred Mckay, the
Canadian white hope. and was nursed
along from a preliminary boy to a
main-bout star. Mckay handled the
local youngster for nearly two years
in which time he meet the best of
the second raters in the lightweight
division. Because of some argument
over a split in a purse, Urain jumped
Mckay and has since been managing
his own affairs. Since becoming one
of the Districts "bluecoats" Urain
has only been given a few op-
portunities to enter the square ring.
But as Mike puts it he now intends
to do a little boxing as a recreation
while not keeping the boys moving
on Ninth street.