Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
LULLS VESTS WEITERS
MILWAUKEE, FIGHT FANS
PRAISE BOSTON BOY
rerpetual- Molten style Preclaims Tow
I. Head Joe EaEan a. Second
Terry McGovern.
BY RINGSIDER.


ny RINGSIDER.
CHICAGO. snuary s. NJ / d d | {
West boxing fans are singing the
praises these days OF new weltcr-
weight scrapper who appeared unhcr-
aided a fow weeks ago and earned q
larso-sized niche in The hall OF fame
by demonstrating that he is a real two
listed fighter. lie is Joe Eagan, 4 Bos-
:, ton youth. who has appeared in several
scraps at Milwaukee.
Eagau dropped into Milwaukee very
quietly and asked for a chance to show
what he could do. lie was put on in
Il preliminary bout and demonstrated
at once the power OF his punch by
4 cloutins his opponent on the chin for
y. a clean Knockout.
Promoters then gave Eagan three moro
moro bouts hand running and Joc's
snappy wallops iullcd two more bat
! tiers into tho sleep that lasted until the
referee had finished counting ten. In
the third tight Easau was up against
Eddie Mocha. tough wcltcrweight, and
only the final gonG saved Eddie from
Knockout.
These performances BY the Bcantown
battlcr have convinced fight followers
throughout, the Miidlc West that
Eagan is youth who has bright pugi-
listic future. In his next scrap lie Will
DC up against 4 rea' test. for he VIII
tackle Bryan Downcy, the Columbus
Ohio. scrappcr, who is under the tutcl-
age or tn. wcll-known Tom Jones
Downcy Las been coming cast in tho
last few months, and may be tho well
tcrweisht champion before EaSan
meets him. If Eagan can stop him as
he has his other opponents he will be
Just about at tho top OF thu welter-
weight heap.
Eagan is Il typical scraoper in ap-
pearance. He is tow headed youth
and carries the lighters trademarks
caulinower car. His nose gives evil
dencc OF having stopped numerous iusty
punches.
In his ring style Easan is OF the
experimentation type. He starts after
his man from The first bell and keeps
after him as long as the fight lasts.
The word "stalr' apparently is not in
his vocabulary. Fans who have seen
MIN declare he Is more or less a coun-
terpart OF Terrible Terry McC;ovrrn In
the way he keeps after an opponent.
EaEan pays little attention to the
punches Of his adversary. lie is always
willing to trade a blow for the chance
OF landing one. lie is not very effec-
tive 1t long range, bit relies on short
punches His blows seldom travel moro
than foot. but when they land they
jar an opponent from his topknot TO his
inSoleS. E2gan is not boxer in any
sense OF tho word. but he is a real bat
tier. with knockout wallop in either
nit.
Revenge and Tom Jones.
Some men will go 10 great length.
10 obtain revenge, but Tom Jones. il
appears, will go just a little further
than any OF them.
Ever since Tom was tossed into the
discard ny jos Willard. tho erstwhile
barber OF kcwancc has been thirstiur
Tor chance 10 get even Toms
prayers have ali been that some where
some time, chance would place him i'm
control OF a heavyweight who could re-
licrc Jess of his title
ihcre are numo.r or scrapper.
VINO think they can whip Willard and
lot or managers who claim they have
scrappcrs in tow who can WALTON tho
champ!ot. These have received their
need OF publicity. even il they never
nave succeeded In getting Jess 10 en-
Ter the rns with them.
Tom might have brought forth a.
most any heavyweight from nowbcr.
ana sol away with II, but no one over
suspected that he would take charge Of
."e oo3ef no has and put him forward
Do prospective heavy weight cham
pion. III II were not that Jones is no,
III inc hao!t of dallyinE with scrsppers
lInOcuOES
.uae' his latest heavyweight Nigh, find
h'nseif tho butt Of much banter ana
multitude of jokes
JoheaS latest maStodon T. none o,h.,
than Walter Monahan. And ,ro,, =.
r,ales IN all seriousness his belief ,ha.
a(ter' old boy, is the. man 70 dethron.
me heavyweisht .moharch.
atcr. L VIII BE- remembered no,
oech engaged in the thankless pa.,in.
aparrihs partner for heavyweirb,
I"sp .ons Tor Years. He was In Jac,r
TO- camp when Jack was training
Vt ms battle with willard, and m, b,s-
oinEe declared Walter was h.,,
nsh IMAM any other white heavyweirht
oohason offered TO bet his don-h e. ~
Aohahan could whip any o.h.r So.
weight In the works
uan willard conquered johnson
monahan hooked up with the n.y.
Gnampion and for long time allow
TO Pummel him In the training
ss..r,, "!!ard came forward with m.
asserlon that Walter could wb;n sn9
heavyweisht in the business ,p any
himself except
Jones thinks tina, Monah,, ,
s. all the tricks while sparr,nr
win Johnson ar. Willard that +. 49,
70 Know In order 10 tecom. ~,
pol.ant factor IN the heavyweirh, .,,.
as'oh' Al any rate. he has assu,,.a
we management OF Monahan ana A.
, ne VIII pilot him 10 the worid,s
heaVyweight championship
IL may be that Tom bas alo
desire 10 find A man ,, hsa, - Nc" MS
20 warp his judgment, but r. y. , ,''"'a
ms cup or JOY certainly would o,osr
water ever should happen ~ 80.
~ S'o"h away from Big jess
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