Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-23
BENEFIT SHOW
AT SHlBE PARK
Tender One of Performers
at Tobacco-Fund Pro.
gram Here Tonight
ANOTHER STAR CARD
BY JAMES S. CAROLAN

Another big boxing card for the ben
CIT of the boys IN the service Is on the
program for tonight at Shibe Park. The
Hog Island athletic officials are III
charge of the entertainment. willus
Britt Is in charge of the boxing program.
and wlllus is leaving nothing undone
to make the evening a complete success.
The receipts will be turned over to the
soldiers and sailors' tobacco fund.
The boys gotta have smokes and It's
un to us guys to get EN- for en-" said
Wilus yesterday when ho phoned his
all-star program TO the Office. Most of
the boys on the card are emnloyed at
Hog Island, and 1t didn't take anxious,
ambitious and willing Willus long to
recruit enough talent for the big show.
All the bouts with the exception OF one
will be three-round affairs. The eXcep-
ton will be a six-round engagement he
tween Micky Carey and Johnny Buck
for the bantamweight championship Of
Hog Island.
Eddie McAndrews VS.. Henry Hauber
Benny Kaufman vs.. Joe Mendell
Eddie O'Keefe VS.. Bobby Lincoln
Johnny Lincoln vs.. Tommy O'Keefe
Jack Ferns VS.. Jack GOldie
Grover Hayes vs.. Kid Beebe
Lew Teniler vs.. Patsy Broderick.
SiX-round bout:
Micky Carey vs.. Johnny Buck
Four Star Bouts
Just one week from tonight another
Of those all-star shows which have
proved 80 popular will be on the list at
Shibe Park. Lightweights. neavyweights.
light heavies and welters will exhibit.
and the boys have sufficient class to be
rated as stars. One is a champion ano
the others possess enough ability always
to make it interesting for the title
holders.
Jack Britton, who displayed such won-
derful class against Benny Leonard one
month ago. has been given the wind-up
position. opposed to Soldier Bartfield.
Each of these has made good before
Quaker City gatherings within the last
month and each proved to be a willing
mixer and a clever entertainer. Britton
Is the cleverer. but Bartfield. possessed
of a rugged physique. carries danger
Gus punch.
These ere the boys upon whom rests
the responsibility of bringing to an end
an evening of scheduled high-cla IS
entertainment. 1t Is a big job for the
three bouts preceding are certain to sup.
ply thrills.
Cline VS.. Jackson
Irish Patsy Cline. the fiashy New
Yorker who never fails to make a hit
due to his aggressive work. Is down to
oppose Willie Jackson. These boys also
have met here before anc 1t was n grea,
scrap. At the time Cline was suffering
from a boil just under the heart. Jack
son bombarded the injured section
severely. but the more Jackson hit the
wound the harder Patsy fought Cline
WIS the winner but it was a close bout
Promoters Herman Taylor. Bobby
| Gunnis and Jack Hanlon will presep
some big boys in the first two battles
Battling Levinsky. l'ght-heavyweigh
champion, who was boxing instructor
| at Camp Devens for six months, will
| start the program. Harry Greb, tn,
Pittsburgh boy now in the navy. will e
| to the post against the clever Battler
| 1t seems rather unusual to have a cham
pion opening the show. but in this In
stance the remainder of the card seem!
to justify the sel":tion of place
Two rugged colored boys are down t.
clash In the second bout. Big Blacl
Than LPngford, q terror in the day
when Jack johnson was king, always re
spected by the heavies and still able t.
hold his own with any of the big ones
will entertain Big Jack Thompson, OF
| st. Joseph, Mo. Black Than has
knockout decision over Kid Norfolk. tn,
boy who held Thompson to an eve,
break here. 1t looks like busy nigh
for the Giant Thompson and a big nigh
for the boxing fans.
Gus Lewis Loses Out
Gus Lewis. the promising young Qua
ker City bantam. lost his chance to NEE
Frankie Burns. the Jersey city star
Burns and Lewis were matched to NEE
next Monday night at the shore, accord
ing to Johnny Burns, manager of Lewis
but at the last minute Jabez White, tn
Albany bantam, drew the assignmen,
Lewis has been after match with Burn
for some time. Doubtless he will receiv
his chance II Burns trims White.
At the Cambria on Friday night
brace Of star bantams 10 down to enter
tain Young AcGove-p. Of Port Rich