Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
MANY BOXING
STARS TO CLASH
Meet Wednesday in Bouts
for Benefit of u. S. Over
seas Forces
SHIBE PARK THE STAGE

Shibe Park will be the scene of a big
boxing carnival Wednesday evening. un-
der the auspices of the Philadelphia
Navy Yard Employees Overseas Tobacco
Fund and the Pennsylvania Auxiliary,
Navy Relief Society.
Some of the stars of the puglistic
world, including a group of old-time
dark-town battle royalists. have been
engaged for this event. and will furnish
amusement to the large audience which
VIII be attracted by the excellence of
the boxing bill 'Mere will be fights
galore. Every shape. size and weight OF
contestants will be presented. The bill
to be presented includes frankie MUIR
ray, 1o3-pound rivet heater carrying
the colors of the shopfltters' shop, to big
JACK tGiant Killer Thompso< who is
now in Uncle Sans service as a skill
ed laborer. representing the public works
department, and Battling Jess Brown.
227-pound Philadelphia longshoreman,
whose height is feet inches.
Method Of Competing
The bouts have been arranged with
Q view Of having one department or
shop compete against another There Is
quite lot of rivalry among the boxers
as to their relative merits. As most of
the 5000 employees of the navy ward
have already secured reservations there
will be good attendance on hand to
urge the contestants to exert them
selves to the limit.
A summary OF the bouts is as fol-
lows.
Thornton of the sail loft VS. Bradley,
of the copper shop.
frankie Herman. teamster VS. the old
Port Richmond battler. Hugh O'Brien,
a rveter.
Jack Taylor heavyweight. chief jan-
tor of the accounting office. vs. Jack
Hubbard. Of the supply department.
Joe Phillips. of Kensington. VS. Jimmy
Coster. the fighting blacksmith of public
works
Joe Fisher. L. s. S. Carolina VS. Jack
Toland. of Pier No. 10. naval reserves.
Eddie Dundee Of the bull gang ma
chinists ous,de section. VS.. KID Wof of
the riveters.
Freddie Nitchy. of the belt repair
gang representing the machine shop, vs.
the hull division blacksmith Terrible
Dan" johnson. who has been knocking
out his shopmates with alarming rapidity
during the noon hours
Tierney to Fight
Jimmy Tierney. the tow-haired youth
from Port Richmond, will have the
backing of the oxyacetylene gang to
burn holes through the guard of Joel
Mendell, a rigger helper. who has given
the fans a run for their money at the
local clubs during the last winter
Phil Bloch. an allowance craftsman,
will try to blow the forced draft in
Charlie (Kid) Thomas. who is ma
chinists mate at the naval training sta
ton.
Johnny Mealey. of the Identification
bureau. top notch Philadelphia boy
who has n long list of creditable vic
tories. opposes Freddie Kelly. the boy
who boxed Benny Leonard at the news
papermens tobacco fund show.
Muckels Reilly and Indian Russell
have met so often in the bouts at the
navy yard that they have asked the
committee for permission 10 box the full
six rounds allowed by the Philadelphia
boxing laws. Muckels is a great favor
ite With the stevedores. and Russell is
an employe Of the sheet metal shop.
English featherweight
Eddie Morgan, clever English
featherweight. a checker in the employ
Of the Corcoran Stevedoring Company,
which firm loads the vessels at the
yard, will meet the clever Leo Vincent.
a mechanic attached to the outside sheet
metal gang. who repair Uncle Sans
fighting ships.
Eddie Mack will give an exhibition of
pantomime boxing.
Twelve big husky colored youths
picked from different departments will
try to establish a good reputation and
Standing among their fellows by enter
ing a battle royal with plenty Of punch
and grit.
The high-class wind-up is presented
by the final bout, Lew Tender VS.. "The
Cave Man" Terry McGovern. 1t is pre-
dicted by the critics that Lew Tender
has a chance for titular honors.
The tickets for this show can be OBJ
,ained from Gimbers, Spaldings. Dom
aghys, Edwards's and United Service
Club at prices of soc, 81. and 50. The
entire gate receipts will go to the en-.
listed men Of the war zone