The Washington herald., 1918-12-25

Not since the days when Kid Sulli-
van. the veteran lightweight battler
ranked near the top of the heap in
that division. has Washington had
any of its native sons topping the
runC of the puEilistic circle. But Ed
die Kane has made good as the mana
ger of a trio OF the fastest battlers
the fight game has seen in a long
while.
Kane. until few weeks ago, when
he cast his lot with Uncle Sans
jackivs. had been looking out for the
interests of Mike Gibbons. Tommy
Gibbons and Billy Whalen. but tiIIs
was not Kane's first steps into the
roped arena game or into sporting
circles as Eddie has had quite a va
ricd career among spOrtsmen.
Not being satisfied with being the
leader OF champions in the pugilis-
tic circles. he Immediately stepped out
of the role Of an ordinary Jackie"
and was the naval representative at
the interallied battles held in London
recently. There were but few defeats
registered against the naval warriors
in this carnival which speaks well
for Kane's training and judgment of
the knights of the padded mltt.
Kane has managed some of the
best-knOwn athletes in the ring. while
he also fell in with the mat-men, bill
lard players and ball teams while so
iourniHg in the Middle West. Jack
Dempsey. the Western heavyweight.
who is at present holding the lime
light of the puEilistic sun because of
his having defeated Fred Fulton and
Carl Morris, was at one time under
the management of Kane. Eddie
claims that Jack will hang the kayo
wallOp on any heavyweight in a fif-
teen or twenty round battle. and that
he is a greatly improved fighter since
the days he padded him around in
the prelims and semi -windups.
Eddie started out by handling the
reins for the Grapplers, having under
his wing from time to time such we'll
known mat-men as Andre Anderson.
Rudy UnhOltz. Earl Caddock. the
heavy weight champion. and Charlie
Cutler. while all the billardists who
hit the trail toward the Western
world fell under kane's guiding hand.
Willie Hoppe, Jake Schaefer, jr., and
Calvin Demerest were billiardists who
were under the watchfuI eye of Kane,
while he looked out for the business
interests of such battIers as Willie
Schaefer, Chuck Larson. Jimmy Muir
ply. Jimmy Travers. Marty Cutler,
frankie OZzO, frankie Britton. Billy
Whalen, Tommy Gibbons and the
peerless Mike.
Eddie's career in baseball was a
short one. as he trained the Terre
Haute team in 1912 and the Sioux City
club. in 1913.
Kane in his sporting career has been
ngatT
of the Zenith Athletic Club. of Du-
luth, MINI. He has been in the sport
ing game for twelve years. and is well
Versed on all subjects in athletics.
In every line of amusements
whether it be in theatricals or sports
the real fans have favorites that stand
out from the good, the great and the
clever, for the favorite of a real fan
must be more than merely good or
great. He must be the best RasA-
ball has Walter johnson and Ty Cobb.
billiards has its Willie Hoppe. lovers
of harness races vote for Pop Geers.
movie fans their Chaplin and the close
student of boxing. one who knows ana
understands the game of fisticuffs. has
his Mike Gibbons" said Kane in a re-
cent interview.
There are many who will question
the right of anyone to select Gibbons
over Benny Leonard, but a little COM
mon sense will throw out any argu-
ment on that score. In the first place,
Leonard has never been known to give
an opponent any of the best of tn
weight and generally. through good
gets much the best of IL
himself. He has made a great record
since winning the title, has knocked
out many of the men he has met, but
a glance over the list shows us that
they were, with the exception Of XII
bane and Ritchie Mitchell. little bette,
than preliminary boys" Kane stiu
wabbles. still he has been getting
just as much credit for beating them
as any other champion did for winnina
over a contender. He is a great boxer1
and a puncher as well, but the fac,
that he was born in New York has
helped him just as much as his good
right hand. The New York boxinp
public will not accept anyone from the
West as best IL they have some one
nearly as good on their own home
shores.
In the case OF Gibbons" saws
Kane, although weighing around !
152 in good shape he has taken
them first come. first served in ali |
classes and at all weights. He beat
Jack Dillon when the latter was
called Jack, the Giant Killer Ar