Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28

HITTING CHIP
IN NATIONAL BOUT
MEETS JIMMY OHAGEN
Nep Castle Middleweight Faces Tough Opponent To-
night-Batling Kopin and Tommy Ferguson
in Semi-W indup
By JAMES 5. CAROLAN

NU1DDLEWEtGHTS seem to have the
A'A call just now at the big local box
ing clubs. Down at the new National
\. \. tonight "A brace of the 15~S-pound-
ers will do the entertaining, George
chip and Jimmy (Butch) OIlagen be-
ing scheduled to clash in the feature
bout. At the olympia on Monday eve
ming Jack McCarron and Soldier Bart
field arc due to meet,
Tonight's windup at the National
should supply action. The principals
represent the receiving and taking type.
chip is recognized as one of the hard
est hittcrs in the game. His hooks are
the equal OF most fighters swings.
O'Hagcn is known for his ability to
stand up under punishment. lie Is Il
good puncher but for real battering does
not class with the redoubtable George
Chip, of New Castle, Pa.
kopin Meets Ferguson
More big boys will come together in
the semiwindup. Battling kopin, one of
the few able to drop *. O. Loughlin,
will go on against Tommy Ferguson.
Both boys are now in the service. but
before starting work for incl Sam We're
noted rivals upstate. Kopin is sta
tened at League Island, while Ferguson
does his work at cape May. In addi-
ton to his regular, duties as a seaman,
Ferguson tutors the boys in boxing.
Two classy little fellows will meet in
,he third bout. Joe Mendell. who regis
tered "A Knockout over Ralph Sweigert
in his last start, is due to perform
against frankie Rice, OF Baltimore.
Rice beat Mendell i'm the Htter's last. APP
pearance in Baltimore. Mendel has
shown Improvement since hat bout. In
the other bouts Patsy Bradley takes on
Billy Cannon and Joe Augatis will OPP
pose a strong opponent.
Lewis to Meet Dundee
Gussie Lewis at last has broken into
| the big game. For the first time in his
| career the classy little Kensington boy
will Engage u boxer in the big time
who is recognized. When Gussie engages
johnny Dundee, topnotch lightweight, in
the semiwind-up to the Dempsey-Levin-
sky bout at the Olympia on october .,
it will be his first bout with Il leading
lightweight.
Lewis made his debut in the light
Y eight class q few weeks ago with
fIeuuN Reese, Benny Leonard : SlhltIlt'S
partner. and made good with II win.
Johnny Burns, manager Of Lewis, then
started a search for the topnotchel :,
leonard alone being barred. When
Burns learned Of the special show that
was to be staged he asked Promoter
DouGherty to put Lewis on against
Dundee. Promoter Dougherty and Dun.
dee were willing ard the match clinched
Good Supporting Card
Jack Dempsey and Battling LevinskS
will he enough of a card to attract q
capacity gathering when this specia
show is staged. But TO have the sup
port of a Lewis-Dundee scrap n tive
more high-class bouts. the show look,
Ike au all-star program.
Dempsey is working diligently dow
at Ieiperville. The big coast heavy
weight is making his headquarters "A
Dougherty's Colonial Hotel, \ twenty,
four-foot ring has been erected i'm tn,
rear of the hotel and ii is there tina
Dempsey does his work. The heavy,
weight contender is just getting over
the effects of q shot" Of serum to com