The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
MUST
HUSTLE TO WIN
Eddie Wallace, Who Meets
Knockout King Monday
Is Classy Battler.

Baltimore. Nd, Feb. 16.-The boxing
Ians VIII have a real good opportunity
70 get line OF the present form OF
Ieorge CLANCY when the Knockout
KING collides with Eddie Wallace. of
brooklyn. in the windup of the all
star card de luxe at the Lyric on
Monday evening. Wallace Is bv far
the classiest miller CLANCY has ever
been matched with except Johnny
kilbane and the fact that Wallace
Is legitimate light-weight makes
Georges coming task all the harder.
Ihe Brooklynite, while he has been
IN the ring for several years. Is but A
younSster in years. He Is only 20 and
with the exception of Frankie Burns.
The veteran Jersey City bantam
weight. he has fought more cham
pions than any other knight of the
roped arena now performing in star
bouts.
Wallace has faced no less than the
peers OF three different divisions. As
a bantam-weight he boxed Kid Will
liams twice. as a feather-weight he
fought Johnny Kilbane. While as
lightweight ne has exchanged
punches with Freddie Welsh and his
successor to the title. Benny Leonard.
But for the fact that his bouts with
kilbane were no decision affairs Wal
lace would have been crowned a
champion. When Welsh was king of
liSht-weights. Wallace met Aim IN
Canada and whipped the BritA de-
cisively in ten rounds but Welsh re-
tained the championship simply be-
cause the referee was poweriess to
render verdict Wallace duplicated
the performance with Kilbane across
the border, but his margin was not as
wide as that with Welsh.
Wallace issstill managed BY Charley
Harvey one Of the country's leading
sportsmen and former New York State
boxing commissioner, who managed
Owen Moran, the, English light-wcight,
when he toured this country.
Wallace gained recognition as a top
notcher in his first clash with Johnny
Dundee. Harvey's protege surprising
the New York fight enthusiasts by
cleanly knocking Dundee down-the
hrst real, legitimate knockdown Dun
dee had ever suffered,
Dundee. incidentally. is being sought
by Manager Bletzer to meet the win
ner OF the Wallace-Chaneyb bout. Wal
lace was born in BrooElyn, near the
old ror1pfng grounds Of three former
celebrities OF the ring. Jack skelley.
Jack McAulirre and Jack Dempsey,
the Nonpariel. He ran awav from
home when very young 10 become a
Jockey. but he took o weight SO IA st
that he turned his attention to tn.
roped arena. His true name Is
Abraham Kawalick
Wallace and the other bows. Pal
Moore. of Memphis. and Battling
Reddy. of New York. are to arrive
here tomorrow. Moore. who is under
the Joint management OF Tommy
Walsh. and Nate Lewis. OF Chicago.
is to meet Jack Sharkey, ,he aggres-
sive New Yorker. and a whale OF a
bantam bout II promises to be, while
Reddy is to be the opponent OF Young
CLANCY In the other two big events
on Mondays unusually attractive bill
or the American Athletic Association.
Sharkey has been in town several
days and has been I'm training with
George CLANCY at Doyle's. The New
Yorker. prime favorite here. will be
tuned up for a furious satto with
Moore and he is well liked 10 take the
measure OF the tall Southerner, not
withstanding Moore is recognized as
one OF the classiest bantams in the
country.