El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-01

--eenan neiu dempsey 10 uraw In a
four round bout year ago and he Is
undoubtedly tough man to beat in
four rounds. The Californian, &C
cording 10 the sharps. cannot be con-
sidered a real contender for the
championship OF the heavyweight d.
vision, alhOugh the san Francisco
sailor is a remarkably clever boxer
for big man 1t is in the longer
bouts that he falls short OF champion
ship caliber. for Il Will be remem-
bered that he could get only a draw
with Tom COwler in a u round bout
in Boston last year.
BIRTHDAY OF EDDIE HANLON.
GREAT LITTLE INCARCERATION
Many great boxers have been de-
prived by tough luck and bad man
agement OF the championship crowns
70 which their qualifications entitled
them, but the greatest near-cham-
pion Of all was probably Eddie Han
Ion. OF san Francisco. This clever.
scientific. durable and hard hitting
little boxer was born IN San Fran
cisco 55 years ago tomorrow. October
.. 1855, and II was 10 years ago yes
terday since his pugilistic career end
ed with a defeat at the hands OF Owne
Koran in 20 round bout in his home
town. At %. when he should have
been at his fighting best. he was q
has been, the wreck OF shattered
hopes.
Charles Walter Hanlon. to give him
the name conferred upon upon him
by his parents, came OF Irish-Ameri-
can stock. He was only school boy.
scarcely out OF knee pants. when he
entered the ring. only q few days
after his 18th birthday he fought
that other famous native son, Abe
Attel, but lost the decision. a little
later he defeated Frankie Neil in
two battles. At Il he fought Abe
A
poker 10 draw IN a fast and furious
20 round contest. Within a month
he met Young Corbett, the feather
weight champion, over the same dis
lance. and held him TO a draw. He
then fought Benny Yanger. in two
90 round engagements. the first end
ing I'm a draw. and the second in a
victory for the little Californian.
The san Francisco fans became
Hanlon crazy. and no wonder. for Ed
die apparently had everything that
boxer should have, and a little bit
more. They saw in Hanlon the fu-
ture lightweight champion OF the
world. He fought with a crouch that
made IT almost impossible for the
other fellow to reach him without
leaving himself exposed TO one OF
Eddie's terrible body blows But the
boy was rushed too fast He was only
kid, and the long battles with the
stars OF the game put TOO much OF
strain on his vitality. lie fought
Young Corbett a second time and lost.
In 1904 he Knocked out Kid Broad.
but was himself put away by Battling
Nelson and defeated by Terry Me-
Govern. In 1905 he came back and
whipped Young Corbett and fought
a draw with Aurelio Herrera. but lost
to Kid Herman In 1906. Dick Hy-
land knocked him out in the hoodoo
18Th. and two years later Moran nut
the finishing touches on Eddie's blast
ed ring career.
AN OLD TINE RATTLE.
Il was on this date in 1857 that
Dabiel Mendoza defeated "Jem the
Butcher in seven rounds in Eng
land Mendoza was the first Of many
clever Jews who have adopted fight
ing as a profession. His first impor-
tant bout was In 1884. when he de-
dgated the giant scrapper called
harry the Coal HEAVIER" After de-
IeatinE the Butcher" he took on
hlchard HUMPHREYS in three bouts.
losing one and winning two. His last
victory over HUMPHREYS was decisive.
and when Ben Brain. the indicated
champion. died in 1874. Mendoza was
acclaimed as his successor. He held
the title only a year, when he was de-
feated by John Jackson The Hebrew
won by cleverness and science. rather
than brute strength. but I'm Jackson I
he met a man as clever as himself /
and much Gf~nwmnr