The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-30
BREEZY BOXING
BRIEFS

Those two famous Mikes, o'Dowd and
Gibbons, have been signed up for a 20
round bout at Jack Reddy's club in
st, Paul, the scrimmage to take place
on the 22d OF next month. Gibbons
has been chasing O'Dowd ever since the
France, but II was not until recently
that the two face polishers came to
terms.
Before he meets Gibbons, o'Dowd will
take on Billy Kramer in a six-round 60
in Philly on Nov. g.. Kramer recently
outpointed Joe Borrell. and II was main
~ thrclgh this victory that he coppcd
a match with the middleweight cham
plon.
Isn't Benny valger getting to be the
rough young person. A short time ago
he flattened Jimmy Hill, Australia
Thursday night he poked Eddie Jackson
on tho chin so hard that Eddie did a
double somersault and landed on his
back, where he remained while the
referee practised his arithmetic.
This should be very encouraging TO
Benny in his journey toward a cham
pionship. for II he goes back over Benny
Leonard's record he will discover that
the present king OF the llghtweights In
his early days couldn't hit hard enough
| to cripple a mosquito, Then he sud
| denly developed a wallop and has been
knocking them stiff ever since.
Joe Lynch has called off his bout with
champion Pete Herman. Pal Moore got
the mill. Joe wired Dominick Tor
torich, the New Orleans promoter, that
the terms offered were not satisfac'
tory. To a guy In the ratters II looks
a., IL ,a,r a.rp,g ghnt,ld auit a Ind whn
Is getting a crack at a champions
jaw.
According to umo scootiug around
| pugilistic circles, Johnny kilbane has
Il all ribbed up to announce his retire
ment from the ring during the Christ,
mas holidays. After telling the world
fair that he is through with the game
Johnny will wrap UP his crown In q
ribbon bedecked box and hand IT 10 zoe
Lynch.
II Joe Is a wise bird he will decline
the present with thanks, for nobodS
would recognize him as title holdel
should he accept Ring history tells ut
about guys who handed their title dowr
after retiring. and the gink who Eeeeiv'
cd them generally turned out to be tht
bunk,
Joe Benjamin, the Coast lightweight
will he given a chance to show tn,
Fasteners what he has In stock whei
he meets Joe yelling In an eight-rount
scrap at the Newark Sp~ortsman's .elul
on election night. Benjamin. will hav'
the benefit Of training with Benn'
Leonard for this bout, and Billy Glib
son, who Is looking after his affairs
says the new star is bound to max
good,
Freddie Welsh is somewhat of a hu
morist, despite the fact that he Is Eng
lish, After being freed Of tho charg
made by Harry Pollok, Freddie an
nounced that he vas through with tn
fght-game forever.
Charlie Beecher. brother of the IA
nous Willie, older member Of tn
Beeeher family, is now under the mar
agement OF Phil Bernstein. Phil saw
so hinself, so II must be true. Phil
Is also the dough grabber for Augi
Rather, With these two lads under HI
wing Bernstein should be able 10 pa
Uncle Sam quite a little income tax thi
year.
Young Mike Donovan is hack In tn
ring again, Mike is booked to NEE
Knockout Joffe at the Arena club {
Jersey City on Nov. s. Young Mick
is using Joffe as a stepping stone e
ward the middleweight championship
More power 10 your good right arm
Mike,
Jimmy Htll the lad who came all tn
way from Australia to get n clip on tn
chin. Is going home, James has h
nose pointed toward San Francisc,
where he expects to hook I'D with
couple OF ads In four-round bouts, ~