Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

TONIGHT's the night for the "Melady
Special to get under way for st.
Paul, where those who have made reser-
vations with Gene Meady for berths and
pionship scrap between the two Mikes,
O'Dowd and Gibbons. Upon arrival in
St. Paul the party will be met by a large
party Of business men of the Twin City
and the =, entire company, will parade
brass band. During the march. moving
picture photographers will grind" the
parade. 1t is thought that the films will
be sent to Omaha for display in the local
show houses.
THE title battle narrows down to a
question of whether Phantom" Mike
Gibbons is in anything like his old form.
Reports from st. Paul would lead close
follower of the game to believe that The
Shadow" has slipped. If he has, 0Dowd
will have good chance of winning the
bout. At his best, Gibbons would have
no trouble in disposing of O'Dowd and
would have a good chance to win the title
by knocking the champion out. The same
O'Dowd is performing admirably in his
training, displaying form that surprises
the most sanguine of his hackers. He is
said to be faster than he ever showed be-
punches. For that matter. he was al
ways regarded as a heavy hitter. but lit
tie thought was given to his ability to
land a finishing blow on his crafty OPP
ponent, Friday night.
THE rumor is current in Omaha fstic
- circles that frankie Callahan is to be
matched at Fort Omaha with Pal Moore.
the Memphis bantam. No one seems to
know whether this is certainty or not.
the past year, the bout is unlikely. A
year or SO ago Moore was nothing more
than bantamweight. Callahan is full
grown lightweight, perhaps couple, of
pounds below this weight. How then
could he and Moore make good match.
Wilde, the wonderful little British fly
weight able to concede Is to 18 pounds
and then beat p-notchers. If mepory
serves me rights Moore bored Wilde in
enough in that time to permit his being
matched with Callahan, lightweight. and
one of no mean ability? Omaha. fans
would welcome another appearance of CAL
equal poundage and boxing skill is pro-
cured for him, but they would not coun-
tenarlce the matching of bantam and
lightweight, even such classy performers
as these little fellows.
THE contestants in the main event at
Council Bluffs on November 2s, Billy
Uvick and Harry Williams. started their
training few days ago, and each states
that he will be in first-class shape for
their six-round mill Both men declare
the referee will have no trouble in declar-
ing, a winner, as each is determined to
make the victory a decisive one. 1t is
needless to say that Williams and uvick
are each claiming a win. Uvick thinks his
added weight will give his punching
knockout on Williams, and the latter says
he will show Uvick and the fans that he
was really in no condition to box when
he met Uvick on November l after a ZOO
mile automobile trip. This time. he de:
c1ares, he will be i'm much better physical
condition and will have a good nights
rest before the bout and will be able to
punch his way to early victory. Either
way, it should sure be some battle and
should draw as well as the recent Gala
little better as the boxers each have a
great following.
PEPORTING himself already in fine
! condition. Earl Caddock. the worlds
champion heavyweight wrestler. has
training to fit himself more surely for his
return to the mat game, when he meets
Sam Clapham, the British champion. at
the Omaha Auditorium on December s..
Caddock's performance will be watched
anxiously by his many friends and ad-
mirers. for it is feared by many of them
that Earls experience in foreign lands
did not tend to benefit his wrestling. Gene
Melady, his manager, declares that the
champion will be in better form than he
ever was. when he makes his initial ap-
pearance on the mat. since his return from
France. If he is actually better than he
! ever was. he should experience no great
trorble j. defeating the British title
holder. Clapham will make a great trial
horse for him.