The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-03


the fact that fancy Lee Is the legitimate
holder fit. Ia to battle two more six
round bouts ut the Philadelphia clubs
Tonight he boxes Freddie Reese OF
Brooklyn at the National A. c. and on
April Z he takes on Joe Tiplit1, OF the
Olympia A. c. Fox can only make IFS
pounds ringsideL
Thomas Robson Is likely to make
some Of the stars step II he continues In
the same good form he has been show
Harry Greb. the sturdy light heavy
weight Of Pittsburgh. for ten rounds at
tho, Olympia a. A Of Syracuse. n. T.. on
the night Of April 81. The bout ought
to be q hummer as Greb is fighting
well now.
Whom Jack Britton crossed his right
,, to Ted Lewis Jaw. knocking him out. In
their bout at Canton, Ohio. it was the
| eighth time that the welterweight title
| has changed hands. Prior TO Britton's
/ feat in resainirg it by the X. Q. route.
Joe walcott Of Boston knocked out
Rube Ferns, the western fighter in five
rounds at boxing show staged at Fort
Erie Ontario, on Dec. Is. 1901.
willie Jackson the New York fighter.
| Is going gto mako trip to Philadelphia
! in few days for the purpose Of getting
| one Of the clubs there to match him with
| Johnny Kf1bane or Benny Talger. the
French lightweight
Matchmaker Joe Dunfee OF the Olym-
| pia A. A Of Syracuse. y. Y. has booked
| up tho star bouts for the next three
\ shows at his club. Monday night Young
TgeS 80 S1S-ra GeOrrra chin OF
| Newcastle, Pa, April Z, Harry Greb. OF
| Pittsburgh, VS.. Tommy Robson of NAL
den, Mass. and April II. Joe yelling
| Of Chicago, VS.. Ralph Brady Of SYRIA
cuse. Each bout will be for ten rounds.
Undess plans foil. Hinkel the fight
promoter Of Cleveland. has decided TO
use Johnny Kilbane the featherweight
champion IN a ten round bout at the
at Grays' Armory in Cleveland on May
l.
Looking none the worse for his trip to
California and other cities in the west
| where he fought in the last six or eight
| weeks Champion Benny Leonard. the
| worlds light weight champion and his
| manager, Billy Gibson arrived in New
| York yesterday. Both Leonard and Glib
son declared that Willie Richie had put
I'D a great fight in Frisco. but In a
| longer bout than four rounds. Leonard
could come near stopping him.
n Jack Brtttorrs bouts with Johnny
Grfff1ths at Joplin. MO. on April IA, and
with Harvey Thorpe Of Kansas City at
Des Motnes, Iowa, on April 90 and "a
are arranged Jack will receive a guaran-
tee Of $500. with an option Of IS per
cent Of the gross receipts for each Of
them
II Jock Britton's bouts with Johnny
: GrIffiths at Joplin Mo-. on April IA and
with Harvey Thorpe Of Kansas City at
Des Mofnes. IOWA, on April % OF "a are
arranged Jack will receive n guarantee
of $500 with an option Of IS per cent
Of the gross receipts for each Of them :
AlthouEh Frankie Burns. the sensa-
tionai featherwcight Of Jersey City will
celebrate his 3oth birthday on June "a.
the popular little fighter Is in better
form now THAI he has been for five
years
Because the Officials Of the Olympia
A. A. OF Philadelphia, gave him the
first chance in his return to the ring.
johnny the lellnCrWcIRH(
champion, has passed up the offer Of tho
Yankee A. c. of Buffalo to fight there
IN Monday night and to box Johnny
Mealey. Of Philadelphia, on that night.
Jim Coffoy, the Irish heavyweight.
was yesterday matched for another fight
by hlsSmanaged. Tom McArdle. He will
hook UP with Jack Clifford. the heavy
weigh OF Brooklyn. for te rounds Mt
tho Peerless A. c. OF Wilkes Barre. Pa.
on the. night Of April Z.