Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-26
RICHARD, AS BOXING
BOARD GUEST, TO SEE
BOUT IN THIS CITY
Famous Promoter, Making
First Visit Here, viii
Share Box With Major
"Tony" Biddle
REYNOLDS PICKS FOX
By JAMES S. CAROLAN
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Tex will be here Monday night. !
For the first time in his career, the
famous fight promoter will look over the
soil that made Bill Penn famous.
For the first time in many seasons the
fstic leader will attend big boxing
match and have the mere role of
spectator.
Tex will be here to acquire first hand
knowledge on how they promote boxing
IN the best boxing city in the country
fhlladeIphia is the only city that sup
ports boxing on a major league scale.
Lex will have n chance to see one
OF the most critical fight gatherings in
the world. The preliminaries at the
Willard Dempsey battle that were well
received, never would have gone the
limit here. The fans would have chased
them from the ring.
Title Promoter
Tex has been affiliated with some of
the biggest boxing ventures in the his
tory of the sport. He promoted two
big heavyweight title contests and one
lightweight championship affair. All
were record breakers.
This is the first time that Tex will
see brace of high class featherweights
in action. Always IN admirer of Kill
bane, he accepted this invitation to see
the wonderful little Cleveland boy in
action against foreign foe.
Rickard will have his chance to learn
hrst hand the popularity of international
matches. 1t is known that he has the
promise of Dempsey, if he succeeds in
getting Carpenter, and it is we'll known
that Tex will stage that match in this
country.
Tex can learn much from Quaker
City promoters. He will find a regu :
lation bell, and he will find big league
timekeepers. As for referees. Frank
tPop) O'Brien and Lew Crimson have
demonstrated their class. This city also
has other officials of note.
Boxing Board Guest
1t has been said that Richard will
appear in the role of referee. This is
doubtful. Tex is the guest of Major
A. j. Drcxel Biddle. president of the
army, navy and civilian board of box :
ing control. He is expected to share
a box with the distinguished boxing of :
ficials.
Tex Rickard also will be the guest
Of Major Biddle at dinner party at
the Ritz Carlton before the notable
group departs for the fight. Many prom
inent civilians and sportsmen are ex
pected to attend.
There is no title at stake in the
Kilbane- Fox fight, but Kilbane has a
reputation among the feathers that he
must protect against the rushing Briton
Fox is regulation featherweight and
can make 100 pounds, according to his
manager, Johnny Mooney.
Klbane also is a regulation feather
and can make the limit if called upon
Yesterday Fox scaled 125 pounds wher
he finished training. Klbane scaled 125
The weight question will cause no trou
Bile.
1t will be recalled that the English
feathcrweight limit is 126 pounds a
9 o'clock.
Reynolds Likes Fox
Bobby Reynolds has not lost his cOur.
age. On Thursday afternoon the vet
eran lightweight boxed three rounds will
Kilbane. At the finish Bobby was 1
great Kilbane booster. 1t is also known
that Bobby twice opposed kilbane il