The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
C. White and
Shannon Are
Set for Gong
lightweights Ready; Four
Other Bouts Are Bh!ed
for Arena Card

Charlie White. Chicago lightweight.
who meets Eddie shannon tomorrow
night at the Arena. arrived on time
last night via tho Olyinpian from
Chicago. Charlie states he IN feeling
great. and certainly looks the part.
He had n ntin workout last night
after stepping OF the rattlcra. and
viii 80 thru his regular training
stunts again this afternoon In tho
Northwest Athletic clubs gymnasium
In tho Arena basement. This Is
Whites first visit 20 the Northwest
Whites moAt notable match was
for tho lightweight championship OF
the world at Colorado Springs. Fred.
die Welsh. who held the title at that
time. won a close decision after 20
rounds. IL would be difficult 20 name
any present lightweight In Glass A.
except EddNe shannon. whom white
has not met
Irish Eddie shannon. whose ancos
tors came from the Emerald Isle.
was matched with Battling orteEa OF
Oakland once and. according 10 news
paper clippings. Eddie made ortesa
run out OF the match. Ia spite Of the
fact that orteEa Is n middicweight
and Eddie hoycrs under i3s pounds.
There was n particular reason for
that match on shannon'a part. duo 10
the fact that Ortega married the girl
whom Eddie intended for his own.
When the Northwest Athletic club
was negotiating with ortega for a
Seattle contest Shannon bodied up
Immediately and said "I'n take tho
bis stun on. winner take ALL" At the
timc ortega ran out Of the match
with shannon. Eddie told the pro
motors 60 bring on "Sppd" Murphy,
another California mlddiewriEht- I'd.
die IN Indifferent to what they weigh
when he l. the ring. as witness his
recent bout at tho Eika' benefit
smoker against Mike Pete. who
weighs around o pounds. and who
l. considered a guod Local boy.
Beat Dalton
Another Coast celebrity whom
Shannon hung a X. O. on was Steve
Dalton. who recently put Frankie
Haynie away. with the exception Of
Willie Hoppe and Eddie Pinkman.
9th OF whom wero defeated by
shannon. most OF shannon'a bouts on
the Coast were against wsitcrwclghts
and even middien. These bouts were
Just prior 20 Ehannon'a invasion OF
the East. where b, had To take OF
an extra quarter pound 20 make en-.
actly isi pounds for Johnny XII.
han.. fcatherwriEht champion OF the
world. In Philadelphia That bout
was a six round nodecision contest
After that bout shannon met Benny
Leonard and gavs away about ~
pounds at least to tho lightweight
champion.
In los Angeles Shannon stopped
tho meteoric career of on. Eddie
Brewster pincman. This was during
Pinkman's tour around the world 10
Los Angeles and back. PlniSmnn left
Los Angeles the very next day after
shannon got real rough with him.
while it's old stun. local fans are
curious about the identity Of the
Masked Marvel who meets California
Joe WEIGH in tho semi windup tomor
row night The Mysterious one
wears a light rubber mask. and while
II IL true no comes from Brooklyn.
this fact in itself IL not 30 bad. BE-
cause Benny Leonard himself comes
from that borough % Greater New
York. What lg more important Is the
fact that he can deliver the goods.
and in order 20 give tho fans
chance 10 SEQ him work out this aft
ornoon he will 70 thru his training
stunts Just prior 20 Charlie Whites
workout In the Northwest clubs
gym.
All the other boys on the card for
tomorrow night are finishing up their
training today for the last Northwest
club smoker at the Arena this year.
Steve Must Win
Steve Reynolds. fireman heavy. has
10 win from Willie Keller when they
box In one Of the other bouts. He
has n wager on with a fan that II
he wins the fan wheels him down
Second ave. In a wheelbarrow at 2
p. m. the day after the bout. II
steve loses he turns over his new
overcoat 10 said fan. Steve viii have
20 step around lively. because II
looks like n tough winter
Eddie Jackson and Irving Gleason,
lightweiEhta. win box in one OF the
other bouts. one more bout com
pletes the card.
Tho doors viii be opened at the
Arena nj p. m. tomorrow night. The
first bout starts nj $50.