Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-21
Scraps about ScrdpperS


Johnny MOONEY shared bout
- for which philly fans have been
patiently and watchfully waiting when
he grabbed off the return tilt between
the brace of Joe boys-Lynch and Bur
man-for the National Club, Satur
day night. After their recent sensa D.
tiOnal sizzling. snappy sockfest at the
Olympia club. Jack Hanlon immcdi
atelN started negotiations for another
meeting between Lynch and Burman.
Last Friday Leon l.. Rains announced
Tor publication that the bantamS had
been rcmatched for the Broad street
arena in n special show to be staged
New Years hay. When Announcer
Joe Griffo spelled that this same pair
would meet at the Eleventh street club
this week. his proclamation sort OF
Knocked those present silly for frac-
tion of n second Leon Rains said to
day that the Burman Lynch bout for
the Olympia would go on just the same.
providing. of course. that the boys were
TO put on another fast fray Saturday
night. The special matinee November
II. the Pete Herman Lynch contest
would also go on at the Olympia as
scheduled. with the proviso, however.
that Lynch was not outclassed in the
Burman bout this week by an unun-
imous margin. MONEYS new plan Of
keeping the puietus on his bouts for
the following week until the last min
ute appears to be very good. Up until
few weeks ago placards showing the
next weeks boxing bouts were nailed
promiscuously around the club. SO that
the fans knew who were going to box
before the announcement was made.
This Ia, b,,. l,,,,
tunitN to "raZ2' in very ra2Zy sort
of way Now the announcer keeps the
fans on edge. and he is able to put his
spiel over lot better.
First boxing tourney Of the Delaware
River shpyard League will be put on in
the armory. Chester. tonight Winners Of
resent the league in out-of-town competition
which Is now being arranged. Tonight =
"Snnv ImWy RgE bsysnde tdds HHf
vs Ollie Ban Chester: X. o. Magnes, sun,
w. John Lincoln Hog Island; Mickey perne,
bee sun. vs Jack Mccain. Chester,
Bombadier Wells scores X. o! This very
exciting piece of news came via cahle tn"
phN. whoever he -, and now. of course, It's
only q matter Of short time before Wells
used to be a Jack turnhr. who had few
bouts around here, and he was an awful
lin'bO.
Jimmy de Forest. according to n report
today. has been canned bv Jack kearns AS
trainer for Champion lack Dempsey. This
same report has II that Charley Rose. who
has been training Willie jackson, will
he responsible for the heavyweight champ :
condition in the future.
The star bout at the Atlantic city Sport
ing club has a touch of color IN it, Joe
Cans champion OF the Panama region, Is
the COlOred entry and his opponent viii h'
III" wild person from New York, RertN
Kenny. Kenny Is an ever-punchinR battler
and Cans is clever. hence swell scrap
should ensue. The bout between Victor
RitChic and Little Bear Is expected to he a
good one Frankie Fleming and Tommy
Hudson are matched for eight rounds and
Willie Fuller is hooked up with Jimmy
Tender for s.X-rounder.
Jackie Clark. who was ~eturncd from
Franco with the A e f. middlewe"ht dia-
dem dangling from his belt Will take part
n his thirteenth bout since saying au rcvor
- al, Belle France. when ho meets Zulu
Nid at Reading tonight Clark also IL
cooked for bout Thursday night with Mike
McTRue at Allentown.