The Washington herald., 1919-06-22
YOUNG AHEARN
A new CHAMP
District Featherweight Bat
ties His Way to A.E.F.
Title.

Washington at last has a champion
battler. He is no other than Young
Ahearn. featherweight champion OF
the n. Z. F. Not since the days OF
Kid Sullivan. Tommy Lowe and Kid
Egan has the Nations Capital had
the distinction of being represented
on the puglistlc horizon with a tstic
champ or near champion. Now along
comes Young Ahearn, fresh from the
battlefields of France. with honors
won both in the line OF duties and in
the squared circle
They call him The Question Mark, 4"
those doughboays who watched him
battle his way into the featherweight
championship. because of his freak
style in both offense and defense.
Ahearn leads with his right hand and
right foot extended and fights along
the lines OF George CLANCY. the Balti-
more knock-out-king. His snake-like
tab is one of his best bets. while his
ability to hammer through a left
counter makes him a dangerous op-
ponent for any of the featherweights.
Ahearn. whose real name is Isa-
dore Goldstein, of 617 P street north
west. came through the prelimina-
ries for the final A. Z. r. champion
ship. by defeating eleven bat lers
while he captured the title honors
after disposing Of seven of the res
fistic stars of Uncle Sans army.
''Goldie," as he is best known to Fis
many friends both here and with the
A. E. F., had but three ring tat:les
before joining the service. Two Of
these were preliminary encounters in
Philadelphia where he formally re-
sided, while local fans will remember
him as the youngster who gave Otto
Brown a good lacing at the Ardmora
Athletic Club at the Decoration Day
card in 1917.
After joining the army he was sent
to Camp McClelland. where under
the coaching of Skipe Webb the
well-known Baltimore boxing instruc-
tor. he won both the featherweight
and lightweight championship of the
cantonment. In working his way to
this honor Ahearn was forced to the
limit. gaining the decisions and
knocking out fourteen battlers. At
McClelland he defeated such we'll
known battlers as Kavo Burns, of
Pittsburgh: Jimmy Conroy. of this
city; Young Reno. OF Kansas City;
Young Wicart and Buddy ,Frofer. of
Newark, and Kid Javale, of New Or
leans.
After disposing of Buddy Frofer,
Kid Vitelli, OF Philadelphia: young
Morgan, of New York: AL Thoma.
Of Pittsburgh. and Jimmy Gross. of
Milwaukee. Ahearn was placed in the
final with Johnny Fundy. of Pitts
burgh. and after six slashing rounds
Ia anded the A. f. r. title. He was
then placed against Charlie Charvier,
the feather-weight champion of the
French army. In his first encounter
with Charvier. Ahearn took his meas
ure by the knockout route in four
rounds, while in a return engagement
he easily won the decision. as he
fioored Charvier six times during the
ten-round set-to.
After his second battle with Char
vier he was placed against Maurice
Flemming, another crackerjack
French feather-weight. but Goldie
took his measure in fast time. Goldie
is a clean-cut youngster who would
rather tell of his battles with the
Huns than speak of his ability in
the roped arena. He has letters of
commendation from both Gen. Per-
shing and Mai. Gen. c. q. Nor
ton. of which he is very proud.
Goldie was twenty-one months in
the service. fifteen of which were
spent as a doughboy in France. He
has had forty-eight battles during
his career and has never once lost a
decision and has never been knocked
off his feet After a short rest he
will start training for bouts in this
country. as he is anxious to begin
and work his way through the field
of boxers to the feather.weight
crown now held by Johnny Kilbane.