Evening journal., 1919-03-31
LEO HOUCk IN
PENNSGROVc ring
Clever Middle weight Boxer
Will Swap sliops With
Allison
FOUR OTHER BOUTS
ON FRIDAY CARE
RY BILLY MACK.

Boxing fans OF cOuth Jersey ana
Wilmington will be glad to learn that
Matchmaker Ty Cobb. the "Penns-
grove Peach" has booked a stellar at
traction for his weekly show on next
Friday night. There will be 1--WE bouts
in all, including two four-rounders. a
six-round and two eight-round affairs.
The big attraction on the card Is the
fnal bout. Of course. but In the past
II has been the preliminary boys that
drew the crowds across the river. with
the exception OF the recent Harry
Baker-Ralph Erne setto.
Leo Houck. whose name has rolled
of the lips Of probably a million fight
fans, will constitute one-haf OF the
battle, while Joe Cardentl. Of Whining
ton, better known as Joe Allison In the
ring game, will be the party Of the
second part Oh. Daddy how these
men can smack The fur, dust. rosin
and mitts should fly some. yes and even
the water buckets viii become evident
before the bout Is over The good old
atmosphere ought 10 be black and blue
from wild swings.
Local hight fans will recall the Young
Loughrey and Houch fight al Brshy-
wine Springs a few years back. That
match created a stir among boxing en-
thusists throughout New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. 10
was . ffte n-r0und affairs In the year
1910 and full 5,0oO people were turned
away that hight The house was
iammed 10 the rafters.
on Friday night after an absence OF
nine years, Leo Houck is again In our
N DIST. or at least within reaching DIS
lance There is no doubt that a num-
Der Of the Wilmington sports who saw
the H0uck-Loughrey tight teh years
ago VIII be on hand 10 see Houck In
action again.
In his career OF fifteen years as a
ring man. Houck has fought the best
in the game in the middleweight d.
vision. lie has boxed them all from
Mike ODowd and Mike Gibbons down
10 the raw set ups.
Within the past four months Houck
has been staging one OF the most won
derful come-backs in history. His en-
gagements lately have totaled three a
week. He Is noted for possessing ex-
tremely good stamina. grit and hard
hitting ability H0uck Is also a ring
general. In addition 20 being a great
middleweisht, Leo plays professional
football and basketball In his home
town Of Lancaster, Pa.
When Houck toes the scratch on
Friday = hit he will be pitted against
a tough bird in Joe Allison, the local
"Walloping Wop." Allison has had
quite lot Of ring experience himself,
although not as successful as his Op-
pOnent His most Important ring en-
counters were with Spike McFadden,
whom he met no less than seven times
In Philadelphia rings. The last bout
was at the Olympia Club. and was
stopped by Pop O'Brien. in the fourth
round to save both boys from serious
harm.
During the four rounds, each lad
scored six knock downs and each had
a pair Of badly swollen lamps. ALI
son. sure can stand the gan. and hits
terribly hard which he lands He lacks
attacking ability, that Is 10 say he does
not 90 after his opponent with any
systemized style. just bin, bang' bin
and away
Allison also met Farmer Harris, the
big western heavyweight, In six
round affair. He has declared that he
bars no man in the game and would
take a crack at Jack Dempsey for $500.
Everyohe who knows Big Joe Is aware
Of the fact that he doesn't know the
meaning of the word quit. He will be
tackllng mighty big game in Leo
Houck, but you may rest assured that
he viii be IN there battling every
minutes he is in the ring. or course,
we cannot tell how many minutes Joe
Is going TO be in there
II Allison stays the elsht-round
limit with Houch his admirers VIII go
wild with Joy. a victory viii cause the
wild men 10 20 wilder, and a short end,
oh. well. let's 90 over Friday night and
puu for the home product TO land nrst
with a kayO.
Harry Baker and Willie Adams. two
nonular middleweights, have been
working out with Allison for the past
few nights at the Keystone Athieuo
Club. Olen Hackett will handle All
son in the ring.
Ty-Cobb- has booked for his semi
wind-up OF eight sessions, JACK haht-
row. Of Cleveland. a former sparrins
PARTNER Of Artie Roots. the fast risins
Cleveland featherwe.ght Kantrow Is
no stranger in these parts having made
good at the Olympia and National CLUBS
FOR the past two years. kantrow Is
bov who can mix matters and step
around the ring. He tackles a conner
In Jimmy Mccartney, Of kensington.
Sammy Root and Battling Cans q
pair Of bantams, will furnish the pre-
limlnary.
Roy Hirst. Of Camden, the boy who
made good in Philadelphia few years
ago by cleaning up everything IN the
welterweight class. will try TO prove
10 Eddie Carey that he cannot come
back. Carey, II will be recalled, mel
his waterloo at the hands Of h. y
Baker in this city at the armory. Thi:
bout will also go four rounds, II the
sleep producers do not come across be
fore the twelve minutes are up.
AL Doty. imported from YOUNGSTOWN
Ohio, by line plunger Dan McVey, take:
on Kid Rainey, Of Wilmington, In the
six-round battle.
The boat leaves Fourth street whar
al o'clock and returns at II O'Clock
Promoter Cobb has informed us tha
he will hurry the show along. puttns
on the main bout before the semi-wind
up 10 enable the patrons to catch thl
boat home before midnight
This newspaper carries the great In
formation bureau for the workers. IL I.
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