Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Louisiana Pit on Best Fight
on Program With Benny
Tdlger, Earning a Dra,U
HAGEN-KELLY ACT GOOD
By LANES 5. CAROLAN

DONERS and the boxing fans paid
- tribute to the memory of the late
Jack McGuigan. noted promoter, AT the
National A. A. last night While the big
boxing home was far from packed those
in attendance made up for lack of num-
bers in enthusiasm, The entertainers
worked well and put on some high-class
skits
1t was a benefit show. The committee
early today had no report to make on
the money raised, but It was estimate
at $500. The money was turned over
to owen McGugan, brother Of Jack
and he was SO occupied counting the
change that he neglected to make re-
port The committee will report late
today, according TO Herman Taylor and
Jack HanlOn.
Two numbers on the elaborate and
varied program stood out above the
others 49, the louisiana Benny Nalger
battle and the Jack Hagen Spider
Kelly exhibition. All the others were
exhibitions, but had enough class to
draw applause,
Louisiana Delivers
louisiana, after prolonged absence
wi u'lSu upon TtllTent1ll, came
oack FOR the night 10 pay his respects
10 Jack McGuigan, the promoter who
gave him his chance TO make good in
the boxing game. Louisiana, always a
terror IN the bantam division during his
tiile, is nov full-fledged feather
weight He didn't murmur when in
formed that Benny Valger had been Sc
lected as his opponent.
Now thls affair was billed as an eX-
hlpitloh. Louisiana takes the game very
seriously, and as the show was for his
old friend he refused to take the trouble
oi getting into ring togs just TO play.
he tore after Nalger from the opening
sohs' ana from the moment he shot a
Ielt SWING to the chin until the last
u' "heh ne connected with a right
'ne pouS' 1t was seething session.
i-oulsland's work recalled his exbibi-
ton against Kid Williams back on the
hlsht of April 8. 1915, when he dropped
the men bantam champion twice for the
couh'' Ihe same dangerous left swing
was WORKING, and often he nailed Nalger
o' lhe mead twice just missing the law
wager dld not dazzle Louisiana with
ms ring work. ''Lousi" merely ducl,ed
OUT or range of the jabs and made the
Ne" orker miss when he attemnted to
cross his rights. II was a great come
pack FOR Louisiana. The bout ended
with honors even
Hagen.kelly Entertain
For a real entertaining act IL is diff
cult to improve upon the boxing number
produced by Jack Hagen, billed from
. the University of Pennsylvania. ana
spider Kelly. booked from Princeton
This pair OF forty-seven- year-old actors
had the audience applauding from the
time they went on until they departed
Using only three-ounce gloves and dis
playing speed and agility that would do
Justice to youth, these boys" kapt
Frank Poth, the referee. ducking and
dodging continually to Keep out of dam
ger. During the act each Registered
ten knockdowns, but the fatal knockout
was not there. kellys uppercut is a
wonder. always coming from the floor
and mailing Jack right on the chin
Hagen's reply always came in the form
Of left to the chin which resulted In
knockdown. Tile "boys" hit the ma
gracefully and with care.
Pete Herman, the bantam king, was