Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-30
NEWS OF BOXERS.

Boxing will bc installed at Yale Uni
vrrsity ss a regular sport. with the sane
ton Of the faculty after the holiday vaca-
tons.
II suitable opponent can be secured
for him Fred Fulton, the lanky plarfcrcr
Will be seen in the ring III Philadelphia or
january 81.
Western promoters arc trying to hook
up Bob Martin. the army heavyweight.
with Tom Gibbons, OF ST. Paul, for 70
round bout
Jack RoSdy, the ST Paul boxing pro
mOter, has sat back the Mike O'Dowd-
Augie Ratner bout until January %, at
the request of ODowd
At Buffalo, on New Years afternoon,
Jun1ny Duffy, of Lockport, n. Y, viii
battle 10 rounds with X. .. Brennan, the
home town middle weight
IL Joe Benjamin ever comes Fast again
he will not be handled by Billy Gibson.
who IS reported TO have let out the
California lightweight.
Jack Sharkey n playing IN great luck
He rrsliped S., $50 from his last two con
tests, which is 8 lot Of money for little
chap Of Sharkeys ability.
Georges Carpenter, French ring idol.
began his public career ss q bantam
y
has treen boxing IL years.
Joe McndclI and FRANKIE Rice put up
such an exciting contest in Baltimore on
FRIDAY night that they have hecn re
matched for the next show i'll that city.
Al Reich will lpc busy thus week, 80 he
has TO battle with Tom Cowler and Jack
Clifford. two tough big fellows. The match
a. are 80 br bcid at New Jersey clubs.
Boxing Is booming IN the South The
Atlanta promoters find plenty Of patron
age. They have hooked up Knockout
EEgers and Jack Lawlcr for 10 rounds on
January 20
The proposed Frcd Fulton Frank Nor
an match scheduled for the Newark
Sportsman 5 Cluo IS creating consIdcra'ie
interrst among fight fans o( New ok City
and vicinity
Mike Howell. the downtown weltcr-
wright, who won 4 number OF hoNIng bouts
while fighting with j ncle Sans troops IN
France, has decsded TO take up the sport
a.gsin
Johnny L,istlg, the New York light
wright Is talking Of fighting Eddie FitS-
simmons. claiming to hsvp $1,000 70 post
as a forfeit II he docs hr will hc sorry, rs
he Is no match for Dan Morgans sturdy
hattler
Johnny KIbane reports himself III
tip top condition for his bout with otIng
Chaney st Jersey City. tonight and ~1ll
hsvc no excuse 20 offer should he fail To
bent tho Baltimore feather weight
Through getting the loScrs end of hIs
match with A Reich At Trenton on
Christmas afternoon, Dan Torky) Flynn
was declared oct Of his match with John
Lester johnson a. the Commercial Ath
ktic Club Boston
John Bashan, the british welter-
weight champion. IL SO anxloSr Il hox
Jack Britton that he announces his wll-
hngness 20 come 50 this country for he
bout if Rritton viii not agree TO the terms
Of English promoters
Al Roberts. the New Jersey heavy
weight will be ont OF the ring for some
time He broke hone IN hts hand box
ing Al Reich and II VIII he several weeks
before he viii he able 10 do any rough
work with II
Word comes from Par7s that Georges
Carpenter the French heavyweight, Is
psanning 8 tour Of America II Is said
that with his manager NJ Deschamps, he
Will arrive Ii the 'nit-d StstF- early n
March and remain for two months
Tom O'Rourize believes he has 8 com
ing champion IN Billy Afleck. whom be
brought owe. from England lately He Is s
fast and clever iight-welght, with lots Of
punching power Aff1eck will appear IN
Philadelphia on New Years afternoon.