Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-04
Scraps about Scrappers

MAY 3, 1920, will 60 down in PHILIPS
AVA tstic history as the date of the
inauguration Of eight round bouts. and
the names of Billy Silverman aud Mar
Gus Williams will be placed on record
respectively as pioneer promoter and
matchmaker of the heightened matches.
initial eight FOUNDERS here are to be
put on this evening ut the Auditorium
A. A, Labor Lyccum, Sixth and Brown
streets: frankie Farmer, will come up
from from Elizabeth, \. j., and meet Tommy
oleaIy, OF Manayunk, in the final bout.
previous to which II negro contest of
SSisht rounds between George Ward, Of
Kansas n city, and Kid Patillo, of the
,Trorty'seventh ward, will be decided.
amfty;fonr rounds Of boxing. in all,
are scheduled, with three six round
matches, as follows: Ralph RAYMOND
vs.. Willie Nelson, Eddie Edwards VS..
Berie. ~ voc '~"
mack safk Britton is in line for three big
Ted TdI'Tes. I've may meet the winner of the
n ahews'Johnny Basham bout, which is
SHedled In London some time this month.
MI nttecn, cn,rounder In New York after the
With tIIhts ,,l 3,ll there IL signed Jack is matched
ton' al Canton, o., May II, and another
tEon'auye New York tilt is one between BrIt-
sIsts tSa, tpSacons manager Of Benny Yalger, in
jntn uaat Willie Jackson cannot be dragged
| Jscohs" "e same ring with the Frenchman
mia writes that promoters In Philadei-
a "sukee onU are making an effort 10 ciinch such
su'on!est. but Jackson, Joe states, isn't at
fur,bsrr ,br'ous u. TO go through with one. Jacobs
tst t1sr ns writes that he will make a side
wi OF lOOO that Valger can beat jackson,
ha,i'n bantam bouts will precede the gym
Carpen,iesrn una sparring exhibition OF Georges
IIttIe R at the Olympia tomorrow night,
opsnor hear vs. Jack Perry will be the
WnIIe O. WIN other numbers, as follows
Mnrrgo spencer ys, Johnny Moloney, Tommy
vs. MicEHCs EHs' Hiky Mickey Russell and Bobby Doyle
p,n,,, ~, Herbert Carlitl announces that bo ,,;l,
In PHI series of open-air boxing shows
DeAnite eiphia and vicinity this sumner
bubble in pI,eS y ,om ana locations are to be made
On, "%Nter Neeerr smith. brother Of Ollie. which M
toned 10 t,InntInnst ,%sItlnst him, is getting accus-
spcket IPSm PirossfHats seats next TO Joe Cervlno and
Smith nSutSSell every Monday night. and
the wy watch tbis TI'i s break In as holder
'"'"s arranged. VIZ" so many
Stable fnr ,hhih1ln mas matched three OF his
town Ao' the weekly bouts at the German.
lon LIir.A A. u Thursday night. joe Jaek-
compete iS dissar bsar and Eddie Harvey viii
S'"erent matches.
y aitnr@ walters, Schuylkill featherusigbt
??.poundeT.h eT.hhetlllon with the best Of the
~ ssWsSht san boxer is groominS ws,,s gsYrsa mid;
Bobby MsCsapnrm 20 match him, with Roy Ennis,
s training Waria ana joe Nelson, Chick also
Narl lie blanche. heaVyweiGht.
md Who 70 roe' who halls from St Paul
Sportsmcn toappear in one OF ths "a naaL sn,,
hs sa%s aR%Ssschng % hard that he 6A ta ssrn1ss has
y the glhStpHtetton as Willie jackson has
Sxsr. ,vs,. Leatherweight ana iiSS, us,g " ~, 4,
w, ws'shins l2e pounds. ' "s"'we'sn'
s.ssvsrad nv; iram York. PA; weiterweisht. has
sislilns. ''siais tossiR' Hs Sss ssay,ssd ,ss ~
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