The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-21
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Jimmy Kelly is the name of young s;er that Gotham ring exper's are tout ing as the coming welterweight cham pion. Kelly, whose home is in New York, was unheard of beyond the coz lines of his own neghbornood year ago. Since then he has come along with a cyclonic rush and by beating Steve Latzo, he lifted nimscle to a mighty high place in fistic spcrtdom
 Latzo, it may be recalled, knocked the waddng out of Ted ("Kid'o Lewis not so very long ago, the very same Ted CKid") Lewis who has been cfamoring for a fight with Georges Carpenter. And it is this Latzo who was ,soundly thrashed by the little Bronxite, who ia most eager to take on Jack Bri,ton.
 k ely is only IS now, growing taller and a little heavier each nc Y week. The time may come when he w.:l climb into the light heavyweight division and per haus, when he reaches B "r 2t, he will be the man who will give real battle to Jach Dempsey.
 Kelly first donned ring togs when he was IA He appeared as a preliminary fighter in the old Fairmont A. c. in New York An offer of s was the won his first fight and followed with nine more victories in row. And each and everyone was a knockout triumph,
 HAS FOUGHT 70 TIMES
 In four years that he has been a campaigner. Kelly has mingled in sev- enty ring bouts Never once has he been knocked out or has he ever been dropped to the floor. And none of his victories has been won by shade. Each has been clean cut If he didn't knock out his man he beat him oa points so decisively that there never was any question as to who was the winner.
 Kelly is splendidly built youngster whose habits are clean and who, like Dempsey, regards the upkeep of his physical self. as almost a religion He is one of the "early to bed boys" an early riser and is always in shape
 Kelly has not displayed a tremendous amount of ring cleverness. Rather, he is of the slugging type. It is thought when he gets into the ring that the public expects him to score knock out and he always makes strenuous effort to please. He is in there fight ing all the time. and that is what has made him such an idol in the New York district. The youngster packs knock ont wallop in either hand, he can drop them with any sort of punch and from any distance. He has the knack of putting into his wallops tremendous power.
 Kelly Is extremely fast afoot and this fact makes it difficult for his oppo- nents to hit him solidly, while the speed carries him in and out in his rushes in remarkable way.
 The chief ambition that fills Kelly at the present time is to get into the same ring with Jack Britton. king of the welterweights.
 q think can whip Britton, declared Kelly. 'I know he is fast and shifty and hard to hit But every man that ever stepped into a ring can be beaten. have tackled men who were tough men who were hard hitters and men who were real clever. And have never took a beating from any Of them. l realize that Britton is master of oox- ing and that the trick of beating hip> has been found impossible of accom- plishment by a hundred and one right CTS. But I have studied Britton's style and I think that if I get him into the ring for ten rounds or little more l can bring him down. It is my feeling that if.I ever get fight with the vel terweight champion I will be king of gsa