South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-10
LOCAL FIGHTER TO
MEET NEAR CHAMP,
ALL-STAR PROGRAM
Three High Class Fights on
Bill In Addition to Fea-
ture Bout.
TONIGHTs SCHEDULE.
White Clemens ". Steve Me


uuer. Iightwcights. four rounds.
Paddy Burns, Buffalo, y. y,
~. Young Wallc, Gary, Ind,
lightwdghts, four rounds.
Kid Pay. Niles. Mich, ~. Jack
Quinn, Chicago, III, feather
weights, eight rounds.
Eddie Welsh, south Bend, Ind,
". Johnny Griffiths, Akron, O.,
wcItcrweights, 10 rounds.
With 26 rounds Of fast boxing
scheduled for tonight. beginning az
O'Clock, At the oliver, local pugll-
istc fans cannot afford 20 miss this
au-star attraction without failing
TO see what promises 10 be the best
boxing card ever staged in this city.
Every heat will be a race for the
lads are ali evenly matched and
some great work is expected with
the gloves before the final gong
sounds the message for home.
OF course the main bout Of the
evening will draw the most atten-
ton but the other bouts are al
most as good and all but the cur
tain raiser are in themselves
worthy Of a headliner. II looks
like the best matching that has
ever been promised for this city.
a Regular Headliner.
Eddie welsh. the local welter-
weight product who has been
humping the lads off in his weight
around this vicinity for the past
two annums. will make his debut
against a man OF championship cali
bre. Johnny Griffiths Will be Ed
dies opponent and if the local boy
is 10 show that he has big league
stuff in him that fans who have
seen him perform believe he has
he will surely have TO step.
Griffths has well earned the so
briauet. The Akron Flash. A
glimpse at his past record will sui
flee to prove that count. He IS one
of the niftiest boxers who has trod
The canvas in any ring. Possessed
with q left hand that has been no
source OF comfort to his many op-
ponents, Johnny comes well pre-
pared 10 give Welsh a real Cruel on
the testing block. Johnny has
right that opponents have never
cause il has already started many
droll hymns that end in an athlete
rubbing his dampened brow and
asking with a wild query, Where
arm II"
Welsh Faces Hard Task.
In all of his past encounters
Welsh has displayed plenty Of stuff
but he will have 10 go some 90 gain
"A draw tonight Eddie isn't the pol
ished boxer that Griffiths is, but he
has a wauop which has already
forebode disaster for q dozen of his
opponents. In either glove Eddie
packs a sleeping potion and tonight
will be his chance of showing
whether il is powerful enough TO
carry him up the dizzy ladder oil
fame which boxers, no matter how
humble. some day hope TO attain.
Al the end of the ladder lies the
championship and Eddie will climb
up 10 within a notch OF two OF the
toL if ne comes out of tonights
scrap with the decision.
II will be a real testing block that
confronts Eddie tonight But he
is not unpreparted for all its re-
ouirements His manager, A. b.
Sworths. has left no stone unturn-
ed i'm getting Eddie in the very best
shape me has ever been in. He has
employed both Jack and Dennis
O'Keefe to be in his mans corner.
Jack was a former welter who has
met the best of them, including
Griffiths. and Dennis is considered
one OF the best of the present day
velters by Chicago sport critics.
Both will aid Eddie considerably
and all things being equal Eddie is
booked 10 gain a draw or the de-
Cision tonight.
Good Preliminarics.
Paddy Burns, who meets Young
Waue, Of Gary, in the second bout
of the evening, impresses one az be
ing a real conner. He is a nicely
built lad who can hit and box as
we'll as any of the boxers who have
ever exhibited around here. VALE
has quite a reputation around Gary
and fans are assured OF a real treat
when they swap blows. Each is eX-
pectfng 10 stop the other before the
last gong rings and il would not
be surprising TO see one OF them
taking Referee Ed Smiths count of
ten.
Fans need no introduction 10 Fay
and Quinn. They have fought
here previously and appear TO be
very evenly matched. Fay has inn
proved by leaps and bounds recent
Isl and his adherers eXIect 20 see
him stop quinn tonight Niemer
and clemens are both local lads
who have performed in various
amateur contests about the city.
Both are good boys and they should
stage a. nice curtain-raiser- They
VIII box four rounds.