Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11
penn GLOVE SQUAD
LACKS HEAVY men
Sixteen Candidates Arc Out for
the Red and Blue Box.
F., ing Team
TO ENTER CHAMPIONSHIPS
BY LOUIS n. JAFFE

DEM Is preparing for the 1922 q
1. intercollegiate boxing season. Th,
Red and Blue had q rather nifty tear
Of fstmcn last year, and George
Decker. coach Of the Quaker eiov,
wielders. believes he will have anothn
winning squad OF leather pushcrs. al.
though he Ia somewhat dubious abou,
heavy material.
sixteen candidates in nll several
being veterans Of the 1921 90 team
nave started training. Lack Of big men
is conspicuous, while another Ryweiyh,
terially. ~ -"
Only one man has reported for each
OF the ,niddleweiIht and lirht heavy
weight divisions. No material appears
to be available in the unlimited class,
unless Tom Cowell again comes out for
competition. There are but two fiy
weights out to vie for a place on the
glove aggregation.
Captain John Lucas Is the only 100.
FOUNDER among the squad Just now
fadusky is the lone light heavyweight,
hope OF the Quakers. while Leon and
Devine are the pair Of 115. FOUNDERS to
report.
Penn to Meet
Villanovs Boxers
Oestrichcr. Mckenzie and Sullivan
are the 12I. pound candidates. The lieht /.
weights nre Beckley, Benson, Dewey
and Milliner. Cushing, Davis Deakin,
Reilly. Dent and Trachtcnberg will try
for the 145. pound berth.
Penn has invited villanova College
to Weightman Hall for an eorly duol
boxing meet. Tommy O'Mnlley, who Is
in charge of the villanova boxers,
probably will accept a date with tho
Quakers. but nothing has been decided
upon as yet.
Both Penn and villanova are 10 be
represented in the Philadelphia cham
pionships at the Olympia here Novem.
Der q and %. Several Of the col.
ieEe men have announced their intcn.
tions OF competing for the silver Guns
put. up BY the Quaker City A. A.. ms
forerunner to the opening of the
collegiate season.
Captain Lucas. Trachtcnbcrg and
Davis are expected to carry the colors
OF the Red and Blue into the ring for
the champiionships. while Picket and
Burns. both Of whom competed in the
Middle Atlantic States tourncr here
last year. with the former winning the
heavyweight crown, will edo their
stuff" for Villanova.
villa Has Been
Boxing Three Years
Pancho Villa is training in New Yorl,
!or the most Important bout since his
Invasion here. His meeting with Abe
Attell Go!dstein is conceded to BE- even
more strenuous test than the ono In
which; he won the fywcisht champion.
the match next Thursday night will not
place the FilipinO's title in jeopar rdy.
Villa and Golistein are to moo, ot
10 pounds. SO that the contest will be
an ordinary bout. because tho avoirlu-
pOis governing the match Is three
pounds NOR" than the flywcight limit.
villa admits h" is fighting man.
Here's what he told Ed CurIcy In New
York the other day:
-, started thrc" rcarS ago IN Mr..
Churchi''S gymnasium in Manila. and
won my first bout. That made u.c be-
'iccvvn that boxing ~ better than doing
odd job. % ] took u rp. wont along
as good ne ! could. and last year rni,
up twcn,v victories-and met sn,n"
very, good fighters. too. When | came
I" this country first met t:oldstcin,
and cv.cryf.ody said he bent mo. Then
fought Frnnkie Genaro twice. and
again they said ! was the loser. Later
! won tn" liyweisht championship iron,
johnny buff.
II ain working hard for ,hi. fight,
for I want to shOv. you people tint
nm a rca champion. I know Goldstoin
Is n good man, but I think I can bcnt
hin. this time. If I do I will keen on
lighting all the other good boys, for I
cnmc here to fight. and want TO make
good ms we'll Us to earn rs much as I