Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-03
M0F:F0,0F TRENTON,
S0UTHPAW INVADER
19-Year-oId Lightweight OF
New Jersey Has Been Boxing
for Three Years
o'T00CE PUNCHING HARD
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

7 ATEST Philadelphia fistic invader is
- Edward MOTTO. Ed separates him
self from his given name and instead
uses young" for punching purposes.
Young Moffo halls from Trenton, N.
j.. where he has walloped his way to
victory over number of lightweight
boxers. Having been dealing with his
dukes for about three years Moffo. who
now is making his home in Bristol, Pa.
has engaged in about forty five bouts,
never suffering a knockout or, for that
matter. he never has been knocked uff
his. feet. .-...... ,''',D W
In his recent bouts at Trenton Moffo
stood off Pete Hartley, Joe Reno and
Jimmy Brown. Being a southpaw. tbe
Trenton lad squares off with his right
arm, and right foot extended and he
possesses terrific clout in his left
hand. "'' '
frankie Richie, South PHILADELPHIA
sportsman. has brought Young Moffo to
Ihiladclphia. This kid MOTTO is only
nineteen years Of age," says Richie.
ana mes corkcr. Moffo started
9oSing when he was sixteen. but he
did not show any hitting ability to talk
OF until the last few months. He'll
be mo set-up. for. the best of EN-"
O'Toole a Knockerout
| West Philadelphia Tommy O'Toolc
Is puncher Of no cream puff ability.
The former Young Tom Sbarkey has
Dcen doing most Of his boxing out of
town and almost weekly reports are
received OF Knockout scored by
Out Of n total Of forty three bouts
West Philadelphia Tommy has slowed
away iwcnty.tlree Of his opponents,
wnich ~ just Il shade better than the
900 mark: And. pointing at such a
record. OToole cannot understand WHY
matchmakers in this city are giving
him the merry go-by.
VI ms string of haymakers O'Toole
Il proudest of the one he claims over
Bobby Barrett in three rounds. Other
knockouts to Tommy's credit are Jacl,
Goldberg. third Tommy Jnmison.
fifth; Joe Augatis. seventh; frankie
Smith. second and fourth Jimmy
Brown. seventh; Eddie Hughes, eighth,
and Joe Martin, third.
Herman Hindin, who has been guild. :.
Ing O,Toolc in his fstic campaign for
several months, figures that Tommy
looms as the leading welterweight in
this locality. He; is dickering for a
match the latter part of the month at
Lancaster with Tim Droncy.
LOughran's Handlers
While local fans arc all aclow abou;
prospects of real top notch boxer with
the, development Of Tommy Loughran.
South Philadelphia light heavyweight.
little. If anything. is known about his
handlers. There are two men who have
been with Loughran almost contin- :
ually. and they are deserving of a lot
Of credit for the big youths success this
season.
Joe Smith, Tommy's manager and
trainer. who is almost half the size OF
his husky protege. has taught Loughran
virtually everything he knows about the
game, while frankie Alder, outweighed
| by the st. MOnica's star by at least
twenty five pounds, has been taking the
bumps In gymnasium workouts.
Although Loughran Is Smiths first
product in the ring. Joe. who used to
box himself and competed in something
like 300 bouts without ever beine
stopped. has proved himself a good
tutor. Loughran has demonstrated this
fact.
As far as Alder is concerned. frankie
Is the only man who has shown any
Willingness to spar with LOughran, al
though Smith himself steps around few
rounds with Tommy occasionally. Alder
has been so interested in seeing to
Loughran's condition that he has both :
cred little about getting any matches
for himself.