Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-10
q KAYOU[A BOYS
TRAIN FOR CHAMPS
Downtown Club viii Have En-.
tries in Every Class for Phil
adelphia Amateur Titles
PACKEY LONG At HELM
by LOUIS II. JAvTE

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Aare lining up strongly for the phila-
delphia championships. There are more
than score Of aspiring youngsters
getting into shape to represent ono club
IN the southern section Of the city.
Exactly twenty -four boxers, members
Of the Kayoula ca .holic Club. under
the tutelaee Of packey Long, are work.
ing out daily and the colors Of that or
ganization will be carried In each Of the
seven different classes.
Here are some Of the Kayouln boxers
crowns:
Flywe,shts: Johnny Merk, Frankie
Batamwcights: Johnny Mcneil.
Jimmy Quisley. Jimmy Brooks, Eddie
Burke.
Featherweights: Johnny Dever,
frankie Connor, Tommy LOTUS, Jimmy
Sellers.
Lightweights: Tommy Mitchell.
Johnny Carlin, George White, Willie
Burke.
Welterweichts: Phil Reginator,
frankie Mallon, Harry Toughill, Willie
llarkins. Jerry Gallagher.
Mddlewcights: Emile Riccn, Jim
Connolly.
Heavywcights Joe Herman, Tom
Co ter.
The championships will he decided on
the evenings of November -. when the
prrliminaries will be held. and Novem-
ber 23, when the titles will be awarded
at the Olympia under the auspices Of
the Quaker City A. A. and governed
by A. A. Z. rules.
Long, who has big job on his hands
conditioning the Kayoula men, is being
assisted by Bobby Mccain, Jimmy
O'Brien and Mickey Connor.
Essex Club
Has Four Entries
The Essex Club, Of West Philadel-
phia, will have quartet of entries in
the championships. Samuel Oritsky, n
law student at Penn, is preparing the
Essex boxers for the titular tilts, and
he expects to have one man In each
class box under the Essex colors.
Boys who are getting into condition
now under tho eyes Of Oritsky at the
West Branch T. NJ. Q. A. are: Josy
Stephens. flyweisht; Freddy Lucas,
welterwcight; Mike Cmholtz, middle
weight and Danny Slovack, heavy.
weight.
Lucas Is an all.round athlete, having
played right field with the Stonehurst
baseball team, and was member of
the crack Merrill soccer eleven Of this
city.
slovak has had previous boxing ex-
perience having, under tho name Of
Danny Flynn. won the middleweight
championship Of Philadelphia Jack
O'Bren's gymn two years ago. Since
then he has gained In weight 50 that he
will appear in the heavyweight class
in the coming tourney.
umholtz is the other OF the famous
Cmholtz twins. who starred in basket
ball competition. Mike also played
baseball with Sherwood and football on
a West Philadelphia team.
Stephens has done quite q little ANA
te,lr boxing and his friends believe he
will come through successfully for the
fyweight crown.
Charley O'Nedl Is
Anxious for L0ughran Go
Charley O'Neil, Tioga middleweight,
has come out with a direct challenge
to Tommy Loughran, Of South Philadel-
phia. claiming once to have won news.
paper decision from the downtown star.
Daniel D. Duffy, O'Neil's manager
typewrites on behalf Of O'Neil, as
follows:
chsr!sy oNs,lo Who ;s ss.sn.y-on: years
s's sAs SsS saanl, az ao%ms s9t
ran preferred.
m.e,ins Ing .onns q the bss. boys n Il, Wei. Wei
,erNc!Sh., division. inc!udin. Tets Malone.
sincs deyo!op'nE into miadieweisSi Char
Vincent Lopez. frankie Brit,on. Eddystons
Miller Frsnkis v!nGhel. Leo Leonard.
oS hnss nswspssDsr, nse's;9ns =; over
| Set another match with loughran. Mel!
will have TO meet tho leading ml!d!sweishts
| In the country.
AZ n,anaset Of Charley o'Nsil ! will pos:
s'oo 'er welsh, ana ~. nap; nd
We VIII donate our end to charity Lt,.,,,
who. ! understand. IL, about e make bis
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