The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-01
(By BUGS TEETs

Terra Alta, Feb. 2S.--~close friends
OF Bob Martin. A. f. r. boxing cham
pion, state that Martin Will be BACK III
the ring and at his tarorite game start,
Ing the coming week. Martin Is matched
for bout at Clyffeside Park H2ntihg-
ton where he will meet Eddie NlVsl'
March 3rd, in O. 12-round bout. for
some time 1t has been rumoreo tnat
Martin would start anew with Dout
in his home state, and this TepoFl Sot
firms that rumor.
Martin Is all set for a lengthy tour
Of tho United States. He has some ~
engagements which will carry him into
all sections of the country. from inc
Atlantic TO the Pacific, from the Gulf 10
the Canadian line. While these bouts
will undoubtedly enhance his boxing
reputation, this is not the real purpose.
Martin, in each Of the coming 40 bouts
will box for American Legion iostS.
In as many posts, as he has bouts
neat little sum Will be left for the pur-
pose Of helping sick and needy en-
service men. In each locality where the
heavyweight soldier champion appears,
the leading heavyweight aspirants Will
be met by the a. E. j.. champ. II IL
the first tour OF It's kind ever attempted
by any heavyweight champion, or aspl-
rant surely a tour with plenty OF nara
work In It, but with the backing OK
the American Legion, made up of thou
sands Of Martins buddies, the big boy
doesn't mind.
In some instances, there are localities
whore several boxers want to meet the
A. r. +. Champ. Elimination bouts VIII
! be held in these sections. the winner IN
each then, will represent his section
against Martin. A regular snow furry
aryin
will take place all over the country. Con-
siderable interest in the manly art Is
sure to be brought out through the oper-
alton Of this plan.
Several Want Chance
Jimmy Bronson, Martins manager
states that in some towns Bob Will ap-
pear In there are several aspiring heavy
weights. In case one cannot be picked
to represent the lot. Martin will take
on all of them. The big West Virginian
! lean. long and lanky evidently Is craving
action, and this program ought to furn-
: ish II. Incidentally some heretofore
/ unheard Of boxers may be brought 10
! the light. There are undoubtedly many
! good boxers in the game today, but VINO
! for the lack Of a chance to meet anybody
are fever found. II such there be- Mar
tin Is Offering them all equal chances at
/ his frstic highness for their own individ-
ual advancement, providing they nave
| the goods.
Martins trip will undoubtedly add to
! his already splendid reputation Accord
/ ing TO his manager, Bob is exceedingly
| anxious to get a crack Mt ack Dempsey.
/ II a series OF unfortunate events had
not happened 1t Is quite likely that he
would be the man today to be matched
/ with the heavyweight champion. Bob
, has established wonderful record. one
! which no living or dead heavyweight.
! white or black has ever even approached
/ He has knocked out SO men in less than
! one hundred bouts. Twcnty-s!X OF his
! victims were counted out In the first
round.
Bob Martin, according to his manager,
! states that Martin is in the best ply
steal condition he has ever been since
| his return from France, where he served
with the 3Sth division in the A. r. f.
! Bob has had the first rest he has en-
joyed since gaining the !nter-allied SOL
! der championship.
Still o YoungBter.
Tie youthful boxing champ. now only
% years old, was wading through the
heavywelghts, even battling Bill Bren'
nan, present leading Dempsey chal'
enger, for Is rounds without taking any
more punishment than he gave. X. O'd
! Gunboat Smith In three rounds and put
Frank Moran on the canvas In seven
until last September when something
went wrong. Old timers at the boxing
! game. among them Jack Mccartney. who
was Luther McCarty's manager at the
time this famous heavyweight was
felled by blow given by the late Ar
thur Pelky. state that what was wrong
with Martin has been the case with
dozens Of young heavies. Martin was