Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-15
DUNDEE AND FRUSH
IN N. Y. TITLE CO
Featherweight Stars Meet To-
night for KiIbane's Crown,
in Eyes of CoInmish
NEW YORKER is FAV0RITE
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

A CHAMPIONSHIP match is sched-
"A uled at Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn.
tonight. It is for the ''world's feather
weight title of New York State"
When the Commish made one of its
laughable cracks by demoting Johnny
Kilbane as the featherwcight king, be-
cause he failed to sign a contract for
match to defend his laurels before
specified date. that body also appointed
Johnny Dundee and Danny Frush to
settle the argument as to which should
be n!aced on the throne.
So Dundee and Frush are to decide
fistic and featherweight supremacy this
evening and. as far as the New York
State Boxing Commission is concerned.
the winner will be the worlds. 1876
pounds at % clock champion. All Of
which may not mean anything-outside
Of New York.
Dundee is picked by the dopesters to
| win. On form the New Yorker should.
hut it won't he easy sailing for the
Scotch Wop. If Johnny succeeds. fin.
ishing up to expectations against Danl.
then there will be no doubt that Dundee
is peer of the worlds featherweight fist
| men.
! Experts in different parts Of the coun-
try agree that Dundee. if he were to
meet kilbane in a tituar tilt. could
dethrone the Cleveland veteran.
Sid Marks Socks EN-
| A dangerous lightweight invader
looms In the person of Sid Marks. He
Is n Canadian and recently brcezed into
New York City unheralded. However,
he showed sufficient references. in the
form of clippings, and then qualified in
gymnasium to entitle him to q star
\ bout in Brooklyn.
That was several weeks ago and Will
| lie Jackson was selected to assist in the
American introduction Of Marks. What
Sid did to the man who once knocked
out Johnny Dundee here in a round
now is history. All Marks accomplished
was to knock down Jackson three times
in the first round and only the bell
saved Billiam from being put to sleep.
Jackson, however. is far from being
bimbo or something like that. He
stalled around for round or two and
then came back so strongly as to have
the judges give him draw at the con
clusion Of ten rounds. 1t was most
sensational finish on the part Of Jack
son, ending up in spirited slugfest.
Marks Immediately set himself up n.
i, lightweight Of the first flight and
according to the dope. the Canadian Is
expected to prove himself one Of the
leading 135-pounders In America thi:
season.
Two Battling Earls
There are a brace of Earls who ar.
battling successfully with Nature
weapons these days. They are Ear
France and Earl Baird. both Wcster,
wallopers. who have been holding thc!,
own against Eastern rivals.
France is n lightweight and Baird T.
fcathorweight, each representing tn,
same colors--thoSc Of Sam Wallach
whose reputation rs a manager date
back to the days when he handled III
reins Of his brother. Leach Cross.
Wallach Groomod his two pets easil
until now he believes that they can COP
with leading tistmen Of their respectiv
weights.
France. at the present time, looks $
good to Sam that he jumpcd at mate
with George Chaney. of Baltimore. A
the same time Wallach hooked UP tn
other Earl TO meet Eddie Kid Wagner
Both Of these bouts are to be decide
here the same night Tommy Loughrn
starts left iabS in the general directio
Of Gene Tunney.