The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
Calling EN-, Right
In d. C.. Sportdon,
BY KEEN GAUGER
FORMER GOB DEFENDS
"NAvY-MADE" BOXERS.
Keen Gauger.
Washington Herald.

Washington Herald.
Dear Sir:
It HERE have recently been some
disparaging remarks made
regarding the ability of boxers
turned out by the service. / am
not quite as familiar with the
records of former army boxers, but
1 am familiar with the navy boxers
who have made good in civil life
and professional rings. I do not
think the navy has to take a back
seat to any organization as to the
number of good boxers it has
turned out.
Il do not refer to boxers who
were already proficient with their
mitts and came into the navy DIR
ing the world war. Rather l refer
to strictly "navy-made" pugilists
and, off hand recall a few arranged
chronologically for the benefit of
the old-timers as well rs the
youngsters:
George LaBlanche. u. s. NJ. c.,
knocked out the original Jack
Dempsey.
George Gunther, heavyweight,
fought the best of them.
Tom sharkey. navy-made
fighter.
frankie Kirk. beat Ray Campbell
Dick Hyland, Babe Picato, Jimmy
Hanlon, Harvey Thorpe. frankie
Russell, Joe Rivers. Lost only to
Bennie Leonard.
Sammy Robideau, fought all the
top notch 1ightweights.
"Gunboat Smith. Everybody knows
Gunboat beat a few good ones.
Frank Moran, learned to box
right here on the Mayflower.
Harry Gordon. recently defeated
frankie jerome. Billy Gibson's
featherweight.
Johnny Buff. served nine years
in the navy before he ever drew on
glove. Won, worlds title and
American title in two classes.
Johnny Darcy beat Gene Del
mont: drew with Johnnie Dundee.
Joe Kelly. fleet champ. knocked
out Bobby Barrett In one round.
Sailor Burke. first man to stop
Joe Grim, the iron man. Beat Billy
Papke. Weighed 154 pounds when
he fought Jack Johnson.
Eddie. Shevlin welterweight
champion Of New England. Main
eventer in this country and Lon
don. Fought Britton. Basham and
the best of them.
Happy Littleton. New Orleans
middleweight, fought the best of
them.
Midget Smith. former Marine
Corps.
"Addie Stone. Philadelphia, who
beat Jim Holland less than a month
ago. is in the Marine Corps.
Bob Grant, Navy man, beat the
highly touted Floyd johnson now
in New York.
Charlie Grande fought Jack Dill
Ion. Jimmy Clabby, Frank Klaus.
George Chip. Beat Tom Mcmahon.
who beat willard.
Sailor Petroskey fought chip,
Dillon. Clabby and the best of the
middleweights.
''Heinie Orchard went AZ rounds
to a knockout over Chicago Jack
White when white was good.
"Dencio Cabanela. sensational
Filipino, Phil Schlossberg, for
two years national A. A. u. heavy
weight champion.
Larry Prendergast. two years A.
A. U. lightweight amateur cham
pion.
add to this that Spike webb's
Naval Academy boxers have not
lost to any other college In over
three years Of boxing.
"As q boxing institution the Navy
is second to no organisation in the
| world. not only in the number. OF
| good boxers produced, but also In
the number of rank and file men
who will put on the gloves most
any time.
Yours for the Navy, the great
est boxing club in the world
III. NJ"
UNTZ BREWER TO COACH
AKRON GRID PROS.
A KRON Professionals made a
"A ten-strike in securing the
services of Untx Brewer to coach
and play . bsckfield position for
them the coming season.
Brewer. q former Western High
School and Mount St. Alban's star
In his prep school days, captained
the University of Maryland eleven
last fall and was selected for ALI
South Atlantic mythical eleven py
majority Of experts.
Untx weighs 1so pounds. is built
compactly for speed, witness his
marks Of 8 As In the 100-y yard dash
and 81 3-5 In the double furlonk,
! and added to those attributes.