Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-15
HOMAGE IS PAID
SPENCER'S MEMORY
Many Boxers Take Part in
Show for Benefit of Dead
PugiIist's Mother
I MATCHES ARE HELD
by LOUIS II. JAFFE

A Ill records for attendance were
\ broken at the Apollo, Glouccstcr's $
biggest moving picture parlor last
night. About 500 men. women and
children came to pay homage to the
memory Of the late Willie Spencer.
ilyweight boxer, who recently died Of
influenza.
The occasion was n benefit show for
the dead boxers mother. who has been
IN destitute circumstances through IT,,
loss OF her boy and the illness OF her
husband, caused, it is said, BY Willie. :.
death.
Nillie was not n star boxer. Tic w..
Just coming along, improving GRADUALLY
mnn ""n nc always gave his best. Often the
fn,i.p,,'rs,'r nj ,, md appeared in bouts IN
hLi,'.u:tI'hia ana his friends from the
him in action. " 'e'
y successful career had bcc, nro
nlct"d for the blond fiyweirht whcn
on 'hr eve of match srbcdnIoJ fnr
MN MN at the Olympia. he was stricken
WIN the llu and he passed away nftcr
ah illness of three weeks
~ 'oNViS I'cFIOrm
ihcodore Ellick. Camden v ?
hpof'i,,hh, tho ,i, was managing Spencer nj
Ky, 1"T ',hie he was counted out" Whom
a" .urk hrard OF the plight of Mrs. Sncn !.
nrno NJ, ne uecided to get together n boxing
r'"srnm. ,h" lie knew that the knights o.,
ha b"' un nai.'rh would not fail to help. and
big success. ""'' WIS
Whenever charity calls thc loxor .,
ways answers. More than two,nnro a. ~,
nstmcn. all sizes and weights nror"' "'
mat fnct at the Apollo, and for ,bn tr,',
.,!ne IN history Of Glourester's bipreTs, 81
'htu.re the place was jammcd,
Among the star boxers who bod hoo,
asked to do his "bit" was Jack Britton
me welterwcight champion. 'i"n,
couluh come owing to Unforeseen mat v
ters, but he sent on two outooronI.
pictures of himself in ring attire 'TTIlas. ThnSe
pictures were offered to highest hiddsrS
nike Doyle, the hardware kinr n,
camden. who was on the committne l.,
charge OF last nights affair, was piver
one OF the Britton pictures after som,
lively bidding, while the other pbotr
was presented to Ellick. who made ono
DID mat was not passed.
Ihen the bouts went on and nm in
'erestihg time was had by all.
O'Donnell. Murray
one OF the most interesting motchcs
on the cnrd WINS that between 10,
o'Donncll, Of Gloucester. and BattIins
Murray, of Philadelphia. They sIam :
banged each other around the rinr
without hurting one another. for thre,
rounds, and the crowd was nleo.oJ
Twenty-onc bouts and battle royni
were put on. ''"
Other boxers who helped in IN,
affair were Jack Palmer. Sergeant Rn,
Smith. X. o. SAMSON, Frankie Conw"T'
/ Young Sherlock, Joe Alurnhv Jh"s J"hnNs,
Mngee, Young Dclmar. Johnnv Ai,on'
Al Moore, Young Klburn, Bnttlin.
Mack, Young Lawrence. Patsy Brod. !.
crick, Johnny Downey, Harry Edmond .
son. Young Joe Dorsey. Mike Kerns
X. o. Palmer, Joe Kurtz. Young Jocl
OBrien, Johnny Hayes. bobby. Rnbi
deau. jack Perry. Pete Perry, Murrs,
Rudder, Johnny King. Willie Tm1isr
Eddie Dempsey. lIughic Clements
frankie Madden. Young Donobmc
Jackie lIindlc, Frankie Hart In,
Haley, Pat Burke, Eddie Boyle an'
X. o. Bowe. CIV
Battling Nelson. one time liyhtwo;oh,
champion, entertained with Il numbc,
of stories and later refereed severn
bouts. Herman Taylor, Frank C"pon"l
o. Brien, Eddie Edwards. Will,
Edwards, Joe O'Connor, Joe Robinson
Birdie Robinson and AL Jannetti wer,
other referees.