Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
BR|TTON, ,37,ST|LL
DEFENDING CROWN
WeIter Champion Meets No
Set-Up in Mickey Walker
Friday Night
BOX FOR TITLE IN N. Y.
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

THIRTY SEVEN years old, accord
year or two over the forty mark. II
wise crackers are to be believed-Jack
Britton, in private life, William j.
Breslin, is still sitting on top Of the
welterweight world.
And 1t would seem that the cham
pion Of the las pound at o'clock di.
vision has no intentions whatever OF
slackening up in his punching purposes,
while retiring from the ring, evidently
is entirely out of the question.
Britton returned from Cuba several
days ago. after defending his laurels
thers, and Immediately went into train
ing. Jack has another title tilt on.
1t Is to be with Mickey Walker, a
rather rough Irish parsonage in the
ring, and they will fling fists at each
other at the Madison Square Garden
next Friday night.
Mickey, who halls from Jersey City.
and showed in local ring last season
no easy competition with Britton. In
fact, Britton already knows that
Walker is Il rugged customer. having
boxed him twelve rounds not 80 long
ago at Newark.
Just out of his teens, Walker, as
Youth will 20 against Experience. and
while Britton, no doubt, will be fa =
vorite, the result of the contest will
bear watching.
Curley in East
With Mike Dundee
Dick Curley, who used to be around
New York and Philadelphia until sew
eral years ago, when he went to Chi
cago. is back East. Don Richard did
not return alone, having brought with
him yOungster of tistic ambitions,
Mike Dundee, by name, and after ban
tamweight prestige.
Curley thinks 80 much Of Dundee
that he doesn't want to hesitate with
any preliminaries. He wants to get
right into the spotlight Immediately,
all OF which he proves by challenging
for championship match on behalf of
Michael. Dick is blurting loudly and
continuously about match between
Dundee and Joe Lynch.
They say out around the Windy
City that Dundee is quite fighter.
He has been entering the ring for about
three years. during which time he has
had sixty three bouts without having
"the ignominy Of q defeat
Curley is so sure that Dundee can
take Lynch's measure. as we'll as his
crown, that he is willing to guarantee
Joseph $35 900 for n Dundee set-to.
Floyd johnson
Seeks Brennan Bout
Backed by logical argument, Charley
Cook, manager of Floyd johnson, makes
a most daring offer for the young
Iowan.
johnson will fight Bill Brennan, and
| If he beats Brennan will take on Harry
Wills says Cook. IF Floyd can beat
the only man that ever went twelve
rounds with Dempsey since Jacks
earliest days In the ring, he certainly
ought to be worthy of chance a,
Dcmpscy's leading challenger.
They want Johnson to fight lot OF
men that Brennan has licked with ease
1t wouldn't prove anything if johnson
beat them. Bob Martin went fifteer
rounds with Brennan. and johnson
stopped Martin in ten. Surely, tha
entities Floyd to II shot at Brennan.
II would challenge Wills directly
except that feel Johnson should prov,
himself further 80 that challenge tt
Wills would be taken more seriously
We are aiming at Brennan becaus,
Floyd feels 1t will be renl test"