The Washington times., 1924-12-31

A1V"SfCt, 1dA fCL 10 Ohly a NC
ginner in the ring. He has had
only two professional fights, while
Montgomery. comparatively speak.
ing, is a veteran. Sully has en-
gagged in more than thirty glove
battles. Most of these enga gements
were fought in the West
Since placing himself under the
management of Frank Churchill,
the man who developed Pancho
Villa until he became a champion.
Montgomery has transferred his
residence to New York. His feat
| of holding the tough Quintin Ro-
mero-R ojas to draw at Madison
Square Garden a few weeks ago
put Montgomery in line for plenty
of work.
Having now had considerable
experience, ne Is rapidly ap-
preaching these severe tests. The,
class Of men he is fighting now
| cannot be rated as mediocre. al.
though they are not the best.
Any good yOungster must Iinger
awhile in this class before he can
hope to go higher.
James Ralph Montgomery is the
way Churchill's candidate was in
troduced to the world at Fort
Worth. Tex, some twenty.three
years ago. He played football at
Center from 1919 to 1922. Sully
was an outstanding figure in the
line of the Praying Colonies"
when they lost to Harvard by a
score of 81 to IA, and he was one
OF the heroes at the Harvard Stad-
i'm in 1921 when Center defeated
the Crimson 6 to 0.
After leaving college Montgom-
cry was induced to take up boxing
by Bob Roper, then a prominent
heavyweight. Roper picked out
Sully as a sparring partner one day
In a Fort Worth gymnasium. He
vas still in college then, but when
he graduated he went to Chicago,
hunted up Roper and began his
ring career. He has won fifteen
of his thirty fights by knockouts.
Montgomery weighs about 200
pounds in first.class condition, is a
shifty boxer and fast for a big man.
His first appearance in New York
was with Romero-R ojas, but since
then he. has been headlining in
| other cities and will shortly return
here for another shot" at the
Garden.
There isn't much chance Of Mont
g0meYy and Carney fighting IL
out for the fOOtball.bOxing title
within year, as Garvey is still in
the crude stages. He needs Ia be
schoOled and taught how to bottle
up his bOundles energy for release
at the proper moments.
At present Garvey is young
wild bull in the ring. Though he
is less than six feet in height he
weights 225 pounds in condition and
there isn't an ounce Of fat on him.
Eds idea Of fighting now is to rush
his opponent and annihilate him.
He made a great hit when he APP
peared in a heavyweight show at
the Garden a few days ago and
performer from Greenwich Village.
In this bout Carney provided his
own interference, called his own
down after many offside plays.
Never once did he permit Dukat to
carry the ball.
| Garvey's riotous style pleased
the spectators, but it didn't please
other ambitious heavyweights, and
as a result, 1t is difficult to find
opponents for Garvey. The boys
say he plays football instead. of
boxing. Edward is neither clumsy
nor slow. He let's his punches go
from all angles and employs both
hands. His idea of Doxing now is
that a terrifying offense is the best
defense. A clever boxer would cut
Carney up. but John O'Brien. who
is tutoring him. will not permit the
young giant to be Overmatched at
this stage Of his career. o'Brien