The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
M'Ginty To ,
j, Box Adams
At B. A. G.
Erin Earthquake Plans To
Obtain Revenge On New
:. Orleans Pug

Standing room is expected to go at
a premium, and it is predicted that
many will be turned away. when the
Birmingham Athletic club stages what
| Is heralded as its best sport show
Monday night week, March 81. On that
evening. Johnny McGinty, billed as the
Erin Earthquake" and Dick Adams
Of New Orleans will come together.
| The wiseacres assert that never before
has such a match been promoted by
officials OF the b. A. C. These Off
leans Saturday and they had signed
articles by Adams and his manager.
Arthur Marullo, that the Crescent City
boy would meet McGinty on that night.
Fact that the Billy Brown-Johnny
McGinty scrap of a week ago drew a
capacity houses caused the boxing fans
to predict that many would be turned
away should McGinty and Adams ever
get together again.
Adams Holds Decision
The thing that has caused so much
interest and a number of the more
rabid fans to already make reserva-
tions for seats at the club Is the fact
that Adams holds a decision over Nc
Ginty, which he won about two months
ago. At that time, McGinty went down
to New Orleans with the flush of vic
tory on his face, having just disposed
of three Of Atlanta's welterweights in
one week. He came back with the
flush gone and adhesive tape ON his
face instead. After starting like
young cyclone against Adams and be-
ing the aggressor for the first two
rounds, McGinty, in an anxious mo-
ment, waded into one of Adams T. n.
T. specials, which found its way to his
nose and came mighty near knocking
said nasal projection loose from its
mOorings.
His nose was broken by the blow but
he fought doggedly, though hopelessly,
for the 10 rounds. Partly blinded by
the blow and suffering untold agonies,
Johnny refused to yield to advice from
his seconds. He stuck through the bat
tie and was on his feet at the end of
the tenth, though he was decisively
beaten, and the referee awarded the
decision to Adams.
1t was pretty tough for the local
Irishman. 1t marked his first defeat
since he had turned professional. Still,
he came back home nur. the nose,
swearing 1t was lucky punch that
had won the scrap for Adams and VOW
ing he would get revenge and redeem
himself before the fans should they
ever meet in the ring again. Monday
night week is again" and the fur is
expected to fly higher and faster than
any March kite. That's the reason
there is such an upheaval of interest
in the scrap, and that's the reason To-
cal fans are predicting that many will
be turned away when McGinty and
Adams start their 10-round tilt.
Adams Is Veteran Pug
Adams is no spring chicken in the
glove game, and 1t may be that his
ring experience and his sleep-dealfng
punches will stand him in good stead
a week from now. McGinty's wonder.
full left and his knack of absorbing
punishment may not be able to carry
him to victory. Time alone will answer
that question. Still, local admirers of
the ERIN Earthquake" who saw him
decislveH beat Billy Brown, the sensa-
tional Memphis welter, last week be-
lieve that Johnny's assertion that he
will reap revenge Monday night will
prove no idle boast.
Adams ring record follows:
Jack EnteIl, draw, 10 rounds; Leny
Nelson, 10 rounds, draw; Roy Kirk,
X. o., three rounds; Battling Reddy
X. O., two rounds; Frank Howard
X. O., five rounds; Joe Collins, X. o..
rounds; Tom Law, lost decision, 10
rounds; Joe Collins. X. o., one round;
Battling Kelly, K. o., six rounds; Kid
Acosta, X. o., two rounds; Tom Hop
kins, draw, IL rounds; Battling Nelson,
draw, 10 rounds; Sailor Mayo, X. o.,
four rounds; Johnnie Wilson. draw,
eight rounds; Frank White, lost de-
cision, 10 rounds; Soldier Stanley, draw,
10 rounds; Kid Burk, X. o., thres
rounds; Young Marullo, draw, 10
rounds; Red Shannon, draw, 10 rounds;
Sailor Hennessey, won decision, 10
rounds; Russell Manieri, lost decision,
10 rounds; Larry Avera, won decision,
10 rounds; Ernie Perrin, X. o., four
rounds; Johnnie Metzler, K. o., three
| rounds. Johnnie ActhenS K O.. IL
rounds; Ponce De Leon, X. o., five
rounds; Johnnie McGinty. won decision,
10 rounds; Johnnie Acthens. lost de-
| cisiOn 10 rounds