The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-28
Big Program
 For Athletic
 Show Friday
Spark Plug, Now Kid Mack, To Meet Speedy Newman
 In Six Rounds

Spark Plug, the youthfuf fist mas seur, who operates with much gusto in B. A. c. athletic shows, serves notice that he has changed his name and that as Kid Mack. Sparky Is trying to get away from the monicker. which won him fame as preliminary boy at the club. Taking the boxing game serious ly for the first time he is trying to get ahead professionally and he figures that the same Sparky would be a han dtcap in the days to come. Hence, the boy that meets speedy Newman in the esnni- -windup at the club Friday night in six-rodnder is Kid Mack.
 Newman, the other member of the hectic act, boasts ono knockout over Mack, and he has spent considerable time this week asserting in rather em- fore he takes his bath Saturday night. Thus 1t happens that tho semi windup for this weeks card Is attracting more than ordinary attention.
 Freddie Boorde, who has probably en- gagged in more ring battles than any 2a-year-old boy in the world today, shows few scars of his hectic career. It's true the fans who have been watch Ing Freddie work out at the club this week have noticed that his ears are a bit cauliflowered and that the nose is rather frayed on its tip end and a bit more blunt than would have otherwise been the case, but, all in all, Freddie snows few scars of the ring facially.
 Red Working Boorde
 When he got in town he found Red Herring here, and this tickled him, as It helped his training program. It en- abled the two to workout together. While Red is putting Freddie in shape Tor his Friday night engagement, at the same time Freddie will be assisting Red in reaching top form with his go with Young Dillon in Columbus, Ga, Feb ruary 2.
 Phil Nelson, the Nashville phenom, who Is due to make his debut before local fans Friday night in a ten-round setto with Mir. Boorde, is expected to reach Birmingham tonight over the L. & N. He has wired Matchmaker Evans that he has been having two workout sessions day this week and that he VIII De in tiptop shape for Freddie when the two start mixing matters in the B. A. c. ring tomorrow night.
 Edwards vs. Crockard
 Other great stunts are on the pro- gram for what promises to be the big gest athletic show the club has ever staged. One of the main attractions will pc light-heavy contest between Big boy Crockard and Bigboy Edwards. which is scheduled to be a four-reel af- fair. Petey Sarron and Kid Rich will GInDTQRn0 The wrestling main go of the evening Will be between Kid Harrington and Tom Lacey. It Is understood that Bar rington really takes his mat work se- riously and that he is going gunnine TOT Lacey in earnest fashion tomorrow night. The mat contest will be waged over the ten-round route with all the holds In the deck demonstrated for the pleasure of the fans and for the misery or the men on whom 1t is clamped.
 Matchmaker Evans stated Wednesday night that due to the fact that Coach Secretary Erwin had been out of town Tor few days on a basketball journey that the ticket sale for the Friday night affair would not open until Friday morning. Numerous queries have been coming in at the club along with tele- phone calls," said Evans, "and every. thing tends to point to one of the big gest crowds of the year."