The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
IMcGINTY IS BUSY FIGHTER AS IODINE MAKES MATCHES
lrishman To Meet Avera Monday Night In Birming- ham Athletic Club Ring

Johnny McGinty, who meets Larry Avera at the Birmfngh Athletic club in a 19-round scrap Monday night. has been as busy as a centi- pete at . fooe-washiuy all this week Johnny. with Jack Bodine applying the lash mas whipped himself into shape for three fights. which will come mighty close to being within enc weeks time He must meet Larry Avera. take on another tough welssr. and tten go to Florida for a bout which the crafty Jack is ar ranging for him
 Tim working Johnny on the theory that 1t takes lots of work for a vOungSter.' said Jack Isodine, and Relieve me. be has already gained enough fame through his local vic tories to make him a drawing card and much in demand over the south. You'd be surprised at the number of jpQuirfes I get by mail and wire every day. asking when Johnny Will be available for such-and-such a date
 The dark. svarthy NcGinty Is real ly taking .he fight game seriously now. Heretofore he has trained. and fought and then relaxed. Every day fs a day of plugging now. and he daily goes through the routint "f work that makes champions. Johnny has stuck around Birmingham ell lis life and the Subftion to see somc of the world has struck home, too. He admitted the other day tnol he wanted to travel and drink in the sights. zs he fought his way ,lcns 10 the top.
 We'll If travelling Is his ambition lack Rodine will probably give hlm au the nnfIaage books he wants be- fore his fighting days are ovec. Jack berfeves in working 'ern and he also believes in JChnny. Jack also says that NcGin.y is going to beat Avera Monday night in the B. A. '. cih z. This verdict is not a unanimous one in Birmingham. by any means, E"w ever
 Avern well-known.
 Thousa nds of local fight fans have seen Larry Avera in action. Tney krow that Larry knows every fr'ck in the fight game. They also snow that Larry .s an elusive target an'i has an unea1oy knack Of httetnS aal getting away lefore the othe" fellow hits. Can Larry. who is ttJin3 a comeback and who has been sue eessfug in his comeback fight thus far. keep out of Mcqintss s reach? That's the question they re asking. Battling Kelly who is one of the most clever men on foot-worS ever ap-. p&RgIn< h&CS- COUAu noG "ieAiStst.t>' and dodge McGinty's rusLes. Bat ting Budd. who heretofore has o@eH able to proSa-t himself at all times could not keep out of the Mad irish rnan-s way. And now comes Larry Avera- Will he be able to withStand the fusiIlsde of Iefts and rights that the son of the ou1d sod sends ms way Aside from one of the best he"d- liners appearing here in some tune D-~a Evans. matchmaker for the cIuh. has also arranged for . duo of sannI-windups that should prove I thrEIlersl in the eight round aftalT [ of the evening Young Battling Kelly ] Will be sent against Red B.Irke- Then
 there has been arranged ] six-rNu!it E grudxe affair between Rayni''n Reio ]. 0f Ensley and Mack Harris or the same place. Mack and Raynl"nt
 sOu-t think 8 great deal Of each other personally and thay have de
 -5ded to settls their differences in the rfr~ It's one of the few real =tudSe xff1irs a fight fan ever Ea-s the 39- v,Ortunitr of seeing. With the ten rOvrr.d main go. the efgh--ronni semi v-fnfsrrp- the six-round put;ca course and the three four-ro1n affairs which will be served as dessert, the club offers 36-rounis of bGNlng for The Monday nighters. and officials are alarming to enterta T q crowded house for sheir first boxing cara CT hA NAVE fear