The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-23
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Ring Show New Year. Day
Offers Fans Varie' of
Bouts.
Complete Card for Ring
Show Here New Years
Tomlinson Hall. Jan. 1, Afternoo

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;, Charlie Shine, Indianapolis. vs.. Marion
Kepner, Indianapolis, weiterweighis; four
| rounds.
jimmy Stewart Louisville VS.. Louie Ep-
stein Indianapolis. fiyweignts; four
rounds.
Allen Watson. Indianapolis. VS.. Royal
Cox. Brightwood, bantamweights; six
rounds.
Young Babe Ruth. Louisville, vs.. Bret,
weights; six rounds.
JOINING. Horyath, Cleveland. VS.. Tony
Caponi, New York. lightweights eight
rounds.
john Risko Cleveland. vs. Chuck Wig.
gins, Indianapolis, hesvyweights; ten
rounds.
Promoter Steve Harter today COM
pleted his New Years afternoon box
ing program and the fistic bill offers
attractive entertainment, if all the
principals live up to past per-
formances. The Washington A. c.
matchmaker promised an all-star
card and he seems to have succeeded
in his aim.
Heading the card will be John
Risko, the hard-socking Cleveland
heavyweight, and Chuck Virgins,
local aspirant to the worlds light
heavy crown, for ten-round match.
Indianapolis fans know the prowess
of these two maulers and a thriller
scrap is expected to result.
Some fans who dispute Virgins
right to challenge for the light
heavy title are requested to read
New York fight news. Tiger
Flowers. outpointed by Virgins not
long ago, meets Mike McTigue in
Gotham tonight, the winner to meet
Paul Berlenbach for the champion.
ship in February.
Others Fear HoOsier
Virgins will be giving away
weight when he tackles Risko, q
heavyweight, but he has found il
necessary to step above his class in
order to get a feature match. The
majority of light heavies, with the
exception of Harry Greb, are timid
about tangling with the Hoosier.
There will be numerous features
at the Harter show here New Year S
day. Brett Waggoner, Petersburg
coal miner, was knocked out by
Young Babe Ruth, Louisville. some
time ago, and he is burning up to
turn the tables on the Kentucky lad.
1t will be six-round scrap.
Louie Epstein, Indianapolis, and
Jimmy Stewart, Louisville, recently
met in a wild scramble of four
rounds and they will clash over the
same route Jan. /. The whole town
is backing little Louie" but sup
porters Of Stewart say the Indian
apolis newsboy is in for warm eve
ming.
Charlie Shine, k. o. taxi driver,
will appear in scheduled four-round
set with Marion Kepner and many
fans predict one Of the boys will be
counting stars before regulation
time is up.
Horvath VS.. Caponie
Johnnie Horvath, Cleveland. will
be brought here to show his stun
with Tony Caponi, New York, in an
eight-round affair, and another
feature, a six-round match, will see
two local rivals in action over the
six-round distance-Allen Watson
and Royal Cox. 1t stacks up as a
grudge affair
There will be six bouts calling for
thirty-eight rounds of milling The
ticket sale will open Friday at the
Claypool Hotel drug store Clarke
and Cade). Owing to the class OF
the card Promoter Harter was forced
to make prices 81, So and SO, but he
expects to fill the hall and urges
fans to make early reservations.