Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-08-21
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Henry Camp In Full Swing With Kid
Ward and Soldier Macky Going Good

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creasing outside mob" of Beverly's
young sportsmen, about the near
famous Chestnut Street Physical
! Training Institute.
| To anyone who does not know the
place, an evening stroll along Chest
nut street, Beverly, in the 700 block
will be a revelation.
In the athletic arena corner has
been set aside as training camp
for Leather pushers" of all sizes,
shapes and colors. The evening au-
dences are not limited to small boys
either; big fellows of the ''has been
class" with an occasional, curious
fair one" eager for glimpse of
her hero, fill the ringside to capa-
city.
The week just passed has been a
strenuous one in preparation for the
big series of fall fights in this part
of the state and in which many local
boys are scheduled to take part.
There has been no fooling this
week for the various trainers are
dead in earnest and push the boys
to the limit. There still remains
much hard work for some of the
"pushens" are still overweight from
the corn season and their technique
is bit rough in spots and needs to
be ironed out.
At the present time there are
seven husky boys in strict training,
to wit: Young Fred Ward, Young
Fred McDougal (colored), Tommy
(Firpo) Boylen, Wild Bill Elliott and
Young Eddie Mccain, all of Bever-
W. Kid Abner, of Riverside and Sol
der Macky Freeman, of Camp Dix.
At the sound of the trainers whis-
tie at $50 p M. sharp the youngsters
fall in for a tough workout of Is
fast rounds, three minutes each. The
first four rounds are with the Jumps
ing rope and the next four the
punching bag and medicine ball.
Then follow three rounds of snappy
shadow boxing, finishing up the two
hour workout with four rounds each
of regular boxing.
Young Tommy Boylen, of this city,
is attracting particular attention and
his manager expects him to be a
stellar performer this season. Tommy
who is better known as "Firpo" or
"Gisto," has been scrapping for one
year and has developed a terrible
left punch which has already Melted
him three Kos He is only 10 years
old, four feet, eleven with or without
stockings and weighs in at ll8I
pounds when dripping wet. He is
coming on extra fine at present and
is scheduled to fight this friday
evening at Mount Holly.
Two other Beverly boys are sched-
uled for tonight at the R & Park,
Mount Holly. They are Kid Ward
and Young Freddy McDougal.
Kid Ward, a newcomer thas year,
gives much promise of brilliant
fistic career and under the direction
of Wild Bill Elliott, is developing
set of sure-fire KO tactics. The Kid
is only 10 years old and carries lao
pounds. This is the Kids second
fight. He won his first at Mount
Holly on July 10th when he rocked
Kid Stein to sleep with a KO in the
second round. His match tonight
will be against heavier man. The
Bill Elliott will set in
his corner to offer good cheer as
needed. Bill will also handle little
Tommy Boylen.
The real "iron man. of the Beverly
camp is Macky Freeman, OF Camp
Dix. He is % years old and weighs
I44 pounds and is 5 feet inches.
| He is very earnest in his training as
a look at Bill Elliotts nose and lip
will indicate. Mack has fought SO
rounds, winning 80 of them. He was
discharged from the U. S. M. P. at
Camp Dix on July 10th, 1925 and is
now living in this city. His Fast
victory was decision against Ray
Maxwell, of Pittsburgh, at the Cam
den Ball Park on July 10th. Other
recent wins were Kid Flores and
Frankey O'Harlan, of Mount Holly
His next headliner is at Fairvlew
this (Friday) evening, where ne Will
exchange ideas and other things with
the fast Watson Finch. He expects
to win.
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