Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9, 1902View transcription
WHAT BOYS IN RING ARE DOING
Dougherty and Feltz Wind-Up To-Night at Penn Club
The wind-up at he Penn Athletic Club to-night between Danny Dougherty and Tommy Feltz should be productive of some good sport. There is not the slightest likelihood of this bout turning out to be one of those tiresome clinching affairs of which Philadelphia patrons of boxing have had a surfeit of late. These boys have a more inspiring incentive than the mere gathering in of their share of the receipts. Each has an idea that he is several shades the better of the other, and hopes to make that superiority marked this evening. Naturally, Dougherty will have the bulk of the local sentiment behind him, but Feltz will not want for admirers at that. The semi-wind-up will be between Isidar Strauss and Billy Devine. Strauss, who has been out of the game for some time, will meet a boxer of his own style in Devine. Neither is overburdened with science, but what they may lack in that particular they will make up for in earnestness. Bobby Thompson, the cycling boxer, and one of the ruggedest of the local army of boxers, will meet Dan McConnell, of Camden. The latter has been at work for the past two weeks in anticipation of getting on a match, and will doubtless keep Thompson busy all the way. The preliminaries will be between Kid Williams and Kid Stein, Joe O'Hara and George Riley, and George Marshall and Pete Burke.
* * *
The Globe Athletic Club, which has secured the Globe Theatre for the holding of its boxing shows, will give its first entertainment to-morrow night. The wind-up will be between Danny Dougherty and Sammy Smith. The semi-wind-up will bring together Lew Ryall and "Glassy" Shields, of Southwark. The other bouts are as follows: Eddie Rocap vs. Pete Burke, of Brooklyn; Jack Meeker, of Southwark, vs. Eddie Hughes, of Kensington, and James Nelson vs. Jim Mack.
* * *
The bouts to be furnished the sport-loving people of Kensington next Saturday night, April 12, by the Keystone Athletic Club, will be red-hot stuff. It is a matter of much talk as to which is the better boy, Young Sharkey or Billy Fairburn. It will be conclusively decided in the wind-up, and as there is a little feeling between the followers of the two boxers, much may be expected. The semi-wind-up will have as contestants Morris Mahoney and Jack Kelly, the lightweight champion of Delaware. The other bouts will be in keeping with the rest of the program.
* * *
The fact that Tommy Ryan, of Syracuse, has withdrawn his offer to meet Jack O'Brien, at Louisville, on May 5, has added additional interest to the bout between O'Brien and Walcott, which takes place in Industrial Hall Friday night. Ryan has already drawn the color line, and it looks as if he did not care to have any of O'Brien's game until after the fight at least. Should O'Brien win over Walcott the chances are that Ryan would side-step again, and this fact alone is enough to make the local boy extend himself to beat the negro.
WHAT BOYS IN RING ARE DOING
Dougherty and Feltz Wind-Up To-Night at Penn Club
The wind-up at he [sic] Penn Athletic Club to-night between Danny Dougherty and Tommy Feltz should be productive of some good sport. There is not the slightest likelihood of this bout turning out to be one of those tiresome clinching affairs of which Philadelphia patrons of boxing have had a surfeit of late. These boys have a more inspiring incentive than the mere gathering in of their share of the receipts. Each has an idea that he is several shades the better of the other, and hopes to make that superiority marked this evening. Naturally, Dougherty will have the bulk of the local sentiment behind him, but Feltz will not want for admirers at that. The semi-wind-up will be between Isidar Strauss and Billy Devine. Strauss, who has been out of the game for some time, will meet a boxer of his own style in Devine. Neither is overburdened with science, but what they may lack in that particular they will make up for in earnestness. Bobby Thompson, the cycling boxer, and one of the ruggedest of the local army of boxers, will meet Dan McConnell, of Camden. The latter has been at work for the past two weeks in anticipation of getting on a match, and will doubtless keep Thompson busy all the way. The preliminaries will be between Kid Williams and Kid Stein, Joe O'Hara and George Riley, and George Marshall and Pete Burke.
Billy Devine — He and Isidor Strauss meet in the semi-wind-up to-night at the Penn A. C.
* * *
The Globe Athletic Club, which has secured the Globe Theatre for the holding of its boxing shows, will give its first entertainment to-morrow night. The wind-up will be between Danny Dougherty and Sammy Smith. The semi-wind-up will bring together Lew Ryall and "Glassy" Shields, of Southwark. The other bouts are as follows: Eddie Rocap vs. Pete Burke, of Brooklyn; Jack Meeker, of Southwark, vs. Eddie Hughes, of Kensington, and James Nelson vs. Jim Mack.
* * *
The bouts to be furnished the sport-loving people of Kensington next Saturday night, April 12, by the Keystone Athletic Club, will be red-hot stuff. It is a matter of much talk as to which is the better boy, Young Sharkey or Billy Fairburn. It will be conclusively decided in the wind-up, and as there is a little feeling between the followers of the two boxers, much may be expected. The semi-wind-up will have as contestants Morris Mahoney and Jack Kelly, the lightweight champion of Delaware. The other bouts will be in keeping with the rest of the program.
* * *
The fact that Tommy Ryan, of Syracuse, has withdrawn his offer to meet Jack O'Brien, at Louisville, on May 5, has added additional interest to the bout between O'Brien and Walcott, which takes place in Industrial Hall Friday night. Ryan has already drawn the color line, and it looks as if he did not care to have any of O'Brien's game until after the fight at least. Should O'Brien win over Walcott the chances are that Ryan would side-step again, and this fact alone is enough to make the local boy extend himself to beat the negro.
