Show I Sam Sam Has Had Hada a Varied Career Started Boxing in Fri Frisco co and Was Was' Successful as Amateur Sam Sam VeVey n Ye California hea heavy heavyweight weight t wh who whorls 4 1 to to meet Inet n et J Jeff Clark before the North Nortis orth Sl Side e Athletic club theatre Friday night at t the over the tile t ten round rOUld n-rOUld route oute is possibly the most unique character of o the thE qu quartette of black hevy heavy weights McVey MeVey stale started hU hl b ing career creer years ears ago In 11 San Francisco when Alex Greggains Greggains held amateur tournaments toura- toura ments at old Mechanics Mechanics' pavilion He was given the opportunity to show his talent just jUtt the ame same a ao the white boys and McVey Mc lc ey won the ama amateur ma championship of oC the bantam bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight weight class feather weight weigh cl class ss and was unbeatable He lie won a golden golden guIden gol guI den trophy troph which he has toda today signifying sig sig- sig one of the championships at atthe atthe atthe the famous Olympic club of of Fisco Frisco where Jim Corbett Corbet was out and Jim Jeffries once competed aa as asan as asa an a amateur champion It I was during the big races along the co coast st that McVey MeVey left his native state Sam used to go through the tile hotels nt ot It night when all aU thE famous jock jocks ts trainers owners and followers of th the ponies would he be lounging around ir In chairs and sine songs for pickups He lie had a wonderful YO voice lt for a small boy bov le One evening while singing In Ina ina ina Ont a hotel at Los Angeles Angels one of ot the therace therace race horse owners told Sam to Join his string of ponies pone and ando go o along to Europe McVey grabbed up the chance He lie went wont to Europe and re remained To- To rt- rt years In London the man many YEars Californian took on weight and grew fast He HE got pot In with Betty Bett Bet on fat and was ot of the London boxing game gamt 4 to 1 tight fight I f hn Rheu ive an om ii U many f hn Rheu ive an om ii U bouts bout around London McVey showed such on wonderful skill ski with wih the gloves Cloves that he lse soon grew g. gw to be he an idol with gloYe European lovers lover of the manly art McVey was wa finally indu induced pd to go goto goto goto to Paris France France by one of ot the In- In Frenchmen and give demonstrations demonstrations demon demon- of bo boxing to t Parisians It I was Sam who sent ng for Kid Lavigne and Kid I McCoy cCoy to come to Paris and help him establish the game frenchmen readily took tool to the game gme and with wonderful battles batUe In Paris by y Sam gam against Jack Johnson Battling Bat ling Jim Johnson and Bill Bi Lang put ut the boxing art at the tIle head hEad of all allther othEr other ther French amusements amusement to Russia The boxing germ berm spread and ami one Iday da McVey Mevey was summoned to o go to Petrograd ra and give Ivo a de demonstration dent dem n- n j of the manly art lo to Czar Nicholas l It was was a at the biZ big winter palace of Russia's ruler that McVey MeVey with a sparring partner showed off the art McVey said sid the czar who lis is a small smal man was enthusiastic and readily appreciated the physical benefit ben ben- eXit to be derived from fron its is exercise Boxing Boing was waa established at Moscow Petrograd Riga Rig and other cities In Inthe Inthe inthe the Russian Russin empire empie S Ater After his Russian Rusin tour Sam Sm was waa Wa asked to appear In Italy Ialy WU was established in the tile ar army and Italian soldiers are as god with lt their fists fiats go as With the gun and bayonet bayonet It I was through the efforts of nr th th- th black blaek champion that th the French Fench army anny instituted boxing as one of or th the duties dutes of ot their soldiers soldIer Ho lb also aso es established cs- cs boxing as an exercise In the schools of Australia Each Jc Each day day throughout the Antipodean school Is set et aside for forthe year thirty minutes Itt or the school children to Indulge in boxIng box box- Ing and the girls take great at de delight deh h In the practice McVey MeVey took up hard studying while hU in Europe until ho finished hi edu eu- eu cation Ho speaks speak fluently the German German German Ger Ger- man and French langua languages t and i is an accomplished musician Between bouts in Europe Europ his manager manager man man- mn- mn George M. M Lawrence of Sidney ager Geore 1 Australia booked liSS him throughout I Out the I music I halls 1 of t Europe pe McVey was s scale called the black blade Caruso Caruso In addition addition additon addi addi- tion cale to his exhibitions o of ot he ton played the tho pia piano o and would sing to his audiences Sam is i working out dally daily daly at Cutlers Cutler's Cut Cut- ler's lers gymnasium each afternoon preparing preparing preparing pre pre- lers paring himself himsel for tor his bout but with wih that j I other wonderful piece ot of black fightIng light fight Ing ins machinery ry Jeff Clark Cark ghost McVey Vey says MS he wants want to tomake tomake tomake make a big hit hi here for tor the tile black blak boxers boxers and is going Going to try and knock knockout knockout knok out Clark Cark Friday Friday- night McVey accumulated a fortune inthe In the tilo fight garnet game and his music hall hail hal engagements engagement of Europe but unfortunately many of ot his his Investment investments ar arin are arf arfIn in rande and Belgium Bellum in heart of the European battlefields and u it may be that 1 he will 1 lose los much of or hH his wealth Ills His money monc lIke IP Georges George is i invested cst d in the sino zino and ad coal fields 4 j 1 S |