Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-04 | Page 10 | With the Boxers

i WITH THE BOXERS 1 I 4 CMIf'AOO. Jan. A Charley WhlU j and Sailor I'reedman. Chicago light-j light-j weights, have been signed to bos ten rounds at Kenosha, Wis., January' 11, White has been guaranteed $3,500 for his share while Freedman has entercfl .in agreement with Promoter Frazler which is an Innovation to the game. He is not to receive a cent unless un-less the receipts react) $5000 after the ." per cent which goes to the state, has been ' deducted. If the receipts reach that amount or more, ho Is to, receive one-half. CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Captain Bob Roper, the Chicago heavyweight, today to-day was matched to meet Bill Brcn-nan, Brcn-nan, of Chicago, In a ten round contest con-test in Kansas City, January l". Roper will box Homer Smith, of Kalamazoo, Mich . Jan. 11 at fa. Louis. CHICAGO. Jan. 4 Dennis O'Keefe. the Chicago welterweight, will be unable un-able to box for three months due '.o injuries to his hands sustained In his match with Pinkie Mitchell in Milwaukee Mil-waukee New Year's day. O'Kccfe's left hand wns .seriously fractured and his right was broken. Physicians said to-day to-day that a piece of O'Kccfe's shin j bone would be grafted Into his right hand. I CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Tom Cowler. I heavyweight boxer. Is still hanging ' around London, getting a bout now and then. He tried Ocrmany for a I while, and during his stsay knocked out Spalia, the Italian champion. In six rounds. Thomas expects to sail for America the last of this month j if successful In getting a bout with Prank Mo ran Pal Moore. Memphis bantam. Is on the shelf for a few weeks following tho ooeratlon on his left ear for Infection. In-fection. BUI Brennan. Chicago heavyweight ' who gave Jack Dempsey such an unpleasant un-pleasant evening in Madleon Squar I Garden a few weeks ago, will appear another week on the stage. He has an option of six weeks more, but his manager. Leo Plynn. has decided to cancel the rest cf ihe engagement and have Bill engage In fights. Sammy Ford, former (Ireat Lake lightweight champion, la training dolly i i . . , . , i , n . . , - , . . landing a bout at a nearby club. Barney Adair of Sew York and ' Young Denny, southern welterweight' champion, will meet Friday night at the Winter Garden club In Now-Or- I ' li The fighting Mitchells. Richie ami Pinkie, accompanied by Manager Bill) Mitchell, left here today for New York where both Rl hie ind Pinkie will engage en-gage In vc Important battlee al M idl-ion idl-ion Bquait Garden. Thes came in from Milwaukee early today. Plncus Is the fust of the two to give N York. il : LBilltJ Ho meets Willie Jackson on Januar T. weight to be 13". pounds. Richie ea Bl nny Leonard on January 14, unles-s the recent Illness of the champion cham-pion forces a postponement. Dennis O'Keefe. south side Wolter-.vi'ight. Wolter-.vi'ight. Is not discouraged over his dell de-ll al tl f h inds of Pinkie Mitchell .i Year's afternoon at Milwaukee. I Denny looks at It In this wise: "Ho's u freak and no lengthy It Is Impossible to get near him. He's got the reuch I of a middleweight, yet he can make the lightweight limit, i Thai's all there I is to it." Eddie Long has mapped out a busy month for Captain Bob Roper. On the 1 I tli he will battle Ilnmor Smith in St. Louis and then will go on to Kansas City on the 17th to box the rejuvenated re-juvenated Bill Brennan. Many othei-j bouts aro under consideration. A! weekly battle suits the ex-army m.mi ni ly. oo