The evening world., 1911-07-28
~Thompson's Victory Over Lewis
Shows Us That II Was His
Aggressiveness and Iron Jaw
That Enabled Him to Beat
Papke in Australia.

ospyhsh'. 1911. nv The Pre-, Publishing Co.
Crhe New York World.
@YcLoNE JOHNNY THOMPSON
and Willie Lewis fought ten
rounds at the National last
night. Thompson fought all the time.
Lewis fought, wrestled and ran alter
nately. Thompson won.
A. a fight It wasn't such q much. II
didn't cause any great commotion In tho
middle weight puddle-or middle. II did
solve one great mystery that has been
worrying us ever since the cable from
Australia told nov "Middleweight"
Johnny Thompson had defeated Billy
Papke. Now we know why Thompson
10 no longer a lightweight. and why he
10 a m~iddlewelght.
a YOU tell me. Mr. Ponos, why
Cyclone Johnny Thompson IL n middle
welghtg
That's an easy one. Mr.. Jones. Don't
you know why Cyclone Johnny Thomp-
son Is a middleweight?
Why. no. Mr.. Bones; why IS he a
mlddieweight?
Because. Mr.. Jones, he carries so
much weight around his middle.
Z PES Cyclone T,or, o., -
fac, was undeniah,y .ytdo,, ,ns
moment he climbed into ,be ri,v
and waddled to his corner. lilo has !,
Corporation" A thu e,r,h n. ,,.
his greatest circumference at tho
equator. lie wore loose. long white
running pants to conceal the tubby
effect.
But for all that THOMPSON 4, very
much a fighter.
When the two came together r.ew,,
looked much taller than Johnny. Lewis
was thin and muscular and apparently
In the very pink OF condition. He w,.
wen trained athlete. II didn't seem
possiole that fat. roly-poly little Thomp-
son could have a chance with him.
Ana then the fight started. At once
thompson went a. While with a rush.
ne was too heavy to dance lightly on
ms Toes out he moved with surprising
speed. The momen he came to close
quarters he began hitting. Lewis tried
70 )ao him away. Thompson pushed
the lab aside with his face and slammed
Two or three over on the Gas House
frde before Willie could cIlnch ana
hold tight. From that time on there
was little variety. II was all m. .sm.
way from start m on,.h a o., 80.
lookiny fe,,oy a. SUIT
cu,,r o.h,.r - mus
49,. V one corner TO another
".'o.' 'ctuhs up a single second, and
o~"snrhs MIN whenever he ran him
oown and pinned him against the rones
Lewis looked puzz,ed n, o-., r..
anxious. He ala a ia, a, ,o,,,.
~. go -" "oiuihs' "hlie
80 'ee'eu' NOW ana again he
: punch as Thompson came boring In,
shook of the hardest punches
without even being Jared back an inch
He never stopped rushing. Ms ms,ho,
wa to come in with a fas, walk h,ocI,
ing a little. ana nj, "a 500, a. ~. oa,,.
reach his man. and ,h.r toon =, .,.1.-
until Lewis pinned nj. .,r, Ar.-..
break wipie Ala , ,,.,,. ...'
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NJ. or,,. ~. .r Ne MT tommy
.' "s hahos. lie landed on
!. "s",a "ou'n win u hard right
h,s tuuns .ee' so..d resistance against
soiu,.sv n = "nu i"onipsoh PAID ao-
ves very d,-,conr,g,n1 "e ''o"' u
KID Mccoy. sit,lnr mar wu,,o,. oor-
nsr, advised him during tho ogh, ..so,.
him, Willie. spin him." satd Mcroy
Willie tried. and rave II up. He tried
. evcrythlns he knew, and Thompson
sun walked, almost trotted. stratrh at
I'm. patiently and persistently. II was
very annoying TO Willie. who likes 20
stsnd on ana box ana swap punches.
Frf0It the night had Gons half way
~ people around tho ring began TO
wonder how long that llttle fat
fellow could hold the pace without he
coming winded ana ~..biov,np IN" aWm
thera u,, NO Ia, I'm
Ahon, ~. .,yhth ro,,, ,.,,. .u,..
"eio 10 stop hofhpsohs rushes' lie
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