New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
Joe BedeII No Match for English
Lightweight Boxer.

ovvep Moran. the English lightweight
bover outclassed Joe Bedell, OF Williams
burg. and gave him bad beating IN Ten
rounds at the Carlyle A. c., or Brooklyn
last night. That Bedell lasted the limit
was surprising. Moran knocked him oo"h
I'm the ninth round with a right manu-
swing on the body and left hook 10 the
,sv The fans" stood up to leave the
huiIding Many swarmed into the ring 10
CONGRATULATE the winner, but the referee
counted only up TO nine when the bell
rang. Bedell i'm the mean while was sun
unconscious and was carried to his corner
While Moran prepared to leave the ring
the official timekeeper declared that the
round ended before the count was mn
,shed. and ordered the bout continued.
Commissioner Dixon and Charles Harvey
of the state Athletic Commission, we're
both sitting at the ringside. but neither
ordered the uneven battle stopped. In the
tenth round Bedell was floored again but
managed to scramble 10 his feet, and by
holding on and some clever "stalling
lasted the limit.
The long Iayoff which Moran has had
since he fought Wolgast has done him little
good. and for the first three rounds Joe
made a good battle OF II. He carried the
mace and landed hard blows TO the body
that made the Brton vince. The latter
flashed at times on the defensive, put MS
eve for distance was bad and he missed
many chances to counter after Bedelrs
blows passed wide of the mark. In the
fourth round he found himself, and from
then on it was the old owen Moran, and
BedeI came by the cudgels.
1t was only the superlative courage Of
the williamsburg lad that kept him in the
ring in the face Of that gruelling which he
received. Moran had him going In every
round from the fourth on, but Joe never
conceded an inch that he had strength to
contest, and he kept swinging the right for
the head in the hope of winning in one
punch.
Before a big crowd Leach Cross out
pointed Tommy Maloney in fast contest
at the Olympic A, c. last night 1t was
an exhibition between two clever boys, who
exhausted all they knew in their endeavor
to place the decisive punch. Cross fought
In his usual style and used all the knowl-
cage ne nau 10 eaten MS opponent mapping.
But Maloney waded in and carried the fight
to Leach, so that much of the dentists
shrewdness availed him little. Again
and again Cross caught Tommy flush on
the point Of the jaw. but the latter shook
the punches off and returned the compli-
ment by sending crashing counters to the
body.
In the fourth round 1t looked as If Ma
loney were out. AS the bell sounded he
was caught full on the lip bringing blood.
In the eighth Leach ripped over a left jab
to the eye and Immediately placed a well
directed right swing to the jaw, stagger-
ing Maloney. BY clever footwork and
clinching the danger was passed. and with
II all hope for a knockout. The West slider
came up strong in the last two rounds and
more than held his own.
Jack Dorman. the lightweight boxer OF
The Bronx. and Paddy sullivan. OF the
West Side. hoxcd ten dreary, uninterest-
Ing rounds at the Irving club, Of Brooklyn.
last night Neither man accomplished any
thing worthy of note and a draw decision
would be fair to both men