The San Francisco call., 1913-07-17
WILLIE MEEHAN
GIVEN DECISION
Mantell Has Gone Back and
Was Never Seriously
in Battle

Willie Meehan. the local middle
weight outroughed and.. outslugged
Frank Manteu of Providence all over
the Oakland ring last evening and was
awarded the decision by Referee Toby
Irwin at the end of the tenth round.
In the final period he had Manten all
but out The easterner was practically
helpless and Meehan was hammering
away at him. with both hands.
The Providence man has gone back
100 per cent since we last saw him
in action here. lie made a. great show
ing against JacksTwin Sullivan, some
five years ago in q 20 round bout, and
later he beat Billy Papke in a like
number of rounds. For this reason
he was picked by the smart ones TO
trim Meehan, but they soon discovered
that he is minus his old time speed
and aggressiveness.
Meehan fought his usual battle. He
kept swinging all the time and from
every angle. His peculiar style both
cred Mantell, who seemed unable to
get set for an opening. When he
did manage to land, his punches lacked
force, and Meehan only shook his head
and waded right in for more of them.
There was no stopping the former
paper peddler when he made up his
mind to go in.
Meehan did his very best work in the
last three rounds He was holding
back for short time and he made d
great dash in the seventh. Rights ana
lefts fell upon ManteIl's head and body
and the Providence lad did not seem to
know where they were coming from.
He was dazed and bewildered and also
tired.
From that time on it was simply a
case of how long Mantell would last.
Those at the ringside believed that
Meehan would register a knockout, but
he could not get. set for the decisive
punch. He landed often enough TO
floor a heavy weight but the blows
were not solid. Mantell was all lin at
the finish, and just managed to stall
along and save himself from a knock
out. He is finished so far as the local
game is concerned, for he has lost his
stamina and speed.
Henry Hickey, the dashing little Oak
land feather weight, fought: draw
with Frank Rome IN the o round spe-
cial event. These lads made great.
battle of it, and had the fans on their
toes all the time.
Hickey made the pace and battered
Rome hard in the earlier rounds He
was just a bit too anxious otherwise
he might have knocked his man out.
Rome gave nice exhibition of clever
ness and gameness, coming back near
the finish and jabbing his opponent
when he did not seem to have a chance.
The six round bout between Kid Ex-
posito and Young Abe Attell resulted
in a draw. These boys also stood toe
to toe and fought every inch of the
way. Both were tired and groggy at
times, but they managed to recuperate.
Johnny Mccarthy, the local brick
layer, gained a six round verdict over
Toby Miller of Oakland. McCarthys eN-
perience counted, and he did not have
much trouble in beating his man to
the punch Miller was game and will
ing but he lacked knowledge OF the
game.
The six round affair between Babe
Picato and Harry Baker was called off
on account of an injury to Picato's
hand
Otto Berg. the northwest middle
weight, challenged the winner of the
Meehan- Mantell battle and received a
good hand. He probably will be
matched with Meehan next month.