The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-16
DELL ENERGIES
FROM HANDICAP
WITH A SHADE
Demonstrates That He Is Some
what Better Boy Than
Harry White
BATTLES EIGHT ROUNDS
UNDER A DISADVANTAGES
Lacks in Weight, Height and
Reach, But Excels in
Aggressiveness

Take one boy weighing about 119
pounds and another 124, handicap
them by binding pound of pillow on
each, eight ounces on each hand.
throw them into ring and see II
| they can hurt each other.
That Is what Ed Glassco, of the
Windsor Athletic club did last night
and today the boys in question, Harry
Dell, OF San Francisco, and Harry
White, Of York, Pa, are practically
markless after eight rounds of hard
work.
From the standpoint OF the blood
thirsty there wasn't enough punish
ment In the whole bout to warrant q
real decision, but Dell showed the bet
ter class OF boxing. He had shade
on White. He put up the better bat
tie almost throughout, being especial
ly strong at the finish.
White had many advantages. He
was somewhat accustomed TO the big
gloves, which Dell was not. Dell has
been working out on the coast with
the 1ve-ounce variety and the eight
ounces were hard for him to get used
to. White had been hanging around
Windsor for some time trying for q
bout, but until Glassco had to substi-
tute White for Brannigan against
Dell. Ed could find no one good
enough to meet him.
White was the heavier. Just how
much poundage more than Dell he
carried was not announced, but II
must have been at least Ave pounds.
He also had height and reach on Dell
But Dell was on the aggressive all
the time and forced the battle most OF
the way. Whites best punches flush
to the jaw didn't seem to bother Dell
much. He actually lowered HIS guard
and let White whale away without
effect.
Dell's artillery was more effective.
but-not enough to put White In danger
of knockout at any time. He bat
tered Whites face some and had
his nose bleeding during the greater
part of the battle. Dell himself suf-
fered from bleeding from the nose
in the third and fourth rounds.
Dell put up the cleaner fight. white
was inclined to use his superior
weight in "rassling" and he was warn
ed by Referee Rocks to cut out the
elbow stun.
Thus 1t can be seen that Dell had
a big handicap to overcome and the
fact that he came anywhere near sur
mounting the obstacles that surround
ed him makes him look like the better
boy.
However, II is well that the boys
pulled the stuff about meeting Patsy
Brannigan and then Johnny Conlon
before last nights affair. Either may
be able to give Brannigan an argu-
ment, but ware Coulon!
Manager Glassco, peeved to the
core, asked Referee Rocks to explain
why Johnny Pendergast had been sub
stituted for Paddy Heffren to meet
Tony Adams in the semi-fnals. Heh-
rem, 1t seemed, had broken nose,
which he concealed until o'clock in
the evening. He even weighed In In
the afternoon without informing the
club management OF the disablement
of his proboscis.
Pendergast put up good battle for
being called upon on such short
notice and gained the popular verdict
of a shade over Adams.
II was announced from the ring that
Steve Ketchel, of Chicago, had been
chosen as the opponent for Joe Phil
lips next Wednesday.