The Detroit times., 1914-01-08
PRENDERGAST
AND WHITE
FURNISH THRILLS
Two Little Boxers Are the High
Lights in a Mediocre Three
Bout Card
KAUFFMAN-GLOWNEY GO
IS EXTREMELY FARCICAL
Curley Mellen Proves to be Clev-
ed Boxer, in Spite of Threat
ened Illness

The 1914 boxing season opened in
uspiciously at Windsor. The fans are
apparently becoming tired OF bouts
I from the small crowd. The events OF
| last night indicated that they had a
right to be.
The windup mill between Art Kauff.
man and Lew Glowney was a farce.
It's physical impossibility for one
man to put on boxing bout. That's
| the reason.
| Kaufman had all the better OF the
milling, making Glowney miss time
after time. Throughout the entire
bout Glowney did not land a dozen
| telling blows on his shifty antagonist.
1 After being hammered all over the
ring throughout the first half OF the
bout. Glowney kept covered up and
refused TO lead at all until Kaufman
started the take one 10 land one
! policy TO force him to open up.
| Kaufman did not pull any OF his
circus stunts" last night. Both men
appeared to be In poor condition.
The real thriliers OF the evening
were furnished by Harry White and
Johnny Prendergast. Although White
is unpopular with the crowds at the
Windsor ring. the majority seemed
willing to give him shade the bet
ter OF It, A draw would have been a
fair verdict. however.
The bout was the fastest and most
hotly contested on the card and
should have had the wtndup position.
The first three rounds We're even.
White took the fourth and fifth. Sixth
and seventh went 10 Prendergast
while neither man did much execu-
ton in the fnal.
White is a skillful boxer. but seems
to lack ability TO take punishment.
Prendergast landing a clean knock
down on one occasion. Johnny has
the better punch OF the two. Prem
dergast took the bout on "a hours
notice as substitute for Harry Palm
err, who was called home by illness
furnish some real sport If matched
when both men are In shape.
Curley Mellen, OF Detroit and
Young Perrin, OF New Baltimore, put
on fair go In the opener. Mellen Is
much the cleverer and made Perrin
miss lot His own punches seemed
to lack steam, however Mellen pur-
sued runaway tactics throughout the
entire bout. prompting the opinion
that. as fighter. he is a fine foot
racer. MelIen had an alibl in the
fact that he was III, being threatened
with pleurisy.
">OMMY WALSH, the enterpris-
ing press agent OF the New
Orleans boxer. Joe Mandot.
writes that he considers Joe's bout
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week the first real test that his fight
ar has had since trying TO come back.
Walsh. himself not thoroughly con-
vinoed that Mandot is ready 70 come
back, will put the question squarely
up 10 his boy when ne meets Griffith.
III Joe beats Griniths." writes
Walsh, II will have convinced myself
that he Is stlll a terror for any light.
weight, for the Drouillard and Fisher
bouts were good ones. but In no sense
as severe tests as this coming one
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