The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-15
GRIFFITH AND
MANDOT BATTLE
A FAST DRAW
New Orleans Baker Boy Saves
Himself Beating by Coming
Back in Last Two Rounds
MANDOT EXPECTS TO MEET
JOHNNY LORE ON JAN. %
Griffith is Hooked Up for Bat
tie With Joe Shugrue at His
Home Town
BY Ralph l.. Y0NKER

Joe Mandot, OF New Orleans. ana
Johnny Griffith. OF Akron, fought eight
Of the fastest rounds ever seen ia the
Windsor Athletic clue 10 draw last
! night, both boys making excellent
showings. II was Mandets second sp-
pearance at Windsor and Griffith }
first Either boxer can come back
and be sure OF attracting crowds
The first round. usually given over
to feeling ont, was very fast, with Man
dot leading Griffith started in earnest
IN the second round and outtought
Joe. He repeated in the third round,
which was mis- by a good margin, ana
then joe came back strong In the
fourth. while Griffith apparently was
obeying instructions 10 rest.
Starting the second half or the bout.
Griffith rushed Mandot OF his feet
from the gong He landed the most
effective blow OF tue bartle, left 10
tue chin, in this round. Griffith also
took the sixth and il looked as IL the
toe OF the battle was going mis- way
Tor good
Mandot showed wonderful recuper-
alive powers, however, and came back
maryelously strong IL the seventh and
eighth rounds. beating hrs man back
and carrying the hight TO him success
ftlll y.,,
1t was only by his wonderful rally In
the last Two rounds that Mandot kept
the decision from going To the Akron
boy As II was, general opinion at the
I'll gside was divided about evenly.
The rinssi lers agreed. however, that
neither boy could be given more than
a shade in any event. and that draw
would not be unfair.
Mandot exhibited great improve
ment over bis bout with Drouillard in
the Windsor ring some time ago. he
fought better ana he showed more
stamina. He apparently is improving
gradually. as his manager, Tommy
Walsh, predicted that he would. How.
ever, Mandot Is undoubtedly not the
Mandot he was when he beat Rivers
as yet.
Griffith showed a lightning fast LEFT
that hooked and uppercut Mandot VI
ciously very often. However. his ina
bility 10 use his right effectively left
him open on these left hooks 10 Man
dots powerful right cross, which,
while not as spectacular as Griffith
blow, was very effective.
Neither boy showed any serious
mark after the bout Mandot had a
slight cut OH his face Gritiith's nose
was bleeding early in the bout.
Griffith had an unfair advantage
which Nandot claims ought 10 be con-
sidered In rendering a verdict. While
the boxers were supposed 10 hit only
once In the clinches, Griffith hit sew
eral times. Referee Rocks, according
TO Mandot, kept saying, Cut that out.
Joe. Cut that out"
AS matter OF fact Rocks meant
Johnny" and not Joe" In the ex-
element OF the bout Rocks simply
mixed the names OF the boys and Crit
nth naturally paid no attention 10 him
when he said Joe
Immediately after the bout nego-
tiations were started for battle for
Mandot with Johnny Lore, one OF
the fast fasteners. In New York
City for Jan. %.
Grifnth meets Joe Shugrue in
Akron shortly.
The semi-flnal was slow go.
Jack Hunter tried his best TO fight
Steve Boyd. who only covered up.