The Washington times., 1914-06-17
Irdmore Fans See Pretty Ex-
hibition for Fifteen Rounds
and Strange Decision.
Ray AND o'KEEFE DRAW
taH Herr Stops Battling
Marshall in FarGical Affair
for the Opener.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


though clearly .outpointed in at
esst ten of the fifteen rounds, BAT
ling" frankie Nelson, the Hoboken
lightweight, was given a draw with
tommy Lowe, Washington's veteran,
t the end of their slashing battle
h Ardmore. The decision came as
surprise to a large majority of
he big throng, for Lowe had appar-
ntly done all the leading, most of
be landing, and showed the greater
Ing generalship.
In a smuggling, upper-cutting
Fre sting bout of six rounds, "Sol-
der" O'Keefe drew with Buddy Ray.
Karl Herr, the colored lightweight,
topped Battling" Marshall, Of
Philadelphia, in the fourth session Of
heir Marathon, the Quaker City lad
ENG no match for the Washington
Rn.
The principals in the feature attrac-
Ion were In excellent physical shape.
ndeed, IL Is doubtful II Lowe ever
boxed better In all his long career. Al
rays fast on his feet he seemed q
Re bit faster last night than ever be-
pre- Nelson, q rugged yoUngster, re-
binded the fans of Andy Cortez, an
ther OF Al McMurray's stable OF ring
erformers, though he has a longer
l.
t-sr a round of fddIfng to see how
hinrs looked, both principals got down
work For three rounds Lowe played
Is left jab successfully. upsetting Mel
PMS equilibrium and opening UP q
mall stream Of ciaret from his nose
lddenly the Washington veteran be-
an shooting his right to the body and
II On the Jaw. Some Of these
blows were solid, and Nelson busted
himself keeping away from the K o.
| The sixth was Nelson's round by q
| mall margin, for he began mixing with
Sorvs and seemed to have little some
iirE on his foe Several times Mel
br shot q pretty right 70 the head and
Ace, though they failed to slow the
eJr-an
! I'VE forged ahead again after that.
sing his jab to advantage, fetnting
e on into wild swings countering
p vily to the body and beating the
e. Yorker to the punch almost IN
Rriably.
7 esstng the halfway mark, Lowe be-
A. shifting. with little success He
b. du't make Nelson lead enough to
p his left through 80 Lowe began
pu7ding the body. slowing up his man
pn siderably but not enough to give
r a chance 70 do anything
the battle progressed Nelson's VI
g., came to his assistance and he be-
kt TO look better. frequently counter
With q short night hook or heavy
-'-E 10 the body. But all the time he
hr On the receiving end of a series Of
| - darting jabs that entitled Lowe
80 shade.
nearest thing to a knockdown
a savage left swing to the jaw that
n Nelson into the ropes near his cor
u Nelson was bleeding at the nose
& mouth, but not seriously Despite
. excited howls from Nelson's corner
a. Lowe was using elbow and head.
attic was cleanly contested py both
ve-s. loves ripping. tearing upper
!, N haif-clinches was perfectly le-
ate. and Referee o'Connor did well
| low e.
der" o-Keefe, from the Engineer
S-7s. showed himself rugged, tough
t. fellow greatly in need Of ring In
ton. but a probable wizard in
7~ot fight. Neither he nor Buddy Ray
land 1 lead. rushing into clinches
. angling away at the body - make
ends. Their savage milling had the
n. on their toes. The decision was
- but some of O'Keefe's seconds
their heads and rushed into the
II ~ complain. A couple OF healthy
NJ should have bounced them from
l. 'ng.
e sttlinE" Marshall never he'd a
Pee with Karl Herr. the Washing
l. .ov picking cut the places ami land
II whenever he wished. Marshall
Ed IKE a haru-and boxer, and so
has stlll to be showed to his limit
. -dmore.
l. bunch OF ex-champions, neaT-chan-
b. and would-be champions were IN
b Iced. which is a mighty bad habit
boxing club, but the big crowd wes
J., natUred, and even listened TO Kid
beg for another chance TO prove
? he isn't there