Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
JIMMY PERRY
PUTSD0NNELLY
AWAY IN THIRD
Stew Either Had to Fight in
Ring or Take Beating in His
Dressing Room,
By w. S. Farnsworth.

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q EVEN months of hard training
has worked wonders on Jimmy
Perry, and to-day he is just about
as good as any man OF his weight
l45 pounds--as there is in the fisticuff
JaTne.
The Perry that stopped stew"
l9onnelly in the third round of a one
sided affair at the Georgia Athletic
Club last night was far from the
Ferry that had displayed his wares
heretofore. Every muscle had been
c9mbed. his skin was of that healthy
pink hue that pronounees perfect
physical condition; his boxing was
immense; his hitting ability has i'm
proved LOO per cent,
Perry could have whipped dozen
Donnellys last night. Despite the fact
that stew" was panned to a fare
thee-well, have seen many a worse
fighter in. a local ring-and in main
bout, too. If it had been the Perry
that Atlanta fans-knew year ago in
the square circle last night, am sure
that stew" would have at least stuck
out the ten scheduled spasms,
Donnelly should not be blamed for
the poor showing. Instead, Perry
should be given just credit for his
great work.
THE first right hand cross that Per-
! ry landed in the opening round
spelled defeat for Donnelly, yet he
Fought back every inch of the way.
He didn't quit. / don't believe there
was another man in the club who
would have taken the wallops that
Donnelly received time and again
blows that knocked him to the cam
vas apparently out-and still climb
To his pedals.
1t simply was a bad match because
no one was shrewd enough to notice
Perry's wonderfully improved condi-
ton.
During the first round Donneliy
held his own. He stood up and in
his own awkward manHer slugged
with Perry. Twice he broke out of
a cfinch with wicked pivot blows that
made Jimmy vince. He tried this
same unfair punch again just before
The bell, but he missed Perry.
However, he didn't miss the genial
Count Castro, referee. and the South
American gentleman stopped II clev-
erly-with his stomach, grunt was
The receipt for the blow and a laugh
for the crowd
In the second round Perry had
solved Donnelly and had little trouble
In shooting over two wicked right
crosses Both of these landed flush
on the jaw and Donnelly took the
count of nine both times.
right uppercut to the chin at the
opening Of the third round practically
ended the fight. Donnelly dropped,
took six" and gamely climbed up.
A right nand smash to the head--it
was a wee bit too high-sent him
down for a mine" But again he
surprised us all by getting up.
Here It. was that Donnelly proved
he is possessed of gameness. He tried
to fight back He started a leIt
swing. but Perry beat him to 1t with
a right. and Stew Hoped with a
thud
Ten minutes later the little brides
ceased singing and stew awoke,
500 richer than when he started.
DoNNELLY and Perry came near
~ not meeting in the ring last
night. Instead 1t looked as thougn
they were going to have 1t out IN
"Stew's. dressing room.
"Stew" was working on percent
age basis. He looked the $500 house
over. and decided that he would have
"a have 500 in his pocket before ne
started This was at first refused
him. He left the building, and i
took a lot Of talking on the part OF
Promoter Fox to induce him to re-
turn. Also the hundred.
Perry heard that Donnelly threat
ened to run out. He rushed into the
room OF his opponent, and gave him
to understand that 1t was a case o.
either fighting in the ring or in the
dressing room.
astew' thereupon decided that he
might as well get some money 1or
the beating that was coming.
BATTLING KELLY and Young
ID Goldman went nine rounds in the
semi-windup. They were carded to
20 eight rounds, but the timekeepei
lost a period in his official count, IL
was an interesting affair, with non
ors even. according to my view, but
the referee gave Kelly the decision.
Kelly probably would have won had
he NOT been suffering with badly
swollen right hand. -
Mike Saul refereed this bout The
crowd appeared to disagree with his
decision. so Matchmaker Castro rem
dered one, although he didn't see the
mil. Castro's decision was draw.
New stuff.
T/ID WILLIAMS and Young Shep-
N ard went six corking rounds, with
honors even. These kids have fought
4 half dozen times, and they furnish
real fireworks every time.
Billv Hooper was too big for
SHEPARD Thomas and stopped his dark
brother in the third round Of a peachy
Singing mill