South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
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BOXING BOUTS
Chamber of Commerce and c.
A. Club Entertain Knights
of Grip at Smoker.

Three hundred commercial trav-
elers OF the city were the guests of
the Chamber Of Commerce and
Commercial Athletic club at fine
entertainment given Wednesday
night in honor of the men who are
/ representing the city in other parts
Of the country commercially.
The affair was entirely informal,
with something scheduled for every
minute. Music was furnished dur
I ing the evening by ElbeIs band, and
cigars and lunch were dispensed
during the intervals between the va
rious numbers on the program.
Interest centered around three
high class boxing exhibitions. staged
! i'm the club gymnasium. Kid Cody,
| q promising fighter from the O'Con-
nell gymnasium OF Chicago, and
Eddy Brady of South Bend furnish
1 ed the best mill of the evening, their
Battle-Ground match being the hit Of
( tho entertainment. The prelimi-
naries consisted Of a four round go
between Bobby Colip and Young
/ Pop, and two round exhibition be-
tween Young Pop and his brother
Lew.
In the main bout, the Chicago pug
| easily had il on the local fighter, de-
| serving a decision. He eXcelled In
about every department of the game,
( and showed promise Of becoming
well known in the lighting game.
The first two rounds went 10
Brady. Cody evidently was laying
up fer the later rounds, and did
none of the leading. Brady failed
to land any very hard blows, but
seemed to have the better of the
/ few times when they mixed
After the second round, the Chi
caeo boy had the advantage all the
way. He began TO unlimber his left
hook which he worked to good ad-
vantage. The third, fourth and fifth
were rather slow, Cody having a
shade in each.
The last three rounds were 'all
! Cody's. In these frames the Chicago
/ fighter repeatedly landed heavy
I blows to the head. He also opened
up and gave a good exhibition of
/ foot-work. His body blows were
slow and ineffective but Brady was
unable to put a defense for the left
hook that landed so many times on
\ the head and face. Brady slipped
over a couple good punches in the
/ final round. but the gong found the
: Chicago pug doing all of the aggres-
I sive work.
Young Pop upheld the family rep
utation by earning a victory in the
! curtain-raiser with Bobby Colip.
( The first round was even, the fourth
was Colip's, but Pop earned the two
middle rounds and the fight Both
/ boys showed a wealth of cleveCness.
Lew Pop, who was unable to APP
pear in a regular mill because of a
/ bay eve, went a twO-rOund exhibit
! ton with his brother. He gave an
exhibition of the ring skill that has
given him a reputation here, being
I content to let his younger brother
/ do most Of the work, but putting up
such a defense that it was almost
impossible to touch him Coach
Rockne Of Notre Dame refereed the
/ bouts.
| Martha B0ggs, one OF the stars or
I the Song and Dance Revue" that is
appearing at the Orpheum this
week. made a good impression with
/ her dancing. Virginia Luby Of the
/ same company sang one of the songs
which she uses with good effect in
! the revue.
Ernest Staples Billy Sunday and
\ mr. Dill fr,uarcnva+fonc rr-oof l,fe-
usual. and Fritz Martin contributed
| to the success of the program by
rendering several original numbers
on the piano.