Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
ERTLE DEFEATS
YOUNG DIGGINS
IN 45 SECONDS
st. Paul Kewpie Drops Lo-
cal Fighter Three Times
in the First Round
BURNS HOLDS WILLIAMS

/ johnny Ertle played short engage
/ ment before huge flock Of home folks
at the Olympia last night and in -
seconds demonstrated that he Is to he
considered seriously when the bantam
weight title is discussed The St Paul
Kewpic lived up to his reputation when
! he disposed Of Young Diggins in short
order, flooring tho local hoy three times
before the battle got under way.
Diggins was on his feet Just 3 seconds.
The rest of tho time he was on the floor,
listening to the kind. sweet voice of Ref
cree Frank Bricn as he practiced count
ing up to ten.
Ertle won from kid Williams OH foul
some time ago and Immediately jumped
into the iistc limclight His performance
last night showed that he had right TO
Claim couple of titles If ne cared to,
ana Is the logical opponent for Williams
The spectators had littiC Chunc" to see
Ertlc's real lighting ability. But three
punches were landed each by Isrtlc' ana
Diggins went to the mat the same num-
ber Of times johnny rushed at Freddy,
missed left swing and followed with
right-hand punch on the Jaw. DiEgn5
dropped and took n count of nine
When Freddy r"gaincd his feet Ertlo
again rushed at Diggius, crossed short
right-hand punch on the jaw and Fred
crumpled to the mat for the second time.
ON this occasion Dggins took a three"
toll He cliuched with the kCwpic. but
a rght-hand punch sent piggins to the
rosin ON the fiat Of his back, lie rolled
from side. to side until Referee pBrien
reached seven At eight he was up ON
his right knee ana hllhouEh inc lhHu
man in the rinE hesllatc" soiuIWnnt
after toliinS nine plSElms was unan'c 10
rise AT the Ial,u yen nc "t''"''"
noF h"u 10 "e "''P'' ~ "'' WI
BEFORE Ertle again appears before an
fling Henry next Wednesday night and on
the Goth ne will encounter Jack Sails. His
manager, Mike M'NuItN' HaI' hli' ilbut
Ertle would meet Edc O'KacTc, Battling
Reddv Touisiana or any other boxer local
promoters select but Inc weight must De
11G pounds ringside. However. II was
,.,,r,orcd tb,t Jobnnv's ncxt .rbt hero rnov
"'''oiT -" t..,.' g,I '''
he with Young McfoNern' followed by
lii no,,,d., io.t ,,i,,i,t ,,tiin nigsins
!,t,2 pou"uS inSt n,E"'' ""''e ''ss"'S
tipped the beam at 10
Kid Williams and Frauhie Burns
fought 20 furious rounds Mt New Orleans
T., rot draw @ 4 nurns ''' ,y%o us was ,be ,"tH ra
vorltc before the battle, lived up to the
reputntIon wished ltpon him IN tne
Ia ,,,, ,ni WIN. w
,t1 Il,tg % roul,u nc Sl'Isel'u N',ll',t,S WIN It
the bantam boss was noored with a left
TO the chin
- -, ,t -,
hurhS tuoh Ile le"u carry III inc CON
whom Williams storted to fore "a tbn
M"'" Nn'i''iS S'"i'tu 10 iorEe 20 lh'
'front.' from then on 1t was an even
slam-bdng tactics with Williams strength !
asserting itself on Innny occasions rho /
,i,,i,,r,, r,,,la,.,,I I,, p,,c,,., "a c., /
decls'oh rendered by Referee I'D Smith |
was n popular one
In tic other bouts 40 tho olympia. Low /
TCnIlrr ll>i,. had little ,lirHrtiItv Winning !
from Is Goodman rs Arthur Simons. iii, F,
defeated Iohuuv Morgan lis, in poor match I
Bohpy Mcleod, III, handed Joe Lavignc. 1ln, /
a nilty Hcing.
Hike trtlc. IoRnEgr brother Of Johnny, and
slii 70 he the amateur bantam champion OF the ,
NfGF,RMcs,, no. arIy9d here Yesterday Afternoon
usp,r,p,s or .tpo 1rbt,r ,,ro ,,r, .rr.,... 10,
the winI-up at rRe BonEi's TG'iiulb' ptoSnie,,fn W.
ouHE J"N i, o"gS amg Zoe O. l2nn,il Will be
=, Fiihl hnut Joe NHiihr lith Ward, vs.. JACK /
w Ntucr. Nnrth L'nns ~
,So,pT,,! ''u, nil"' P''iWouH'' Vs. Wine I
Al Eo.u. 7. >. NaN&.
SruliWud-Up Leo Tracey, lloSa, rs. Lew !
Young Jack Tolund l.th Ward