The Washington herald., 1915-07-28
DRAW FOR Lowe
AGAINST H0UCK
Local Boxer Goes Fifteen
Furious Rounds Against the
Crack Quaker City Lad.
THE DECISION POPULAR
Veterans Ring Ceneralship Stands
Him in Good ead-Preliminaries
Are Exciting.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

When Referee Pat O'Connor raised
both Tommy Lowe and Willie Houck' S
hands at the end Of fifteen rounds Of
a fast and gruelling mill before the
Maryland Athletic and Social Club last
night. the 100 spectators at the ring side
voted the entire program the best that
was ever staged at Ardmore.
Although Lowe piled up a lead early
in the battle and scored a clean knock
down in the third round. the lightweight
from the Quaker City showed great abil-
ity at mitigating. and earned an even
break by his wonderful burst of speed
in the five final rounds.
In the semi-wind-up Young Thomas
the local feather-weight. made a real
stand against Jimmy Cummings. of Balti-
more in his comeback act. The local
feather was in the pink of condition and
foored his opponent three times during
the battle. right uppercut carried
Cummings to the floor in the opening
round, while Cummings hit the canvas
again in the third from a left jab. In
the Fourth Thomas had Cummings in
bad way. sending him to the mat for
count of seven, the bell saving him.
The preliplinaries were all above the
class that have been seen at the Mary
land Club. In the curtain raiser Patsy
Donvon earned the decision over Young
Demmick by the strong finish he made
in the final round. Eddie Lewis was
given a draw with Paul Day after four
rounds Of fast fighting.
In the third bout Sailor White. Of the
S. s. S. Mayflower. met Billy ia
cobs, of the Marine Corps, and Referee
Pat O'Conner stopped the battle in the
second round, giving the decision to
White. White proved to be a battleship
g. ~
corners of the ring with timely delivered
blows. Bull Mitchell failed to make
any kind of showing against Joe Black
burn, and the latter was handed the
verdict at the end of six rounds Mitch
ell having Topped to the canvas for safe
ty on twelve different decisions.
Referee O'Connor's decision did not
meet with the approval of the fans. when
he declared the Young McCuley-Young
Montana. bout draw. McCuley had
opened up a lead and deserved the YER
dict.
In the main attraction. the local vet
eran lightweight started using his left
jab but as Houck stayed in a crouch.
Lowe could not put 1t over effectively.
Shortly after the bell had sounded for
the third round Lowe cut loose one of
his left hooks which sent the ''Slumber-
twon" battler to the canvas for a count
of seven. but Houck came back in whirl-
wind fashion and fought the local boy
toe to toe.
The fourth round was the hardest
fought of the evening, as both boys
kept digging in with Lowe having slight
ly the better of the milling. Houck
came out of his. crouch in the fifth and
boxed the local fighter. Tommy had the
best of this round. and caused the Phil
adelphia boy to cover up in the sixth.
The boys battled on even terms until
the tenth when Houck caught Lowe in
a clinch and opend a big cash over his
left eye with butting tactics. With his
lamp closed. the local battler was at Il
and Willie sent in enough
punches to earn him a draw decision.
Lowe claimed a foul in the eleventh, but
O'Connor would not allow It. Houck
tried to out box Lowe In the twelfth,
but Tommy's left jab sent him back into
his crouch. in which position he showed
his best fighting. The mitigating by
Houck was the best ever seen here