New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-09
Batters Opponent from Post
to Pillar in Every Round
of Ten in Contest at
Claremont A. G.

Johnny Kewpie Ertle. Of ST. Paul. Is
boxer from the ground up, and one
of the best little men seen in this city
for many months. lie convinced a
crowd OF one thousand or more en-
thusiasts Of his ability at the Clare
mont Athletic Club last night, and IN
doing so made Abe Friedman. Of this
city. and a former amateur champion,
believe that life in the trenches is COM
paratively safe, and tame TO the point
o. being prosaic. In every round OF n
ten-round bout Ertle battered Fried-
man from pillar 10 post, hitting him
with everything but the water BUCKET,
and the wonder was that the battle
ever went the limit.
Ertle is a lad Of cherubic expression
until the gong sounds. Then the
choir boy becomes a snarling, raging.
fighting demon. Perhaps the best way
to describe him is TO call him second
jack Dillon, for he boxes after the
style of the Indianapolis warrior.
There is no phase in the game that
the St. Paul boy has not studied ex-
haustively. lie can box cleverly, Is
master Of left hand hook that is a
wonder. and ripping, Earring right
cross that Is swift "a lightning. He
worked havoc with this combination,
and Friedman was indeed tough,
game boy TO have stood up under the
punishment he took. But II clever at a
distance, Johnny Is the ultimate In ef-
fectiveness at close range. He tore
away at his man. wonderfully we'll COW
cred by a shoulder block that shed
punches as a ducks back sheds water,
and landed his punches with merciless
precision.
Wonderfully set up as he is, Ertle is
a natural hitter. He snaps his punches
over with stiff arm and loose should
er, and makes most of them count. He
was inclined to be a bit wild with his
right hand last night, and swung IL a
bit too frequently, allowing Friedman
to step inside and stsve off impending
Danger.
From the fifth round on the East
Side boy was in grave danger of being
knocked out. In the middle of the
fifth Ertle crashed a left hand hook
home TO the stomach and dashed IN,
refining home crashing punches. Fried
man covered. held, and when the re-
cree parted them, ran away. But II
vas not long Detore Ertle cOrnereu MIN
ard began another bombardment. The
Westerner showed real fighting trick
when Friedman clinched, for instead OF
resting, he tore out of the embrace and
dashed back with more blows. At the
end the local lad was battered and
weary, and half his left ear was miss
ing.
Fred A. Wenck, chairman Of the
State Athletic Commission, has started
another reform which will work for the
benefit of boxing conditions in this
state. Il was decided at the regular
meeting, held in the New York head
quarters, at IL Park Row, yesterday,
that the club managers and managers
of boxers be required to notify the
commission in writing Of the making
Of matches.
It was stipulated specifically that the
parties concerned inform the commits
sion of the general conditions OF
weight, time of weighing, and whether
the men are boxing for a guaranteed
purse or a percentage of the gate re-
ceipts.
Wenck declared that many COM
plants had been received by the COM
mission during the last several months
from boxers who were employed at the
smaller organizations throughout the