Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
ERTLE SHOWN UP
In STALLTNG BOUT
WITH B. KAUFMAN
Philadelphia, Weakened
Making 116 Pounds, Does
Forcing Throughout
KEWPIE A GOOD WAITER
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

As a champion we've got to hand 1t to
| Johnny Ertle, self-accused bantam boss
| based on an alleged foul victory over Nld
| Williams, az a real titleholder-Of the Fred
| Welsh type. Erte was scheduled to box
Benny Kaufman at 116 pounds. ringside.
Both weighed in under that poundage, but
as far rs any boxing on the part or Ertie
was concerned, there wasn't any.
The St Paul Kewple stalled cllnched, re-
fused to lead and did everythng--but box.
lie gave an excellent exhibition of how
Welsh performs when he steps Into the
ring to add to his bankroll in n limited.
no.decson contest. 1t was iasco from
an Ertle standpoint.
Poor little Kaufman, weak, thin, an
emlc- looking and drawn as he never was
before, forced the fighting from the clang
of the first gong until the is minutes of
scheduled boxing were over. Kaufman said
the weight did not hurt Ii IN Adam Ryan,
Charley wermuler and Pop" O'Brien
each said that Benny was strong, but 1t
didn't take keen, discerning eye to see
that the Phladelphian was only shell OF
his real self.
Ertle Plays Waiting Game
Ertle just waited. n smile covering his
face now and then. for the greatly weak
ened Kaufman to- make the fight. Benny
tried hard, lie fought as best he could.
and although the match was far from be-
ing interesting, the crowd was enthusiastic.
only because of Kaufman's great showing
under the conditions that OF showing up
Ertle.
The match couldn't be called good
bout. because one man was the aggressor
throughout. The other just waited. Ertle
stood fiat footed feinting most of the time
and when Benny came tearing in. he met
the game little Phladelphian with right
hand punches to the body. But at close
quarters Ertle held on with one arm and
At. l. Nte Ia
barrcade for Benny's attack to that sec
tlon.
1t was pity to see the shadow of Kauf
man" try his utmost and endeavor as best
he could for a knockout while Ertle stalled
his way through the contest with 100 per-
fectly good dollars awaiting him as re-
ward for mis- wonderful Fred Welsh eH-
hibition.
Benny the Triumphant
BY the way. we might as well mention
that there was n victor. Benny Kaufman,
eNertions, was the triumphant one by Il
mighty big margin, too.
o A lls91,welsh, match with Fred Kelly and
the weekly show at the Ryan a. c. tonight.
Hhce ha S S . andhs h MiA but he
will find the n yoterhp @ Hays miEnY hyrD tough
pearanee after sojourn through the West and
New England
The pTeIIm gard to the KellyTayes, set.t9o
shs G9hf Is m w fss Se se smd Snss 5 6rdRe
Johnny shea ana Al Fox, Elyal ssysnteenth and
are lew Weber VS., YOUNG Allen, George % b1tts
ys. See-saw Kelly and Eggy Plummer vs.. Bni
DSS ES'pn BY 9 EHnt s
Of the Week al the west Phy n opsn.aiP %ash
ington, sportlng Club Friday nisht, and II should
and each bout was real humdinger.
H rago kH0S9Ht 9H krss VIII NEE, worthy
8oR at the NsSona sPd "e
day night, McAndreWs i IN great shape 'iT and
Of beating leonard to nocSout 'M punch, che naRe RR
s who his 3 Is oass
his RETIREMENT despite his 3s years OF age. Ne
Hs 81 sg 1SF BEEN n tTG an
he ESGh but fo the
former was not in very good form,
~, There 9Ein are Lot Of skeptIeal fans who believe
but Jos Blum o tator e' says oTfay thst nfhS nc
s}qF the fq Points Joe OF tRe has S9s
%Raa Hf he oRany moneyy
Frankie Brown who was beaten by Kid VIII |
Hams In Baltimore yesterday afternoon saw |
the Ertle-kaufman match at the Olympia last |
night and said: civilians could beat Ertie anv |
day in the week" Rsferring 70 his own match |
with the Kid. Frankie said: Williams is ona |
man respect. but he knew he was in a night" |
Eddie Mack who starts on vaudeville ca |
Teer with ms pantomime Championship" act |
Olympia last night. He had the crowd In con o1o
VIlsions OF laughter throughout and his "claiin
of foul' and "the knockout proved screams.
The next time Johnny Moloney boxes Will he |
September is at the Olympia. "
Jock Malone, st. Paul weterweight, made
his eastern debut at the Olympia By distribute |
Ing an unmerciful beating to Rita Waters Ma
lone is protege OF Mike McNulty Johnny |
Ertle's manager, and he proved himself a /
clever, hard-punching hsteuffan.