Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-03
ENTER DE FOE,
NEW STAR FROM
ST. PAUL TOWN
Unknown Springs Into
Prominence Over Night
BY Trimming Morgan

And now it's Billy De Foe. Mike Glib
bons. the pompadour person. put st. Paul
on the pugilstiC map about four years
ago when he came out of the West, an
unknown, and began to wallop opponent
after opponent in the New York field.
Since then several other scrappers from
the Minnesota city have been keeping the
Saint p. in bold letters before the fans.
Johnny lIrtle and Mike O'Down stand out
more prominently, both earning their
prestige on the home hearth. Now, Mr.. De
Foe. who, like Pompadour Mike, invaded
the east unheralded. shapes up as another
fistlcufian who is bound to uphold the
fighting name of st. Paul.
De Foe made his first appearance in
Philadelphia at the National Club Satur
day night. This one exhibition was suft-
Client to satisfy local fans that Billy Is
good and then some. Eddie Morgan, who
was unluclSy enough TO be De Foes OPP
ponent, also admits II, The St Paul scrap
per had lot of stuff on the offensive,
still there seemed to be something lack
ing.
The Defense
De Foe distributed pretty trounclng
over the anatomy of Morgan. doing 1t
niftily and nicely. He kept forcing the
fighting continually, and had Eddie
breaking ground throughout the match
Morgan did not seem to be the same
Morgan who fought two sensational
battles with Johnny Kilbane, and the
same number with Irish Patsy Cline. He
either had an off-nght or was going
back"
Anyway, whether De Foe can stand a
gruelling could not be estimated. The few
labs Morgan landed Billy took without
losing any speed, but Morgan did not
land a solid punch at any time. He did
not even b"eak the skin over the West
erners lips. The big question is can De
Foe show up so we'll in a match with
boxer who can sting him?
Cool, But Wild
There wasn't second that the new st.
Paul phenom grew overanXious. He was
cool, started his punches easily, but with
plenty of snap, and followed Morgan
around the ring carefully. Still, when
De Foe had Sir Edward in bad shape and
it seemed as if only one good punch was
necessary to finish the Englishman
Billy's wallop went wide of its mark.
Several times De Fore missed with good
punches which probably would have
ended the battle had they not been wild
De Foe has showed one side of the box
ing art, that of giving without receiving
and there is no doubt about him being
proficient Now It is up to Billy to prove
that he is Just as good under fire, and II
he does this a new contender will stand
out prominently on the trail OF Johnny
Kilbane,
With Gibbons. recognized as the middle
weight champion; O'Dowd, brilliant con-
tender for the welter title; De Foe
anxious for the featherweight laurels
and Ertle a dangerous man after Kid
williams crown, st. Paul boasts quartet
of the best boxers in the country today
Tillman Makes Good
Fighting a rushing and aggressive bat
tie Johnny Tillman, of Minneapolis.
showed up well in his match with Buck
Fleming Although the visitor was wild
with his punches, anxious TO score
knockout on his debut he proved that
his style appeals to the regular run OF
fight fans. Tillman has good straight
left and follows up a right cross in a
corking good one.two punch. Johnny
can take II, too. as Fleming landed with
some stiff slams on his jaw.
Tommy Bucks three-month lay-off did
him no good, and although he rallied
wonderfully in the last two rounds of his
match with clever Eddie Wallace, the lat
ter deserved the decision. Tommy has
changed his style, having developed a
hard right-hand punch, and because Of
his long inactivity his Judgment OF dis
tanee was bad. Bucks first punch out Of
the box was a pippin right on Wallaces
left eye, which was badly bruised after
the match. Another bout probably would
put Buck right, and he would be just the
local lad to try out Mr.. Iiilly De Foe,
st. Paul. on the latter's defensive ques-
tiOn.