Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Bv ROBERT W. MAXWELL

philadelphia Jawn o'Brien was not in
uro,her Jacks corner at the Palace A. c.
- Norristown last night, and as a result
prother Jack lost 15-round bout to
Fdde Revoire The victor did not breeze
n by wide margin, however, but he
nIled up a big enough lead at the start
u Offset the strong finish made by Young
lack.
So Reyoire won the decisionjby shade be-
.ause of his aggressiveness and the num-
3s.r of hard blows landed. He took the
lad early in the battle, rushed Young
Jack all over the ring and several times
hacked him against the ropes, showering
Iefts and rights without return. O'Brlen
was on the defensive most OF the time,
dId not wake up until after the tenth
round and then 1t was too late. Jacks
dsfense was very good, however, as he
stopped many blows with his shoulder or
,aueht them in midair Had he started
Ma sprint a couple of rounds earlier the
result might have been different.
Brother Jawn Absent
And here is where Brother Jawn comes
IN Had the noted Philadelphia been adj
ylsIng the youngster, the signal to get
busy probably would have been given in
the eighth round. Then 1t would have
been up TO O'Bren to show what he had
Il Revolre allowed him to do So.
However. Revoire was entitled to the
decision because he was consistent
throughout forced most of the lighting,
and dXnever let up until the final gong
sounded. AS boxer he does not COM
pare with Young Jack, but Jack showed
his cleverness only IN spots
Eddie weighed in at 153, which caused
some surprise, and was not weakened py
It. o'Brien's weight was announced be
low l55 pounds"
Exit Sailor Carroll
Sailor Jack Carroll attempted to dispose
Of three demon heavyweights in the same
ring but at different times, and almost
took Brode Mr.. Carroll Is huge per,
son with the white hope" label stuck all
over him. and performs like the majority
Of white hopes have performed in the past
He has lots to learn and It Will take some
time to teach him. '
Carroll has the appearance of person
who has an unpleasant task to perform
but wants to be a good fellow while doing
IT. He smiles at his opponent then as
sumes serious look as he wades IN
swinging both arms wildly in an effort 10
dispose of him as quickly as possible
The Sailor was victorious in the first
bout because Black Bill was too tired 10
respond to the bell at the beginning OF
the thifd round. Whlle Bill Was III the
ring. however, he made things interesting
for the jolly Tar and almost had the
best OF It.
The second act brought an impression
named Battling Brandt into the limelight.
The Battler remained for n couple OF
rounds, when Referee Frank O'Brien
chased him to the dressing room. Mr.,
Brandt was accused of not fighting hard
enough.
See-Saw Kelly Wins
Then came See-Saw Kelly in the final
act iBy this time Carroll was feeling the
effects of the three and one-half rounds
but he knew that there was serious busi-
ness on hand, and refused to admit he was
Tired He tore after See-Saw, but soon
discovered that he had run into squalls.
Kelly did little fighting himself shook
the Sailor several times, and scored the
only knockdown. This knockdown was u
terrible surprise to Carroll and all those
PRESENT. as Kelly did not use his fist, In
aead, he used his head, butted Jack in
me stomach and he Topped. Carroll was
up IN an instant, however, and gamely
stuck out the round.
Kelly had the hope In distress several
ulhes, but he was unable TO put across
big margin.