Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29

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&-0D-p prove to all of those
m NIAxwEr1, present that he was
~ W. too good to allow
.or KID Williams to hold him on even
terms.
Rut once more the grandoldope was
ahot TO pieces, and now we are WonueI
ing IL Kid williams has gone back' dlu
Kid Herman have an OF night OF ls
lew Tender good enough to take Hing
NJ the bantamweght title? The local
how won five of the six rounds ana tne
other was even. That shows now ne
outclassed the battler from New Or
leans last night.
Presenting the Alibis
In Justice to Herman, however, 1t must
be said that Pete arrived here FRIDAY
ofter a long railroad trip and stepped
into real winter weather instead or sum
shine and roses. He was i'll on saturday
but recovered sufficiently to step into the
ring against Tender. He was not ac-
climated and, more than that, he was not
accustomed to short-distance bouts But
all of this can be used for aiibis only
The fact remains that Tender won the
bout and deserves all of the credit for
pulling the unexpected.
When he squared off against Tender
IN the first round, Herman met one of
the toughest propositions in his career.
Lew looks like an awkward novice. He Is
tall rangy, bony and seems frightened
to DEATH but when he gets started he Is
one of the hardest men in his, class to beat
in six rounds. He has natural defense,
and this, with his long reach, makes 1t
impossible for his opponents to reach him.
Herman fought a game battle but was
cd 10 nnf
round in looking over Tenders tactics
and endeavored to solve his defense. He
failed in this and soon gave up the idea
of boxing at long range and shifted MS
attack to Tenders body. where he did
some good work. Lew, however, gained
confidence as the bout progressed ana
found 1t easier to keep Pete away from
him with those long right-hand jabs'
Herman Is Bleeding
In the first round Herman's nose began
to bleed. and it kept on running until the
final bell. Lew opened Pete's eye In the
fifth and some more gore was spilled. In
the sixth round Terdler drove Herman all
over the ring, hitting him almost at Will.
and had him backed in a corner covering
up when the gong put an end to the
fracas.
Herman has the poise of a high-class
boxer, but he was unable to land many
effective blows. All of his leads to the
head fell short and his vicious swings to
the jaw went wide of the mark. He was
six inches shorter than Tender, and the
handicap could not be overcome. 1t was
bad start for a top-notcher, and he will |
have to show something real before he is
considered seriously in Philadelphia.
The remainder of the card was very,
very sad Bobby Hanson won from Neil
McCue in the curtain raiser, Young Pal |
mer won from Solly Woods in the follow
ing act and Johnny Mayo beat the Ka-
homa Kid in the semiwlndup.
frankie White Makes Hit
A very stout person sitting near the
ring enjoyed the preliminaries so much |
that he slept through the first two bouts |
aroused himself long enough to utter |
few feeble cheers while Frankie White |
and Larry Hansen put on their duet and |
after that lost all interest in the pro- |
ceedings.
This tribute to the white-Hansen battle |
was deserved, as it really was the feature |
bout of the evening, frankie, who has |
fought just once in eight months, made |
great showing, and, although he lost to |
the visitor from Denmark showed that |
he is clever boy. can take lots of pun |
ishment and hand out more in return. |
White had a hard time of 1t in the first |
three rounds, but he gamely took beat |
Ing and had the better OF the last two ses-
sions. 1t seems strange that boxer like |
White should be forced to remain idle |
while matchmakers are sending to New |
York for talent.
The announcement that Willie Moore
would take part in the star bout at the
olympia next Monday night did not meet |
with favor and for several minutes the
audience, principally the critics upstairs.
hooted and Missed. This was brought on
because Willie refused TO go on at the
national last Saturday night in anything
out the wind-up, although Jack McGuigan
had offered him a fair price for his
services.
Billy McGOnigle Explains
While the hooting was at its height
6iiiy McGonigle, manager of Moore
stfolled down TO the ringside, wearing a
worried look
1T isn't fair to Moore" he said. Those
guys know only one side Of the story and
think / have a right to tell my tale.
Last Wednesday McGuigan asked me II
would let Moore box Marty Farrell at his
show, and replied that Moore would box
any one in the world at his weight on
Thursday, however Farrell's manager de-
elaed that Willie was too hard a proposl-
tion for his boy and called IL on Then
was asked If Hirst would be acceptable,
and l agreed.
Now, all of this time / was thinking
Moore was 20 appear In the wind-up' be-
cause this always has been the case Tor
sAe last two years every time L did busi-
ness with MeGuigan. / thought this was
understood and you can imagine my sur
prise when / saw the advertisement show
ing Johnny O'Leary, a good boy III admit
put a stranger here, in the star bout while
Aoore was in the semiwind-up
Has Better Reputation
II OLeary or solly Burns had better
rspntation than Moore / would not hesi-
tate for an instant 10 box In front OF them
hlt White Is better known, has shown
shat he can do and. added 70 that, ne Is
Philadelphia boy who worked hlinssti
% from the first preliminary to the wind
y i7ght here Ia the-local rings
Wine has a standing 10 sustain lusl
ne eny enc else in tue public eye Can
SEQ iaaagina Weber and Fields ppenins the
sho4 al kaithis t0fs weak and allowing