Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-28
BILLY MISKIE, A REGULAR
FIGHTER, DEFEATS GAME MAN
IN LARRY WILLIAMS BATTLE
St. Paul Light Heavyweight Punches With Trip
Hammer Velocity and Twice Knocks Down
Philadelphian in Impressive Contest
Nv LOUIS Fl. JAFFE

TT TOOK Billy Miskie two rounds TO get
l. under way. When he did the st. Paullte
treated spectators at the Olympia last night
to n fine assortment of terrific punches,
Larry williams being on the receiving enu'
1t was n miracle that the big Phlladelphlan
was on his feet at the final gong. Whlia'is'
II had been believed, wasn't the gamest man man
in the world but he knocked all TINS cope
TO smithereens. Larry Is game, ana as
game n boxer as ever stepped into the Broad
street ring.
lust when some of the fans were begin
ming to wonder how such siow-moVins
fighter had ever defeated Battling LeVlhskS,
MIskle started to demonstrate tae why's anu @
the wherefores. For two ROUNDS Larry
stood off the st. Paul batter WIN ieiu '"" rhn
making Mike miss right-handers at the
same time The contest was listless ana tue
gallery gods began to show their usual uis-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Knockdown
rbts bowever. turned to voices Of dsmay
when n right hand chop dropping scarcely
sIx inches on the point of Williams's chin,
felled Larry shortly after the beginning OIL
the third round Miskle had sent WnuaIilS
TO the floor with Ehort. yet snappy puHcl',
so hard that Lar" decided to take the lull
count allowed Then Miskle opened up ana
he gave the fans-not forgetting MI WI"
lIams-everything he had.
BEFORE the thir6 session was over VIII
liams's body looked like the side OF oarh
after a fresh coating of red paint. Larry
deserved lot of credit for his Willingness
to exchange punches in the clinches, which
gaye Billy an opportunity to deal out n
series of rib-roasters. From the distance
MIskle's one-two punch worked to perfection
and the right-hand cross to Williamss heao
had his blond hair wavering in the smoke
laden atmosphere. Larry doesn't have to
!, ha audience
II they could see II.
Dropped Once More
When Levinsly's pupil reached his corner
for the minutes intermission 1t came like
from Providence. Larry was glad to have
Bill discontinue shooting punches at him
for a minute. anyway. Miskie was on his
feet with the bell starting the fourth round,
and he reached the middle or the ring Just
as Williams did. Larry barely had his arms
up when zowie another right-hander on
the chin, following left lead, greeted VIII
liams Again the local lad took an un-
wonted sojourn to the mat. Nine was
tolled once more before Larry decided to
stand In front of MislSies apparent half
dozen fists Before the round was over
Young Mr.. Williams could have written a
book on how IL felt TO stand up under ter
rife rib-crackers and vicious jaw-breakers'
The nth and sixth sessions, in the latter
Of which Larry bled profusely from an ugly
cut over the left eye, were repetltlons OF
the third and fourth, including the knock
downs. williams kept on his feet, and
there are few boxers who would have
moi rather gone to the floor, Williams tried
his utmost to land effectively, but Miskis
was IN there to deal out punishment and not
absorb any He handed 1t put-much more
man Williams cared for--and accepted lit
tle-much less than Larry wanted to de-
liver.
Regular Battler
Two things were certain-that Miskie's
victory recently oyer Levinsky was no
huke. for Billy is a regular battler, and that
there is no doubt about Larry Williams's
grittiness. -
battling Levinsky witnessed the contest
from the rear OF the club In company with
his wife. We happened TO be picked up on
broad street in the Battler's machine, and
he said Mr. Williams would have no tea
party that Mr. Miskie was a great hghter
Levinsky did not exaggerate.
Science Beats Punch
Eddie Wagond. fighter, and Eddie Kelly,
boxer, met in the semihnal and as in most
cases the lad with science returned the vic
tor. While Wagond was missing his hay
makers, tanning the breeze almost inees-
sanity with punches that would have lifted
KeI Through the roof. the New Yorker was
slowly but surely pifing up lead with left