Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23

,iongside the stranger who was huddled in
sis corner put q hand on the stranger s
Srse for assistance and, utterly ignoring
MIN. walked to the opposite side, bowling
~ The applause. Referee Frank OBrien
shen nut in an appearance, held up his
Sand and made the following announce
nent:
Takes Reddy's Place
nGem,nen. Battlin' Redding, who was ia
roeet Benny Kaufman, is awful sick with
typhoid or pneumonia or smallpox or
somethin'. He amt in no shape to box
sn'n-here the well-known arbiter paused,
,vaIked over to the stranger and whispered
IN his ear-"an', gemmen," he continued,
aNathan Jackson, from Oklahoma, who
weighs 100 pounds, will take Battlin'
Reddys place."
The substitute smiled, looked around, but
razed into flock of scowls at the ring
side stoney silence greeted the announce
ment, The spectators did not take kindly
N this boy without reputation who
DARED to take a chance against the re-
doubtable Benny Kaufman. They gave
him a brief "once over" and settled back
IN their seats to endure an uninteresting
slaughter. Few thought the visitor would
remain with us very long, SO they decided
10 make the best of 1t.
Mr.. Jackson Surprises
But there was different story when the
hattie began. The stranger proved to be
/ regular bearcat, and soon Benny was traV-
cling on the rocky road to Dublin. Mr..
Jackson handed out an assortment of jabs
and hooks that made Mr.. Kaufman blink
with surprise, and Adam Ryan, who ar
rived Just before the battle began, was
rendered almost speechless
"Whacha waitin' fer?" he gasped at
Benny. "Cummon an do somethin'" |"
Benny didn't know, and when he.tried to
inHict terrible punishment on Jackson he
was driven back by shower of lefts to
the face and healthy punches to the body.
This continued for six rounds, and at the
end the same customers and spectators who
allied to give the stranger second look
stood up in their seats and gave him the
greatest ovation ever rendered boxer at
the Olympia. He was a bum when he came
In, but in IS minutes his. social standing
had changed to that of n hero.
Nathan was introduced as native OF
Oklahoma The name of the town was not
given, but 1t probably was one which was
destroyed by cyclone recently. And judg-
ing from the speed displayed, Nathan was
able to outrun a couple of those wind
storms when he escaped to the East.
Deserved the Verdict
1, jackson was the surprise of the evening,
and he deserved the winners end when the
bout was finished. He was trying hard all
of the time, and displayed ability which
marks him as one of the coming bantams
or featherweights.
Tommy Carey, another substitute, also
made a good impression, although he was
injured so severely in the fourth round that
Referee OBrien stopped the bout. He
subbed for Tommy OKeefe. who was ILL., |
and clashed with Micky Donley, that
hard-hitting lightweight from Newark, N. j. |
Carey took all kinds of punishment, but |
never backed up and kept boring in for |
more. He seemed reluctant to quit, and did |
30 only after Doctor O'Connor discovered |
that his lip was badly cut
Young Johnny Dundee tried hard to EMU |
late his illustrious namesake in the second |
bout and his stuff went great. He met |
Johnny Daley, billed as an amateur cham |
pion, and put the champ to sleep in the |
fourth round. In the curtain raiser frankie |
Clark stopped Jimmy McElroy in the second |
session.
Oh, Yes, the Windup
There was windup. Buck Fleming. |
Herman Hindins pride and JOY battled
with the real Johnny Dundee, and although
ne made good showing and gave the Wop
one OF the hardest battles he has had in
shis city. Dundee deserved the verdict.