Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20

way until 1924 Eibane's Job b.a
accomplished quickly.
Kilbane tried hard to knockout sb,n.
and make that 1921, but Shannon ratS.
relished keeping the champions cor,ul
for the scheduled eighteen minutes
Shannon did. 1t was said before tbo
l,that Shannon weighed 1917 pounds po2
he had agreed to weigh 131, Kilban ne ,na'l. =
on Eddie taking off the extra four aN
which he did by rubbing process LSunc
tipped the beam at 127 carrying sa""ua
pounds Of superfiuous weight around ~
midsection. ny
, Reynolds Boxes and Wins
Bobby Reynolds ran afoul n mt. VI
rugged proposition in Patsy Broder,n,s
New York, and clever Robert had to hs,'1z ut
all his cleverness into action 4, ~.
second round after Broderick shoot
Bobby with a left hook. Thereafter ~
nolds boxed rings around the tough ~
hard-punchng Broderick boy. and Bob's y.
periority, despite Patsy's terrific wallon. "
the body, was evident at the finish. ~
Reynolds, who has been deyelon,rr 8
right-hand punch, started this blow ins,.s
second round, but left hook by Brodsr,sS
beat Bobby to the punch. While Revnnss<l
was staggered, he pulled himself topsths
in few seconds, and then gave a bri,,,. w
exhibition of boxing Of the hit-and .vsss3
H.
after vicious wallop; at the Same t,ss..
Reynolds kept jabbing and hooking WIN
great regularity ~
1t was not until the final frame that r.
nolds again decided to shoot over bjs ..Wss
Ann" and three or four times bis r,-s.
hand popped off Broderick.s chin. RroSs
erick, rugged and tough battler that Ia 4
smiled-that's ALL Bobby mixed these right,
handlers with several stiff, straight lefts ara
tnSnGd the bout in
About One Ear and Another "a
The clown. Knockout AL Wagner. stonr.x
right-hand wallop with his left ear IN ~
second round of his match with Al rov'
and that member began to puff and rrsdss
ually grow blue. The car continued Grow
ing and colorng as the bout progressaAs
when one of the clowns ystid slams in ~
fifth round fell on Fox's hft ear the scors
was even Fox's ear began to blow up .liks
balloon. and when the match ended All For
had one of the best limitations of a cauI,
flower ever exhibited in the Olympias ring
Not speaking of ears, the bout was a plupn,
1t had the spectators on edge throughout
and Fox was the winner when the mix con.
cluded. g.
Billy Hines won a hard match from Rat.
tling Murray and BILLY Manning. after kiss.
ing and hugging Jimmy Briggs at the finish
of six rounds, was o winner "a
EN
Fred Sears, Speechmakcr ~
Before the finale Fred Sears, Philadelphia
manager and trainer of boxers, was intro.
duced, and in turn he introduced Benny
Mcneil. of England. to the fans Sears
put over a fine little speech, telling of Nc.
Neips wonderful record as knockout
artist; that since the first of the year thu
little Britisher had appeared in five bouts.
ana made good In every one. Sears
explained that Mcneil twice knocked out
Benny Chavez, the Mexcan fought Kid
Willlams fifteen rounds, scoring two knock.
downs, won in thirteen rounds from our
own Louisiana, and knocked out a Bobby
Burns
Then Official Announcer Doc Clutch in
formed formed those present that Mcneil and Kd
Wiihans again would box, this time at thu
olympia in two weeks.
yorh rhnarl6ey 6s white, ',old Eagle Eye Of New
"eish-Lconard contest in Gotham on March .a
Old Jim Flynn. old because he has outlived
DeVere in New York tonight Thinrs wonIdn't
seem natural II Jim Flynn was not lighting II
some town every night. M
Barney Hahn is always in shane. Hs III
reaIuy I 10 step OFT with any Of the bantams Hahn
rreallly wanted to get the first crack at Benny
Mcneil, and he also is prepared to intr .ducs
Young Mendo to Philadeiphians Mendo il a
Duhdio bantam who recently invaded Phly.