Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02

- horse racing as Is beaten by a step"
n track events, and either expression an
swers the decision of frankie McManus's
bout with Johnny Meay at the National
Saturday night. McManus came through
with sxth-round burst of speed that
would have made Ted Meredith envious. yet
The Bostonian's rally lacked just enough
finishing stuff to bring him to the wire
ahead. 1t was even so, lost by nose"
McManuss creditable showing is more so
when 1t is considered that he was within an
ace of being knocked out in the third round
and also that he was pinch boxer. While
Mealy did not succeed in dropping his op-
ponent in that whirwind third, McManus
being the one in a whirl, frankie virtually
was out on his feet He staggered, rather
than backed around the ring while Mealy
avalanched jabs hooks and swings at Macs
4 head.
Keeping your head" is a good motto in
every walk of life; even more so in the
ring. That McManus has a good head was
Il proved when Mealy failed to connect with
solitary punch all the while Frank was In
q haze. One good wallop only was neces-
Il sary for Mealy to- spill McManus TO the
& floor, but the Bostoneses wonderful defense
Il was evident. Mealy kept clouting FRANKS
Rloves elbows or arms and oftener be
missed entirely.
q Mealy taxes Leau
n When the bell sounded for the opening
n round Mealy romped off into the lead right
off. He jabbed stngingly with his left,
% and when the round ended McManuss nose
" was a rosy red. 1t appeared that McManus
Il had only another round or two to go be-
II fore a sudden ending The dope. as usual,
went wrong, however. In the second Nc
4 nanus did better and held his own. Then
4 came the third This round found Mealy
Il shooting his dangerous right. the wallop
N that knocked out Artie Strawhacker and
& Jimmy McCabe. Johnny landed several
n times, entirely too high each time. but the
* blows carried sufficient force to shake up
Il McManus.
81 Every one in the audience was looking
4 for the old Mary Ann when, swish,
xowie Mealy hooked a left and crossed
s. right on each side of McNIanus's jaw.
b Frankie clever, defensive. and always on
81 the alert for MealY's dangerous kayo, was
M caught only partially asleep. lie was
~ going away when the two terrific punches
81 landed, He wasn't knocked down, but
~ they made Franks knees sag. Somehow
4McManus kept his feet throughout the round,
%although he on the verge of keeling
81 over unconscious.
III Then It was that McManus gave the fans
# an exhibition of what defensive boxing
81 really was. Despite his apparent weakness
~ and dizziness, Frankie kept his head" He
81 did not reach out to fall into clinch,
W thereby allowing an opening for Mealys S
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o.l pun.a a.. a. -. lui,'o ,,oo' hon,o tew
Aaealy s,aI So ~ 49, Iii .,o,,naod nhioh wac
N like from Providence for McManus, frankie
@ mae a ,aS,s n1s' tha h;io naI,ng Mealv
81 sash' 'i''' '''' "'o
HISS
McManus Comes Back
~, T ,,.oa 30 do,,ht ,hout ~ when
II uerlui' inete - w's r., Nv u,au Co.. tha fourth
ne steppeu rom ms 80 wi i - ,a est
frane eviueh'i9 40 iI' 40 g ~,
answered the s"ns. nc .,. ioa rnasanr
20 iedo-heaiS ieais We" ~ ;e, 1s.
A jtnrousnout-dHo 'heh eouii'.ieu w."
hooks 10 the pouy OF sualsm' iei.s 70 VIC
head. FRANKIE showed SO wen III uiie ioui Jul vi
that he earned hohors ior the rouho NY d
margin.
Mealy again .heid the upper manu- III ,I,e
fifth. And then came the sensational sixth
A Never before has boxer made as great a
rally as that of McManuss IN that SKIN
session at the National Saturday night he
n was in and out, punching with potn hanos'
jabbing and right-crossing and all the time
Mealy. trying his utmost TO connect WIN
the walop that would ring down the cur
tain, missed, missed, missed.
The round was brilliant finish to a
brilliant battle
4 ,
Enter HOHesI mum
Chief Turner admits that he Is real.
live redskin, and proves It by saying that
he was of the Sioux tribe from North
Dakota. The Chief is twenty-five years
old and about three years ago he matricu-
lated to st. Paul, Mimi, where he picked
up the manly art Turner's knockout over
Johnny Holland Saturday night was his fiji.
appearance in the East