Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-19
OUANS HEAD BOARDS PROVES HARDNESS GETTI
KNOCKDOWN HELPS BRING VICTORY
TO JOHNNY MEALY OVER I LOUISIANA
/ IN FINAL TO SWELL FIGHTING CARD
Five Brilliant Battles Rage in Open at Shbe Park.
ODonnell Hurts Arm, But Finishes Bout.
Kilbane Given Great Ovation
By LOUIS II. JAFFE

., CLEAN knockdown in the third round
a went long way in deciding Johnny
,,oalv a victor over Louisiana in great
sontsst and the final 10 a regular bang-up
hoyine iamboree Every one Of the five
ssarases was Of high-water caliber, and II
- terrific tussle to overshadow the
sonr nrelims That was exactly what the
,Soaiy-I ouisiana melee could be labeled a
.ar,d bout teeming with action throughout.
gao entire program proved that Bobby
cnnniss isn't the worst matchmaker in the
Sorld as none Of the bouts was In anyway
one sided .-., -
: A. done nv starting out to win on points.
tJe allowed Louis to take up the aggres-
.i,o end of the mixing, and after the first
,rsrne finished about 5000. Louisiana's
torcIng gave him the better of the second
,ound He backed Mealy around the ring
r,th left hooks from the distance and
made John hold at close quarters because
Of body smashes.
Right Drops LOuisi
with the sound Of the gong beginning
,Ae third period rMeay switched his tao
.,ns and only a few seconds after the round
sot under way Johnny, dropped right
ssnder on Louisianas chin that would have
soiod horse The wallop knocked down
iouisi all right and the back of the fallen
estlcufian's head hit the canvas with re-
sounding thud But that Louisi has hard
head was evident. as he was up on his feet
before Referee o'Brien could even start TO
count
tswbone and head against canvas shook up
iouisiana so much that he appeared to be
n moor shape His knees were Wobbly, and
As Mealy came tearing in Louisi was forced
.gainst the ropes But Louisiana used
GOOD Judgment and covered up nicely.
Mealv's terrific left and right handlers
crashing against gloves. Before the round
snded. though Louisiana was himself again,
and he had Mealy on the hot foot Louisi
made brilliant rally, and was going
strongly at the bell
Wades Into Mealy
Louisiana continued on the aggressive in
,be fourth coming out of his corner none
The worse after the llnockdown of the pre-
eedng period. He kept wading into Mealy
with left hooks that landed on the jaw,
,ometirnes, and mostly high on Johnny's
head. While Mealy continually backed
sway. holding off the rushing and enraged
louisiana with left jahs, the latter took
an the chances and made strenuous effort
N cross n punch that would even up the
knockdown score. This was Louisiana S
round with plenty to spare.
Mealy didn't switch from boxing in the
sfth, although several times he stopped
abort TO shoot over a right handler or pick
out a good, stiff left hook, Johnny gave
Food exhibition of footwork in this session.
and he had Louisiana missing healthy slams
nv inches sometimes by feet and once
iouisi's distance was so poor he almost
turned a somersault, very nearly landing
an his head. Mealy's cleverness gave him
ne round by margin on points.
The sixth section was a humdinger for
sueed, ceverness. slugging and hard punch
ing Respective constituents OF both were
urring their favorite on for 2 kayo, and it
annot be denied that each tried his utmost.
3 Louisi's hard pace of the early rounds tired
81 him somewhat, and Mealy came through
with a squirt that finished him winner
without question.
Kibane Gets Ovation
Previous to the semifnal. Champion
Johnny Kilbane who boxes Benny Leonard
Of Shibe Park next Wednesday night
ttroned across the diamond amid thunderous
applause. which was repeated when In the
ring he shook hands with the man he con-
euered, Abe Atten, in 1912 thereby assum-
ing the 1872 pound crown. Johnny and Able