Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21

IRON jaws serve boxers in good stead for
l. while, but It doesn't take many years
before they prove futile. A gloveman who
depends entirely on his ability to take
crack on the chin, lacking the skill of
defense, seldom survives the punishment
he assimilates Several scrappers Of the
Iron Jaw have been knocked out, either
soundly put to sleep or technically, recently
Charley Thomas Willie Beecher, Milburn
Saylor and Johnny Nelson being among 'em.
After years Of furious fighting in which
each usually stopped enough wallops on
the Jaw to send an ordinary boxer off on
a journey with the humming birds, all Of
the four mentioned mttmen finally have
succumbed to the walop their steel jaws
couldn't keep them up. Benny Leonard
knocked out Thomas and Nelson. Neither
was beaten into insensiblity, but each was
in suchsa bad way that the referee thought
1t best TO stop hOstilites. Johnny Harvey,
another Iron Jaw individual, dropped Bee
cher into the rosin. Fete Hartley knocked
down Mlburn several times, the latter being
30 groggy he punched low perslstently and
the referee halted tho mix.
DAT NELSON and Joe Grim, the
ID original Iron Man, insisted that
they couldn't get knocked out but the
events of ring history proved that both
were mistaken.
BOXERS who possess defensive skill al
ID ways stay around in fstiana's limelight
longer than those of Iron Jaw fame also
they have won more championships and
held them longer. The boxer who has both
defensive skill and hitting powers is the
most effective. The best example OF
boxer-hitter is Benny Leonard, and 1t will
be some time before he will have to rein-
quish his hold on the lightweight crown.
ENRED WELSH was a great defensive
Il boxer with light hitting ability but
he lasted we'll
d EGARDLESs Of the result Of his return
~ match with Johnny Dundee in New
York June 29 Willie Jackson's services are
in great demand. After the encore with
the Scotch Wop, Jackson is booked definitely
for several scraps. July 3, Willie will box
Eddie Wallace in Boston. He also is paired
off with Eddie Shannon for a bout in Ma
rieville, Conn, and a return tilt with Chick
Simler may be clinched for the near future
NEoKGES CARPENTER isn't on his
VI way across the big pond. headed for
this country at all. Despite the wide clrcu-
lation Of a story that the French idol was
on his way here, a Paris correspondent
cables saw Carpenter on Sunday. He
says that he Is always hoping to 60 to
America. but has no definite plans for the
trip at present"
"IIoNEST PHIL" GLAssMAN turned
II down 80 per cent offer for Looie
Tender TO box Johnny Mealy at one Of the
ball parks here this summer. Philip says
that the bout is the most talked-of just now,
and that Tender would be worth $1,000 to
meet Mealy; not a quarter less.
Mike Larks, through a nifty exhibition Of the
.hit-and,get;away." copied hrst honors in the
l83-pound division OF the boxing tournament al
the Gayety Theatre last night, He also received
a diamond ring for his efforts. Tom Sharkey
the vanquiahed, received the second prize, a goid
watch, for going the four fast sessions, In the
AZ s1p e,,,tnl - N,d ~ 9l & ne nom
Ing round KID Little beat Larry H6nsen after
four peFiods IN the ios1peuQd bunch. and x