New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-07
DRUMMlE SHADES
'CnEEkA' BROWN
Waterbury Boy a Surprise to
Even His Ardent Friends

at Hanover Park last evening, were
treated on one of the best exhibition:
ever staged by the Lenox A. c., wher
Chic Brown of New Haven anc
Johnnie Drummie of Waterbury fea.
tured in a 12-round star bout. Had
1t not been for the wonderful battle
put UP by these boys. the show would
have been a rank failure. due to the
poor showing made by psuedo boxers
In the opening bouts. Dave Fitzgerald
Of New Haven refereed the bouts In
his usual satisfactory manner and
Hugh Rorty was the announcer. Dur.
ing the evening, several well-known
celebrities OF the ring such as Willie
Jackson, Battling Kunz and Benny
Valgar were introduced. The usual
coteric Of hams" with challenges to
meet anybody In the state. New Eng
land and the world were on hand.
A X. o. and a Farce.
After Jimmy Jenkins OF Meriden
had proved his superiority over Charlie
Brown, also of Meriden, for the second
time within a few months, the bout
ONLY lasting three rounds, a sickly
looking individual named Young
Eede.! heraided as hailing from Brook
Tyr. with a nice pair Of green trunks.
c':,loce. into the ring to meet Joe Cur
RE Of Now Haven. After running
nroEnd the ring as is pursued by some
. ferocious animal, Bedell sought soft
place 70 fall after taking ono of Cur
rie's vicious punches. Reeree Fitz,
the wise old owl at once detected the
s'quit sign and waved Currie to his
corner while the crowd jeered. 1t was
the rawest case OF yellow ever ex-
hihited i'll a Mcrider ring.
T%hie, Was Funny.
These two bouts were bad, but the
scmi-final, vas without doubt, one
of the funniest Dtrlesques seen by
followers OF fistiana in these parts in
years. frankie Wilson OF Bridgeport,
u c.ean-cut chap, With willingness
to scrap, and al Wiltse Of Hartford
were announced as contestants to fight
10 rounds. The Capital city pug"
climbed into the ring. and after ex-
anfning the floor, the ropes, the hands
and gloves of his opponent, sat in a
corner where his seconds and Tommy
Cunning started preparations for his
entry into the mill" Now, boxing
fans In New Britain are we'll acquaint-
ed with the ability of any champion
sent down from the Cpital city, but
they were taken by storm when the
antics OF the lad from the, city which
boasts of everything except the Hog
river, were displayed. What is the !
matter with Wiltse will never be |
known, maybe. If he discontinues to !
appear in the ring he may get along |
In this world. The sides OF the crowd
grew sore from laughing, as tho
"bout'' progressed. Wilson. does not
know much about the game, but re-
garding Wiltse's knowledge less can
be sa:d. The latter fought a dirty
battle, continually butting his oppo
nent for which he was warmed repeat
eddy by Fitz. After each warning |
Wiltee would shake hands, but Wilson |
grew sore at Wiltse's efforts to be- |
come chummy, and after a while ig- I
nored his opponent The Hartford |
boy had a peculiar shift, unknown to |
any follower Of the game, and after |
the tenth round the crowd began to |
guy him. Calls of Shift" would be
responded to by Wiltse. and when the |
bell sounded for the end of the bur- !
lesque, Wilson shook hands and as he !
turned to go to his corner Wiltse made |
q kick at him. Such fellows as Wiltse |
are certainly no credit to the game, |
and ii such as he and "Bedell' are Sc |
cured for future exhibitions, the same |
treatment accorded Hartford county |
In regard to boxing may be New Ha- |
ven county's fate. |
Drummie and Brown Draw.
A mighty cheer greeted the star |
bout performers on their appearance,
Waterbury and New Haven friends of !
both boys were out in abundance. |
Drummie was the first to appear and |
with him was George Mulligan, his |
manager, and Joe Shugrue. his train
er and advisor. Brown was not long |
after in appearing and he also was
accorded an ovtion Very little pre-
Mminry detail was gone into by the |
boys, and when the wraps were re-
moved, both evinced the finest Of |
condition.
The little italian southpaw from the |
Elm city at the sound Of the opening |
gong, went after his man in hammer |
and tongs style and forced the bat
tie for several minutes. That wicked |
left which has brought him fame, was |
working like a piston, although |
Browns Judgment on distance was not |
the best. He landed a few hard ones
In the getaway stanza and at the bell |
had won the honors. Drummie came,
out fresh in the second round and
showed that he was not afraid OF
Chic, and boring In time and again he
evened UP the battle by taking the
round. The fourth was even and the |
Brass city lad shaded Chic in the fifth. |
In the sixth Brown sent home his best |
rap OF the night when he rocked
Johnnie's head. but the latter kept |
coming along for more.
AS the mill progressed Brown |
slowed up for a time, and Drumnie |
piled up points fast. The tenth |
round went to Brown by a margin. In
the eleventh the Elm City star tried
hard to put the Mary Ann" over. but
n,.,pv ov11f4 IN,
put, ct times bewildering Chic. Again
In the closing stanza, Brown kept on
top OF Drummie but near the end
Of tina round tho former stopped sew