Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-12
THIRTEEN TONS OF PUNCHES FROM
x O. CHANEY'S GLOVES ABSORBED
! MAYO WITHOUT SECONDS REST
Little Italian Brings Memories of "Iron Man
Grim's Ruggedness by Assimilating Severe
Punishment-and Not Getting Sufficient
BY LOUIS II. JAFrE

u,nrs NJ Joe Grim! "Grizzly" Johnny
w.vo ,s the modern Joe Grim, II the
,u,,e Italians punch-absorbing aoii's
-,.v.d in his bout with George Chaney' .ne
,-..rout person, at the National saturuaS
-, can be taken as criterion III
,,.vo out-Grimmed Grim for Chaney'
rrockout punching Chaney failed 10
=. .criz" take a count. Ana MT Ina
r., ,bo, out from his forty-two-ceh'er-
.,.r arms approximately thirteen tons OF
hefty wallops' challenging
wnea Eitz lima da jeff and Jacka de
pvoe loo was a real iron-jawed steer
1,annd 1Vnsd chunk of humanity Yet IN almost
I.,, one of his memorable batties ui,li'
- Knocked down, or he went uown' i
=, last one nine-second count l ln's s naso
eo nv, scored clean right-hook knock
cnaney the third round. "Griz' was up
gov" soon as he Topped to his haunches'
!.s,unding. smiling through ms nloou
s,..red features, with the elasticity Oh
BALI
Punches and Pounds
uow many pounds comparatively were
s.hind Chaneys wallops. taking IN an ms
.nnv right labs, vicious right hooKs anu
s.rrtec left crosses7 Also. now many
s.,nches per round did the Baltimore oattleT
ia in his six.session smashing 10 Mayo
,ocal trainer of boxers who has been
!. ne rame for more than score OF years
..,,n,ted that Chaneys blows were backed
ss,Iy nv ffty to eighty pounds. our weekly
rs,ghbor behind us went on n little addlng
-.chine rampage in our ear during the
sacr,h round and counted ninety-one blows
landed by CLANCY in that one period.
Neitber the trainer nor punch.counting
.,.ctator can prove their estimations by U.S.
"A by giving Mayo the b. st of 1t, let's US say
that CLANCY conn ,cteSc with about seventy
Eve wallops routtt% each carrsins an IN,
uetus of sixty p5xS IDS. Simple arithmetic
shows a round hgG,e of 1900 pounds-more
than thirteen tons u punches-and Grizzly
Mayo stood up urSder this weight or pun
ishment without bling felled for solitary
sscond, At this rsie there's no reason for
asking, Can Maya take the gaff?"
Mayo Can Takejt
There's no douti about it. Mayo Is a
sutton for punishment. Although Johnny
IA. under fire irery inch of the way
~Griz" was the akgressor during the en-
tire eighteen -nlin&e massacre. CLANCY
showed better for D. than ever and also
punched his hardest This could be proved
after the ct.test. kIayos face was bruised
and cut and his ( Natures were swollen to
twice their normal size. Johnny was a
sadlooking spectad y
With Chaneys n Tctory went a lot of
Glory, and so II did with Mayos defeat.
Il was a case of Chimney. a fighter. meeting
fighter and instesrFl Of following his usual
style, George box n. He did not slug.
swapping punch fok punch. until the last
round, when he tr q; his hardest to come
through with a walSbp that would finish the
fracas before the Nal bell. However, Mayo,
tired leg-wobbly ~ 81 almost all in, was just
Is willing TO .<exchiange punches. And the
: gong ending the contest found both stand
head
Smiled All the While
Although Mayo was in distress during the
last two rounds from the heavy lombard
ment on his face and jaw, Johnny at no
time was willing to show it. He smiled in
cessantly as he willingly walked into
chaneys wallops; smiled when he tried to
make George trade punches with him
smiled when he walked to his corner and
miled during each minutes intermission
Mayo was badly beaten up-almost to a
pup--at the end of the fifth round, and al
though this session concluded with the pair
near Johnny's corner. the Philadelphia
found II difficult to walk TO his chair, SO
In his corner before 'GriZ" was seated
Blood was streaming from deep cash
over Mayo's right eye, his face was like
Z cut of fresh beef, yet "Griz" insisted
that his seconds not bother about fixing
him up for the final chapter.
The Cuckoo Club was strongly repre-.
sented in the audience and the Cuckoos
made themselves heard continually, root
ing for their president to land one healthy
walop that would stave off defeat. But
tne punch was not forthcoming and Presi.
cent Mayo, despite Vice President Chick
carseys encouragement from Johnny's cor
her went down to defeat as gamely IL not
gamer, than any gloveman who ever en-
tered a local ring.
Southpaw Fitz Surprised
Stanley willis came here from Detroit
thd ne brought with him a surprise for ths
spectators and one Eddie Fitzsimmons. the
naiu-punching New York southpaw. Fit
..Arted on as IL he would roll willis into
tne rosin in jig time, but the Michigandel
was In the ring to win as well as Fitz was
sho willis won Stanley is an awkward
POKER jabbing equally well with boti
aanos, crossing with either and also swings
WIN right or left. He stands with hi'
eIt loot out, yet extends his right arm a
ton.
tommy Livingston made his first appear
snce since returning from the border ant
orew with Willie Koher. New York lac
WIN tatooed arms, a big left ''tin" cal
~ho nothing much else Livingston did no
NOV his usual form, and after the bou
.aio ne did not have sufficient time to ge
lnto shape. Pat O'Malley beat Jack Red
mond and Tommy Warren won from Johnn,
Eagan. - -,
Aneht Confidence
Gee, II you could only beat this fellow
leonard, Johnny, how nice 1t would be,
eaid Joe Gross to Johnny Tillman this morn
ING, while the dream boy was enjoying
h1,