Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-03
KID WILLIAMS MAKES A PATHETIC
ATTEMPT AT BOXING, YET FLASHES
ENABLE HIM TO WIN FROM MCNEIL
Never Before Has Baltimore Battler Dsappoint-
ed Philadelphia Audience as in His Poor
Exhibition Against Heralded Briton
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

y/Ip WILLIAMS, the Baltimore Bearcat,
X wasn't a bearcat at all last night at the
c,,,mpia Club. The former bantam cham
~ rave wonderful imitation of bear
- initiating a pussy cat, and the Kid sue
o.saad He was opposed to Benny Mcneil,
- Enelishman hailed as a sensation from
wsrsas city and he, too. put up contest
n ,he feline variety. Mcneil showed even
.,,.ra, points meeker than lamb. and
~. 40 sbv spots in Wlliamss exhibition
s.,r,rg the fifth and sixth rounds enabled
~. K;d TO leave the ring with what puny
,.rrsis we're worthy of the disappointing
match.
w,,,iams's poor demonstration was dis
~rstjng surprise to the fans. ana Phlla-
su,,tis fans believe the Baltimore battler
.sa hest his weight and inches. For four
uv ..,nds the Kid did naught but jump around
s nv YES. try to be clever. Williams is
- boxer. BY far. He is n rugged, tear-in
s.hter and his endeavor to box really was
nss,hetic 1t was a scream. However, in
~. last two rounds Williams sEot down
VI ~ ,is usual style and had Benny holding
" ain Utmost continually while the Kid banged
W omsv at the body or hooked to the head.
Physically Speaking
uu,,ams and Mcneil each were an
,ounced as weighing in less than 120 pounds.
put Mcneil stood head and shoulders over
sohos the better in reach There may be
=. something to this alibi: Mcneil was too
III sor Williams to fight. or Williams was
too short for Mcneil to box. otherwise, Will
lie mo has gone back many notches and Nc
Ns,I will not class with other star bantams
vho have appeared in local competition.
Neyer has Williams displeased Philadel-
rbia patrons of boxing as he did last night
Tsver has a Philadelphia audience given
wil,iams the "raz" he got last night. His
rother poor exhibition was overlooked for
ths Hrst two rounds; probably the fans be-
i,ayine that the kid was having trouble
In setting started against his elongated an
tagonist. But when Williams did not i'm
'rrova as much as expected while the contest
progressed. the familiar alternate stamping
~ feet and c,apping of hands, usually treated
nninteresting matches, became evident
Mcneil may show better the next time
mt with a vs-a-vis taller than Williams {;
Eddie O'Keefe, for instance. However, his
bout last night did not warrant his heralded
reputation before and after his arrival in
the East Reports of his ffteen-round bout
with williams in Kansas City stated that
the contest was sensational one. This cam
not be said of last nights encounter
Mendo Winner
Young 'Mendo. an Italian from Buffalo,
like Mcneil, made his bow last night He
appeared in the semi with Jack Doyle, Of
BROOKLYN as party No. .. Mendo won he
was the victor by large margin, scoring
10 six second knockdown in the third round,
and having the better of alr of the six ses-
sions. However. even though taking
Mendo's one-sded victory in consideration,
he didn't show so impressvely.
The Buffalo boy proved a rugged. hard
punching battler, but he failed to display
any class; ability to stamp him as boxer