The Washington times., 1917-01-02
LOWE AND CORTEZ
BATTLETO DRAW
Lightweights Show Too Much
knowledge Of Each Others
Fistic Style.

Tommy Lowe and Andy Cortsz,
judging from their exhibition before
a .Eood-sized crowd at Ardmors on
New Year Day. have met for the last
time in this section OF the country.
They Travelled fifteen rounds to .
draw. That no victory came to eth
er is because they know too ALFRED
much about each others style.
The Washington lightweight seem
ed always ready for Andy's jumping
lead with the left. loves glove took
most OF those swinging thumps. The
home boy also stepped inside Of most
of his opponents round arm SWINGS
with the right.
cortez gagged loves left lab sue-
cessfully, except In q few rounds tax
Ing them on the shoulder or the glove
spread over his face. Lowe lacked
steam with his jab, too, Il might be
said.
Doneyaa Comes 0st
Little Patsy Donovan, q mere Lad.
flashed to the front In no unmistak-
able fashion when he forced Young
scotty to quit in the second round
of their preliminary exhibition. Done
van was apparently outveighed and
considerably weaker than his oppon-
emit, but his courage, coupled with
pretty left hand and q follow blow
with the right, proved too mach foT,
Scotty.
Donovan showed no knowledge o.
foot movement, being satisfied TO
await the attack of Scotty. The lat
Tar me- - and TAD
to punish the little fellow around The
body before he happened to stop
lightning lift with his nose, followed
by q stiff right to the jaw.
Donovan was shaking In the knees
when he decided to end things. He
let loose a couple Of pretty wAilops
and Scotty yelled for help
CunnInghan wins.
Otto Brown was expected TO win
MS bout with Johnny Cunningham,
but he didn't. Both boys hammered
each other for one round, with no ad-
vantage to either. but during the In
Permission Brown discoyered his arm
had been injured. In went the towel.
Cyclone King, who looked the worst
OF the four, managed to stay to the
end in the iudicrous battle royal. A
wee shadow, doped generally a. the
l-sUre winner, passed away early and
was dragged from the arena.
A mix-up resulted in there being no
semi-nnal bout Young Thomasl en-
tered the ring in becoming bath
robe to show that he was on the job,
but no opponent could be found In the r
crowd to face him.
lfail- Bout L. slsu. ..s !,
-he main bout of the day proved
most slow. Lowe kicked up his heels
now and then, but generally failed to
display much pep" Cortsz started
slowly. as IL reserving his strength
ish, all right, thereby evening up the
bout.
Lowe lacked weight In his blows.
He seemed ever willing to clineh and
block. rather than force the battfe.
On the other hand, Cortez did most
of the leading and what blows he did
land carried more weight than did
those OF the Washington lightweight.
The first three or four rounds were
Interestingly slow, with neither hav-
ing any advantage. In the sixth and
seventh Lowe took the lead. planting
several pretty jabs where they
counted.
C0rtex shows sPeD.-
In the eighth the Brooklyn boy
woke up and began sending heavy
blows to the body. Lowe blocked
many Of them, but enough landed TO
stir up the crowd.
The final four sessions were lively.
Cortez coming out of his trance and
doing most OF the leading. Every
time he landed, Lowe WINGED. espe-
ciaIly when the right hit the ribs.
Lowe split CorteE's lip in the twejfth
and kept pecking away at II.
Cortez seemed on the verge of stop
| ping Lowe in the fifteenth round
when he slapped a couple of hard
rights to the Washington lads face.
Lowe was on the ropes after one or
them. Lowe fought back msnfully,
but that stirring finish of the visitor
decided the affair. Referee olConnor
calling 1t draw.