Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
llOUGHLIN, THE CAVE MAN, FLOORS
CHIP, BUT WILLIES SIXTH ROUND
FINISH FAILS TO EVEN UP BOUT
newcastle Middleweight's Big Advantage in
Ihree Rounds Clinches His Victory by Slight
Margin From South Bethlehem Battler
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

Dy
"A CLEAN knockdown goes long wav In
deciding ring contest--that is. when
'here Is little I'd choose between the prin.
cipais' But the flooring of George Chip by
Knockout Willie Loughlin in the sixth round
OF their slugfest at the Olympia last night
iaiied TO even give the South Bethlehem
cave Man $3.50 break. The Newcastle
middleweight earned big advantage in
the second. fourth and especially the fifth
round and this lead enabled him to leave
the ring with a slight victory under his
belt ''''
Loughlin's knockdown earned him n dc.
cided margin for the final frame; he cut
uown Cnips lead greatly, but as the first
ana third rounds were about even Chip's
Dig advantage In the other three periods
was was large enough to give him the contest.
lnrouenout Chip was the aggressor. He
punched the harder. comparatiyely. too
George forced the milling almost from bell
70 pei, ana even when he regained his feet
aiter tnree-second count in the last Sec
ton: Chip made Loughlin break ground.
nat loughlin could show sn well ngainst
'hlp' VINO had knocked out his last few
opponents, really was n surprise While
WINE is recognized as a terrific puucher
and bruiser, his record shows few knock :
outS to his credit. Much more was ex-
pected from Chip and, although he scored
many hard punches, Loughlln proved that
puncher.
Several times Chip crossed rirht-haud
punches that would have knocked down.
u not knocked out boxers not SO rugced
as i,oughlin, vet at no time did the South
Beth'onem Cave Man shows signs of caving.
however. In the fourth ana fifth rounds
Chips vicious blows to the head told ON
M
close quarters and clinch In the 6ftb
rouno especially Chips punches were tell
ing, and Loughlin's holding on was more
evident than ever.
Loughlin the CIeyerer
| very niue science was displayed. but what
| iittle boxing was done was that by Lough-
lin. As Chip came tearing in with nupches
| 10 the BODY. Willie stopped the Newcastle
| mauler with straight lefts several times
| ana proke up number of Chips ATTEMPTED
raiiies' Chip. however, found lodgment
| with enough hard wallops to make an i'm
preston, and when Lousnlin forgot him
| sen ana swapped punches at close quar-
ters. George scored heavily to the BODY.
Chlp did not suffer any bruises or marks
during the first five rounds, but the punct
to the jaw that knocked him down cut his
tongue and George was bleeding profusel,
from the mouth at the final bell. On the
o.ner hand' Chip had both Of Loughlin's
eyes puhed as early as the second round
and when the contest closed, willie's righ,
optic was more closed than open.
1t was an interesting and vicious con
test, and had the spectators roofing almos
incessantly Each was announced as weigh
ing in under 1853 pounds, as called for ir
| the articles of agreement
Another George Chip, with Young as :
prefix and no relation to the Newcastl,
middleweight. appeared in the semi. II,
was opposed to Joe Welsh, who has beer
improving wonderfully In his recent con
tests. Chip started off like a million dollar.
in the first two rounds. but Welsh cam,
back so strongly IN the remainder of the