Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-27


to fatten dozen ordinary boxers, but far
he it from Johnny to be called ordinary. He
looked like Battling Nelson of old, when that
blonde warrior allowed his opponents to tire
themselves out punching him around the
ring. Mayo pulled the same stuff and did
not weaken. Then when he put on his mono
logue Schultz was ready to give up in dis
gust. Johnny won the bout
Exit Jimmy McCabe
Some time ago, when Jimmy McCabe, one
of the regular performers at the Olympia
was introduced before the prominent club
men, one of the members in the gallery
shouted:
"Aw somebody knock that guy stifr an
won't see him so much"
Jimmy wasn't knocked stiff that night
but Johnny Mealey was in the audience and
it is believed that he told the shouting men,
ber that his wish would be carried out in
the near future. 1t was carried out last
highland so was Jimmy.
Mealey played a Comeback after his
terrible showing with Artie Root and IT
was quite successful He took on McCabe
and worked like a real master. For two
minutes and twenty seconds he was just
as polite as any one could be, jabbing
lightly to the face and body and jumping
out of the way of Jimmy's wild swings.
It looked like hit and run act and the
spectators leaned back in their seats ready
to gaze upon six rounds of shadow boxing,
when-WHAM! BANG Mealey crossed
his right on McCabe's jaw and the stuff
was off.
1t was a remarkably clean knockout and
the punch was timed exactly right. Jimmy
fell fiat on his back, tried hard to arise,
but was still on the floor when Pop o Brien
counted ten. His seconds seemed to have
lost all interest in him when he took the
count, and Mealey and Bobby Guniss car
ried him to his corner. The battle proved
that Mealey has a knockout wallop and is
on the road to bigger things in the future.
Introducing the Wind-up
1t seems strange to place the wind-up
away down in the list, but that is where
it belongs. Not that 1t was a poor fight. or
anything like that. 1t was one of the best
wind-ups we have had for some time, but il
wasn't as good as the other two bouts.
Lew Tender. after an enforced lay-off be-
cause Of a broken hand, clashed with Artie
Root and won after six rounds of fast
fighting. Lew seemed better than ever be-
| fore and displayed some cleverness and
ring generalship that astonished the fans
| He outboxed Root from start to finish and
| had his smaller foe missing throughout
| the battle. Arte was baffied by Tenders
| awkward style and couldn't find an attack
which would penetrate that guard consist
ing of long right arm sticking out and
the left drawn back ready to fly out every
| time there was an opening.
Last year Lew boxed Pete Herman, the
| new bantam boss, and made Pete look SO
| sad that he went back home soon after
| Root was in the same boat last night, but
| 1t wasn't because he didn't try. The Cleve-
land boy was fighting every second, but
| Tender was too clever for him. That long
| rangy right was constantly in Arties face
and it kept him at distance. When Root
launched right swing, It either missed by
many inches. or slid harmlessly over Lewis
head.
Tender Shows Improvement
| In the first four rounds, Tender piled
| UP a big lead and had Root bleeding from
the nose In the fifth. however, Arte
| staged rally and won the round but he
couldn't come back in the sixth, Tender is
| a much improved boxer and now that he
| is a featherweight he should make some
| trouble for the boys in his class.
| A little act of sportsmanshp on Tenders
part apparently was overlooked by ma
| jority of the spectators. In the second
round. after the boys broke from clinch
| Tender stepped back and, looking at Ref
cree o'Brien, pointed his glove at Root
| whats the natter" asked Pop"
| Root Is having some trouble with his
| tights and can't move around the way he
should" replied Tender. you had better
| fx II up"
utes until Roots seconds repaired the dam
| age. Tender could have taken advanta ge
Of Roots difficulty, but was too much OF a
| sportsman to do so.
Herman Hindin Smiles
Herman Hinden the Woodworking man.
| ager wore a smile all over his face after
| the first bout was over, and was in such
| a happy frame OF mind that he enjoyed the
show like a cash customer. Herman had a
winner last night and he didn't care who
| knew IT, One OF his most recent boxers
| Al Fox, by name-appeared In the curtain
| raiser with Joe Eagan. Joe stuck around
| for two minutes and hfty seconds of the
| first round and then took one on the chr
| and went to sleep. II always Is pleasant
| sight for Herman Hinden 10 see another
boxer hit the mat and his cup Of happiness
| was fllled TO overhowing.
In the other bout Jack Doyle. Johnny
| spatola's latest creation. outpointed Franki.
polan. An elongated ci(ieen g xensing
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