Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

,,r JACKSON has come back into
W., o,Yr Glass will telR and Jackson
Iot of IT, The night he knocked out
1obrrv Dundee i'm round, eieVaung mo
S',suistte prominence virtually overnight II
put an almost unanimous opinion that
was ". ,yalIon was an accident. But 1t
90, 90 Willie can hit mean punch, ana
~ ,sn o,od II concusively last night at the
niar,n;a when he came WITHIN a second OF
s,i,cating his Dundee feat against ROCKY
Kansas
Ioclson found the Rocky Road OF Kan
zoe experienced so rugged, pumpy ana
such several weeks ago by George Chaney,
" ser,ootb and easy going as Broad street.
M,,n,o breezed along the eighteen-minute
VII ii,,e a sailboat with plenty of wind
hobind the canvas. While Kansas maze
,eral rallies and came back strongly IN
tbe last few rounds, there was no uoupt
,hst Jackson was the better gloveman by
far.
Jackson Starts Fast
Al the opening gong Jackson started out
,le the Jackson of old; like The Jackson
rsed 10 box before he knocked out Dundee.
yns,oad of tearing in. swinging both hands
bavmaker. Willie circled the ring,
sSooting over straight lefts, left hooks and
siSn, crosses Kansas scored with long
isst swing that stopped Jackson only mo-
u,artarilv Then the big noise of the eve
n,ng's entertainment was put on and the
nroceedings. so far as Kansas was con-
cerned came near an abrupt end.
short straight right-hander on the
point of the chin, preceded ny lett NOOK
tonnisd Kansas into the rosin. Even before
pateree O'Brien had a chance to start
aounting everybody in the arena, Sammy
S,oasI more conspicuously than any of the
otber 5000 or more frenzied fans'
we're on their feet yelling like so many
radmen. They wanted to see a Knockout
n all happened so suddenly, so shortly
after the bout started, that 1t hardly could
be realized,
Down for Nine
There lay Kansas on his launches. then
.lo,vlv pulling himself to one Knee as
oRrien tolled off the doleful count. six
seyen, eight O'Brien was shouting but no
one even those at the rngside, could near
the numbers, while Kansas, beary-eyed
.nd In a semiconscious condition, patiently
watched the rise and fail Of Pops arm
Tben mine" shrilled O'Brien, and as ne
WAS about to lower his wel-traned right
arm for the final second, that WHICH would
have spelled knockout for Kansas, the
Rocky person barely staggered TO his feet
Jackson lunged after Kansas like a
Giants fan. who had bet the family bank
roll. at free lunch counter lie ShOt
lunches at Rocks head like machine gun
in action, getting to close quarters and
heating rapid tattoo on the B"ffalo bat
tiers law with hefty right handlers. Groggy,
punch-drunk. weakened and virtually
dead on his feet, Kansas made stubborn
effort to keep his equilibrium, and he did,
althougn it was hard work, He was a sad
looking spectacle.
The bell ending the round changed while
the large gathering still was yelling plead
ing shreking for a knockout, all the while
Jackson was punching his utmost to finish
Kansas misery. And the dim sound of the
gong came like from Providence for poor
Kansas He was like "A fish out of water.
Rocky Rocks Around
Rocky rocked. tilted and stepped all over
his toes He swayed and lauEchod around
as II looking for straw or something to
grab He started in fourteen different
directions for his corner probably seeing
ns many. until Referee O'Brien finally put
him on the right track
The oneminute interms';ion was ike q
much-needed months vacation for Kan
sas Not only did the round finish timely