Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21
TILLMAN'S SENSATIONAL RALLY
AFTER KNOCKDOWNS IN THIRD,
EARNS WIN OVER CHARLEY WHITE
Minneapolis Boxer Takes Count Twice, But His
Gameness and Ability Prove Johnny Is
Rivals Superior-Dundee Winner
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE
NEW YORK. S


1olG things are blooming in this large
ID city for johnny Trlman, Minneapolis
,sIterwcight, today. no prove that his
victory over Charley White, Of Chicago,
A. sh!be Park recently was no nuke. the
pobemau went right ahead and made it
ursnlmoua by winning from the Chicagoan
=, the -; Nicholas Rink last night. And
!, easily can be seen that Tilman had to
do some mighty tall battling to be the
victor when it is taken into consideration
mai white scored two ninc-sccond knock
downs in the third round.
Tillmau made himself a big card here
NJ, last uight's victory aud It IS probable
,ba, he will be called on for an important
hout or two before the game is killed on
Toyember J. With the exception Of the
600 knockdowns credited to tho lett hook
artist he wasn't in the milling by any
means Johnny put on great uphill
hottIe Like Cornered animal the
Minncapoltau fought with might and main
until at the finish he stepped from the ring
amid tremendous ovation.
White Scores knoCkdOwns
As previous to his bout with White In
phuadelphia the dopcsters believed it was
onIv a matter Of a few rounds before
tho reputed Chicago knoCkerout would
drive home punch that would cause Ref
,ree Patsy Haley to toll off the doleful
,sn When white dropped Tillman with
a yiclSus left hook in the third round it
Looked as If the dope would come true
However. Tlllmau reEained his feet and
fought back hard. Another hook spilled
the Bohemian into the resin once more But
Johnny was up again after nine seconds.
Then the spectators were treated TO a
Gritty and grandstand rally that seldom
is seen in the ring. Tilman evidently
apI tn nNnA of l1ft
most feared punchers, hot after crack
AZ Benny Leonard's crown. lie sailed after
White as If Charley really was the one
on the verge OF a knockout
Using both hands continually. Tllmau
soon had Charley holding on. Johnny wal
loped Charley hard around the head and
body \ left hook staggered him, When
the sensational round finished the boxers
were greeted with dcafening applause as
they walked TO their corners.
While it appeared as if TiilnaT had
only flashed before he would so off into an
unwonted nap. he surprised the large gather
ing by taking the aggressive In the fourth,
forcing White around the ring. John jabbed
stiflv and crossed his right in uuc-tUo
fashion, Then left hook caught White
on the chin but he fell into cltnch. All
the while the fans We're yelling for TILL
man to keep up his good work. And John
did.
Johnny Best in the Fifth
TlIman's best round was the hfth. still
doing most Of the leading Tillman found
White an easy mark for a left jab. Charley
fell all over himself trying to cvadc the
straight lead and At times White looked
foolish lust like Lew StinEcr trying To got
out Of the way Of a jab. right cross in
the fifth shook up the Chicagoan, but Till
man failed to follow up the punch.
Again in the sixth Tillman's great jab-
bing was much in evidence. From then
on until the finish it was a case of Tillman'S
left leads. mixed with an occasional right
cross. against Whites left hook Charley
did most of the waiting and 1t was up to
Tillman TO lead almost continuously.
Whites two knockdowns were very
big handicap for Tillman to overcome,
nevertheless lie did il, and the contest not
only proved that the Chicagoan was in
ferior If only slightly, to 1illman, but also
that the latter was very game boy, one
that pleased the frenZied fight fan and
would make things hot for the high-class
welterweights.
Tillman weighed 14t pounds and White
tipped the beam az 1877.
Says White Injured His Hand
Nate Lewis, manager of White. an
nOunced today that White injured his left
hand in the third ,ound and that this
slac<ened up the Chicagoan.
johnny Dundee. the disconnected dyna-
mo, distributed nasty lacing to Joe
Mooney in ten rounds The bout was one
sided from the outset and Mooney was
beaten so badly that the referee should
have stopped the contest as early as the
sixth round At the finish both Of Mooney 5