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asserted that he had injured a bone in
his hand and therefore was compelled
/ to call the bout off. Some believed that
! Jack was afraid of Tate,
Started Well
! Thompson. however proved that this
was all a mistake last night He tried
his best all the way and even went so
/ far as to stick out his unprotected jaw
several times in an effort to draw Tate
from his shell, but his efforts were un-
fruitful The first two rounds were
slightly in Tate's favor, for it was the
/ first time that Thompson had fought a
! larger opponent then himself and he was
I at Aoss as how to meet his man.
In the third Thompson appeared to
/ lave fathomed Tate's style and landed
/ quite few telling rights and lefts. In
stead of directing his attack to Tate S
stomach. az Kid Norfolk did with such
| success as to make Tate quit last week
in Baltimore, Thompson tried TO land a
knockout punch on Tate's jaw. 1t was
/ in this frame that the big New Yorker
began to get the "raZz" for his con.
tinual holding.
He continued to hold Thompson in the
remainder of the fight, with the result
that Thompson was chasing his oppO.
rent around the ring with Tate trying
his best to hold him for downs. Several
times in the last two rounds Referee
Pop O'Brien cautioned Tate that unless
lie opened up and fought the bout would
be stopped. Pop would have been justi,
fled in stopping the bout and disquali.
flying Tate in the fifth setto.
Virgins and Wolgast Draw
Owing to a sprained ankle. X. O. Will,
{ 7 in Of yEvag II n
able to appear for his scrap with Chucl
Virgins, of indianapolis, 50 Matchmake
Jack Hanlon substituted Johnny VOL
CAST, brother of Ad. Johnny was fighting
against great odds, as Virgins had reaCi
and weight in his favor. This, however
didn't prevent Johnny from putting ul
a good showing which earned him
draw.
There was little TO choose betwee
! Freddy Reese and Eddie Morgan, o
England in the main preliminary. Bot
boys possessed a corking jab and bot
used this means of attack with grea
success. Eddie had the better of tn
early milling, but the fast pace told o
him in the end and Reeses strong finis
earned him a draw,
Johnny lyman stopped Wally Dasl
of Milwaukee, in the first round. Wall
lappeared to have an awful wallop, bU
he didn't get a chance to show his ware
He came out of his corner wide opel
1t was a case of which one would Ian
first, and the local boy won because h
got the jump The first bout was a give
and-take. with Patsy Wallace having III
better of Abe Attell Goldstein
A fast middIeweight match will he he
/ at the Cambria club. Kensington avenue az
Somerset street. Friday evening. when JC
BorreI the local boxer. opposes Battlr
Kopin. OF the United states Navy, in Il
wind-up to an all-star show
George Ashe. the local heavyweight.
willing to meet some Of the leading heav
weights H. the country. Jack Thompson X
Norfolk and Bill Tate preferred.
Kid Herman. the bantsmwelEht char
Rational A. A. Saturday evening again.
I lack Sharkey. the fast New York boxe
Sharkey has shown here once before again
| giving Herman Hlndin's champion an a
| ustic lacng. Eddie OKeefe, Jack Wei
| stems hope, AID Young Solszberg, q
New York bantam. will perform In Il
semi.
Johnny Ray. the Pittsburgh Lightweight
will show in his home town when he fac
contest Thursday evening. Ray has
ceived a furlough and jumped a. the o
portunity wheI. offered match TO me
CLANCY In a return TIT.
George CLANCY also will show in the win
up 10 a classy card al the sOlympia ne
Monday evening agalnst the clover Brook
sneeer, Franl.ls t,allahan, Ine ssninn
erd Battisng Leonard, two fast local bA
NAMN.