Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
Nv BILL BELL


1Immy Dunn surely misses johnny
r,,Aane the worlds featherweight cham
linn in more ways than one. Jimmy
~. Johunys manager and best friend.
,rd, when he and his champ used to
..lt This City Of Brotherly Love TO do
<sslr twin act at boxing club-kilbane
4. Ant and Dunn TO look after the busi-
", end--they always made arrange
ants 10 take that 1850 train back 10
|creland. their home town.
n the preliminary bouts Jagged and
IA. time for the homeward-bound special
a start on its journey was drawing
ar too rapidly to assure them OF maxi
= Tie train, II the scrap went the sched-
H.J.a .lx rounds. Jimmy would instruct
Iohpny to go forth and make short work
y hIs opponent, the sooner the better.
Au6 lawn, like the good fellow he is,
..u,a In nine out of every ten times do
y he had been told.
But Johnny isn't around Cleveland
~ more. He is a busy person doing
n Bit TO down the Hun by teaching the
.vsraI thousand men at Camp Sherman
kcw 10 marry and strike an opponent.
I'M. however doesn't prevent Dunn
nom visiting Philly with boxer or two.
iaa night he brought k.d Wolf and
lrtie Root, two Cleveland boys, along
wa him and they appeared In the semi
vlnd.up and wind-up at the weekly show
II the Olympia A. A.
Reot and Wolf Failed
Al the three so-calleu but wrongly
aamed "perliminaries" each went the
~ sutire SIX rounds, II was necessary that
~ ether Root or Wolf stop their man
thin the required limit in order that
fAey could make connections with the
1osSo. Wolf was given first chance when
y took the floor with Gussie Lewis. As
boxing exhibition this bout was an ex-
alIsnt wrestling match. They wrestled.
lnched. showed and rushed each other
u over the ring, and did all the other
IAnn that tend to make an uninterest-
! r fight. According to one OF the ring
~ spectators. three solid blows were
1yuck during the tilt, two by Lewis
"a the other by Wolf. A poor draw
{ ; he only possible verdict.
Allowing five minutes to take a shower
\ ~ three more to go from Broad and
q Danbridge streets to the station, Dunn
e 1gured that Root must stop Young
Y Chlney who substituted for Benny VAL
pf, within four rounds. But CLANCY
Infused to oblige and when Artie let
< kose with his wild knockout swings
0s Baltimore boy was several yards
Way While not ducking wild swings,
~ and jolts, the two rushed each
DAer across the ring and back, wrestled
the center and clinched and showed
"a other against the ropes, This was
npther great exhibition of wrestling.
kalzlng eheir actions were not making
nit" with the clubmen. they opened
N In the dying seconds of the final
rcund and each connected with some
4 hrd blows. Chaney had the better OF
4 Rhatsyer fighting was done. Dunn and
As boxers did not leave Philly on the
ltso
|easner Defeats McGovern
!. a. was the case last week. the wind.
III xas misplaced. The best fight OF the
I ye4ing was the scrap between Steve
laeoner. Of Baltimore. and Young Nc.
qvesu, Of this city. Flessner, who ID
ofed with a referees decision over
Tuber in Baltimore. was in the
nkest Of the pink" of condition and
took Hanks hard jolts to the body
punches to the jaw with a smile.
llebsner was put to win in quick
non and by getting off first, thus
!lng the local boy to the punch, car
on the honors In the first tive
- II was In the third that Nc
fn Showed the best. Rushing ou
~ corner. he caught Steve on the
ef the jaw with right swing. He
,wed this up with hard blow tc
pody and another to the jaw. But
mere fine physical condition en-
- him to weather this attack, anc
s.s giving as we'll as taking as thu
- ended. The final three round,
slightly In Flessner's favor.
tee work Of the Baltimore boy mad,
srong and favorable impression OF
nghting fans. A return bout he
AZ Joe Tuber and FIessner at on,
W ocal clubs would draw a capacit,
NendelI Wins
~ elher bouts Joe Wright. of thi,
yho pinch-hit for Andy Burns
nsrd scrap to Johnny Murray
partner of Willie Jackson
used camouflage blow the ma
g the time. He would let loos
with his right hand for Muir
~ Jaw. But this is where h
ne New Yorker. Instead of hit
Wm on the left jaw he woul,
~ arm around Murray's necl
Hod the blow on the right jaw
great stun. Joe Mendell de
ttrankie Farlna, of Albany. Il
ming tilt. the local boy directing
Heek to Farina's body with tellinI