El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-05
WILLIAM SMITH
is LEARNING
THE MANLY ART
Athletic Meet Between
Unit 305 and Camp Bierne
Brings Good Bouts.
"PILEDRIVER" WINS
WITH BROKEN HAND
~ ROY EMIK,

/ ~ AEhtE are a lot or Bill smith
mixed up with the population
/ . Coming from a peaceful tribe
some OF them might be showed about
with impunity. but whoever tries the
showing stunt on Bill J. Smith, CON-
pany A, military police. is out Of luck
unless he is in championship form.
Some five weeks ago a boxer at
Camp Owen Bierne asked Smith Il
he knew how to box. NO" said Bill.
but I was just starting to learn
when I left New York" Put on the
mitts." said the pugilist, ''and I'll
show you something about the game.
/ Smith donned the gloves. The would
I be teacher began to make magic
/ passes to impress the novice with the
mystery Of the game. The next he
knew was when he heard somebody
say: Hes coming around all right
We won't have to send him to the
hospital"
Bill had knocked out his man in
less than one round Since that he
has had four bouts and no man he
went against has lasted over one
round except Cop" Waters, mechani-
cal repair unit No. 305. It took Smith
two rounds to put Waters away Mon
day night when the two met at Camp
Bierne at 135 pounds. Both men carry
a dangerous kick While Waters ap-
I peared to have more steam in his
blows at the beginning OF the bout
than Smith, the latter knew how to
land and had better wind Smith
caused Waters to waste his blows on
the desert air and after Waters's wind
was gone sent him down for the
( count
SIX truckloads Of soldiers from unit
sos went from Fort Bliss to Camp
Bierne. the matches being arranged
at the ringside by physical director
Osborne and the crowd When
Waters was defeated the boys from
305 called for "PiledriVer" Schultz
to redeem them. The cry was com
pietely drowned out by cries OF Far
leyi Farley The two were soon
facing each other in the ring.
John Patrick Farley, troop. h mill
tary police. was born IN the county
Kilkenny, on the ould sod" and soon
proved that there never was Far
ley but what had a package OF fight
hid away somewhere under his skin
This "Piledriver" from Detroit is an
agreeable sort OF 4 fellow he began
BY smiling in a brotherly way and
tapping Farley lightly. But the boy
from Kilkenny cut loose. He raped
the "Piledriver" SO that his head
wabbled. This was a grievous mis-
take. The smile left Schultz's face
and he got red as a turkey gobbler
that has been slapped with a dish
rag. he bored into Farley but the
latter ducked. Then the "Piledriver"
uppercut and connected with Farley's
head.
It was an unfortunate blow, break
ing the carpaI bones in Schultz's right
hand But right there the Pile
driver" showed his gameness and ring
generaIship. It could hardly have
quit, but he didn't He began to
fsint with the injured hand and to
ram the other into Farley with q
rapidisy that the Irishman could not
stop Schultz's left worked moro like
q piston rod on the Katy filler than
a piledriver. Farley was badly beaten
and out on his feet before half the
round was gone and stood with hands
at his side unguarded. The pile
driver showed his generosity by not
putting him out although he would
have been warranted in so doing
according to the rules Of the ring and
with a badly broken hand should have
done so for his own protection
Schultz weighed 165 and Farley gave
his weight as 155 but looked heavier.
weight, his decisive defeat Of Farley
with one hand stands out as an un
surpassed feat at local bouts To con-
ceal pain and keep up feinting and
occasional blows with a broken hand
and win marks the "PiiedriVer as
among the gamest and headiest box
ers who have appeared in the shows
of late months Schultz was taken to
the hospital Immediately after the
bout.
First Sergt. William Doran went
two rounds with sgt. BAD Daddy"
Anderson, both being old timers. An
dersOn was heavier and also the BET 1
ter artist George J. Sontag, motor
truck company No. z0I, also went two
rounds with Anderson. Sontag is a
promising lad and showed no fear
whatever Of the big smoke" While
Anderson made him appear as a
novice at times, Sontag did some re-
markedly good work If Sontag is
Lieut.. Carl Studer for a few weeks
more he will undoubtedly give a good
account Of himself in future matches. |
Chas. Allen. The Georgia Cracker"
unit 3o5, at 112 pounds, and Red"
White, headquarter troop, military
soiice, furnished two good rounds Of
milling. The boys smiled and laughed
at each other until the whole audience
Of fans got in the same humor.
William Sayless B troop. military
police. met Jake Dudkivcz, Of the
same unit, in two rounds Of Jumping
jack antics that threatened to send
both to the hospital from over exer- |
ton and to give the fans St Vttus
dance. Evidently someone had touched |
the wiggling button on Sayles before |
jump forwards, backwards. !
and up into the atmosphere. at the /
same time tanning the air at the rate /
OF IS feints per second also caught /
the spirit and produced some gro !
tesque signal work that is seldom 1
equaled. Had either been faced BY |
an opponent who knows how to stand |
still, be would have been defeated /
As II was, both wilted about the same 1
time and were taken in tow by kind |
friends.
The bouts were staged through the |
efforts OF physical director Harry l. /
Osborne, Lieut. Frank NJ Langdon |
and Lieut. Carl Studer. Capt Guiley 1
officiated as referee. AS Camp Bierne /
is some two miles from Fort Bliss l
back across the sands where the boys /
have not the access to FL Paso that /
soldiers OF Fort Bliss have and are /
therefore short on recreation, the ef- !
forts OF those furnishing amusement 4,
for them are highly commendablc. l
The Bierne doughboys showed their
Of the visit By giving
the visitors a farewell in way OF a
volley OF shouts.
WICK TO BE asUBD CHASER
Sam Wick, outfielder purchased by
the New York Yankees last fall from
Memphis, has applied for a position
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