Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18
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DEMPSEY PREVENTS
| ANOTHER COMEBACK
Morris Mahoney Discovers
That Weigh Lacking Pep"
Takes Count

Thirty-seven to twenty-seven is big
odds to a fighter, especially to the fell
low on the long end as was Morris
Mahoney yesterday. Mahoney was a
famous fighter once upon time. He
travelled in fast company. anyhow. and
fought Philadelphia Jack O'Brien six
rounds in Reading, Pa. Now he's a
reamer at the Cramp shipyard.
Mahoney hasn't been looking for
night in about nine years. When they
got to pairing the Cramp boys In the
shipyard ring twice a week. Mahoney
got the fever again and succumbed yes
terday when he tackled Young Jack
Dempsey. OF the erecting department.
.Mahoney had the advantage of about
ten pounds. but age wiped that out.
A reminder that he was not what he
used to be came in the first round when
Dempsey's right eclipsed his left eye.
A few seconds later. the old war horses
nose got into trouble. But Mahoney
stuck gamey to the foe through three
hard rounds of two minutes each. and
got in few rights to the face that
woefully lacked steam Toward the end.
Dempsey got his man in p neutral cor
ner and slugged him until both fell in
heap with Referee Boyle trying to
save the old timer from trip to dream
land
The other bout, between Johnnie
Dougherty, crane operator. and jim
mic Berger. electrician, furnished lots of
sport for the shpworkers. Dougherty
carried the fight to Berger all the way
through. and was once stopped with
left iabs. He kept Berger moving con-
stantly backward, and several times
beat him against the ropes Berger
managed to come back strong each
time and in the clinches took a lot of
punishment.
,SATuRpAls ARE BUSY DAYS with the
Yards. and It's employe. have e bought 81 300.
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busy woman on collection day. shr sits Ct
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lecting in their departments., c. n. Pcte"-
bead q ithe Liberty Loan organization
;ssss ,hsre = Others enF9sed in The wSrk are
John EsmqHds MarsSsiI jpn" ;. Witty aS''s and
WILLIAM BARTELT. Superintendent Of
sshhipwrishts and ship carpenters a. the
msnt hat he SAYS 'G' the faster ter til tie ships
,hs better nsous Re yin be T
a NEW ElGHT-INCH threading machine
soon to be installed in the Chester ships
elps gbsri shCn will help speeS production Bob
MISS SARAH ROBINSON. night nurse at
the Chester shipyard hospital, has very little
sampaphy but she nsvsr sS,s She
TO do.
J. p: JOHNSON chief clerk at the Chos-
iis nothing COMA ed with a soldiers life.
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Taylor. Louisville. Ky.
yards. were Joined yesterday, by Sherwood
sssss fst"f{s Rf ns AEsss wsd and
feamers department With 0si'"s the A,Sstes. SE '"e
DIR: r. II: INGRAM. head Of the crsmp
minEling business with pleasure.
RE REDS GALLAGHER; Merchant yard
cause his boss wears thcnl so noiselessly.
workers a S the champion pop buyer at the
canteen soda fountain. aud the girls are
iur,unate 10 stop tnere while he's about.
TOMMIE CARSTAIRS. Merchant Joiner
had promised. and now the neighbors are re
trying to acquire the music box have
law passed against 1t.