The Washington times., 1918-03-21

living with his fists and couldn't risk
hurting them. Happy" knows Will
lisms' smuggling average and didn't
care to have that bald dome of his
ruined.
Soldiers DissatIsaed.
Once sure that It was really Kid
Williams leaping and dashing around
the ring before them. the soldiers In
the audience lost interest in the show
and began edging toward the exits
Half OF them were on their way by
the start of the fifth round. Those
gigantic pillows worn by the boxers
spoiled their act for the khakIed clan.
But they couldn't take away mem
DRY Of that truly dazzling royal pur-
pie gymnasium uniform and those
modest, cool, green trunks.
Once more let II be said that VIII.
liams won the color title at Fort
Myer.
As for Williams' boxing, he merely
danced through six fast rounds with
Happy" who took all kinds OF
chances for an old man With little
hair on his Uranium. Happy" was
said to have eighteen pounds on VIII
ltams. just about the weight of one
OF their pillows, but he escaped seri-
Gus injury. and today was reported
as sitting up and taking nourishment.
Danny Frush, the English boxer,
wholly outclassed Young Thomas, OF
washington. For couple of rounds
Frush merely blocked Thomas ef.
forts. Then. yielding to the shouts
OF the soldiers, he opened up and
made his opponent look foolish.
Frush had speed OF foot and hand.
excellent distance Judgment. and then,
too. consider that neat red DEVILS uni
form. 1t was too bad that Steve
Flessner failed to show up, for he
might have made the English lad open
up bit more. Thomas failed miser-
ably.
The earnest, strenuous contest that
was contest between Soldier Stokes.
OF Wilmington. Del. and Kid Turner.
q Fort Myer soldier, opened and closed
the rough stun for the evening. III
also set the soldiers in the crowd
wild with delight, for IL was packed
full OF smuggling. Every time either
man landed, he Krunted. Generally
the other fellDw did. too. For those
wallops had steam behind them.
It was a partisan throng. too. and
when a draw decision was announced
iaO"As VI NlsbcHElOn were DeaTO. Inc
Fort Myer boys thought Turner had
won.
One knockout was seen when Terry
Hopkins, OF New York, dropped Pat
McGovern. OF Baltimore, in the third
round. A hard left to the jaw did
the trick and. once landing on the
soft canvas. McGovern looked out into
the crowd and decided to remain
where he was.
Johnny Cunningham's circus stuff
enlivened his "grudge bout" with the
aged and decrepit Kid Egan Cum
bingham seemed willing enough, but
he didn't know how to hit and lacked
speed. So Egan. with years OF expe-
Renee. easily defeated his younger
opponent
The first time ERan upset his man.
Cunningham surprised everybody by |
suddenly leaping to his feet and car. |
ryinB the fight to EEan. Gee, but the |
soldiers cheered that burst. He re-
peated this later. without quito as
much applause. Egan deserved his
decision.
Tommy Lowe and shanley Gard
ner. neither in shape, did wolI for |
three rounds. Each boy had jumped |
In on short notice just to complete |
tho program. Tommy got a hand |
from the crowd when his name was |
Sergt. Charles ,Perskin, known In /
the ring as Charlie Egan, a Wash
ington boy, entertained with a couple
OF songs well sung without accom-
paniment