Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-11
NEWS OF SHIPYARDS
CRAMP WORKERS SLUG
HARD IN RING BOUTS
Johnnie Bradley and Young
George Chip Provide a
Lively Scrimmage

The hottest sunshine is nothing to
the fighters working at the Cramp ship
yard. There were no icicles on the rays
that beat down upon the ring in the
shipyard yesterday at noon, when four
Of the men, staging two bouts, danced
around the ring slugging at one another.
They seemed to be having a nice time.
The fans, most Of whom had high
seats upon the ways and other struc-
lures. didn't enjoy the first bout. This
was between Young Smith. a copper
smith, and Willie Costello, a crane
operator.
What the crowd wanted was to see the
fighters go after blood and then get
careless with their fists. Once in a
while during the three rounds one would
tap the other and Costellos face did
show some excitement. But neither
seemed to have lost any wind or
strength. From the fans came fire.
quently such shouts as Work or hght,"
"send for the draft board" etc.
Johnnie Bradley, ftter-up. and
Young George Chip, driller, Furnished
the wind-up, with a much better exhibi-
ton that seemed to satisfy everybody.
Chip has a reach of the most elastic
kind. He also had an advantage of
several pounds, but Bradley kept right
after him all the time and kissed Chips
left glove often.
He showed no i'll effects, though. In
the last lap of the bout Bradley put
inf and
Chips long left and right failed to stop
him. Bradley should have started that
gait a little earlier. The ring has been
moved from it's original place to make
room for a new concrete shipway. IL
Is now further away from the hospital
After the fighting was over two spec.
tators who thought they wanted to hght
climbed into the ring, but George Stute
head of the riveting department, 6idn
want to see any blood shed and chased
them off to work.
HERBERT LANE Is AT HOME with hi. M
job as superintendent of plant construeriaE' a ras
Before going to the shpyard In 1917 1, he wa, :,
with large company ~ here Gnanee 1psoi@tTkns MnTk III
has charge Of the instalEa tion Of Al ma a
sny stGi in. In tes Ssnra shiDyarn Man
uai Training school. class of 1910.
EDGAR 8. McKAIG, Of the Delaware dis;
trict national service section. was dlneG az
the Adelphia last night by the CTamp sh,p. ha.
. yard Athletic Association. Mr.. Mckalg hss
enlisted and this was farewell from 'heSt
friends.
MERCHANT SHIPYARD EMPLOYEE nav ts,"
heen favored by the Burlington ana Isis br.sito
Steamboat Ferry Company Tnn wstn m' To-
shipworkers only. daily except sunday. Inv
rates have been reduced.
FRANK GOSSLER, Of the Pusey Jonee
machine shop at Gloucester. nousht sA''
worth OF savings stamps last week.
TWENTY NEW GIRLS have been hirst hire,
by the Sun ship Company at Chester 10 Snnn Me-
charge Of the draft Office At the plant; e., hee, s
working in the Sun emPlqymsnns cns rot on'os &c 10 tS
girls The Sun Company. Will see to u rrS mS
no employe misses his draft notihcation ~, n,
Sun band led by J. II. Grill. VIII marci
round the shipyard. tomGrrSWh Gnr1.sh. at One neon
the men will carry large banner aHss thai TIE!
must register I;arte posters posters to to tns .,s sam am,
there in the yard.