Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
Stops Young Erne in Sixth
Round at OIympia--Britt
Outfghts Mealy at Ma
tionaL
DOYLE 4 WELSH
BY JAMES S.

by M -. CAROLAN
THE Christmas Day programs at the
- three boxing clubs brought opt large
gatherings and resulted in some high
class fistic entertainment. Four of the
eighteen battles failed to 10 the limit,
but In three Of these-there was all kinds
of action before one of the gladiators
finally said farewell.
While the rowds were not quite as
large as the ones which packed the three
clubs on Thanksgiving, all three played
to nearly capacity houses The absence
of champions did not harm the bills, for
the shows were so we'll balanced that
they could not fail to appeal.
The Olympia was old out, the
National had a good crowd. while Johnny
Burns's Cambria, as usual, played to its
capacity.
Willie Jackson, making his first APP
pearance in this city in nearly a year,
registered a technical knockout over
George (Young) Ern in the final round
Of the scheduled six-round battle at the
Olympia.
Erne Was Clipped
Erne had held his own for Ave
rounds and was going along great in
the sixth when he neglected to cover his
jaw and Jackson turned loose tina dam
aging right to the chin with such force
that Erne went down. .
Erne heard the referee count three,
then hurrledly leaped to his feet. Be-
fore no could regain his balance Jack
son pounded him all over the ring. Erne
was blocking many of the body smashes
very feebly, and Spider Kelly, seeing
the hopelessness of the cause, tossed a
towel INTO the ring.
Benny Valger, just recovering from
Illness, was In poor form and had a
difficult time to earn an even brenk
with the youthful Frankie Clark, Of
this city. Valger was unaggressive and
Clark was not in the least inclined to
start any trouble. The result was a slow
match which failed to gus the large
gathering.
Reese.Stosh Entertain
The best fight of the day was the
Freddy Reese-Dlck Stosh affair, which
went six rounds with honors all in favor
Of Stosh, the former Cleveland boy.
Reese dictated the pace for two rounds,
but from that time on Stosh found him
self and showed Reese many new kinds
of wallops.
Stosh, had been training with Tender
for the last month and apparently alb
SOTDtu SOlIlC VI lte 1tIilGT IBIll-
ing tricks. He looked to be a much
improved boy against the clever Reese,
Who Is Benny Leonard's sparring part
ner.
In the other sessions Harlem Eddie
Kelly bea Eddie wagond In a rough
| six-round bout, Harry (Kid) Brown
trounced Johnny Gray. the latter sub
stituting for Phil Franchini, and Johnny
Murray stopped Wally Nelson In the
fifth.
Mealy Loses
The rugged Frankie Britt, of Boston,
proved too aggressive for the retiring
Johnny Mcaly and was a winner over
the hard-hitting Quaker City boy In
the wind-up at the National A.. A. Britt
forced all the fighting nj took most Of
the chances. He connected often with
some ripping smashes to the body.
Frankie Brown. OF New York, was the
hit Of the show. He %outfought the
latest local surprise, Young Robideau,
in six slashing rounds. Robldeau re-
Gently stopped Eddie Morgan, but
walked into a neat surprise in the per-
son Of Brown, and took a laclng for n
Christmas present. Brown used an up
percut with either hand and did con-
siderable damage.
The fourth battle was between a
brace OF rugged boys, with Terry Nc
Govern taking the measure of Joe
Rooms. McGovern lacked the speed anc
semicleverness of Rooms, but more than
offset this with his destructive work
at close range.
I n the other bouts Eddie McAndrews