Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17
"BAT" MURRAY
DEFEATSDOYLE
Patsy Wallace Earns Draw
in Brilliant Bout With
Merino at Cambria
FRANKIE CONWAY WINS
Bv JAMES 6. CAROLAN

DV JAMES -. tARoIAN
Tho hantams wero tho hnadllners at
III" Cambria onon-air show last night.
and III" w"r ones put action in every
bout In tho main engagement Battling
Murray outfouGht Bobby Doyle all the
way in sizzling six-round session
Murrav's LEFT hooks to the head and
right crosses to the face kept the rush
ing Doyle on the defensive This was
hard fight, with Murray debating the
pace in every round
The most sensational battle Of the
night was seen IN the semiwindtup
Patsy Wallace, conceding height, reach
and weight tore into the rugged Young
Merino fearlcssly. For three rounds and
two minutes fifty seconds of the fourth
he was a winner. but he permitted his
guard to drop and went to the floor
TIL" bell saved him in the fourth.
Wallace Rallies
Wallace was weak when he responded
for the fourth round and took some
cutting blows before he recovered He
fought back we'll in the last half OF the
round But 1t was that siXth-round rally
which enabled him to earn an even
- ''''N '' W. hlilS W 1T. bpOfPn Witt
maicr. He easily eluded Merno's swings
and cOuntered with hard smashes to the
body and left crosses to the head He
had Merino swinging wildly and in a
weakened condition at the final bell
frankie Conway. of the Pusey & Jones
shipyard. handed Bobby Burns n ,acing
in six interesting rounds. Conway was
the ageressor and did some effective
body punching
Johnny Morgan hit the cleaner and
harder punches, forced the fighting and
proved to be an all-around, better ring
general than his opponent, Frankie Will
,iams. Morgan was the winner. Young
Johnny Duffy forced Young Miller's sec
onds to toss in the sponge in the second
round Of the first bout
Scraps About Scrappers
President Bob Anderson says the show
arranged for McNday night at the Atlantic
TWO hard-hitting colorcd heavyweights will
d" assign"d to the wind-up position with
INTO tho land Of nod, This will be sched.
ul,d Cight-round affair. Jim Jeggert and
"ntcftainers. in the other bouts Tommy
Warren meets otto o. Keefe and Joe Jackson
,ngugcs Willie Jacobs.
Ted Lewis has found this an active week.
last night h. cntcrtaincd with Jack rTitT5i Brtton
4 &c Knign}s ,nt Of CoIum6us show at E6hes
Mohr at the Jersey CITY Baseball Park.
Tommy Tuohey. tn" nashy Paterson light
weight who was stopped by Lew Tender al
the Olympia last spring, will so on against
Johnny Bmnd"G t;a,,T E%forc the Armorry a. 4 al
the fourth meeting h,tW"cn these boys.
under the management OF Willus Britt. OF
log Island, This vas denied by Jack Vein.
Island said Jack, and as BrItt is ''1E N
charge of boxing there Eddie simply told
Eddl"' ''''' ' ..,'.. ''''' "'''' III" '''''S '0'
George Chaney will not engage in any more
bouts lS until he takes on Irish Patsy Cline al
from tonERt This viii BE- the first P%n mcstns Tfns
between these boys. Matchmaker Franz
for supporting card.
A lightweight card also will feature the
| olympia opening Program on the night OF
August 20 Harry Thorpe, the Kansas Cits
here When % he % "nrtans Mth Lew @RpT1ranei THnde,
~ the round feature. Johnny Mealy ant
3dde McAndrewS and Johnmy y SaIoMtH SSGm5M'gd W UP
oppose worthy opponents,
Harry Greb. hlr,-hittinE mlddlcweleht who
recently annexed IN" army and navy title b,
dSisatmE ,i,abnG Eddie MrGo9rtHX again has beer
time the boys will come together in a specia
tcnround bout Labor Day at Peoria. III.
Gus Lewis; the Kensington featherweight
now employed at the Merchants Shipbuildinl
Company. Bristol. and frankie Burns OF
Jersey city. will meet before a local clui
soon. II is said that only question Of on,
pound stands in the way of ClinChing IN,
match.
Charlie Schwab will be on the Job as ref
! cree AT the big benefit show to he held a
Shiha Park on the night Of August 20. saiC
Wil,us Britt yesterday. Willus also insist
| that Caruso will keep his appointment. Thes,
headIners Will help make the intcrshpyar RI
| shuw for the soldiers and sailors fund /
success.
Kenny Coster. New York hoy, and frankie
| Clarltt, of this city. will appear on the pro
| gram at the National A. A. August 81. /
! also is said that Johnny keyes has beeI
matched with Eddie 0,Keefe
runkic Burns and Jack Sharkev will NEE
-tn wInd-up at the star show of the Jerse,
> .ra--~s-7Nrmory A. A. on Labor Day.
Clay Turner and BATTLING Levinsky will b.
| night Of August 2G.