South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-16
NOTED PUGILISTS
FIGHT IN F RANCE
frankie Burns Knocks Out
Battling ManteIl Before
Record Crowd.

Special boxing tournaments
among the American soldiers now
in France. many of whom had no
ted pugiIisuc records TO their credit
before joining the colors are fully
as popular with the French as TO
the overseas forces serving under
the stars and Stripes. At recent
series of contests, the principal fea-
ture of which was glove battle
between Frankie Burns and Bat
thing Mantell, every available inch
of space in the hall. even up TO
the rafters above the third balcony,
was occupied. and many We're
forced to gather outside 20 await
the returns. Seats were at a pre-
mium two weeks before the show.
The whole city where the bouts
we're held declared holiday for
the evening. and 1T was midnight
before the celebration was ended.
French Enthusiastic.
The French people are very en-
thusiastic about the sport and
many high French officers made
special trips for the occasion. The
entire force or American officers i'm
the section was represented. large
sprinkIine of women was in attend
auce. and they apparently enjoyed
every feature of the entertainment.
Tins section has an array of clever
boxers at the present time. and it
is expected that some familiar
names will figure at the next show.
Burns. the we'll known Pacific
coast lightweight and an enlisted
member of the 35th engineers, up
held his California reputation by
knocking out Mantel1 Brooklyn
boy. who is a member of a cavalry
squadron. i'm the eighth round
Frank Mcclure. also of the 35th en-
eineers. who halls from Edgewood
Park. Pittsburgh and was for
mer sparring partner for Harry
Greb. stopped Young Attel of the
cavalry. with "A succession of right
uppercuts to the body i'm the sixth
round. Barns and Mcclure scored
their second knockout Victories
within "a month on this occasion.
Disqualified for Foul.
Sergt Eric Ramey of the ensi-
neers and Milwaukee. Wis. man,
hsS am the better of a bout for four
rounds with Young Vincent OF the
cavalry. when ne accidentally land
ed swing low ON his opponents
body and was disqualified for an
unintentional foul
Bv stopping MantelI who has
-..-. 81 .. ca. inst IN. host hoN-
crs nm the United States and Aus
traha. Burns again proved ne still
has those assets which carried him
through his earlier fights with VOL
east. Rivers. Mcfarland, Scaler. the
AmeXforce man gassed by the Ger
mans. Snailham. Hogan. AZavedo.
Ritchie and many other stars who
have entered the pugiliStic hall Of
fame within the last ten years.
Rurns has Outlasted all Of these
men. and he and his trainers claim
that he is lust now az the height
of his career.
Both men entered i'm perfect cor
dition Mantell kept his body well
covered during the first seven
rounds. leaving Burns only an iron
Jaw and head 90 play for. Burns
left hand was In fine working or
der as usual and throughout the
earlier rounds be iabbed and hook
ed mostly with his left planting
lam occasional straight hard right
10 the face as follow-up. At i'm
dehtrC. some hard body punches
were exchanged.
on several occasions the situa-
ton looked bad for Nantell. but he
still kept bis feet. lighting At the
start of the eighth. Burns dropped
an attempts az defense and waded
lin. letting his blows 60 with full
force NauteU fought back jesper-
ateIv. but he was growing weaker
Gradually his hands dropped 20 his
sides. and the referee. seeing that
I he was iu no position Co defend
himself ordered Burns 20 cease mr.
Inns. and raised his riSht hand i'm
token OF victory.