Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-16
Jack Drops Veteran in
First Round With
Right to Jaw New
Yorker Was punch
Drunk"
BY BILL BELL

BY BILL BELL
CTRCGGLING through the last i've
~ rounds .'punch-drunk' from the et-
feet of several hard right-hand walIops
which he stopped with his jaw in the
opening frame, Joe jeanette, the forty
year-old youngster from Hoboken' last
night went down to defeat before Jack
Thompson, the heavyweight who claims
81 Joe. Mo, as his home, in the second
part of the double windup at the Oiym-
pia A. A.
Although defeated. jeanette put up
great fight when one considers his age
and the fact that his legs have some
what weakened under the strain OF boN-
ing in the ring and elsewhere 1or tne
last fourteen years. Joe's lower limps
were ready to give way several tlmes'
and once in the first round and again IN
thn second they did faltcr and ne
dropped to the canvas on MS knees, He
was IN I'm q few seconds ana reauF 10
continue the fight,
Tried for Knockout
A knockout victory over jeanette VINO
has fought the majority OF the leau'lls
heavywelghts in the country meant
great deal for Thompson, and ne was
out to gain such verdict IN as SHOT!
a time as possible. In fact it appeared
as though he would have little difficulty
in gaining his objective, for in the open
inp round Thompson landed solid rlght
on Joe's law and he dropped to MS
knees some OF the ringside experts
claimed that this was so-called lucky
nunch. but whatever it was 1t surely
shook nm jeanette lie weathereu the
storm the remainder of the frame ana
staggered to his corner in anything but
good shape. - -,
According to Dan McEetrick, Joes
manager, the Hoboten veteran talled 10
recover from the effect of blows when
he received i'm the first round and lought
the last five rounds on his nerve. using
his ring experience to advantage. II
was his ring knowledge that saved jean
cite from going the voyage on several
occasions.
Started With Rush
Thomson started with rush and
fairly swept jeanette before him IN the
opening round. The crowd gasped III
surprise as the veteran fell to his knees.
He recovered somewhat during the in
termission and I'm the second round
landed some blows which caused Thomp-
son to slow up. Near the end OF the
three minutes Thompson landed one of
his wild overland swings and Joe slipped
to the canvas for only second.
In his efforts to land knockout blow
on jeanette, Thompson was coming in
wide open. Joe was quick to see this,
and set himself for an opportunity to
score right-hand wallop which If 1t
had landed would have sent Thompson
to dreamland. But it failed 10 land.
Both slowed down in the fourth round.
and due to some telling wallops 60 his
lower region Thompson was willing to
clinch and rest. Thompson started the
fifth ready to stall and take things
easy, but not jeanette. He was out to
overcome that lSnockdown in the first
round. He brought a left hook into
play and Thompson received some
blows which hurt. Near the end of the
round Thomson became active, and
holding Joe off with his left arm planted
n few right-hand overhead swings on
/ the top Of Jeanettc's head, one of which
sent Joe sprawling to the ropes. The
| sixth was fairly even. both men trying
. to land knockout blow.
! Norfolk Just Had to
It's a good thing for the other boxers
that Kid Norfolk, the heavyweight cham
pion of Panama, doesn't have to hurry
| to catch a train after each fight. Norfolk
was pitted against George Christian in
/ the first half of the double wind-up last
night, and when he entered the ring he
had but forty minutes in which to finish
the bout, take a shower and rub down,
dress and catch n train for Boston,
where he tackles Porly Flynn tonight.
Not wishing to miss connections with
the train, Loe Flynn, Norfolks manager,
instructed the champion that they just
had to catch that train, and the only
way to insure their being on hand when
the engine pulled out was to stop Chris
tan early in the fight.
Norfolk followed his managers in
structions and Christian was counted
out in the third round. Christian wasn't
in favor of Norfolk hitting him in the
stomach, but the Kid wasn't granting
any favors last night He opened his
attack on his opponents bread basket
in the first round, continued the advance
I'm the second and finished the job in
the next session. Every time Norfolk
landed I'm his midsection Christian would
raise his left foot.
! 1t appeared as though Norfolk hit
George low in the third round, but the