The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
OLD MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPION BEATEN
George Chip Is outpointed by
Robson in Jersey City
ArmOry.
CROSS DEFEATS LATZO
Brennan Nearly Stops Dan
ODowd; Wills Is Too Strong
for jeanette.
CROSS DEFEATS LATZ0

n any of the 5000 persons who
-owded the Arena Club in the Fourth
Regiment Armory in Jersey City last
wight to witness the opening nights
baking show of that club was dissatis-
fed with the entertainment at the close
4 was only because he was of an I'M
psasable disposition. Four eight round
Sorts and one six round affair made up
the programme. and with the exception
AZ the six round encounter. which ended
n Knockout, all OF the bouts went the
scheduled distance and resulted in lively
Affairs.
Bill Brennan beat Dan O'Dowd, Harry
Wills defeated Joe Jeanette Dave
Rosenberg won over RUDE Lundy and
Tommy Robson beat George Chip OF
Newcastle, Pa the former middleweight
champion and Marty Cross whipped
Steve Latzo.
The Chip Robson bout, which preceded
the final contest, appeared to attract the
greatest attention and resulted in the
most spirited fight of the show. Robson
easily was entitled to the decision at
the end, but he was forced TO travel at
TOP speed in order to come out on top.
Inc lblultl lllit NabSSu AscbSch
much trouble In the early rounds OF the
contest, but in the latter part of the
conflict Robson appeared TO have Chips
style fathomed and found little difficulty
IN setting his blows inside of Chips de-
fence With the exception of the fourth
round, which went to Chip, Robson car
red off honors in all the sessions except
g., first. which was even.
Chin showed to advantage in the
fourth stanza, when he landed terrific
nights and lefts TO his opponents head
and body In this round Robson, who
vas inclined to meet Clip with his head
downward, received a nasty cash over
lis right eye when Chip accidentally
lutted Robson. The cut bled throughout
the contest and caused Robson much
trouble.
IN the third round Robson hit Chip
with hard right which opened an old
wound above Chips right eye. In the
seventh round Robson landed some hard
rights and lefts to Chips midsection
which slowed the former title holder up
considerably. The weights were an
nounced as Chip, 164 pounds. and Rob-
son. 157 pounds
The Marty Cross-Steve Latzo bout
was a hummer, with both lads fighting
at top speed from the opening gong
until the final Cross was the aggressor
throughout. Latzo, who halls from
Philadelphia and who gained prominence
by flooring Kid Lewis. won only two
Of the eight rounds.
Cross Floors Latzo.
Cross IN the final session, when both
BOYS were going at it hammer and
longs. shot left hook to the Phila-
delphians chin which sent Latzo to the
canvas The Quaker, however, was up
IN a jiffy and fought back harder than
ever This was the best round of the
bout
The only sessions won by Latzo were
the third and fourth. in which he landed
some hard let's and rights to Ceoss'S
ribs. Latzo had Cross missing often.
Cross however, in the latter part OF the
bout used a snappy left hand punch,
which Latzo appeared unable to evade.
Joe Jeanette, the veteran negro heavy
weight, caught a Tartar in Harry Wills.
the darby from New Orleans, in the
second bout of the evening. The mill
was so one sided that the crowd re-
reatedly called upon Referee Harry
Lewis to stop II; not that Jeanette was
IN a bad way at any time. but because
the contest bored the spectators.
Wills handed Joe severe lacing, taxi
ing honors in every round. Joe was in
cined to hold on all during the con-
test, with the result that Wills forced
the fighting in five of the eight rounds.
IN the second round Wills sent Joe to
me mat for the count of nine when the
two were coming out of a break. Wills
hit Joe on the point of the chin.
Again In the final session Jeanette
was sent to the mat This time, how
ever, he was up in a jiffy. Wills, at
close quarters, pummelled him with
terrific rights and lefts to the stomach.
It was the first time the pair had met
In six years.
Wills had the best of the weight by
I'VE pounds and an advantage in height
and reach. The weights were: Wills,
Zs pounds; Jeanette, 204 pounds.
O'Dowd shows Well.
Dan O'Dowd of Boston,, me former
light heavyweight amateur champion,
received a rousing cheer after staying
eight rounds with X. o. Bill Brennan,
The leading challenger of Jack Dempsey.
The Boston lad, although a badly beat
en- man at the finish, proved himself a
game youngster by staying the limit
with Brennan.
Although outweighed by twenty-three
f'"'A'H - l'OWu hloOu up unueT some
severe blows which would have brought
an ordinary boxer to the canvas long
oetore, in only one round was O'Dowd
hoored. This was in the fourth session.
Nhsn BIZ caught the Bay State fighter
Win a terrific right.
Opowd at the finish resembled an
na'an lie was bleeding furiously from
Inc nose and the mouth and his left eye
a almost closed. Brennan weighed
~. pounds 10 ODowd's 173.
Inc onaning encounter, a six round ar
ar between Dave Rosenberg of New
ioFk and RUDE Lundy, another Manhat-
sh lad. resulted in an easy victory for
rosenberg. Rosenberg, who won the ma
Una amateur welterweight champions
mp 10 Boston early this year. knocked
Iu' llrdF in the third round. After be-
battered hard IN the first and second
.Y'HNa Iu0dy yelled quits soon after the
smrl o.. the third session.
me former amateur title holder used
sUHHHt left to perfection and had his
opponent bleeding from the nose and
mouth when the end came. The lads
are welterweights