The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-22
Perry and Griffith
Battle To a Draw
HAM RITz'S SECONDS TOSS TOWEL IN RING
IN FOURTH ROUND A KNOCK DOWN

Before = crowd OF almost three 'nous
and fans. Johnny Griffith, OF Akron anu
Jack Perry, Of Pittsburg. went thEoue
ten rounds Of the best fighting ever seen
In . local arena to draw.
The ring Reneralship. cool headedness
and science Of Griffith pulled him out
OF many hole. while Perry proved
xame to the core and worked 10 spienolo
ADVANTAGE in the inhghting.
Tho arst round showed that the ooTs
were out for blood and furnished wat
tho fans wanted, plenty OF acton. Inns
round was even. Perry took the secoho
by q slight margin through his agrees
siyeness Johnny however. came oach
in the third and eVened up matters. Inc
rest Of the fight up to the nlnln was
even. Perry took the ninth ana Grhl''h
the tenth.
Tho initial round opened with Perry
canning out Of his corner and landing
right 10 Jaw. Griffith quickly brought
his left into play and rushed the Pitts
burghar to the ropes. landing two lefts
to the Jaw and right to the stomach
Perry pulled himself out Of several
tight places by fast footwork- AFTER
some clever mitigating Perry landed q
right to the back OF Johnny's neck as
tho bell rang. This round was even
Bound TWO.
In the second round after several
seconds of fast footwork. feeling FOR an
opening, Griffith rushed and landed
several left jabs to the Jaw, and another
right to the stomach. Perry opened
cut over the Akron boys left eye. Win
a right. Jack also outpointed GrifSith
in the clinches and earned the round Dy
a slight margin.
hound Three.
Johnny came baAk hard In tho thiro
and forced the fighting. The Akron boy
met Perry coming out Of his corner with
q left to the jaw. and rushed the PITS
burEher to the ropes. Perry got all net
I'D and rushing in landed repeatedly to
Johnny's jaw and stomach before Grit
nth could shake him off. Griffith work
cd his left NIT to perfection and kept
his hand working IN Perry's fact worry
ing the Smoky City boy considerably
Griffith rushed again and landed
singing blow to the stomach that MADE
Griffith's round.
Round Four.
Perry opened the fourth by landing
left to the stomach. followed quickly
by q right to the jaw. Griffith came
back and landed a left to the solar
plexus and followed II up by jaobing
constantly with his left. Perry rushed
and swung = right to the stomach ano
than went into q clinch. during which
thera was some furious inh6hting
Johnny's eye did not seem to bother MIN
IN Judging his blows. for he lan1ed re-
peatedly. Round even.
Round Five.
The nth round opened very tame.
After a half-minute Of fast tootwork.
Perry got In close and connected his leit
with Johnny's stomach. Perry OUT
pointed and outfought Griffith In the
clinches. The Akron boy made Perry
lead with his left. then counter attacked
with a singing left to the mtd-Section-
Griffith cornered Perry and rsined rights
and lefts to the jaw. The inhghtins OF
both boys was very clever.
Round SIX.
Tba lighters opened the sixth by rush
ing into a clinch. Perry came back arc
landed q light tap on the stomach ano
a right 10 the Jaw. Perry took the ng-
Qresstye and forced the nghtiny. tommy
again brought his left into use. anc kept
constantly jabbing away at Perry race
and stomach. After being rushed 10
the ropes, Perry got peevci ana lanoeo
rights and lefts to the jaw. tntersperseo
with a right or left uppereu2 TO me ia"
that lanoeo lBntiS' tso"
Round Ssvsn-
Roth bows came out strong In the seT-
snth and landed lefts 20 The stomach OF
the sarae time. then going into ciincn:
perry seemed to solve Grifnrh's meihoh
Of hxhtinx, for he began to duck some
~ Johnny's left Jabs. The last minute
90 iris round was one boy landing. rti-
lowed by . return from the other. ho'ho
even.
Griffith opened the eish.n with nHro :,
,.ft TAB to the jaw. Perry c"un' erco
With a right to the jaw that airnost up
saf the Akron lad Tho tnhghtinS was
East ard furious. with honors about even.
parry again rushed and worked MS rient
ana left to Grifhth's stomarn nke
vindrntll Griffth's left jarr@d the rus.
burrhers head several times. korno
even. -
Perry missed right s@tng TO the Jaw
IN the ninth and received left 1ao 10
the stomach In return. Ferry rnis.uneeo
saveral well-meant blows, being too an1-
iona to finish the fight. After taxing
several let's. Perry can, back ano
rushed Griffith to tho ropes. landing
hara to the stomach. Each boy tired
bard TO put the other down for the
count. but failed. Griffith appeared 10
be yinSed. Perry landed repeatedly to