Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
Cleveland Boy Avenges. XII
bane's Defeat, Humbling
Ne,v Yorker in Olympia
Feature
THOMASLOSES TO WELSH
By JAMES S. CAROLAN

FTHE Herculean efforts of little Artie
i Root again regained the prestige OF
.. Cleveland in fistic circles. For the Sec
ond time Root was called upon to de-
fend the honors of the Forest City after
a Cleveland pride had fallen, and for
the second time Artie delivered.
AS more than 5000 fight fans silently
viewed the struggle, Root battered his
way to a clean-cut triumph over frankie
| Brown, New York featherweight. in the
wind-up at the Olympia A. A. last night.
! Two weeks ago last night Brown sur
prised by scoring a decision over ,Feath-
erweight Champion Johnny Kibane. a
product Of Cleveland. Root avenged Kill
bane and restored Cleveland.
! A few years ago Root was called upon
to avenge the knockout downfall of
Artie Strawhacker, then a Cleveland
sensation, at the hands of Johnny Mealy.
Just two weeks after this reverse Root
stepped in and trounced Mealy for six
rounds.
"Set.Up" Surprises
Root was looked upon as a compara-
tive setup for the recent featherweight
sensation, but Brown encountered foe
capable of taking everything and dis
tributing just a little more than he re-
ceived.
The fifth and sixth rounds were the
decisive ones. The battle was comrara-
lively close during the first four ses-
sions with clinching and wrestling
taking up most of the time. Then Root
decided it was time to open up, and his
volley of lefts to the head and rights
to the body had Brown clinching tena-
ciously.
The sixth also was a furious session.
Brown and Root engaged in a one-min-
ute rapid-fire exchange that brought the
gathering to its feet. The lombard
ment ceased when Root staggered Brown
with a right smash to the chin. From
this point to the finish Brown was COM
pletely on the defensive, with Root try
ing desperately to connect with a right
to the jaw
Professional Wrecker
Root apparently is a professional
wrecker of the dope. He started on his
dcpe-destroying career when he battered
Mealy. He continued to prosper by
humbling Willie Jackson just at a time
when jackson was speeding for the top
He continued on his winning career by
taking the measure of frankie Brown,
the real sensation of the feather divi-
sion.
Kilbane lost to Brown, due to his
failure to show his famous attack
Brown was able to tie the champion in
knots, but 1t is doubtful If Brown ever
will be able to repeat.
After the battle AL Lippe, manager Of
Brown, stated that the New York boy
was suffering from an injured shoulder
Manager Lippe also made the same
statement before Browns battle with
Kilbane. But Browns work in both bat
ties did not indicate that his work was
impaired by bum shoulder.
Had Three Rounds n@.
Root, the frall, outfought Brown. the
rugged. in three of the six rounds.
The first was Browns and the remain
ing two even.
A left hook to the head was Roots
most effective blow and repeatedly this
shot to its mark. Early in the battle
Brown was landing freely with right
to the body. which damaged Root, but
the Cleveland lad soon perfected n de-
fense to halt this destructive attack.
= Root was cut and bleeding from the
mouth and nose. Browns left eye was
swollen and his mouth cut. Both lads
We're shedding the red liquid at the finish.
Lain Beats Brown
The veteran Battling Lain appeared
here for the first time in more than a
year and displayed enough fighting form
to earn the decision over Harry (Kid)
Brown The high school boy fought
we'll, but his punches were ineffective
and failed to stop the rushing Brook
Ignite.
1t was bad night for Sammy Schiff
The lanlsy southpaw dropped down
from Harrisburg to entertain Dave
Meter, Scotty Monteith's new light
weight hope. Sammy walked into many
right hooks and left jabs, but was bat
tling strongly when the final gong
sounded.
Williamson Scores
Max Williamson surprised even him
self as we'll as Herman Hindin by
coming through with victory over little
Jack Ellie, of New York. In the last
meeting between these boys Ellie handed
the rangy Max a beating. The decision
was reversed last night in what was the
most sensational battle on the program.
For real slugfest 1t would be diff
cult to improve upon the Joe Welsh
Charley (Kid) Thomas affair. Welsh
slammed Thomas all over the ring in
the last four rounds and had the veteran
bleeding freely from the mouth and nose
at the end.
Welsh Dropped
In the second round Thomas connected
with a left hook to the jaw after a
breakaway and sent the lanky Joe to
the floor for the nine count. When
Thomas landed this punch, Robby Gunnis
fell from the rail in the rear of the
club. Only some timely assistance by
Matchmaker George Engel saved Bobby
from harm.
Before the Thomas-Welsh fray the
amateurs entertained. Tommy Basil and
Joe Rosetti slammed each other all over
the arena. Each won a round by the
knockout route. With less than thirty
seconds remaining in tine final round,
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