The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-04
KNOCKOUTS RULE
AT PIONEER CLUB
Billy De Foe Of st. Paul Beats
frankie Brown Through
the Ropes.
YOUNG PAPKE GIVES IN
X. 0. LaughIin Too Big and
Too Strong for the COur-
aSeOus New York Boy.
YOUNG PAPKE GIVES IN

Three of the FIVE fights staged at the
Pioneer Club last night ended prema-
turely. Frankie Brown, the East Side
bantamweight, received an entirely mer-
tied beating from the, capable Billy DE
Foe of 81. Paul Brown, weighing 1854
pounds. resorted to almost all known
foul tactics. He held. heeled. used abu
give language, stalled and finally. loll-
ing stupidity on his stool in his corner
after having been knocked out, tried to
kick DE Foe as the latter sought 70
shake his hand.
One of the amazing features of this
particular brawl was that the referee,
Eddie Pollock permitted it to last as
long as it did. Brown was knocked
senseless in the eleventh round after
taking beating that an elephant won
have foundered under. De Foe weighed
1904 pounds.
The veteran ard frightful visaged
Knockout Laughln of South Bethlehem,
Pa, was too big, too experienced, too
strong and entirely too pugnacious for
the youthful Young Bill Papke of New
York. Papke possesses a mean right
hand and plenty of courage. but he was
outclassed He made great mistake
by trying to match his only weapon,
flRnL SWlTlH, against IIe 1lduSnlDt Oilt-
two uppercut. The result was that the
New York lad was flattened for eight
seconds in the eighth round, and man
aged to get to his feet just as the bell
rang.
The bell saved him from another floor
ing He almost crawled to his corner.
completely exhausted and doubled over
as though in intense pain. H@couldnt
straighten up while on his chair and his
inf
1t was not well chosen match. Papke
weighed 141h and Laughlin, in addi-
ton to all his other advantages, weighed
seven pounds more.
Sailor Takes a Beating.
An energetic sailor from the battleship
Pennsylvania-Bil Delaney by name
was the recipient of whale of trounc-
ing in the third of the preliminary con-
tests. One Sam Burke of Harlem was
the donor. They weighed respectively
1875 and 1877 Jim Barton, the referee.
stopped the affair in the fourth round
lest the sailor lose too much blood and
be of no further use to the United States
Navy.
1T is not unlikely that the Brown
De Foe fight will receive the attention of
the Boxing Commission. Referee Pol
lock lost his breath warning Brown to
fight clearly and urging him to fight
at all. During the contest VIII CHI was
witnessed by n score of women. foul
and suggestive language was the popular
method of expression by a number of
thorough sporting men, who, like Brown.
cherished no love for the hard working De
Foe De Foes work was the agreeable
feature of the show. He used both hands
with beautiful precision and scientific
accuracy. His punches had the crack of
IL. .xI-e u
ing hold ng and other disgusting tactics
he held his temper and remained cool
DE Foe "a snappy Fighter.
After one minute and fifty seconds of
the eleventh round De Foe snapped
short right hook to the frightened
Browns mouth. Brown sagged. Twice
DE Foe shot that right to Browns chin
and then hooked his left to the same
point. Brown went down on his back in
his own corner The referee called nine
seconds. Browns manager threw
towel toward the ring. 1t landed on the
middle rope and chung there The ref
cree did not see 1t. nor did Brown nor
De Foe 1t was not inside the ring
Brown pulled himself to his feet at the
ninth second and was promptly beaten
through the ropes by De Foe. who
showered the East slider with rights and
lefts.
De Foe would have won earlier had
Brown wanted to make a fight C g.
Obviously Browns sole ambition was to
be able to tell the world that he'd lasted
fifteen rounds with the dread feather
weight from ST. Paul.
Two burlesque four FOUNDERS opened
tho show. In one of them Vic Nc
Laughlin of Halifax did everything but
shoot Joe Pledge of Long Island City.
but could not bring him down. The men
were middleweights. In the other farce.
Jim Barton of Yonkers won from Joe
Reed OF Brooklyn. They were feather
weights and frequently came near TO
knocking themselves out The referee
was the real loser in this contest.