Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-16
DOXING at the Ice Palace was di

DOXING at the Ice Palace was dis
- continued temporarily following
last nights show, in the star set-to
of which Mike O'Dowd, the St. Paul
middleweight, punched himself tired in
an effort to knock out Sailor Pctrosky,
OF California. For eight rounds the
Fighting Harp directed fusilladc Of
fists over the entire anatomy above
the belt of the rugged tar, and
the best that Mike could do was to
make Pete" grunt. At the same
with wild overland right
swing.
Before O'Dowd started to pummel
Petrosky over his rocky twenty four
minute road, the following announce
ment was made from the ringside on
behalf OF President George +. Pawl
ing:
with the completion Of last nights
show the future Of the Ice Palace as
boIng home - uncertain. ! am thor
oustiy coTrtnGed ina, ordinary shows
are not enough for Ice Pa."g' rarrons,
The, Palace w@s ars5sn,d and .on-
structed with the intent Of making II
the world 8 greatest !ce-sHa,.ns home,
In this respect there Is no prot%F,'
~oHder boxing home / bo.iryo tnc iars
and critics Will agree that Il IL on" VI
the greatest n u" roln'ry ,,.
SHOWS are STAGED before the cT-d u tH"
indoor season, IL" programs must h"
star affairs With repltau.I, sincere ana
Il VIII t.e-a'" no Lo&.nE that DOCS
rot satisfy and wLl 99hcouTaSe or ra''
'l.R nothing that VIII reflect dISDEg!.,
upon the Ice Palace managrmcHt, W"
must deliver 100 per cent, or there Will
be no boxing"
Referring again to the Petrosky-
ODowd bout, a number Of those pres
ont seemed to believe that the former
titleholder was holding up the Cali
fornian; in other words, that Mike was
not trying his level best to put away
his foe. This dope was all wrong.
O'Dowd hit Petrosky with the hardest
punches he had in stock, and it only
proved once more that the native son
is really a rugged battler-one who
could stand up and take severe drub-
bing without showing signs OF help
lessness.
Johnny Rose, of St. Paul, was SO
outclassed by Whitley Fitzgerald, of
West Philadelphia, that Referee Frank
Floyd stopped the bout in the fifth
round at the suggestion Of the police.
Rosr had twice claimed to have been
hit low, which the referee refused to
allow, and later the club physician up
held FlOyd's Judgment.
Joe Nelson, after putting in day
in the jury box, went up against Tommy
Cleary, and. ably advised by his broth.
er Al, succeeded in winning in eight
rounds from the promising little Mana
yunker. Cleary made a brilliant rally
In the last two rounds, but the adyan.
tage piled up earlier by Nelson entitled
Joe to the verdict. Nelson is back in
the jury box today.
Willie Kohler, Of New York, had his
left hand working entirely too fast for
Jimmy Mcndo, Of this city, and the for
mcr was the victor at the finish of the
scheduled eight rounds.
'BOxing will be resumed at the Ice Pal
ace" said Jimmy CarOan today. "within a
short time. Thereafter II Is probable that
President Pawiing will stage only one show
a month. when only tOp-nOtch talent viii
be put on There are several big matches
OF national and international Importance,
and the Palace is an ideal place for them"
Although thero have besn three Nelson