The Washington times., 1920-07-26

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Washington ring fans delight in
watching hitters and tomorrow
nights bout will have two hitters in
Patsy Donovan and Little Jeff,
though both lads are real midgets.
The Washingtonian will hardly make
lO5 pounds, while Little Jeff has
been at weight for the past week anil
so may shape up around 100 pounds
when the bell rings. And both lads
are hitters of the first water.
For a midgcte Patsy Donovan is
wonderful slugger. In his training
quarters, using eight-ounce gloves.
he has knocked out middle-weights
and welters. In fourteen ring bouts
he has had fourteen knockouts. out
CHASING his oppnents by superior
hitting, both to the body and to the
head. One night he Knocked out TWO
lads. taking one round in each case,
merely to please a packed house at
Hopewell. Va.
PATSY is MARRIED.
Patsy began sparring when thir-
teen years old and is now twenty
three married and a happy father Of
two youngsters. He wanted to be =
jockey at first, but finally switched
to the ring, in which he has been ex-
ceedingly successful.
He has been handled from the be-
ginning by frankie Mann. himself a
former boxer. Mann has developed
the midget until he now is on the
threshold OF greater things. He is
confident that a victory tomorrow
over Little jeff will put him in the
forefront among fyweights. as the
Baltimorean has met the best in the
country.
HARRIS HAS JEFF.
That Little JEFF is no piker may be
inferred from the fact that Sammy
Harris, who developed Kid Williams
until he won the worlds champion
ship, is his manager, Harris is now
seeking to bring out another cham
pion. and, looking over the field.
picked out Little JEFF as the likeliest
of them all.
Little JEFF has the makings OF a
titleholder," says Harris. "In the
first place. he is game as a pebble,
never backing up, no matter how
rough the going may be. In the Sec
ond, he can hit When boy is tough
enough to take it and strong enough
to hand it out. all he needs is ex-
perience and the proper handling to
come close to the top. That's where
| think JEFF will land eventually"
Many Washington fans have seen
the Baltimore bantam in i>tion. They
all admit that he is a tough GUS
toner, enlarging upon his constant
rushing with both hands swinging
and landing to the body and the head
Some believe that Donovan is in for
a licking.
INJURY WON'T BOTHER.
Though he received a sorry slash
over one eve while training, Patsy
Donovan does not believe the injury
will bother him much. For one thing,
il will mean that the Washington
boxer will work all the harder to end
matters just as soon as possible.
"T'll be ready for anything Little
JEFF has" says Patsy, "and II he opens
up this cut, then I'll have to stop him
as quick as possible. I guess every
body knows that I can hit. / shall
try to have Little JEFF know 1t tomor.
row night"
Frankie Mann is confident that his
crack little performer will win, even
II he does have to stop some wal
lops. That's his long suit" says
frankie Back in 1917 / matched
him with Kayo Hanlon, tough
bird, over in Baltimore. couldn't
get anybody to work with Patsy and
so / had to go in with him myself.
"I weighed 100 to Patsy's 95 pounds,
but that made no difference. Telling
him he had to go ten rounds, we
started to box. ! jabbed and hooked
him for eight rounds and in the
ninth he caught me with right
swing. I'm two teeth shy ever since.
In the tenth he wancd to know II /
was done for the day. He knocked
out Hanlon in a punch. Yes, I'll say
he can take punishment, but ] don't
believe Little jeff will be able to
give him much before che hears the
brides sing"
In addition TO this pair OF slusgers
n AAs main bout, Promoter sullivan