New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-24
Willie Jackson Outpoints
Fitzgerald; Burns Is
Too Much for Beecher
By Fred Hawthorne

Mike O'Dowd, former middleweight
champion, handed Ted (Kid) Lewis,
former welterweight champion of the
world, sound beating in the twelve
round star bout at the Arena Athletic
Clubs Jersey City ball park last night
o'Dowd actually outboxed the clever
Lewis, both at infghting and at long
range, and at the end Lewis was on the
verge of knockout. O'Dowd weighed
lo8 pounds and Lewiss 1855, with his
clothes on.
Mike won ten Of the twelve rounds.
and two, the third and the fourth. were
even. There were about $4,000 people
in the park
Lewis and O'Dowd were in the RING
promptly at 10:15 o'clock "Flashlights"
were taken and the usual Humphreys
1ormalltles were gone through. Harry
Ertle was the referee
ODowd was the aggressor in the
tlrst round, staying in close and work
ing Tor the body, but no damage was
done.
Mike Roughs 1t Up
O'Dowd won the second round by q
ing away with both hands to head and
body. Lewis appeared timid about
mixing it, but ODowd would have none
OF the fancy stuff and let punches fly
from all directions.
Just before the bell he rocked Lewis
with shower of blows to the head.
Blood was trickling from Ted's nose.
The third was about even, Lewis
keeping at distance and making a
better showing as he shot fast left
hand Jabs to the face. In the fourth
led sent hard right hook to Mikes
Jaw, but the latter had an even break
when the bell rang.
O'Dowd came through with a great
squirt in the fifth session and fought
Lewis to standstill, actually outlook
ing his man. Mike was shooting rights
and lefts to the face. drawing blood
from Ted's nose. Lewis was glad to
cllnch at every chance. He was let
ting his head roll with ODowd's
punches, but he was very tired as the
round ended.
in the sixth, his weight helping him
in the clinches, but Lewis was lighting
pack hard now, exchanging blow for
biow. Ted's eyes were pulled as he
went to his chair.
The pace became faster in the sew
enth with O'Dowd always the agrees
sor and Lewis trying to dance out of
harms way This and the next round
were O'Dowd's by slight margin, al
though, ne failed to show anything
like finishing punch.
O'Dowd had Lewis backing around
the ring in the ninth, as he showered
punches from every angle He was
actually beating Lewis to the punch.
Lewis started the tenth with a rush,
taking the aggressive for the first time,
bat O'Dowd came back at him in a
wild carnage of fighting.
1t was the fastest round of the fight.
and again O'Dowd had Lewis staecer
ing in the eleventh round, rocking his
man with rights and lefts to jaw and
body. Blood flowed from Ted's mouth
and nose, and the bell was a welcome
sound.
The opening eight-round affair was
between Jimmy Sullivan, former ANA
teur champion, and Joe Stacey. The
weights were 146 and lat pounds. re-
spectvely, and Sullivan won by a
Dutch mile.
Little Fellows Game
frankie Burns, Jersey City's ancient
but able bantamweight, and Charlie
Beecher, fresh from Yom Kippur
were the next pair to enter the ring.
The little fellows went at it like
couple Of game BOOSTERS, with Burns
doing his best work when in close.
beecher was always trying to shoot
through long left to the head or
right hand swing to the jaw There
were no idle moments, but Burnss
steady bombardment to the stomach
forced 'Beecher to clnch frequently
and at the end Frankie was entitled
to a shade decision.
Ned Fitzgerald, kailing from Australia.
and introduced by Joe HUMPHREYS as
"tlghting Ned" was introduced as
Willie Jackson's opponent in the third
eight-round bout The weights were,
"Fighting Ned" 1871; Jackson, 1873.
They opened with a rush, Fitzgerald
getting home a left swing to the Jaw
as they met in ring center. Then
there was wild furry Of fighting as
they battled all over the ring 1t was