El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-27

I IN THAT carefully guarded historical
/ volume popularly known as the
Griffin scrapbook another victory
! has been recorded.
And by the side Of this particularly
| interesting item a marginal note OF
paramount importance carrying a
I brief but incisive statement should be
made TO the effect that the Texan
Z consistent trend toward the bantam
title For is rounds he bsttled the
scroppy zulu Kid. OF Brooklyn, and.
when referee Jack Mcdonald hOisted
the hand Of the scrappy little con-
I tender to the sky, il met the uuani-
nous approval OF about $500 mitt fans
assembled in the big remodeled
punchboWl OF the Fort Bliss Athletic
association Saturday afternoon. They
witnessed one Of the best cards staged
since the memorable Griffin-Gen
Payo meeting and, 70 quote Dr.. G. B.
Calnau. head timer. those who went
to Juarez missed it"
Just Like a Champ.
In the fulfillmenr Of this particular
contract with matchmaker Jimmy
showed every one Of those qualities
that 90 TO make up the champion OF
the bantam class and. while he was
opposing one OF the shrewdest and
best OF the veteran bsntams, The
steady Improvement he has been IN
dergoing was apparent from the first
bell
In the Zulu kid. Griffin faced
one Of the headlest little scrap
pers rs well rs one OF the clean
est little sn0rtsmen Of the ring.
and the bout, which started out
with a display of mitigating.
speedily developed into a real
miEup between two sDlendidly
constructed diminufiVe giants Of
the ring. There was quite a bit
OF elinchinE during the contest.
but each was an adept ut infiEht-
1EE and the fans were more dis
appointed than anything else
VIXEN they were separated.
Those Is rounds, by the way. served
TO eliminate the popular myth thar
Griffin cannot lead. in point of fact
he did most Of the leading, and the
straight standup style which has fea-
tured the majority OF his fights here
in the past was conspicuous by its
absence Dick simply held his arms
protectingly about his head and body
and walked in He invariably led
with stiff one or two to the head
or body and then eLceled in the
clinches. There were several Instances
when he was outgeneraled by the
Brooklyn veteran, but what Griffin
lacked in this particular department
he made up In hitting power, strength
and speed, and it served to offest the
advantage Of experience held by the
Zulu In rather decisive way.
SOIIy's Boy Was Good.
Solly Harris's little protege proved
TO be the grand little man who has
fought the best in the business to q
standstiu and the Zulu Kid won a
warm spot in the hearts Of FL Paso
fans by his great showing
II seemed an Tmpossibility to
shake up the little fellow, Whus
stripped for action resembled a
keWpie. while he appeared to be
In the pink OF physical condition
He started off like a vhirlFvind
and won the second and third
rounds before his faster rival had
become fairly started Dick re-
TenEed himself for this action by
taking all Of she latter sessions,
except the seventh and 18th,
which were awarded to the Zulu
by popular opinion when he rallied
and fought back with n shower
Of blows.
The two principals agreed to box
straight Marquis OF Queens bury rules,
but made the stipulation that the