Evening journal., 1921-07-16

Johnny Horba Of the St Hedvtg's
A. A outbattled Bobby Hughes Of
Chester In the windup of the weekly
smoker OF the Keystone Field Club
in Pythian Castle last night Hughes
went on in place OF Ralph Raymond
who was scheduled and talked Of
4 as meeting Horha for the welter-
weight championship Of the State.
Raymond was present last night and
explained that pains in his back
kept him from going on.
Hughes, with his longer reach.
sent home a left lab which had
Y Horba a bit disconcerfed al times.
1 but the boy from out In the Hedges
E came back fighting clean and deliv-
f cred several hard blows 70 both sides
s OF the jaw. The mass OF fans were
Il divided in their tavorite in the bout
81 in fact most Of them were sat in
q their opinion as TO who would win
before the night started and did not
n change their opinion after the bout
was over. Some Of those backing
Il Hughes wanted 10 be fair, they said.
and call It a draw. Horba deserved
,lfs decision for his aggressiveness
4 II nothing else. He looked trained
- the minute and might have been
a little too fine
Battling Barnes made the hit OF
| ,he evening by scoring a clean cut
victory over Frankie McKenna
3 whom he stopped in the fourth
round McKenna substituted foi
Kid ChadwiclN and was handed ar
unmerciful lacins by the Battler
81 Rarnes shows wonderful improve
nent and should continue 10 take
al are Of himself. McKenna was aicl
"a or some time after he quit the rims
favor OF the local boy. He tool
~ he count OF nine twice before hs
ubmerged in a none too graceful
,iunge.
In the main prelim Toughey Du'
,an had a little the better OF tbs
Al ,eteran KID Beebe. Il was more oi
E; ess an exhibition and no decision
really called for from any quar-
er. Beebe "fat and over forty,
~ vent up against a boy who must no
Is ie out OF his teenV The stun thel
s. iui on was fast hr1ughout and th'
s ans. from their applause, liked thii
rs ,out as we'll as any during the even
s. nE.
Jimmy Vincent. WI o used 10 b.
NJ rnow mas K. o. Hammer. starte,
iis comeback last night hardly aus
,iciously. Vincent as come on
nth der against Kit Sum for tn
n ,antamweight champi ,nship Of tn
.!< itate and he will have 20 look mucl
,etter than he did against Tomm,
tl,onroy Of Philadelphia in last even
ng's bouts II he expects to b
s Matched with Mulrs boy who mad
uch a great showing against VIII
-.< lren ar the Boilermakers' bouts o.
Wednesday night.
IT. Conroy was a whole lot too wis
81 or Vincent and stood his ground Z
e q OK of the mad rishes OF the loca
ad. The Philadelphian had a nat
GOT eA STYLE and met Vincent coolly
soth were wild and punctured tn
< zone with swings that were OF IN
|z lahe Ruth variety. Somewhat
omewhat because the Bambino doe
mock a homer more than occasion
liy. conroy looked the better @
he two in the ring last night an
eserves the verdict. He stung Vim
ent numbers OF times with the tell
<| ig blows he landed
#X Pete Devine. announced az weigh
lg rs pounds. must be made q
luminum or lighter material. 10
sure looked we'll above that mar
h avoirdupois. In the curtain raise
was pitted against a fellow VIII
s. allied himself Kid lightning, bJ
here he got his name nobod
nows. as he never so much as spui
z' sred a flash. His weight was an
ounced at 116 pounds. Pete wa
20 heavy for his one-eyed opponel
yes that's all he had-and use
Is weight. TO good advantage. n
oxed the visiting fist finger for tw
,unds and then mauled him to sue
n extent in the third that Refers
awson called off proceedings
lat stanza- Some OF the crow
elled their disapproval. no doul
fshing TO see the Flashless Ligh
ing 60 OF the stage IN hears
n decisions are allowed m WI
,ington but "Rer' Dawson al
ounced that the bout could not 2
! because This boy is outciassed
nd his hand was resting on Ligh
ng's shoulder without getting u
ast BIT OF A shock.