The New York herald., 1921-01-18
CHANEY OUTPOINTS
BEECHER IN GARDEN
Earns Honors in a Majority of
Rounds-FitzsimmOnS Dis
appoints Crowd.
By DANIEL.

Johnny Kilbane. the featherweight
champion. sat at the ringside in Madison
Square Garden last night and smiled--a
sardonic smile. Johnny looked chubby
for featherweight, and at times he
broke with chubby laugh. He was
watching Charley Beecher of New York
and Andy Chaney of Baltimore. two of
the leading contenders for his title, have
IT out FOR the privilege of meeting him.
The smile probably was one OF anticipa-
ton, for neither OF the so-called con-
tenders showed enough to make the vet
eran boxer worry for his title-that is.
even II he felt inclined to worry.
The Judges gave the decision TO
CLANCY. verdict which was greeted
with mingled cheers and Kisses Joe
Ruddy and Harry Ward were respon-
sible for the decision. while Harry Stout
was the third man in the ring. The de-
cision was fair enough, but the Mary
landers advantage was not particularly
big CLANCY weighed 1241a pounds,
while his opponent scaled 1873
II was one of those London delights,
that bout There were plenty of fists
flying all the time but nobody was hurt.
! When Beecher was scoring the bout was
frothy with science. as the local boxer
used a very neat left jab. But 1t could
not hurt the rugged Chaney. When
CLANCY was scoring the contest was
mose to the liking Of the onlookers.
Chaney's best moves were made with a
slashing right to the body.
Most often Beecher. in spite of his
handicap in reach. beat his man to the
punch with his left jab. But when they
got In close and worked out of their
clinch CLANCY was far the more effect
i've. He was the stronger and won
largely because of that
At the end of the tenth round Beecher
had the decision sewed up. He had
thrown more lefts at CLANCY than ring
siders could count. But after the tenth
Beecher tired CLANCY began to score
occasionally at long range, while at
close quarters things went all his way.
1t was fair fight, but not particularly
exciting. Coming so close after the sur
clonic Leonard Mitchell affair, 1t SUI
fered no doubt by comparison.
The bout did not start very auspi-
ciously for Beecher, as in the first minute
CLANCY sent him spinning around with
right to the head. But Beecher came
back with his left jab and more than
held his own for the rest Of the session
Chaney used a iett to the wind with
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Beecher kept popping mis- left to the
head. CLANCY had all the better of II
at close quarters and earned the round
The third round saw Beecher forge to
the front with his fast moving left, but
there wasn't much steam behind it.
Chaney whipped some vicious ones to the
body. He was being beaten to the punch
time and again. Beecher made SHOW
of his man with his left jab in the fourth
He seemed to be able to find CLANCY al
will and solved the Baltimore mans
close attack.
Beecher scored the fifth, but three
ripping rights to the body slowed hin
up a bit in the next session, which went
TO Chaney.
The seventh was evenly fought while
the eighth went to Beecher. 1t was
CLANCY In the ninth, Beecher in thc
tenth and CLANCY again In the eleventh.
Beecher began to show the effects
of the pace and distance in the twelfth
and CLANCY took that round. He added
the next and the fourteenth, too
Baird Defeats Mooney.
Earl Baird, former lieutenant in
the air service, scored an impressive VIC
tory over Joe Mooney, the West Side
veteran, in n ten round encounter. Baird
scaled at 127 pounds and his opponent
al 1874
Baird was on top of his man all the
way and gave Mooney a terrific beat
ing. The airman hooked viciously with
right and left and never stopped for a
moment Mooney seemed to be on the
verge OF knockout I'm the sixth, In
which he looked as If he had been run
through a meat grinder but the West
slider managed to weather the storm
He was In danger again in the seventh
but In the eighth round he came back
with rally. The ninth and tenth saw
Mooney again altogether on the receive
ing end.
Mooney did not like the ring centre
and spent most of his time in the cor.
ners, preferably his own, or on the
ropes He showed so great preference
for the ropes that II was suggested thai
, he lived on clothes line. The close oil
each round found Mooney already II
his corner waiting for his chair. Baird'i
work left no opening for mistake lr
judging. The verdict went to him hands
down Harry Stout was the referee.
A six round draw between Tim Kelly
OF California, a 155 FOUNDER. and frankie
Fleming of Staten Island opened the
show. Fleming had the better of the
/ weight by ten pounds. At the close the
judges disagreed and Jim Savage. the
, referee, declared II "even Stephen" Kelly
. at times took a fine pasting. but he was
] ever willing and came through with o
J great rally. But just how one OF tbs
! Judges arrived Mt the decision that Kelly
/ had won could not be discerned.
GIL Is substftuted.
Those who came to see Eddie Fitzsim.
mons in the semi-finai were disappointed
as Johnny GIL OF York, Pa, entered tho
, ring In his place against Tillie (Kid)
Herman of the coast II was announced