Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
KRAMER IS VICTOR
OVER A. FRIEDMAN
Danny Tries Hard to Make Good
Bout Against Foe Weakened
by Weight
ANGEL0-RICE A DRAW
by LOUIS II. JAFFE

Danny Kramer tried TO make a fight
of It last night in the wind up at the
OIympia-but II wasn't The south
/ Boston lacked the necessary interest
70 satisfy the crowded South Broad
street arena However. the New Eng
/ land champion did not open up suf-
tiriontly and because Of this fact not
only failed to show any form himself
but also handicapped Kramer. BY
being the aggrosSor and landing with
harder punches. Danny managed to
stay uui in front in six of the eight
rounds. and he was winner.
Friedman evidently vas weakened
IN getting down 70 weight 1t was
announced that tho match had been
made at 100 pounds at . o'clock.
Kramer came in at ll", while the Bos-
ton boxer was pound over. Able
then was forced to undergo a weight
reducing process and at ringstde h"
came in at ll9lo. Danny tipped the
beam at the same poundage as he did
at > 0 clock
From the opening clAng Of the gong
Friedman was on the defensive. lie
waited for Kramer to come 70 him and
then tied uD Danny in the ClinChes.
In his anxiety to put some life into the
contest. Danny was guilty Of elbowing
once, heeIing on another occasion and
for general roughing IT up. All of
which called for Referee OBrien to
"uuton Kramer and razz!ng from
the crowd
Root for Friedman
AZ every opportunity the fans hooted
and booCd the Philadelphan 1t was
an anti Kramer crowd anyway, and
Frirdman was cheered whenever he
landed clean blow. which was only
now and then-mostlv then. Kramer s
solid smaShes appeared TO 60 by unno-
/ il'rd by the crowd. Danny also be-
came careless in his efforts to make
showing, swinging wildly time and
ngain and missing LOT of punches
In tn" seventh and eighth rounds
Friedman started to take some chances,
and he uuCOrked some we'll timed left
Jabs. These punches, flush on Kra-
'hcrefrOm. Otherwise Danny showed
no marks of the match Friedman's
body was Redeemed from Kramer
wallOps but his features remained uu-
Scathed
The best bout Of the night was be-
tween Billy Angelo. of York, and
frankie Rice. of Baltimore. They fin
ished up in grand old slugfcst that
, had the crowd up on its feet, At the
end there was little to choose between
them. Rice having piled up a lead in
m" relay rounds. while Angco's rally
in the later sesSionS ev"nrd up matters.
MendO Wins
Jimmy Mendo put on hit and. run
Set-to against Chick Kansas for four
POUNDS and then came through with Il
great spurt In the last two periods.
MendO was the winner through his bet
, ter boxing ability, but Kansas was in
there punching rapidly and hard
throughout
Mike COnnOrs scored an impressive
victory over Freddy Turner, staggering
/ the latter several times Connors had
/ an advantage Of five pounds and this.
/ together with his harder hitting ability.
rarricd him to clenn-cU victory.
In thr opening match Bobby Allen
suffered so bad cut in his lower lin
that Referee O'Brien refused to permit
i him to answer the bell for the fourth
round, giving Benny Bass technical
knockout. Allen wanted to resume. but
his chief second. Booboo Hoff, agreed
with the referee in stopping the bout
. Two stitches were put IN Aliens split