Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-27
BENJAMIN BREAKS;
T|PL|TZ|S VICTOR
Rally in Last Two Rounds
Enables PhiIa. Joe to Shade
California Joe
ACTION AND EXCITEMENT
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

Half dozen battles we're staged in
the wind-up of the inaugural show of
the 1921 season at the Olympia
a. A. last night. with that between the
pair Of Joes-Beniamin and Tiplitz-
ovcrshadowing others not scheduled and
put on in the audience. Excitement
was go intense throughout the Benja-
spectators got their fighting blood boil
ing. and several impromptu mix-ups
took place in different sections Of the
jammed palatinl punch parlor.
Pandemonium is only n mild word to
use in explaining the way the big crowd. .
numbering more than 5000, broke loose
with win west roofing, gcsticulating
and shrilling for their man. with Ben
jumin slight favorite of the cheering
squadrons. But at the finish Of eight
Of the most fcroci"us rounds witnessed
in Philadelphia Tiplitz emerged from
huir-linc decision.
Benjamin and Tiplitz banged and
TIPPED cach other all over the brand
new ring. The former let fly with q
flock Of his terrific right crosses, while
TiplitG came back with n carload of his
/ choicest left hooks. 1t was a fracaS to
the queens taste, and all that sort of
thing. All Of which had the babbling
mob in an uproar from bell to bell and
! also between rounds.
Benjamin Weakens
II was the stamina Of Tiplitz that
enabled him to go through just little
IN front of benjamin. The latter not
only went tired IN the last two rounds,
| but he also was weakened. While Ben
| iaminS blows lacked some of his steam
in the seventh and eighth rounds, Tip
, litz continued to whale the Californian
| viciously around the body with left
| hooks. The end of the contest found
/ Benjamin seated in his chair bending
forward, greatly fHtigued and sick
While it took Tiplitz only few Sec
onds to leave the ring after the sound
Of the final gong, it was several min
utes before benjamin Strengthened him
Solf out and was able to disappear into
the tunnel under the platform leading
to his dressing room. Tiplitz outweighed
benjamin pound, the latter coming in
at 133 pounds.
1t was a rip -snorter from the outset,
with the contest halted several times
when the bodies of both men were found
O'Bricn used towel in wiping off the
Shiny stuff, and then things happened
a-plenty. benjamin shook up Tpit2
and vice versa throughout the contest
Both were bleeding from the mouth al
the finish. while Tip!itz also was cut
over the left eye.
Neither showed 70 advantage In the
first round. benjamin took the second
the third was Tipit2's. the fourth was
squared, the fifth belonged to the visi'
tor, while the sixth was even, and thcr
the Philadclphian went out in from
ir both the seventh and eighth.
Angelo Wins
Another thrilling sctto was x. o
Billy Angeles slugfest with Johnny
Drummie. The York, Pa, hefty hitter
started off as if he would stow away the
jersey City boxer, winning the frs
four rounds by wide margins and sCOr
ing with staggering punches in eacf
Of the sessions But Drummic drummeC
UP rallies in the fifth and sixth, earning
these rounds, and went along fifty fifty
in the seventh. However. Angelo agar
showed to advantage in the eighth, anC
IT was his bout, with plenty to spare
Both suffered cuts over their eyes.
DESPITE a grand stand comeback b!
Mnrtin Judge In the last two rounds o
his bout with Tommy Murray, the lat
ter had such big lead in the first fou
rounds he came through a winner by
margin. Chick Kansas and Younl
Coster repeated their sensational scral
of several weeks ago. this time the for
rner proving the better siugger, and kit
Williams protege romped of with tn
verdict. The opener was the first Of tn