Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-08
Baltimore Bifer Puts Away
Up-Stater With LET, to Ju,c
After Short but Hair.Ruis-
ing Battle at the Olympia
Nv LOJ'IS II. JAFFT

L,ANS at the Olympia last night we're
L not disappointed. They turned out
en- masse at the Broad street arena ez
pcctant of knockout. and they saw
George CLANCY accomplish the trick.
turned In his tenth consecutive kayo
when he slowed away Babe Picato in
minute % seconds Of the second round.
II wns n humdinger while II lasted
Picato was in there to put over hay.
maker or get soclcd himself. He did
get socked. However. before Referee
Slim Brennan tolled off the necessary
count Picato, game, ever trying and
taking lot Of chances, had the big
crowd up on its feet, bowling, cheering
and In frenzy. :.
CLANCY had lot Of slams directed
at his head before he finally put over
off by crowding Picato and had the Babe
retreating from the outset. 1t was ap-
parent that II was only matter OF a
shortF time before CLANCY would keel
over the Newcastle battlcr, and while
George was trying his mighticst to halt
hostilities as soon as possible, Ptcato,
too, was endeavoring to find lodEment
with a quietus blow.
Dropped In First
Rushing Picnto around the ring in
the first round, CLANCY connected with
terrific left to the body. and the
former went down. He scrambled TO
| his feet az Referee Brennan was about
to drop his right arm for the final count.
CLANCY was after his man with knock :
out intent, but Picato succeeded In
keeping his feet until the bell by break e
ing ground and holding on at every
! opportunity.
The second round saw Picato mec,
CLANCY in the middle of the ring, un :
corking right handler on George &
jaw. CLANCY was shaken up, stopped
only for an instant and then resumed
chasing the up. slater. While backing
away Picato unflung right hand swipgs
after right.h hand swings at CLANCY
chin. George took some Of the blows
on bis left glove, while a number also
reached their mark.
CLANCY was trying to land with q
southpaw on Picato's chin. but with
the latter shooting in right after right.
George suddenly switched and began
hooking the Babe with his right. Two
or three punches staggered Picato, and
then CLANCY shot a terrific left to his
foes jaw. The Babe Topped half way
out Of the ring and he was counted out.
Weights announced were: Chaney,
130 pounds; Picato, 1884.
Frush is Victor
Danny Frush, 124. showed a lot OF
form In defeating Johnny Lisse, 127,
but the former lacked tho punch to
score q knockout. Frush had Lisse In
Q bad way in the last few rounds. He
tried his utmost to put away the New
Yorker, but Danny was unable to score
with q wallop even to drop Lisse.
The Johnny MealyWhitey Fitzgerald
bout ended suddenly in the fourth
round. 1t was a question as to who
was the winner. Fitz claimed he was
hit low and the referee. figuring that
Whitley was hurt. decided to stop the
bout. From where we were sitting II
looked very much as II Mealy's blow
was fsir--a terrific right to body, Just
above the bolt. Each weighed 1851
pounds.
Harold Cusack and Ben Taylor. each
$50 pounds. put on a hard bout ant
at the finish the former was entitled
to the decision. Both were fatiguet
when the final sound of the gons
changed. Ping Bodie, 11s. scored
tech nical knockout in the fifth rount
over Young Tom Langdon,. 11S. wher
| the referee halted the match.