Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
SIX KNOCKOUTS IN
XMAS RING BOUTS
Ryitton Scores Clean K.O. Over
MiIIer--Hanlon Surprises by
Winning From TipIitz
REFEREES HALT 4 SCRAPS
X, By LOUIS ". JAFFE
ryANTA usually brings something ur

usual on his day for Philadelphia
boxing fans--in past years 1t often re-
suItod In tho unexpected knockout OF a
.t,r rloycman who had blazcd tho fistic
trail during the ensuing season. But
,here was nothing like that this year.
or the twenty -onc bouts staged Mt
| four different clubs yesterday afternoon
there we're half dozen knockouts, but
four OF the six were Of the technical
variety. And in ono Of the two matches
in which the necessary ten for a
Layo was counted the beaten boxer got
to his feet Just as the final stroke Of
the referees arm fell.
Alex Miller, of Eddystone. was the
only mittman to be knocked cold" as
they say. frankie Britton did that
trick at the National, slowing away
,be Eddystonc man in tho fifth round.
II was swell scrap while it lasted.
mostly for B~itton and the crowd, not
70 much for Miller.
frankie dealt out a terrific iacing to
Alex. and while be staggered the Eddy
stone light heavy weight several times.
Il was not until the fifth frame that
Brltton finally got over the wallop that
knocked Miller for row Of Red Cross
tents.
Shanks Slowed Away
Battling Murray. the little South rhilly
Italian. dropped Battling Shanks, an
Estate bid. in ia" windup at tho
Cambria Tho knocbdpwn punch came
after about two minutes of battling in
the first round. While the referee
counted, Shanks placed himself in y
position on one knee. But he failed
10 get up on his feet until after ''tcn"
had been tollcd.
In the bouts which ended in tech
meal bnockouts. Battling Joe Cans
stopped Jerry Hayes In tho second at
The Olympia. Young Mahoncy won from
Young George Chip in the third at the
National, and at the new Auditorium
Willie Thomas was a victor in the sec.
ond against Happy Jack McWilliams.
and Johnny Tully lost to Eddie Bates
in the second. The referee halted hos
tilities in each of these cases when it
became apparent that the winner en-
tirely outclassed his foe.
The real big surprise Of the holiday
afternoon punching performances was
The defeat OF Joe Tiplitz by Jimmy
1lalon at the Olympia. Recently "Tip"
returned victor over IIanlon. who il
the Denver Iron Man, and Joe had been
picked to repeat. However. "Yusil"
failed to live up to expectations. The
only reason for, his set back was his poor
condition All Of which is a poor ex-
cuse--if any.
Starts Well--Rut-
1iplitz got under way rs it he were
10 show to advantage once more against
l,aplon. But Joe proved only cash In
the pan and after half minute of tho
hrst round Ilanlon went out in front
and he never was headed.
Never has Tiplitz been seen in such
poor shan": His judgment of distance
was terrible, and--ln a nutshell-Joc
acted as If he had done justice to his
turkey dinner just before entering the
ring. 1t was case of "buling" his
way through the scheduled eight rounds.
and that's all Tiplitz did
George Chaney failed to get over his
knockout wnIlop In his eight -rounder
w'th Mike paulson in, the windup at
me National. The latter was in the
ring TO stay the distance and he sue
cecdcd-thut's about all that can be
sad OF rnulson's exhibition. CLANCY
all the while was trying for Il ouietus
Wa'lop' took LOT Of chances to place
nc we'll known slam on Mikes chin.
ou, Pau lson hc'd on and backed away.
Two bowers who wore knocked down
'hen cam" bHrk with sufficient spurts 10
,ulSh .virtoriouSly wcrc Johnny Donnci-
~ who outpointcd Whitley Fitzgerald
at tho Olympia. and Johnny paxson.
who defeated Johpny Huubo af rho
Cambria. Fita fello,i DonnoIlv in thc
second round with n hcfty ripLt On rho
chin. The latter took tho count of
nine, but thereafter came throusb ,.;tL
a brilliant demonstration of boyIn, onI
was clearly entitled 70 thc IaSraIs ole"
Paxson was foorcd in the frat Tn no
latter rounds. however. Uaubo wn, r,,
outbo5cd. ''" wac
was the ooncnroncc of Jo",: c'Tiat TIan oou;s T.,
the ring at the National ne roToron -
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