South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-05
Jimmy Kelly Has
Shade Advantage
ON Frankie Mason
Despite Cancellation of Leon.
ard-Freedman Go, Fitz
Has Good Card.
By Associated Press;

by AhtoCldLeQ
BENTON HARBOR, Mich, July 4.
Jimmy Kelly. Chicago's sterling 49,
pound boxer. had the better OF
frankie Mason in a 1O-round no.
decision boxing contest here in Floyd
F1tzsimmons' arena Independence
day. Kelly's aggressiveness earned
him a slight shade. although Ma
sons longer experience and ring
tact enabled him TO make a wonder
full showing against his young ad-
versary.
Both Mason and Kelly showed no
unwillingness to mixing II up and
the gloves resounded and few In
amazing manner. Kelly forced the
fighting and kept using a telling left
jab which found Frande's face re-
peatedly.
In the third round Mason drew
blood by singing Kelly with left
just above his right eve and in the
sixth left did the same thing 10
his other optic Kelly was retail
ating with Furnishing blows to both
Mason's head and body, getting to
Frankie's body often with hard
punches.
Splits Mason's Ear.
Kelly split one OF Mason's ears
with hard jabs in the eighth and
kept on after Mason, trying TO end
the scraL, but Mason eluded him and
held his own during the final rounds
OF the fracas. Keny's superior ag-
gressiveness and harder hitting en-
/ titled him to a slight shade over the
Fort Wayne boxer.
Joe Igoe had the better Of Sammy
| Frager, one OF Freedman's sparring
partners, in the eighth round semi
windup. while the two six-round
preliminaries were Of a high quality,
Young Dempsey of Memphis, Tenn,
and Jack Hall. 116 Founders. fight
| ing on even terms as did Ollie
O'Neil. South Chicago, and George
| Smith. Chicago.
Benny Leonard had originally
! been signed TO defend HE title Of
! lightweight champion OF the world
| in the main bout OF today's card
against Sailor Freedman, but Illness
to the champion prevented the bout
| being staged However, the 1000
! spectators who attended the four
| bouts seemed we'll satisfied and
| greatly pleased with the card.
Leonard Freedman July 16.
It was announced that Leonard
and Freedman will meet in a 10
round bout Saturday afternoon, July
16. Both Leonard and Freedman
will leave for New York City Tues
day. Freedman will meet Johnny
Dundee in a 15-round go July II
| He will return here Immediately
after the Dundee fight and continue
| training for the bout with Leonard
! The chamI ion will also come TO this
city the early part Of next week tc
get in shape for the defense OF his
title.
Mason and Kelly had been signed
/ to stage the semi-windup to the
Leonard Freedman scrap. but wher
| the postponement Of that setto was
| necessitated Promoter FYtzsimmon:
| moved them down to the final SO
and ran the card, as had been pre-
viously announced. with three other
| preliminaries. However the prices
! for the bout were reduced, IS being
| the highest price charged for a seat
and purchasers Of tickets for the
originally scheduled bout had their
money refunded at a special booth
| in the arena here.
Every fan was loud in his praise
OF the good craftsmanship exhibited
/ by FitzsimnOns and his manner OF
handling the situation in such a
/ capable manner.
About 100000 buttons are made
daily in the United States.