Evening journal., 1921-09-10
Raymond BEST
STATE WELTER
Wins Rattling Good Bout
From Horba in Chester
Ring
McWILLIAMS QUITS,
BARNES IN. FRONT

All doubt as to who is the better
man between Ralph Raymond and
Johnny Horba was settled at the
Chester ball park last night in the
windup OF a fast boxing show. The
Keystoner Lad it all over the st.
Hedwigs lsd like the proverbial
tent. durinf almost the entire bout
The bout oecided the welterweight
championship OF the State. Ray
mond piled UP plenty Of points
through his greater knowledge OF
the game. looking much better than
he did in the last encounter.
Even though the boy from the
east side showed himself a better
and more finished boxer. it IS doubt
full whether he could KIN < Horba
out The latter again displayed his
gameness by boring back in for
more every time and made It as good
II not better. fight than the last
time they met. 1t was te best bout
on the card
The semi-windup ended rather
abruptly when George Russell sub
stituting for Bobby Hughes. after
leading all the way for four rounds.
was forced TO quit when Bobby Bar
rett landed one of his famous right
handlers to the Philadelphia lads
mid-section.
In the main preliminary. Jack
McCaulley, a promising middle
weight Of Chester. punched Happy
McWilliams into submissiveness in
the third round OF a scheduled six
round go.
In the curtain raiser. Battling
Barnes, the local lad who has been
beating all comers, continued his
winning streak when he outslugged
Bobby Horn OF Marcus Hook in six
fast rounds. the local did most of
the leading and landed several dam
aging blows to the Hook boys
middle section.
The bout between Buckley Nc
GinniSand Mickey Wolgast was TAX
en- OF as the Philly entry failed 10
put In an appearance in time to go
on.
The Chester Morning Repubii-
can gives the Raymond-Forba fight
10 Horba. The paper says:
After three Intellectual attempts
to life the mythical welterweight
crown of Delaware. Jack Horba. 14s-
pound aspirant went home from
Chester last night with the new fan
headge1r perched upon his straw
hat repository. AT least he won the
derby, in the minds OF the majority
OF the hoipolloi and some experts
imported. in his scrap with Ralph
Raymond, who weighed 142 pounds
The fourth of their series was
precipitated upon Chester through
efforts OF "Jeems" Dougherty, prom.
inent Leipervillian, who. when no
feting Jack Dempsey, is holding box
Ing benefits in Chester. Last night
session was calculated to add gol,
10 the Golfers OF the Chester Club
Various citizens Of Wilmington
the home town Of the two welters
came to root for their favorites
which with the turnout Of the Ches.
ter gentry, made the park fairly well
populated The benefit should prove
beneficial TO the Chester Club, in ad-
ditlon to benehting the Wilmington
fans as to who is really the best
boxer of the two claimants. In their
three previous fights each secured a
draw, and last nights affair is sup
posed to end all arguments for at
least a month.
''Horba fought a cool. decisive
scrap, willing TO mix it up at all
staGes and made nit with the fans.
Raymond. he with the movie name
banked his ali upon a kangaroo job
which landed sometimes and most
OF the times subsided upon the pro-
teeted jaw Of Horba. or recoiled
upon braNny shoulder. Outside OF
this jab, Raymond executed few
other tricks, excepting falling dowr
twice.
Raymond resorted TO rushing hi
crafty opponent and in return founS
Horba ready to take all he had an.
then some. At the sound OF tn
gong both went at each other witt
hammer and tongs and II ended al
in a gruelling battle with all tn
sensation OF the bouts we often reai
about and seldom have the opportu
nifty Of Witnessing.
The first round was even, wit
Raymond on the offensive and IIor
ba landing clean taps to Raymond
face. In the third session Horba 60
under Raymond's guard twice an
sent terrific blows to the face. Ray
mond was showing signs of bein
groggy when Horba shot right jat
to his jaw. In this round Raymon
sneaked a right jab over Horba
eye and only Horba's scientif
knowledge prevented Raymond froI
getting near it again. The feth wa
even. Both exchanged blows in III
middle OF the ring. with each ma
trying to put away the other with
haymaker in either hand.
-he sixth round found Raymon
on the offensive. swinging wildly an
constantly colliding with Horba
glove. which invariably awaited III
swings. The seventh found Ra,
mond rushing into clinches after
lab. Horba weathered his rushin
and outgeneraled Raymond at h
own game by meeting his attac
with solid right jabs TO the upper r.
glons. The eighth proved a sens,
lion. with Raymond and Horba
each other with all the strength
them. Horba closed the round /
cornering Raymond and sending r.
peated blows to his face.