The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-08
DENHAM LOSES TO
LOCAL SAILOR LAD
Jack Donnely Wins Over Atlanta
Fighter-Wlll Take on Wilson at
Madison Square Garden

Fighting every inch OF the way and
falling to carry only two rounds of
ten round bout jack DonneIIy of the
Pensacola Naval Air Station. won the
decision over Jack Denham, of Allan
ia, Ca, at the first smoker of the
DsepwRter Athletic club last night.
Besides this principal event there
were two good preliminaries in which
Pete Davis met Kid Morris IN four
rounder. The fight worked along
about fifty-fifty until the third round
when 1t was very evident that Davis
displayed the best brand Of good~ He
was shifty with both lefts and shts,
while Morris efforts were mostly with
the right, and ineffective at the best.
Davis was the winner.
Bond Knocked Out
The Silt of the evening was put on
with George Bond OF Pensacola, and
Battling Helm, of the Naval Air Sta
ton, featuring. Bond took the count
at the end Of fifty seconds Of fight
ing after three terrific rights had been
landed to the jaw. While warming up"
In the first few seconds Helm shot a
dangerous right below Bonds ear. He
was groggy, and covered. After the
break and in Bonds corner, Helm took
advantage of the daze and planted
another right this time on the ira
ditional button" And while he was
going down the third blow was pass
ed to his jaw. Bond made an attempt
to rise at the count of eight but ne
was done for. Helm assisted him from
the ring.
Denham and DonneIIy
The large audience Of fight fans
that crowded into the club rooms were
tuned for the main bout. When DON
nelly entered the ring he was applaud
ed generously and gave the sign Of
recognition to his supporters. At the
start he was almost solid but before
the fight ended Denham, by his logged
persistence and capacity for punish
1nent won over not a few rounds of
applause.
Both Men Weighed in at 10 Pound
Following the usual sparrlng pro-
cess at the beginning Of the first round
Donnelly began working his right with
occasional left hooks to the face and
body. He seemed to be playing with
Denham until near the close Of the
enough blows to give him good mar
gin.
With the second round about half
gone 1t was discovered by the referee
that Donnelly's left glove had gone
bad and the round was held UP until
another could be adjusted. BY agree
ment between the fighters they passed
the remained of the second and start
ed the third, the round going to
neither.
Denham Carries Two
In the third Denham got to going.
Although his left jab, which Is the
most dangerous in his repertoire, was
not working as in his previous bout
here during the first part of the go,
he began to land a few good ones in
the third However, the round went to
Donnelly by shade.
Denham's awakening in the third
began to show itself in the fourth
when his versatile open fighting got
an even break with Donnelly's super
Tor lin fighting. And right here it is
well to say that although Donnelly
won the fight taking all into consid-
GRAFTON Denham excelled in footwork
and had an edge in open fighting. It
was Donnelly's consistency with short
left and rights first to the face and
then to the body that enabled him to
win the decision. The fourth was
draw.
Both the fifth and sixth rounds were
Denhams and it was in those two that
the sailor boy had to exert himself.
They were the fastest rounds of the
exhibition, with Denham taking the
leads His straight-arm left with the
usual hop working to the face worried
the local fighter.
Takes Lot Punishment
The remaining four rounds went to
DonnelIy without a doubt, although the
Georgia lad landed a few good ones