Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07
T|PL|Tz GETS 0.
over FITZGERALD
Joe's Body Punches In Third
Round Knock Wind Out
. Of Australian,
SCORES 3 KNocKDoWNs
BY LOUIS n. JArFE

"G1vE II to him in the stomach.
~ Joe; he doesn't like 1t there"
yelled Frisco Legs across the ring
from Ned Fitzgerald's corner to Joe
Tiplitz between the second and third
rounds at the Olympia last night. And
the Frisco person had the right idea.
One minute fifty two seconds after
tho bell sounded starting the third round
the Australian was lying crumbled up
ON the mat, mouth wide open. gaspins
for breath. Twice previously Fitz..
gerald had been dropped for counts OF
nine and the third time Ned went
down, Referee Frank O'Brien knew
quite well that It wasn't necessary TO
practice arithmetic any more.
Seated in Fitzgerald's corner where
he could overhear instructions by
charley S;s Harvey to his cSasss ssSs NsS nsa
turned to his chair at the end Of the
second session, mouth and nose bleed
ing, and with his gloved hands rubbing
his stomach. Frisco got the muttcrings
from Fitz that he was hurt from Tip.
Etz's body punches.
Punches to Body
That was Legs cue--and he shouted
his instructions to the local lambaster.
Tiplitz came tearing out of his corner,
hooking his left to Fitzserald's body.
Joe did not direct q single blow to the
antipodean's head. but kept smashing
away at his opponents midsection.
As Fitzgerald trie ed to ran into a
clinch. Tiplitz, standing with his right
arm extended. whanged his left hard
against the side Of Ned's body. He
went down. Taking advantage of tae
count permitted, Fitzgerald got up and
tried to clinch, but Tiplitz pulled him
self away.
Then Fitzgerald backed up across the
ring, with Tiplitz in hot pursuit. An
other left smash to the body felled the
foreigner again. once more ror the nine
count. When he gained his feet Fitz
almost doubled up In an effort to keep
his body out of range Of Tiplitz's vic
ious smashes.
But Joe was in there fighting as he
never did before. Bringing that mighty
left maulcr up almost from his knee.
he sunk his padded fist into the pit Of
Fitzgerald's stomach, and Ned topped
to the canvas in a heap. The wind
had been knocked completely out of his
system, and O'Brien notioned to the
fallen boxers corner for his handlers
to come into the ring.
1T was Tippy's bout from the outset.
Although Joe had his left eye slightly
cut in the first round, he carried that
session and also the second, scoring
with an avalanche Of wallops to Fitz.
gerald s head and body.
Tiplitz weighed in at 1884,, two
pounds more than the Australian.
Opener q Corker
Really. the best battle Of the night
was put on in the opening contest,
with Young Sherlock. 12S, coming
within an ace of knocking out Johnny
Iully. 131. and brother of Jimmy
Murphy, near the finish Of the sixth
and final frame. It was a great rock
'em and sock 'em set to from the open :
ing gong.
Both youngsters connected with some
terrific punches, but neither could score
a knockdown. With the sixth round
half over, Sherlock uncorked solid
smash to Tully's chin and Johnny's
knees sagged. but instead of following up
with his best punches. thereafter Sher-
lock was content to 60 along outboxing
Joe Ritchie, 121, substituting for
Willie Green, who is under the weather
with ptomaine poisoning, came through
with a volley of right hand uppercuts
In a half c!inch during the second round
of match with Harry Kid Stewart.
100, and the latter took nose dive into
the resin. Stewart was counted out.
Joe Conn, an Englishman. weighing
40. scored the third knockout on the
program when his match with Mike
Paulson, 13S, was stopped after 45 Sec
onds of the third round. A right cross
knocked down Paulson. who got up
without taking count. Conn followed
with another straight right on the point
of the chin and Paulson was in dizzy
condition. when Referee OBrien inter-
ccded.
The semi.fin Of eight rounds be-
tween Terry McHnsh, 100, and Al Zei-
mer. 124. did not meet with the approval
of the fans, who razze1 and jecred the
boxers almost throughout. McIIugh
was willing to make fight of 1t, but
Zeimcr put on careful contest. watt
lug for Terry to lead. Neither sp-
peared to show to any advantage.