Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-01
WALKER IS VICTOR;
. JACKSON IS K. 0.'D
Mickey outslugs 6artfieId In
orueIing Match Kap'an
Surprises With Knockout
MEALY WINS FROM EAGEL
Nv LOUIS II. JAFFE

NEITHER Soldier Bartfteld mol
~ Mickey Walker ever will bt
pincheh for breaking speed laws-in the
ring. Cleverncss--thcy have none. Each
is a bruiser. all of which they showed
last night in the wind.u Mt the Ice
Palace Mickey the younger. had his
youth served against the veteran Soldier,
Walker having ontslugged Barttield In
the first six rounds OF their scheduled
eight session set to.
BartfeYl displayed a lot Of grueliRg
form in the last two frames by mussing
up the good.looking, features Of the
Newark harp. In the seventh round
the New York Soldier ripped open the
right corner of Walkers mouth and
Nfickcv's face was covered with blood
until the final tingle Of the gong.
While Fairfield 'ambastcd Walker
rather prOmiscuously, doing 1t In a
rough manner. rather than nifti)y and
nicely. the carly advantage piled up by
the New Jersey yOungstcr enabled tho
latter to step from his corner an undis-
puted winner. The Mick's pile driving
punches in the first six sessions shook
Up Bartfeld. had him backing away,
covering up and falling into clinches. -.
However. just when 1t looked AZ II
Walker was making a runaway in out
olugglng the Soldier, Bartfeld awak.
ened in the seventh and put on quite
lot Of rough stuff Of his own. The New
a few round d-house rights, catching
Walker on the mouth and chin. also
ripping wallops with both hands to the
body, thus slowing up Mickey. This
rally sort of slowed up the Newark
mauler and Bartfeld was able to cut
down some of Walkers lead.
Other than the fact that it was Il
slugging match. there really was moth
ing sensational. Each man weighed
in at 140 pounds.
jackson Takes Count
The surprise of the evenings enter
tainment occurred in the first bout,
when X. o. Phil Kaplan, the youns
Jersey City welterweight, 143, knocked
Joe jackson, of this city, 1461a, cold
in the fifth round. A right hand punch
caught the local Italian while he was
hacking away. off balance, and he was
cataputed into the resin. face down.
Referee Frank Floyd counted the
necessary "tcn' for complete knock
out.
Until Joe was socked soundly into
drcamland he had little edge Or Kap-
Ian. Jackson whanged Phil pretty hard
and aplenty around the body at close
quarters. Kaplan appeared to be ut
disadvantage in the half clinches. In
the first round Jackson, in his anxiety
to outs'ug the visitor, landed low
blow and Phil requested several seconds
time out before the bout was resumed.
Jackson had all the better Of the
first two rounds, md 1t looked as IT
lis infighting would carry him through
winner. But in the third period
Tapan began to box fast from the dis
tancc and outponted Jack. In the
fourth. X. o. Phil again stepped
around at lively clip. clipping Jack
son with straight lefts. IIc missed
left hook, and as Jackson was In
lalf-tu"ned position. stepping away
with his arms down. Kaplan's right
went true to its mark-tlush on the
jaw.
Going head first to the canvas. Jack.
son lay prone on the floor. without
moving toe, until Referee Floyd had
counted seven. Then Joe raised him.
self slightly. but he was unable to get
10 his feet before the finish of the toll.
Jackson had to be helped to his cor.
Ncr.
Tie BABE Wins
Johnny Herman, an AlicntOWn boxer
1S2E.. substituted for Artie Root
against Babe Herman, the Califor- /
Mia Portuguese. 132, and the lat !
ter won by technical knockout
when the referee stopped the bout In
the fifth round. At no time was the |
up Slater dropped to the mat. although
the Babe piled in n number Of terrific |
wallops to the head and body.
a few seconds after the bell sounded,
starting the fifth frame. the California
Herman crossed a right on the Penn.
|sylvania Hcrman's chin and he was
sent flying into the ropes. On the re.
bound the Babe again clipped Jonathan
with n right to the jaw and he was
staggered with his arms dangling at his
sides. 1t was then that Referee FlOyd /
|st ppcd between the men. ending the
contest.
The Babe was handicapped somewhat
'n the first few rounds because of a
|snlit eye. suffered in the first round.
H,ood strcamcd from the damaged uDtic !
while the bout lasted.
. Another surprise was furnished by
Johnny Mcaly, 1873, who 0utboxeI
Georgie Eagel, 1874. While Eugel an.
reared to be wary of Mealy's really
>lght, the fsrmer being unwilling to
put on the speed he showed hero in hi,
first contest, Johnny went along o,,t'
!'ointlng George with left jabs. Earel
spurt'd, pit in the fifth. but his flare
1lIrkcrcd after few seconds. As n
result of this victory Mcaly wos