Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-06
BOXING CARD A
MIRTH AFFAIR
Cop Couldn't Fight, Sapp
Wouldn't, But Darkies
Did

Almost a capacity house greeted
Alec Thomas fight program at the
Opera House last night, and if noise
is an indication, every one got his
moneys worth, unless it was some
fellow who came to see a scientific
bout. But for pure fun, the pro-
gram was complete.
Two 160-pound dark-hued youths
bundled each other for six rounds,
With knock down every little while.
Slipping and sliding, hammering and
kicking, they kept the audience in a
continuous uproar. AS farce fight,
it was immense.
The second preliminary was be-
tween Young Kimsey of Americas,
and a youth called Sapp, also hailing
from Americas, he said. Each had a
mass of golden hair, carefully comb
ed back and held by rubber bands.
Those blond locks added greatly to
the attractiveness of this bout, which
was short. Kimsey tapped Sapp in
the mouth; Sapp was greatly sur
prised and stopped to see how many
teeth were missing, holding up his
hand as a warning for a temporary
cessation of hostilities. After sec
ond or two Kimsey laid his gloved
hand on Sapp's tummy and the Sapp
went down. No, he wasn't knocked
out. But he was mortified and cha
grinned and he couldn't locate his
breath. Kimsey stalked from the
ring, carefully rearranging those gol-
den locks, but alas the rubber bands
had disappeared.
After a wait of several minutes
the terrible Fighting Cop" WEIGH,
of Albany, gracefully assumed his
corner. And again the audience was
awarded the sight of flowing golden
hair and rubber bands to keep said
hair in place. Welch is tall, splen-
didly built from the ground up, with
a long reach, and is hog for pun
ishment.
Joe Nasser came to his corner and
got a good hand from the audience,
but Joe was at disadvantage. Joe
has no flowing locks. In fact Joe
is kinder bald in spots. However,
Joe's beautiful ears make up for the
loss of hair.
The Cop pummeled Joe continuous
ly for 10 rounds, hitting at will. And
Joe simply covered up and let the Cop
use him as a punching bag, Joe's
smile never leaving his face. The
Cop used every trick, old and new,
mostly old. He jumped, he crawled,
he hit, he slammed, he wrestled- he
did everything but box. And Joe
seemed to be having the time of his
life. 1t was really pathetic. The
Top had plenty of courage and he
took his medicine, doing his level best
every second Of the ten rounds. And
Joe Nasser showed true sportsman
ship from first to last. The young
ster from Albany is no fighter. He
was helpless and Nasser refused to
take advantage of his helplessness.
At no time during the so-called fight
did Nasser strike. He seemed to be
doing his level best to give the crowd
a run for their money and take what
ever the Cop might have without a
moments hesitation. Knowing the
helplessness of WEIGH, Nasser simply
refused to knock him out.
1t is fair to the promoters to state
that they offered to refund the
money of any one who was not salts
fled and since no one kicked and no
one asked for a rebat, it seems that
everybody had good time.
Cracker Anderson who fought Dem
ham at the Rylander few nights
ago, challenged Nasser for 10 rounds
Friday or Monday night next. The
promoters will announce the card
and date later. Anderson, too, is
kinder bald. Poor fellow, he has no
flowing golden locks, but he has got
a wicked punch. And so has Joe.
L. E.