Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-29

LNOR taking EN- on The chin and also
L for socking 'cm thereto, the cast Iron
boxing gloves must be handed to pair
Of gents of the ring answering. respec-
lively, to the names Of Jimmy Hanlon
and George Clancy. What rock. EN-
end SOCK en- impersonation Of assault
and battery they put on at the Ice Pal
ace last night!
Ten thousand pcrspiring fans entirely
forgot about the heat of the atmosphere
and warmed up to the heat OF battle
with frenzy, while CLANCY and Hanlon
Just plain ordinarily knocked each other
into and out of dozen hospitals. After
both men had been wallOped virtually
dead out on their feet at different times.
Clancy was clearly entitled to the hon /.
ors Mt the finish.
Clancy was rocked woozy. and ap-
peared to be on the verge Of knockout
in the sixth round. Hanlon was knocked
out standing up In the eighth round,
good punch would have ended the con.
test in a X. O.. neither man was able to
get over the quietus.
A Real Fight .u
For the entire eight rounds it was
nothing more nor less than q fight in
every sense Of the word. Never haYe q
pair of punchers staged SO sensational
a scrap in Philadelphia as Hanlon and
Clancy did. nor have there ever beer
two men who could take it so well
in local ring during the course OF the
same contest.
The only semblance Of a real knock
down came in the second round. when
a hefty left by CLANCY dropped Hanlon
TO one knee. But the Italian got to his
feet as Referee Frank Floyd counted
one. In every round George bounced
gloves that caused grogginess' of the
Hanlon jaw. and it was necessary for
Jimmy to show that he could take it
more so than the Baltimorean.
At times HanlOn attempted to box
CLANCY. sticking ont straight lefts. but
when Chaney got to close quarters and
uncorked flock Of blows to head and
body with both hands HanlOn was
tempted to swap wallops. And they did
that little thing-to the hearts content
of the big body of shirt sleeved fans.
For five rounds it was Chaney's bout
by a dozen stonethrows. The swelterine
gathering couldn't understand what was
keeping Hanlon up. And then some.
thing happened In the sixth that set
the fans almost wild. A Hanlon right
swing clipped CLANCY flush on the jaw
his knees sagged, arms dropped and
knockout appeared imminent. Hanlon
continued to uncork punch after punch
off the chin Of the woozy CLANCY. But
George. wobbly and almost out. sue.
ceeded in keeping his feet.
Becomes Arm. Weary
With the fans, perspiration rolling
down their faces, up on their chairs
shrilling themselves hoarse for hay
maker. Hanlon tried his utmost TO drive
home finishing wallop, but to no avail
Arm weary and almost punched out
Jimmy looked as if he were just as ia
tigued as Clancy when the bell ended
the terrific canto.
The seventh session was a give.and
take affair from bell to bell. They
slugged and slugged and slugged--
punch for punch. and while each wa'
| shaken up and sOcked dizzy they KEEP
on battling all around the ring like I
pair of demons.
Then came the eighth--and this rount
almost saw the finish Of Ilanlon.
right hook on the jaw quickly followed
( by q left swing to the other side of th
chin knocked Hanlon all but senseless
He fell against the ropes, and the hen'l
was the only thing that saved i'm from
going down. His arms dropped and h
was bleary- eyed.
CLANCY pounced on his semi. .consciou
opponent like a tiger and punched ava.
with both hands. HanlOn somehow o
other staggered away from Georges at
tack and tottered across to the other sid
of the ring, where CLANCY resumed hi