Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
JACKCARDIFF,
ARRIVED TODAY
Big Fellow VIII Meet Cracker An
delson Monday Night AT Dud-
Iey's In P. K. 0. S. Benefit

Jack Cardiff, the army giant, 2lO
pounds, and six feet three inches
high. arrived in Americas today
from Orlando, Fla, ready for ms
Srht with Cracker Anderson Monday
Llttle is known OF Cardiff, except
that he is a whaling Dlg fellow ana
held the heavyweight championship
of the eastern division of the U. D
army during the war, and as Alex
saws, all the boxers in the old U. >.
seemed to be in the army somewhere.
Cardiff and Cracker Anderson
are matched for an eight round go
to a decision at the Opera House
Monday night, with two pre!lms ana
a semi-final of rounds each. fight
ing under the auspices of the Z. h. u.
S.
who is this fellow Anderson, you
call Cracker | have been asked by
several fight fans and in answer l
asked Anderson for some .ntorma-
ton. He came in Thursday after
noon with his scrap book, in which
are pasted clippings from papers
where he has fought and here's what
! found, going through at random,
and quoting direct from the clip
pings:
Cracker Anderson scored a
knockout over the big Swede of Fort
Pierce in the third round of a sched-
uled S-round bill at the Armory Mon
day evening. The first round was
tame enough. In the second round
Anderson became aggressive, and
placed several punches through the
Swede's ivory At the gong in
the fourth Anderson was all set and
sprang across, landing several vicious
punches. Repeated blows to head
and body quickly put the Swede to
the mat
Cracker Anderson scored a royal
vengeance over Jack Middleton Mon
day evening by knockout in the
third, after having punished Middle
ton from the beginning until the final
sleep-producing punch was landed
Cracker Anderson won the
southern heavyweight title from Jack
Burns last night at the Howell tn =
alter. Both men showed good form.
Both mixed things from the sound of
the gong to the end Of the third,
Anderson landed a right upper cut
to Burns jaw, and Burns took the
count
Before a record breaking
crowd at the Norwich baseball mark
an enjoyable boxing entertainment
wa sconducted last night The main
event between Anderson and Jim
Rowe, two heavyweights, proved a
disappointment. In the middle of the
second round, after Anderson had
landed clean right to Rowe's Jaw,
the latter walked to his corner claim
ing ne was feeling badly. He was
counted out by the referee
AT TitusVille Friday night Mid
oleton fought terrific Ground en-
gagement with Cracker Anderson. 70
draw and those who saw the bout
We're amply assured that Anderson
was some slugger.'
Cracker Anderson and Sailor
Dyson fought eight hectic rounds +o
draw at Deland Thursday evening.
The fight between these two bovs
the star attraction Of the bout, was
one OF the fastest, most furious and
cieanly fought witne ,sed in this Sec
ton
Cracker Anderson knocked ont
Sailor Dyson, of New Haven, Conn.
IN the fourth round of 'ten-roond
Dout Thursday. The Georgia Crack
er knocked Dyson to the floor =
couple of times in the fourth
Cracker Anderson scored
knockout over Jack Kindred, with a
1lylng right to the jaw in the foarth
round. -
&. E."