Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-25
L0UGHRAN SHADES
DARCY AT PALACE
Local Lad overcomes Third
Round Knockdown and Wins
From Rugged Foe
IS A PROMISING PRODUCT
By LOUIS II. JAFFE

DHILADELPHIA has one of the most
promising middleweight products in
the country in its midst. He is n nine
teen year old lad, with plenty of height
and reach for his weight, and one who
gives evidence of developing a punch
that will have sufficient powers to cope
with leading 180tpound at q o clock
mittmen before the pugilistic public.
Tommy Loughran. who sports the
colors of the st. Monica's Club, Of
South Philadelphia, Is the youth. Sir
Thomas has lot to learn In the art of
fisticuffs-he showed that last night in
the star bout at the Ice Palace against
a rugged opponent, Jimmy Darcy, Of
California, by name. Still Loughran
displayed enough form against the
Westerner to finish a sensational eight
round set-to to advantage.
After Longhran had been dropped by
a right handler plumb on the chin in the
third round, it appeared as IL the down
towner's boxing bubble was about to
burst. Tommy took the count of eight
and then scrambled to his feet. 1t was
virtually a certainty that the gentleman
at the ringside who had an IL 80 en-
gagement would be on time, but Lough-
rams gameness had not been reckoned
with.
LOughran Flares
Before the round was over Tommy
put on a flash that virtually fought
Darcy off his feet, and at the bell end
ing the stormy session Loughran had
the crowd on its feet in frenzy.
good work in the fourth, and, by reu-
son of a corking straight left, had the
rugged Californian rocking back on his
heels. Loughran displayed some nifty
form with jab followed by a right
cross.
Darcy. however. came out strongly
in the fifth and carried the session.
He still was going fast early in the
sixth. but after a minute of this period
Loughran made a great rally. stagger-
ing Darcy with right crosses, making
him vince with terrific smashes to the
body. and had the Westeruer noIuing
on at the bell.
The seventh was another big round
for the Philadelphian. Although Tom
my erred by leading with a right occa-
sionally, he set himself most of the time
and bewildered the swarthy Darcy, who
is Rumanian, with incessant left
jabs.
Loughran was somewhat fatigued in
the final frame because of his fast Of
fensve In the sixth and seventh, in
which periods he went far into the lead,
even despite the third round knock
down. Darcy fought -viciously in the
eighth, and. while he showed to advan-
tage in this session, Loughran had
piled up sufficient points to score
Dan Mclaughlin, Atlantic City
aI alton ha hnut bok
I.oughran shapes up like a promising
middlcweight. That ought to mean
something. Tommy scaled 1651a, while !
Darcy weighed in at 1871.
France Is Victor
Earl France, 140, and another Cali |
fornian. punched too hard and often for
Eddie Wagond 1877. and the former re-
turned q victor. Eddie was in there
entirely on one punch -
mighty right swing~-but Wagond never
got over the slam. In the meantime
France succeeded In peppering the Phil |
with telling effect in almost
every one of the eight rounds.
X. o. Phil Kaplan, a Jersey City
year old youth under the tu-
telage of Willie Lewis, one time star
fistman, scored his ninth knockout ont
crossed right on George Werner's
chin In the third round. The back of
Werner's neck hit the top rope in his
corner and he fell headIonp
to the floor. A towel and a sponrS
came hurtling into the ring from Wer-
ner's. corner. George was carried 70
his chair: Werner weighed 146b and
Kaplan 144h.
The veteran Patsy Broderick. 14o
outboxed Dixie Allen, 1888, in six
rounds. and Mickey Morris, 1O7, showed
a lot of stuff IN whipping Jimmy NAV
hook, same weight.