Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-13
BOTH FIGHTERS
WANT KNOCKOUT
Stribling And Hanlon, Teacher
And Pupil, Meet Here
Thursday

The unusual spectacle of teacher
meeting his pupil for Southern box
ing title will be presented here
Thursday night, when Eddie Hanlon,
veteran of the ring, meets Young
Stribling, the 17-year-old boxing
phenom of the South.
Ten years ago, when Hanlon was
ut the height of his career, and
Young StriblinS was on the stage
with his father and mother doing an
Acrobatic act, Hanlon met the boy
and cssayed to teach him what he
could of the, art of self defense.
It is far cry from the day when
The yopngstcr thought Eddie" was
the king OF tEem all, to the present
moment, when the husky high school
k,y from Sl con, steps into the ring
with the av.wed intentica Of putting
Hanlon out for the count.
Twice victor over Jack Britton,
present welter king, the hero of more
than $50 battles, rated as one of the
best fighting machines in the country
and possessing, according to the best
sport dopesters in the game 'tee
hardest punch of any fighter of his
weigh, Hanlon looks with wonder
upon the oneoming Stribling, young,
tocksure, shifty and fast, who sends
down to the fans in Americus the
message, II am going to knock out
Hanlon inside the 10 rounds.
Expects Knockout.
Yet, in such disdain does he hold
Hanlon, that it is asserted on good
authority that "Pa" Stpibling, the
boys mentor, has made the public
statement that Hanlon will be "easy.
meat" for his boy.
Stribling, tomorrow night, will de-
pend beyond doubt, upon his fast
shofting style Of attack and his almost
impenetrable defense. He will be
content to worry Hanlon round aftar
round until the fighting instinct IN
the veteran iG 20 stun2 that he viii
rush the soy, at which time Stribling,
if he runs true to form, will uncork
that fusillade of rights and lefts that
have rocked many boy out of q
fight and given him the decision in
practically every fight he has been in.
AS to Hanlon. Well, let Eddie tell
his own story as he told it to a group
Of admirers today: "You can tell the
FANS" he said, "that if this boy
Stribling fights, they are going to
see the best scrap that has ever
been staged in the state of Georgia.
81 know his style and while he is
n great defensive fighter, he is una
lie to cope with a good hard wallop,
and when l say that all need is one
blow to end the fight, ! mean it, and
whether that blow comes early or
late in tomorrow's affair, it is com
|. ing to Stribling just as sure as he is
in the ring.
"Once we are in the ring together
he will have to fight, and while | I.7am
making no predictions as to how long
the fight will last. | have my own
plans made and they include a
knockout"
The bout is Thursday night at the
Rylander theater and reservations
that have come in from Cordele,
Montezuma, Plains, Oglethorpe and
many other places indicate that the
theater will be taxed to the limit to
accommodate the crowd.
1t is going to be question of
whether the shifty, swinging style of
the elongated Macon youth will over
come the pile-driving force of the
wallop that Hanlon packs in his right
and left, and which travels about six
inches to a decision.
The finest defensive fighter in the
Dixie ring is going to meet the hard
est hitter and headiest fighter that
the South can boast 1t is bound to
be battle that will attract fans from
all over this section, and is the first
Of a series of high grade bouts to be
sponsored by the American Legion