Evening star., 1922-08-13

e 6 WITH
George Chip. staged in Providence
r. l., in 1872, when taking into con-
sideration a tough tussle.
That Chip encounter was my hard
est battle because of the peculiar cir
cumstances under which I fought
during almost half of the bout. Until
1912 I was virtually a novice in the
really the first big opportunity l had
with the gloves, and, incidentally, my
initial experience in travelling the dis
tance.
Chip was going very well at the
time, and he already had estab-
lished himself rs one OF the lead
ing middleweiRhts. Therefore L
was jubilant over the prospects OF
getting a chance to meet an op.
pOnent Of Chips rep. I trained
hard and faithfully for the match.
As a result 1 was in great shape
when stepped into the ring to face
the terrific punching of the New Cas-
tie mauler. AS is usually the case
with lot of youngsters. 1 felt some
what nervous or excited. or some
thing like that. when We walked to
the center of the ring to shake hands
and get instructions from the referee
just before the opening gong.
Out on His Feet.
After, ,fddling around for few Sec
was told later that the wallop landed
flush on my jaw. I remembered moth
ing thereafter until my attention was
called to a figure "8" on a card being
held up in the ring by a boy, desig-
mating the period. asked my man.
ager, Al Lippe, II it really was the
eighth round, as I honestly believed
that IL was 0nly the second
Anyway, we battled on through the
entire fifteen rounds. and those last
six sessions were the most grueling
that I ever remember being ,ein-the
most grueling that Lippe says he has
ever witnessed. Both Chip and my
self were badly battered and bruised
at the finish, bearing evidence Of the
fierce struggle.
Before Jack sheehan raised my
hand as the winner, and, stfll being
I'm q sort OF vvoosy conditi0n,
really did not know; how I had
ever defeated the then great Chip.
I was delighted because of. the
splendid victory, everybody was tell
ing me about, but.1 wanted to know
what had happened between the first
and seventh rounds. Lippe tried to
explain things to me and so did sew.
eral others, but for some reason OF
other COuIQH get the QTllC.
So was up bright and early the
next morning and purchased severa,
papers with the account of the scrap
NY attention Immediately was at.
tracted to the rounds Of which I knew
nothing about and, to my astonish.
! ment and surprise. learned that was
credited with having. had the. better
Of the majority of these sessions
And. think Of It, II didn't even know
that was boxing at the time. = Z
In Daxed ,Cendition*
Later in. the day Lippe told me tina,
I was staggered to aAcertatn degree II
that first round from the effect oi
Chips right, but managed I'd keep my
feet. Returning to my corner. Al sait
appeared to be in a daxed condition
He spoke to nae, but got no response
he explained Further, Lippe told ms
that I went out for the second al
though nothing was wrong with me
| hut he knew that had not yet re.
rained my proper senses and was do.
ing everything in an unconscious con.
dition.
sixth and seventh, Lppe said. boxet
| to perfection. There was no let-up
and. to AIS surprise, was forging
ahead. actually winning round aftel
round In a dazed condition.
I wouldn't have befiered this
unless I had read about tt IN tho
] pagers myself. ..ss..s-