Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
Dropped for Nine in First
Round, EIina Flores
Comes Back and Beats
Ray Mitchell in Fascinat.
ing Fashion
WOLF TRIMS MURRAY
Ry LOUIS III. JAETE

Hllle curly III tuc HTsL TOunQ anu
virtually out on his feet for the re-
maindcr of the period, Elina Flores,
Filipino lightweight, came back with
the grit and tenacity of a bulldog. un-
furled furry of fists and displayed
sufficient class to finish victor by n
wide margin in his bout with Ray
Mitchell, a mean right handed puncher
They met at the Olympia last nigh,
and 1t was put on as the second prelim,
but the little brown skinned man was
the talk of the entire evenings enter.
tainment when the weekly show Of the
Olympia Club was over, finishing uI
with n rather disappointing set-to be.
tween Phil kaplan. of Jersey City, and
Joe Jackson. local entry.
\ right handler flush on the chin
dropped Flores to his launches about
minut" after the bout started. lie
got on one knee as Referee Pop
OBricn reached three and at FIVE the
Filipino kceled forward on his fore.
head.
II looked very much as il Elmo
,conld be nunblc to get his feet be-
fore the usual ten second toll that
rould mean knockout.
DCT Flores did not fail himself. A
- nine he staggered to his feet. Ther
Mitchell showed that he lacked the skill
Of an experienced boxer. Instead o.
measuring for another right Cross. Ra!
tore into his brown skinned opponcn
and let fly wildly with both hands.
Doesn't Hold
Flores was jos,lrd all around thu
ring but he kept his feet. Never wa
the Filipino guilty of holding. WheI
he was not punching back. even thougl
in a feeble condition. he covered up O.
blocked punches. Then the bell sounded
and Elina. after looking defantly a
his opponent. staggered to his corner.
For the next two rounds Mitchell
| tried his utmost to find lodgment will
his dangerous right. Flores might still
have been little woozy, for while h,
! fought hard and landed often, hi
punches lacked steam. and the bes
! Elina could do was earn an even breal
in the second and third.
Flores was himself at the start Of th
| fourth. From then on until the tinisl
Mitchell was outboxed, outgeneraled
and at times even outfought. The Fill
pino's Sameness, his ring gcneralship
aggressiveness and good all-round box
| ing not only won for him the contes
but also host of friends.
When Flores entered the ring he
wos greeted ucfth only passing dp.
plausc. Then, as Mitchell made
his appearance, the Filipino did
something seldom seen in the ring:
He jumped from his chair pulled
the top rope up tDtth his hand and
stepped on tho second rope, thus
helping Roy to enter tho squared
circle.
A LII OF this occurred while Mitchell
n was being given rousing recep
tion. At the finish OF the contest |
was entirely different. Because Of hi
great battle Flores earned the feeling
OF the spectators and It was the Fill
pino's turn to be greeted by will
dcmonstration-One seldom given
boxer. The fans cheered, clapped thei
hands, stamped their feet and whistle
for almost five minutes.
Lopez Scores X. o.
Vincent Lopez, a Mexican, appearc
in the opening bout and he also fasci
mated the crowd with pleasing exhi
bition, winding up by having Johnn
Mclaughlin In such bad shape In III
fourth round that Referee O'Brie
stopped the match after one minute an
tifty-three seconds Of that period.
Tommy Murray came through with
victory against Joe O'Donnell in
hard fought frncas, O'Donnell won til
first round, but thereafter Murray
superior cleverness kept him out
front until the finish. In the hn,
frame O'Donnel] suffered a severe Gu
on his left cheek as a result of an un
Intentional butt by Murray, whose hea
came in contact with Joe's face viii
following through with a right -handt
on the chin.
A Curly Wolf
Kid Wolf. substituting for Pnncl
villa, American hyweight champion
who was stricken with chickenpOx yes
terday,. upset the dope when be score
win in a tough tilt against Battlir
Murray. They were shsut even i
during the first four roVrds. hrst o.
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