The Washington herald., 1922-09-14
'DAUCHERTY SIGNS.
FOR BOWEN FIGHT
INBERWYN ARENA
Lightweights Scheduled
To Go Ten Rounds-Bob
Garcia in Semi-Final.

Young Bowen. boss Of washing
toms lightweights. will face a
tough customer In the main bout OF
the Sportland Heights Arenas card
next Monday night at Berwyn, Md.
Bowen signed yesterday to meet
Mickey Daugherty. once of Phila-
delphia, but now OF Baltimore, In
frankie Mann's feature ten-round
bout.
These two boys have met before.
They went to a draw after one Of
the best fights yet staged at Sport
land Heights.
In their last meeting Bowen went
away to a big lead In the early
rounds. Daugherty had signed to
meet Bowen on a weeks notice and
1t was plain he was in no condition
to put up the fight of which he Is
capable. However. after a bad start,
he seemed to find himself and from
the third round on gave Bowen all
that the latter cared to handle.
The last two rounds were fought
in the rain which broke about the
middle of the eighth round. Neither
of the boys fought much in the final
two stanzas, but Daugherty had
earned a draw, even after a terri
BILE start, by his willingness to mix
1t and his heavy hitting toward the
end of the contest
Had No Chance to Train.
When it is realized that Daugh-
erty couldn't possibly have gotten
into his best form in the weeks
time he trained 1t Is easily seen
that he put up a good fight. Had
he leen stronger and harder there
is more than a slight possibility he
would have taken Powen.
Daugherty recently moved I. Bal
timore and put himself under the
management Of Al Freid. Since
that time Mickey has never been
able to complain of lack of work.
One thing is certain-Freid always
has plenty of work for his boys to
do. Freid believes in making hay
while it's hot, and most of his stable
only get time for couple of
breaths before he has them work.
ing again. IF they don't work, J
don't eat" says Freid, and adds. the
boys in my stable wear silk shirts
and tailor-made suits the year
around. That's because keep them
busy. And IL they won't work. out
they go. They gotta work for me
and l make 'em like it,
Johnny Reno, who recently out
pointed Young Ahearn in ten rounds.
has been matched to meet Bob Gar
cia, of Baltimore, in the eight
round mi-windup.
This Garcia is one of the hardest
hitters in his class around these
parts. He was an army champion
at 12S pounds. the weight at which
he will meet Reno. He got his
start at Camp Holabird. Starting
from there. he easily worked his
way through the Third Corps Area
finals and into the Army finals,
which were staged at Baltimore a
year ago.
Garcin Q Mexican.
Mann, matchmaker at Sportland
Heights. claims Garcia Is the hard
esthitting 12s-pounder who has
ever shown around Washington.
Garcia is a Mexican and. contrary
to general opinion. can take it as
well as give 1t. He fights with
both hands. and has kick in either
Of them. according to Mann,
On the other hand, Reno has no
punch at all. But he has an un-
'ohiS dUllily 10 Keep out OF the
way OF the other fellows hard ones.
Reno is probably the fastest fighter
around here. but he will probably
need all his speed to keep away
from the heavy-hitting Mexican.
John l.. Smith, OF Washington. and
Charley Barber. OF Baltimore. have
been matched for six-round spe-
cial. These boys will weigh in at
$50. Smith. who Is a sIugger. has
met boxers in his last two starts at
SHORTHAND and has never had a real
chance to show his ability to hit
However. this match with Barber
may give him the long-sought on
hrtunity. Barber is a mixer. He
knows little or nothing of the art
OF hit-and- getaway. All he ask.
Is someone who wi step in there
and swap punches. toe to toe. Smith
claims he will do this, in which
case an interesting preliminary NAV
develop
In the first preliminary Bobby
Keno Will meet Jack Kaufman.
while in the second Curly Warfeld
and Jack Filling viii settle a recent
street argument. which Is one way
or saying this fight is supposed to
De grudEe affair Each Of these
h"uts is scheduled for four rounds.