Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
SURVIVES
T|PL|Tz VICTORY
O'Brien Works Hard Because OF
Mealy's cIinohing in the
,Wind-Up at Olympia
RENO WINS FROM BROWN
BY LOUIS II. JAFFEf

"DOP" O'BRIEN is slutton for
L punishmeut---also he has lots OF
all Of which he proved In the
wind up between Johnny Mealy and
Joe Tiplitz at the Olympia last night.
Thee referee found the going rather
rough and grueling. but he managed to
be on his feet at the finish, putting and
blowing from over .exertion. He had to
support himself on the top rope for
minute or SO after the final tingle OF the
gong.
O'Brien actually was the aggressor
most Of the way. especially In the last
few rounds. He had to force the light
ing--that is, keep Mealy from wrapping
himself around Tlplitz, and that way he
gave Yusil an opportunity to do some
milling.
OF course, It is natural for a verdict
to be rendered, and that belonged to
Tiplitz. He connected with a number
Of wallops that shook up Mealy ana
when not in the grasp of the Southwark
bricklayer Yusil at least made an effort
to keep punching. Throughout Mealy
slowed up the set.to by his continual
holding.
Tip Starts Fast
Tiplitz started off as If he were about
" ecPuiu.c hcaiy Iom niS senS
the very first round he piled into Mealy
like load Of bricks, uncorking hook
after hook on Johns prominent chin.
Mealy was shaken UP bit, but he
clinched and saved himself from going
down. , .
Mcaly was pummeled viciously and
terrifically by Tiplitz's lefts to head and
body in most of the sessions. There
were times when John fared with a
series of left jabs, but he soon fell back
on his cllnching tactics when Tiplitz
opened up and let fly with flock Of
punches.
In the last few rounds Tiplitz ap-
peared to become disgusted and tired
from being squeezed so much by Mealy
and he slowed somewhat. This gave
Mealy an opportunity to rally, but Tip
litz's early lead was entirely too much
for the South Philadelphian to over.
come.
Brown Is Loser
Harry (Kid) Brown was treated to Q
rather unpleasant surprise in the semi
final when he was defeated by Joe Reno
of Trenton. Reno came In as a substi
tute for Ever Hammer, and many be
licved the Italian would be set -ul
IOr DTOWnt. DuC IL Wdsu 81.
Reno, although he showed ten
dency to be lazy at different times, pu
on enormous hurries. smashing ava.
with hard wallops to Browns body ant
also switching now and then to til
head. While Harry was the bette
boxer, Reno made the Kid miss often
and the Trenton lads bulldog fightin
enabled him to win out by sligh
margin.
Brown was Outweighed six pounds
coming in at 1872.
Ad Stone, the Marine light heavy
weight, added another victory to hi
string when he knocked out Charlie.
Boyd in the third round. A right -han'
punch to the solar plexis separate,
Boyd from his breath, and he was II
bad shape for at least ten minutes.
Stone was administering terrif
trouncing to- Boyd, who was showing
! himself off as a game battler, when A,
bounced off the ropes, drove a shor
right to the body and 1t was all over.
Buddy Fitzgerald outfought Jimm.
Merino In tough tussle and Earl Hart
man defeated Harry Burke. Burke mad
sensational rally in the last round
winning that session, but Hartman wa
in the lead in the preceding five frame
and copped by wide margin.