Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-11
FRANCE SETSFAST
PACE, BEATING RENO
Californian Keeps Winning
Streak Here Intact by Great
Battle at Palace
BlACKISTON IS VICTOR
By LOUIS II. JAFFE

THERE'S no necessity Of putting
i match TO "On" France whenever he
answers the tinglc of the gong. Inc
Californian appeared in his fourth
Philadelphia fracas at the Ice Palace
last night and continued to punch nt
a 1000 clip by defeating Joe Reno
no easy opponent for any ono his weight
in eight scheduled rounds.
France. whose first handle is Earl
and called "Oil" by his New York
handlers. kept goina at virtually
burning pace throughout. lie had 70.
hccausc. while France remain"d out IN
front in a majority Of tho rounds. Keno
was in there finging his tists frequently
and Earl could nor afford 70 slark"n
his gait
blow in the first round. but France
made no complaint to the referee. and
Joe showed himself off AS good sport
by not going after the Wcsterner nntii
after the latter led first. They fiddl'dd
around for almost half minute. and
in that time France was able to ger
set. From then on it was ra'her
nifty battle.
Flares in Fifth
! II was in the fifth round that France
demonstrated his real class. lie tiarcd
90 brilliantly that he almost fought
Reno off his feet. Earl uncorked n
Hock of left hooks to head and body
and right crosses to the chin. letting
Hy with such frequency that Reno was
almost blinded by the aca'snche OF
leather.
However. Reno is a toug and rugged
fellow. He can take II and come back
fighting hard. so that he was aDIe "a
krcn on his feet and finish up HlcloNs!N
t,,fnrc the bell changed.
II was swell scrap. with the crowd
beiuc pleased by both contestants.
| Reno weighed in at lao and France
vas four and a half pounds lighter.
Sam Rlackiston. welter and middle
: wn,pht Middle Atlantic States cham
nion. made his professional debut anC
scored n sensational victory over Joe
Rush, Bush went off into the lead N
the first two rounds and looked like
winner. but Blackiston came back with
n furry Of hooks and crosses in th@
latter partt of the contest and won b,
a margin.
In the fifth and sixt h rounds Busf
nroyed himself Of tough jawed make
. nD. IluChlSlVli hNp
inter punch off JOe's chin, but Busl
didn't believe In decorating the resin
He was staggered slightly and shaker
up a biz, but never was he on the verge
OF being knocked out.
Niealy Is Winner
Johnny Mealy's straight I"f, and in
fighting enabled him 70 step out of th'
ring a winner by shade over A
Murphy. of Scranton. Murphy, how
ever. always was in the fracas AM
Mpaiy never had much OF lead "l
the out of town lightweight,
A pair of heavyweights, Jim Hol
land. 1sJ. and Gunner Arnold, lSd
came together in the third round. The
!, bettled almost nip-and tuck, or some
thing like that, throughout, and it wa
only a nine second knockdown in th
third round that decided the contest i
Hollands favor by small margin,
Another rather tough tiff was pu
| on between Young Mickey, youngstel
and the veteran Johnny Krause. q
| the finish of which theq,former led b
| n hair.line decision. Mickey slam
banged Krausc around the body ratht
beftily but John managed TO cut dow
the Italians lead time and again wit
some brilliant rallies.