The New York herald., 1922-12-16
Milwaukee Lightweight Goes
Down Three Times Just
Before Finish.
FLOORED TWICE BEFORE
Johnny Shugrue Awarded Ver-
dict Over Elmo Flores in
Semi
By w. o. McGEEHAN.


stopped in the tenth round at Madi-
son Square Garden last night by
Charlie White, otherwise Mr.. Charles
Anchowitz of Chicago, the slowest
thinking lightweight and one of the
hardest hitters in the division.
Mitchell was down three times in
that round. Weakened by punish
ment in the round previous, he was
battered to the floor by succession
OF blows. AS he fell for the third
time helpless Referee Patsy Haley
picked up the Milwaukee boy and
waved White to his corner. At the
same time a soggy towel was tossed
in from Mitchell's corner.
1t might just as well have ended in
the first round. when White caught
Mitchell with quick uppercut to the
chin and dropped him. Mitchell
grasped desperately for White as he
fell and slid down his opponents body
like a weary sailor sliding down a
mast. He came up and weathered the
round.
Then the tide turned quickly for
Mitchell. He caught White with a full
right swing to the Jaw and the Chicagoan
rocked unsteadily. Mitchell went after
him vigorously and gave him all that
he had. but it was not enough to drop
White The Anchowitz persons eyes
rolled till the whites showed. His
knees sagged and he swayed unsteadily,
but White Is one of the toughest, as
well as the dullest, Of the lightweights.
Mitchell continued to force the fight
ing until the sixth. when White recov-
cred much OF his strength. With a ter
rifle left he opened a cut over MitchelPs
right eye. and that was the beginning
Of the end. Mitchell had given White
all he had and II was not enough to
upset him. The Milwaukee boy was
plainly DISCOURAGED.
In the ninth Mitchell gave all he had
and once more he had White reeling
backward. That was the last flash on
the part of Mitchell. He could rock the
Chicagoan, but that was all. Bleeding
from a cut over his own right eye White
would pull himself together and come
back. He seemedoto get stronger and
faster as Mitchell slowed up and grew
weaker.
Mitch . Nearly Out In Ninth.
In the same ninth White. freshened
by dashes OF water. literally battered
Mitchell DOWN twice. The first time
right swing gave the final push The
second time as Mitchell covered up
White flung him to the floor with an i'm
patient push. Mitchell could hardly pull
himself up again at the count of nine.
The tenth was absolutely unnecessary.
1t was the round for the finish OF the
kill. and the crowd at the ringside
seemed to push forward silently to see
IL all. II was a mussy finish, Tor White
is a mussy fighter.
lie swung blindly and battered his
man down twice. Then came the action
of the referee and the signal OF the
eoggy towel
This should eliminate Mitchell as n
lightweight contender II there was any
real contention TO that effect Once he
had this title within his grasp. Once
he had Benny Leonard down for the
count OF eight, but the punch lacked
two seconds, very fatal two seconds,
Tor Leonard came bark and knocked
Mitchell out.
Whites defect Is the inability 20 think
about a fight until the week after 1t Is
all over. Having dropped Mitchell in
the first round in this bout he permitted
him TO get up and last eight rounds
longer. This sort of thinking always
will have Mr.. White. or Anchowitz. AT
something of n disadvantage any time
that he happens TO meet Mr.. Benny
Leonard. who certainly is not slow
thinker.
Not the Same Mitchell.
That last fight with Leonard seems
20 have broken Mitchells spirit entirely
He has not been the same since. At
one time he was full of spring and fre.
Last night he fought game fight, but
not the fight of a man who expected TO
win When Patsy Haley picked him up
and sat him In his corner he sagged on
the stool wearily and would have fallen
TO the floor IL his seconds had not sup
ported him. II was FIVE minutes before
they could help him to the dressing
room.
This leaves White n co-contender for
the lightweight title with Lew Tender.
But unless Whites manager. Mr.. Ike
Dorgan, can teach his charge TO think
quicker his contentious VIII not am nj
10 much when he meets Leonard. Mr..
Dorgan can thinK with great rapidity
at times and It pains him to see White
80 sluggish In n department that is all
speed with all members of the Dorgan
family.
The Garden was packed for the bouts
and the customers were given some
thrills In the main event through the
gameness of Mitchell and the oppor-
tunities that were given him because
of the sluggishness of Mr.. Whites think
ing apparatus. A successful attempt
was made TO exclude all air from the
Graden and the crowds at the rlngside
were sweltering as though II were mid
July.
Cheers for Filipino.
The semi-fnal between Johnny shu-
grue Of Jersey City and Eleno Flores OF
the Philippines was as fast and savage
q bit of fighting as has been staged In
the era of graceful gestures and large
purses. The verdict went to Shugrue.
the crowd clamoring aHainst Il and
cheering the Filipino wildly as he left
the ring.
In the first round Flores dropped Shu-
grue with a right to the jaw and the
Jersey boy sprawled flat on. the canvas,
but he was up at the count of four and
fought back gamely.
lie wobbled a bit just before the bell.
but In the second round he was back APP
parently as fast az ever.
In the fourth round Shugrue ripped
the bandage Off Flores's ear The
rar was badly lacerated and bled pro
fusely as Shugrue pecked at IL. In the
eighth round the Jersey boy charged into
the Filipino and battered him TO the