The Washington herald., 1922-09-01
rice TO use BODY
ATTACK IN BATTLE
WITH FITZGERALD
Abandons Hope of Find
ing Whitey's Chin for
Full Count. !.
By RAY HELGESEN.

/
to be the consensus of opinion
among the half dozen newspaper
men and the twenty or thirty other
sun dodgers who watched Rice work
out this afternoon as a part Of hrs
preparation for his l2-round bout
with Whitley Fitzgerald, Philadel-
phia socker. at Sportland Heights.
Labor Day.
Rice went through the works"
today. Starting with skipping the
rope. he romped through eight two
minute rounds of sparring with Joe
CLANCY and Charlie Baum. slugged
a couple of rounds with George
CLANCY. the latter using pillows for
| gloves while frankie wore eight
| ouncers; punched the bag few
minutes. and wound up with two
miles of roadwork on the dusty
ribbon that skirts Sam Harris up
o-date and ami" gymnasium.
frankie went through his workout
with a smile that bellies his acquired
name, "Cave-Man," which was
tackled onto him partly because OF
the dirty look he totes while at
work in tho ring.
Rice Plans Body Attack.
/ IdUhlc mas DCcH Hoi VI
and seriously since Sam Harris. his
wrinkled and diamond bedeckeu
manager, signed the articles which
will bring him into his third bou,
with Whitley Fitzgerald. the Phila-
delphia slugger.
| Fitzgerald has won a decision
over Rice. in twelve rounds; while
frankie also has a decision over
the Quaker socker in ten spasms.
With Sam Harris directing him
this afternoon Rice paid particular
attention to shooting through
| blows to the body. Harris has an
idea-all managers have ideas
that the quickest and best way to
get to the Dead City boy is by
pounding at his body. In both of
their other fights Rice used up
much time and energy by shooting
at Whitey's jaw. He is now will
ling to admit that Whitey's Jaw Is
a tough target to hit. Somehow
or other that jaw moves between
the time l start my swing and the
time 1t ends. Whitley isn't so
clever but he sure is able to pro-
tect his chin
Frankie's two-round session with
George Knockout" CLANCY this af-
ternoon proved that his punch is
still with him. Harris made
CLANCY. the star of his stable, use
pillows and gave Rice a pair OF
eight which are heavy
enough but light in comparison
with those that CLANCY was using
Clancy Wants Lighter Gloves.
The knock -out king started out
to spar with his lighter opponent
Rice, however. had just finished
sparring and wanted = some real
smuggling. This wish on HIS part
may have been furthered by the
fact that CLANCY was using such
heavy gloves. as it isn't likely he
would want any of his stablemates
punches with fve-ounce gloves.
Finally Chaney, in self-protec-
tion. was forced to step in and
slug with the Cave Man. The more
chaney slugged the better frankie
liked II and the '.ider his grin
grew He figured Clancy couldn't
drop him with those heavy gloves
and was having the time of his life
pounding away at the knock -out
kings ribs. Eventually Clancy
tore the big gloves off and asked
! for a lighter pair.
They gave him some the same
weight as Rice was using. This
was at the beginning of the second
round. Rice was satisfied He had
already socked Chaney's ribs red and
merely grinned as he covered UP
through the rest of the round.
Charlie Baum, another of Sammy
Harris stable. is working with Rice
daily. Baum is preppinC for his
eight-round bout with Bat Wood
man. These boys will be the semi
windup attraction at what should
be the best show ever put on al
Sportland Heights.
Sammy Harris bills the youthful
Baum. who is Washington boy
and only Is years old, as the "wel-
terweight champion of the South
Sammy isn't far wrong at that
Baum carries a terrible wallop and
is shifty on his dogs. He hits with
the force of a man. twenty pound.
heavier than himself. but still has
lots to learn of the scientific side
of his calling.
/ The way Baum worked this after
noon, woodman will have a tough
time Labor Day. Woodman, too, is
a socker and can take it. but II he
lasts with Baum it'll be one Of the
biggest surprises of the afternoon
"RicerI Take Him.-sammy.
Il want frankie to use his head
little more when he meets this
Fitzgerald" Sammy Harris told the
gate-crashers after Rice had gone
into the next room for a rundown
under the hands of a burfy black
| "If he fnSiafe "a .,
toe with Whitley and slugging his
way through twelve rounds he can
hardly expect better than an even
break.
But frankie knows more than
this Philadelphia boy" Harris con
4 tinued, "and If he'll listen to me
he'll take him in less than eight
rounds. Whitley is weak in the
body since a year ago when he had
a tough attack Of pneumonia. He's
a tough customer. I'll admit that,
but If frankie keeps pounding
away at his body and using that
right to keep him from clinching
too often. he'll walk in.
Another thing-if Charlie Baum
don't drop this woodman for the
works inside of four rounds I'll
throw this rock into the street and
let you fellows scramble for it,
Sammy was lingering that $4,000
diamond he habitually parks under
his chin. This Baum Is a conner
His old man could fight some and
his brother could fight lot but
Charlie can whip them both in the
same ring. Two years and he'll be
champion IL he keeps coming the
way he has in the last nine months, u